Dr. Heather Trepal is the Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is a licensed professional counselor and board-approved supervisor in the state of Texas. Her research focuses on culturally-informed behavioral health workforce training and development, professional advocacy, and trauma. She currently serves as the Project Director for the Program for the Integrated Training of Counselors in Behavioral Healthcare - Expanded Providers Plus Project (PEP+). The grant is designed to address health disparities in children and adolescents by enhancing the delivery of culturally responsive mental health services uniting trainees from 4 behavioral health disciplines to work in integrated primary care, school, and community settings. She is a Fellow and Past President of the American Counseling Association (ACA). She also served as the President of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) and the Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC). Dr. Trepal is the recipient of numerous awards including the UTSA President’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Innovation and Impact, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Professional Leadership Award, The Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Advocacy Award, the American Counseling Association Presidential Award, and the Dwight D. Arnold Outstanding Alumnus Award from Kent State University's Department of Counseling and Human Development Service Program.