Gina Merzbacher is currently an Academic Advisor for the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Gina is from Cuero, Texas and graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Agribusiness from Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 2021. She is currently working on her Masters degree in Agriculture Education.

 During her undergraduate Gina worked as a student worker with Student Health and Wellness and assisted in the organization of the Breast Cancer and Women’s Retreat events on campus. She was also an active member of the TAMUK Wildlife Society. In the beginning of her masters, she worked as a Teaching Assistant and worked to complete her research.

 Gina was a member of the Keep Texas Beautiful Young Texan Ambassador program which led to her current collaboration with Keep Kingsville Beautiful and Keep Cuero Beautiful. While holding the role in the Young Texan Ambassador Program, Gina spoke at both the 2021 and 2022 Keep Texas Beautiful annual conferences on youth engagement. When Gina is not on campus, she enjoys spending time with her cat, Tito, and shopping for antiques.