Board of Trustees
Pat Campos
Pat Campos was elected to the United I.S.D. Board of Trustees, District 3 seat in May 2003. Campos is the Case Management Director at the Webb County Juvenile Department. She has worked with children and young adults for nearly 25 years.
Campos says her main reason for running for the U.I.S.D. Board of Trustees is to ensure safety in our schools. “As a member of the law enforcement community specializing in juvenile law, I deal on a daily basis with the troubled youth of our community, many of whom come from U.I.S.D. It is time to seriously address violence in our schools,” says Campos.
Campos says she hopes to ensure that all students receive the best quality education to prepare them for the future. She says this can only happen when schools are fully staffed with well-qualified and motivated teachers. “I am working to see that teachers and staff have the facilities, supplies, and administrative support necessary to do their job.
Campos says she will use her numerous years of juvenile justice expertise to “promote an environment that is free of drugs, violence, and gang activity in our schools.” She adds, “I do not want today’s youth to become my clients tomorrow.”
In 1982, Campos was named Detention Officer of the Year and in 1990, the Webb County Juvenile Board honored her with a resolution for introducing the first “Operation Kick-It” program to schools in United and Laredo Independent School Districts.
Campos is a member of the Texas Gang Investigators Association, Texas Probation Association, Juvenile Justice Association of Texas, Texas Corrections Association, National Association of Female Executives, and the American Association of University Women, Community Action Agency Board, National Association of Latino Elected Officials, and Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors, one of two representatives from United I.S.D. Campos also serves on the school district’s Student Expulsion Appeals Committee and is chairperson of the UISD Instructional Committee.
Her community service activities include serving as a member of the U.I.S.D. Blue Ribbon Committee, a member of the U.I.S.D. Communications Advisory Committee, a member of the Laredo Safe School Coalition and a member of the Laredo Job Corps Advisory Board.
In years past, Campos has served as a Daisy Girl Scout Leader, Brownie Girl Scout Assistant Leader, and Youth Minister. She has also performed missionary work in Mexico and has served as a Board Member of the Diocese of Laredo Catholic Social Services.
Campos has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Laredo State University and a Paralegal Certificate from Texas A & M International University.