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Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
School Counselor
Purnell Swett High School
St. Pauls
01.2024 - Current
Direct student developmental skills according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction guidelines in areas of personal, social, and academic planning.
Perform career and vocational development tests, program planning, facilitate individual and group counseling sessions, consult with teachers, coordinate system wide tests for the school, and perform student appraisals.
Distribute scholarship information, assist in completion of the FAFSA form, complete college applications, and provide recommendations for students.
Recruit at-risk high school dropouts into alternative programs for receiving a high school diploma.
Advise students considered at-risk in Student and Staff Management Team meetings.
Facilitate classes using the Career Exploration Inventories (CEI).
Director of Student Services
Public Schools of Robeson County
01.2014 - 01.2024
Supervision of Support Services staff including: Peer Mediators, School Social Workers, and School Counselors
Coordinate delivery of services for ESSA, Section 504, MTSS
Registrar for the district ad coordinate high school registration yearly
Develop policies that affect student success
Liaison for Career and College Readiness and Internship within PSRC
Advisor for the Advanced Placement in the district
School Counselor
St. Pauls High School
St. Pauls
01.2004 - 01.2014
Direct student developmental skills according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction guidelines in areas of personal, social, and academic planning.
Perform career and vocational development tests, program planning, facilitate individual and group counseling sessions, consult with teachers, coordinate system wide tests for the school, and perform student appraisals.
Distribute scholarship information, assist in completion of the FAFSA form, complete college applications, and provide recommendations for students.
Recruit at-risk high school dropouts into alternative programs for receiving a high school diploma.
Advise students considered at-risk in Student and Staff Management Team meetings.
Facilitate classes using the Career Exploration Inventories (CEI).
Youth Development Specialist
Indian Education Association
Pembroke
01.2002 - 01.2004
Maintained frequent contact with parents of participating students to improve home and school relations.
Prepared and submitted monthly, quarterly, and yearly activity reports.
Monitored student attendance, dropouts, transfers, and discipline records as well as graduation records.
Recruited at-risk high school dropouts into alternative programs, distributed financial aid information, scholarships, and summer camp information to qualified students.
Arranged and organized meetings for the Native American Student Association and the American Indian in Science and Engineering Society at Purnell Swett High School.
Education
Post-Master Certificate - School Counseling
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
05.2009
Master of Arts - School Counseling
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, North Carolina
05.2007
Bachelor of Arts - American Indian Studies, Chemistry
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, North Carolina
05.2001
Work Phone
(910) 521-3253
Honors And Internships
ETS Standard Setting Study Panelist, 01/12
National Board Certified Teacher, 01/12-Present
Gates Millennium Scholarship Foundation Reader, 01/11
Internship with College Foundation of North Carolina at Robeson Community College, Lumberton, North Carolina, Summer 11
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Practice facilitator with Indian Education Association, Pembroke, North Carolina, 01/07-01/13
National Board Certification Candidate, 01/10
Appointed for commission as Notary Public, 02/08/06-Present
Internship with College Foundation of North Carolina at Sandhill Community College, Southern Pines, North Carolina, Summer 05
Presenter at the National Indian Education Association Conference on, 'Effective School Collaborations', Greensboro, North Carolina, Winter 03
Internship with the American Indian in Science and Engineering Society (AISES) at the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, Summer 01
Timeline
School Counselor
Purnell Swett High School
01.2024 - Current
Director of Student Services
Public Schools of Robeson County
01.2014 - 01.2024
School Counselor
St. Pauls High School
01.2004 - 01.2014
Youth Development Specialist
Indian Education Association
01.2002 - 01.2004
Post-Master Certificate - School Counseling
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Master of Arts - School Counseling
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Bachelor of Arts - American Indian Studies, Chemistry