College and Guidance High School Counselor
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I love my work as an educator and college and guidance counselor. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of guiding thousands of students through academic planning, personal development, and college and career readiness. My extensive experience ensures every student and family feels supported.
In addition to advising, I enjoy leadership roles where I can build networks of passionate and service-oriented educators and community leaders. I’ve also successfully designed and implemented school-wide programs that met the diverse needs of our students and strengthened the broader school community.
I am currently exploring new opportunities where I can use my extensive advising and leadership experience in a new educational or service-oriented role.
Archbishop Mitty High School (AMHS)
College and Guidance Counselor Provide individual personal, academic, college, and career counseling to 200+ students 9th – 12th in a college preparatory, diverse high school.
Experience in college and career planning, finding academic, interest, and talent scholarships, and specific first generation or low-income programs for students. Research, plan, organize, and participate in grade level classroom presentations and annual parent information nights. Interpret student data, college entrance tests, and other assessment results appropriate to each individual student.
Utilize Naviance and Maia Learning (comprehensive college, career, and life readiness platforms) to assist students and families with goal setting, college and career planning.
Attend regional, state, and national counselor Social Emotional Learning (SEL), college and financial aid conferences, college counselor tours around the U.S. and abroad (Scotland, Ireland) to keep up with trends and processes that can assist students with social skills, college fit and to build school network.
Adviser/moderator for National Honor Society/California Scholarship Federation Maintain database and disseminate information to all class levels and their parents. Responsible for CSF/NHS volunteers for peer tutoring program, back-to-school night, and graduation. Organize with student leaders’ our school-wide annual Christmas “Teens for Teens” drive; part of a larger Christmas drive by the American Association of University Women (AAUW).
Initiate and head the process to nominate students for CSF and NHS scholarships. Order and distribute regalia and NHS certificates for both organizations.
Vice-President for the Central Coast California Scholarship Federation (CSF) Resource for over 200 high school chapters and as needed resource for middle school chapters (CJSF). Regional reader for CSF scholarships awarded at five annual regional spring conferences. Coordinated AMHS CSF/CJSF Spring Conference in 2014, 2016, 2023.
Over 30 individual middle school and high schools and over 150 students, parents, and advisers attended. Recruited 20+ presenters for college and career presentations in the classroom and a mini-college fair.
Santa Clara University, Master of Arts in Counseling and a Pupil Personnel Services Credential
Wilson College, Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics with a concentration in Management
