Project Experience & Qualifications
C.M. Castaño Associates provides public and community engagement services to municipalities, public agencies, and developers across South Texas, from action plan development through public workshops, stakeholder facilitation, and final reporting.
Westside public engagement meeting
“We are humbled by the opportunity to work in the City of San Antonio, and partners, for our beloved community. We’re from here. San Antonio is home.”
— Christina M. Castaño
City of San Antonio
Citywide On-Call Engagement Team
On-call community engagement services for any projects the City requests.
Westside Plan (Planning Department)
Prepared meeting materials, provided QA/QC for public-facing documents and translations, handled meeting preparation and logistics planning, staffed meetings, facilitated conversations, and wrote meeting reports.
Bandera Corridor Phase 2 (Planning Department)
Prepared meeting materials, provided QA/QC for public-facing documents and translations, handled meeting preparation and logistics planning, staffed meetings, facilitated conversations, and wrote meeting reports.
Normoyle Park Improvements Bond Project (Public Works Department)
Prepared meeting materials for outreach, education, and translations. Handled meeting preparation and logistics planning, staffed meetings, facilitated conversations, and wrote meeting reports.
CPS Energy
Staff Augmentation / On-Call Public Engagement
Ongoing on-call public engagement support.
Horizon 2050 — Generation Plan Refresh
Preparation and management of a public engagement action plan across four City Council districts (5, 6, 7, and 10), plus four events in each of CPS’s quadrants.
Horizon 2050 — Strategic Framework
Preparation and management of a public engagement action plan across the four CPS quadrants.
Bexar County
Padre Park Civic Center
Coordination of stakeholder engagement work sessions, outreach for public workshops, curating and facilitating the public workshop, and preparing the final public engagement report and database. Includes meeting logistics, site selection, room layout, equipment/supplies coordination, staffing, and implementation.
Alamo Regional Mobility Agency (ARMA)
South Texas Parkway
Preparation and execution of a public engagement action plan, including database development, coordination of stakeholder engagement work sessions, outreach, and facilitation of public open houses and workshops, plus meeting logistics planning, coordination, and implementation.
San Antonio River Authority
Westside Creeks Restoration Oversight Committee
Staff augmentation for the committee and official note recorder at monthly oversight committee meetings.
Curation and facilitation for public workshop
Oxbow Development Group / Silver Ventures
Dittlinger Development, New Braunfels
- Prepared public engagement action plan.
- Curated and facilitated a public workshop.
- Coordinated and managed meeting logistics.
- Prepared a final public engagement report.
- Developed the project database.
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
SH 21: County Road to Old Highway 20, Bastrop County
- Prepared all materials related to public involvement and education efforts per TxDOT standards.
- Coordinated and staffed public meetings and private meetings with affected property owners (ninety-nine property owners).
- Prepared project fact sheets, web content, public notices, corridor mailings, presentation materials, virtual public meetings, and translations.
- Managed meeting logistics, site selection, room layout, equipment/supplies coordination, staffing, and implementation.
Public involvement and education for TxDOT
VIA Metropolitan Transit public meeting
VIA Metropolitan Transit
Green Line Advanced Rapid Transit (Airport–San Pedro–Downtown–Brooks corridor)
- Prepared and provided QA/QC for public-facing documents, including presentation slides/boards, agendas, comment cards, and sign-in sheets.
- Developed strategic meeting plans covering public activities, room layout, outreach/target audiences, facilitation, and staffing — including Spanish translations and an education plan with interactive stations.
Arboretum San Antonio Strategic and Master Plan
Sasaki Design
- Prepared all materials related to public involvement and education efforts, including web content, surveys, e-blasts/mailings, presentation materials, virtual public meetings, and translations.
- Coordinated and staffed public, pop-up, and focus group meetings.
- Managed meeting logistics, site selection, room layout, equipment/supplies coordination, staffing, and implementation.
Public involvement and education for Arboretum San Antonio