Facilitate a grief group for 9 – 11 year olds who have lost a family member
Volunteer
National Charity League
05.2021 - Current
Grade Level Advisor for the class of 2027, assisting the members in organizing class meetings and activities
Volunteer at various locations throughout Indianapolis including Indy Diaper Bank, Indy Hygiene Hub, Girls on the Run camp, Like a Lion and Indy Book Project
Conducted small groups focusing on executive functioning and building social skills
Delivered classroom lessons on coping skills along with a parent video focusing on managing stress in students
Assisted with academic interventions with students who had more than 2 failing grades in the first semester
Students created SMART goals
School Counseling Internship
Guerin High School
08.2024 - 12.2024
Assisted Seniors with their college applications by navigating the Common App and Naviance
Scheduled students using PowerSchool and made sure that they were on track to graduate
Assisted with the Greater Indianapolis Northside College Fair at IU Indy
Met with college admission representatives to better understand selection process and college application requirements
School Counseling Practicum
North Central High School
08.2023 - 12.2023
Conducted individual counseling sessions focusing on social emotional and academic issues
Utilized CBT and SFBT techniques
Created a Virtual Calming Room for students to access outside of school for emotional support
Disaggregated data to find areas of need for student growth
Attended Hatching Results training to create Comprehensive School Counseling Program goals
Volunteer
Carmel Youth Assistance Program
01.2021 - 08.2023
Assisted in the Carmel School district’s food delivery program implemented during the pandemic that made sure all student’s food needs were being met during our hybrid school year
Continued to assist with food delivery to families in need throughout the summer
Travel Planner
Hi Ho Vacations
05.2016 - 08.2022
Planned and assisted families with their travel needs
Worked directly with vendors including Disney, Universal, Royal Caribbean
Co-Chair, Backpack Program
Carmel Middle School
05.2020 - 05.2021
Organized Carmel Middle School’s food pantry to send home weekly backpacks with food for students in need
Organized donation drives through sports and feeder elementary schools to supply our pantry with goods to sustain the pantry for the year
PTO, VP Ways and Means
Cherry Tree Elementary
08.2016 - 05.2018
Responsible for overseeing all school fundraising such as Cherry Blossom Festival, Patriots Pay It Forward, restaurant nights and box tops
Kindergarten/Building IA, Maternity Leave Teacher
Carmel Clay Schools
12.2013 - 05.2016
Assist teacher in the kindergarten classroom for general instruction and assessments
Progress monitored first through fifth grades using DIBELS and proctored ISTEP exam
Co-Chair, Family Fun Nights
Cherry Tree Elementary
06.2013 - 06.2015
Responsible for organizing and implementing bi-annual school-wide family events
Committee Member
Caring Hands Camp
03.2011 - 08.2014
Member of committee that organized a five day community service-oriented camp for children ages 5 – 12
Walk-A-Thon Coordinator
IHC Early Childhood Center
09.2009 - 09.2013
Organized, developed and implemented fall fundraiser
First Grade Teacher
Sycamore Community Schools
06.2004 - 06.2006
Taught first grade in an inclusion setting that included special need and gifted students
Modified lesson plans according to student needs and learning styles
Implemented a gifted cluster for first grade level
Gifted/Intervention Teacher for Fifth and Sixth Grade
Sycamore Community Schools
06.2003 - 06.2004
Taught in a pull-out program for fifth and sixth grade accelerated language arts, and accelerated math lab
Taught reading intervention to a pull out fifth grade group focusing on reading strategies with the target of achieving grade level with each student
Fifth Grade Teacher
Sycamore Community Schools
06.2001 - 06.2003
Taught fifth grade in a team-teaching environment
Responsible for teaching language arts and math to group of 25 students
Taught social studies and assisted in science labs with the team room of 50 students
Education
Bachelor of Science - Education
Miami University
Oxford, OH
01.2001
Master of Science - School Counseling
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
01.2025
Master of Education - Gifted and Talented
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
01.2003
Skills
Behavioral observation
Motivational skills
Multicultural sensitivity
Facilitation techniques
Training
Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Dr. Russ Sabella
Motivational Interviewing for School Counselors, Dr. Reagan North
QPR Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Training, QPR Institute
Hatching Results Training, Washington Township School District
Identifying Critical Moments and Healing Complex Trauma, National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Counseling Experience
School Counseling Practicum, North Central High School, 08/01/23, 12/01/23, Conducted individual counseling sessions focusing on social emotional and academic issues, Utilized CBT and SFBT techniques, Created a Virtual Calming Room for students to access outside of school for emotional support, Disaggregated data to find areas of need for student growth, Attended Hatching Results training to create Comprehensive School Counseling Program goals
School Counseling Internship, Guerin High School, 08/01/24, 12/01/24, Assisted Seniors with their college applications by navigating the Common App and Naviance, Scheduled students using PowerSchool and made sure that they were on track to graduate, Assisted with the Greater Indianapolis Northside College Fair at IU Indy, Met with college admission representatives to better understand selection process and college application requirements
School Counseling Internship, Northview Middle School, 01/01/25, 03/01/25, Conducted individual counseling sessions utilizing SFBT, Motivational Interviewing and DBT Mindfulness techniques, Conducted small groups focusing on executive functioning and building social skills, Delivered classroom lessons on coping skills along with a parent video focusing on managing stress in students, Assisted with academic interventions with students who had more than 2 failing grades in the first semester. Students created SMART goals.
Brooke’s Place Volunteer, Grief Support Group Facilitator, 08/01/24, Present, Facilitate a grief group for 9 – 11 year olds who have lost a family member
Timeline
School Counseling Internship
Northview Middle School
01.2025 - 03.2025
Grief Support Group Facilitator
Brooke’s Place
08.2024 - Current
School Counseling Internship
Guerin High School
08.2024 - 12.2024
School Counseling Practicum
North Central High School
08.2023 - 12.2023
Volunteer
National Charity League
05.2021 - Current
Volunteer
Carmel Youth Assistance Program
01.2021 - 08.2023
Co-Chair, Backpack Program
Carmel Middle School
05.2020 - 05.2021
PTO, VP Ways and Means
Cherry Tree Elementary
08.2016 - 05.2018
Travel Planner
Hi Ho Vacations
05.2016 - 08.2022
Kindergarten/Building IA, Maternity Leave Teacher
Carmel Clay Schools
12.2013 - 05.2016
Co-Chair, Family Fun Nights
Cherry Tree Elementary
06.2013 - 06.2015
Committee Member
Caring Hands Camp
03.2011 - 08.2014
Walk-A-Thon Coordinator
IHC Early Childhood Center
09.2009 - 09.2013
First Grade Teacher
Sycamore Community Schools
06.2004 - 06.2006
Gifted/Intervention Teacher for Fifth and Sixth Grade
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