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 Erica Rena Castillo has 14 plus years of social work experience. Mrs. Castillo has considerable knowledge and experience in child protective services, and working with children, youth, and families.  She has worked with clients dealing with substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence and homeless.  Her professional experience includes working with the school, law enforcement, court, and correctional system. Mrs. Castillo was employed with the State of Connecticut, Department of Child and Family, as a Social Worker for 10 years. She received her Masters in Social Work with a concentration in Community and Administrative Practice at the University of Texas Arlington, where she gained advance knowledge in conducting program evaluations, program design, community mobilization, and grant writing. Her accomplishments at UTA includes: Member of UTA Social Work Council, Vice president of UTA Graduate Student Council, President of the UTA Social Work Honor Society, Outstanding Achievement for Student Leadership Recognition by UTA School of Social Work 2019, Outstanding Achievement for Graduate Student Council Member by UTA Student Government 2019, scholarships, and nominations.

Mrs. Castillo is a member with the National Association of Social Work, NASW. She serves as the Communications Committee Chair for NASW Texas—Fort Worth Area Branch. Mrs. Castillo recently entered the authorship arena. She is an impressive co-author in the Women’s Anthology titled, "Emerging."