Penny Finch

Student affairs/School Counselor leader with 10+ years of experience driving student success through strategic transitional support, family engagement, and academic advising across K–12 and early college environments. Demonstrated success in leading new student onboarding initiatives, dual credit advising, and parent partnership programs that foster belonging and boost retention. Proven track record of implementing data-informed interventions that significantly improve graduation outcomes. Experienced collaborator with higher education partners and accreditation bodies to advance institutional excellence and student-centered programming.

• Achieved school accreditation through effectively helping with document collection and presentation with Cognia.
• Achieved improved Parent/Student collaboration by assisting with the use Canvas
• Used School Data Solutions (SDS) to record monthly student progress in various areas (academics, behavior, goal-setting).