Board of Directors
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2022–2023 Board Members






Director
Rebecca Pianta, Ed.D.Coordinator of College and Career Readiness
Santa Ana Unified School District
Santa Ana, Calif.

Director
Stephen SharpSchool Counselor/K-12 School Counseling Coordinator
Hempfield School District
Landisville, Pa.


Board of Directors Beliefs
The ASCA Board of Directors believes leadership, advocacy, collaboration and systemic change lead to equitable opportunities and inclusive environments that benefit all students.
To do this, the board believes school counselors should:
- Advocate for all students through an equity lens
- Commit to being accessible and visible
- Be collaborative leaders
- Use data to identify equity gaps and create systemic change
- Connect to a community of support through their school administration and local, state
and national organization - Implement the ASCA National Model and utilize the ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies and ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors
- Develop relationships and commit to being culturally affirming school counselors, building an equitable community of inclusion and belonging
- Be evaluated appropriately, based on school counselor evaluation tools
- Receive necessary resources to implement comprehensive school counseling programs
- Have access to relevant professional development to help them grow as individual
school counselors and advocatesfor the profession - Educate partners about the appropriate role of the school counselor
- Demonstrate the appropriate role of the school counselor
- Advocate for their roles and the profession