Governor Abbott Appoints Two And Names Chair Of Texas State Board Of Social Worker Examiners

December 22, 2020 | Austin, Texas | Appointment

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Asia Rodgers and Dolores Saenz-Davila to the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. Additionally, the Governor named Brian Brumley chair of the board. The board is responsible for regulating the practice of social work in Texas.

Asia Rodgers of Fort Worth is the Managing Partner of Asia Rodgers Consulting, LLC, a management consulting firm. She is a project leader and member of the Junior League of Dallas and a delegate for the Commission on the Status of Women with the United Nations. In addition, she is a part of the inaugural class of the Lyndon B. Johnson Women's Campaign School at The University of Texas. Rodgers received a Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights from Southern Methodist University.

Dolores Saenz-Davila of McAllen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Supervisor and the owner of Saenz Therapeutic Care, PLLC. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, National Organization of Forensic Social Work, and the National Alliance for Mental Illness. In addition, she previously served as a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Saenz-Davila received a Bachelor of Science in Social Work and Master of Science in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin, and a Postgraduate Fellowship in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from the Yale University School of Medicine, Child Study Center.

Brian Brumley of Sumner is a Licensed Master Social Worker and the director of field education for the School of Social Work at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, Association of Social Boards, Red River Valley Fair Association, and Council on Social Work Education. He also volunteers for Community Helpers, Tigertown Community Center, The Dr. Joanne Olivard Foundation, and Lamar County Junior Livestock Show. Brumley received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Economics from East Texas State University and a Master of Science in Social Work from The University of Texas at Arlington.