Lana Early

Accomplished Educator, Student Advocate, and Counselor with over 30 years of leadership in curriculum innovation, academic roadmapping, and student developmental coaching. Holds a Doctorate in Technology Leadership and an advanced Graduate Certificate in Counseling. Proven track record of guiding students through college/career pipelines, managing robust student caseloads, student record management, and designing optimized online and hybrid learning environments.

School and College Counselor - Saint John's Catholic Prep - Buckeystown, MD

(2024-02)

• Formulate and execute comprehensive 4-year academic and college-readiness blueprints during annual targeted student interventions.
• Deliver clinical, short-term school-based counseling and crisis response to optimize student retention, mental wellness, and performance.
• Oversee collaborative behavioral intervention programs alongside academic support, administration, and wellness faculties.
• Facilitate mental health programming and staff professional development modules using the Johns Hopkins ADAP curriculum.
• Serve as primary liaison for community mental health provider networks, coordinating clinical outside referrals.

School Support Specialist & Guidance Counselor - Archdiocese of Baltimore - Hagerstown, MD

(2023-07 - 2024-01)

• Directed a caseload of 180+ students, executing individual and small-group developmental workshops driven by SEL frameworks.
• Designed and launched targeted College and Career Readiness Workshops tailored for eighth-grade transition pipelines.
• Authored and secured a $36,491 environmental education grant, independently directing budget allocation, site layout, and project execution.
• Managed the Student Accommodations Process, training instructional staff on compliance and drafting personalized individual learning plans.

High School College Career Resource Development Teacher - Montgomery County Public Schools - Montgomery County, MD

(2016-08 - 2023-08)

• Managed precise student academic records, credit checks, and graduation compliance auditing for large cohorts under strict district regulations.
• Engineered updated digital resource libraries and curriculum maps, enabling multi-pathway career exploration for graduating seniors.
• Resolved escalated student, parent, and institutional stakeholder inquiries to maintain a highly collaborative educational climate.
• Maintained fiscal and administrative oversight for major senior class operations, tracking budgets, external vendors, and ticketing systems.

Adjunct Professor of Education - Frederick County Community College - Frederick, MD

(2019-05 - 2023-05)

• Prepared and facilitated advanced coursework in Human Growth and Development across Synchronous, Face-to-Face, and Hybrid channels.
• Guided and mentored non-traditional undergraduate students through personal academic advising and performance benchmarking.
• Maintained a certified Quality Matters Reviewer designation to ensure digital learning designs met rigorous online education standards.

Social Studies Teacher & Dept. Head - Frederick County Public Schools - Frederick, MD

(1994-08 - 2016-07)

• Spearheaded department-wide curriculum alignment, serving as a Writer for the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
• Facilitated multi-disciplinary meetings with parents, counselors, and support staff to remediate student academic hurdles actively.

Graduate Certificate - Counseling - Capella University

Ed.D. - Technology Leadership - Frostburg State University

M.S. - Administration and Leadership - Johns Hopkins University

B.S. - Secondary Social Studies - University of Maryland

B.A. - Sociology (Minor: History) - Southern Methodist University