Board of Directors
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2024–2025 Board Members
Chair
Christy WelchSchool Counselor
Journey Middle School, Charlottesville, Va.
cwelch@board.schoolcounselor.org
Assistant Chair
Ebonee Magee-Dorsey, DPCDistrict School Counselor/CTE Counselor
Lawrence School District, Monticello, Miss.
emageedorsey@board.schoolcounselor.org
Director
Roberto AguilarSchool Counselor
Milwaukie High School, Milwaukie, Ore.
raguilar@board.schoolcounselor.org
Director
Joseph BatianoSchool Counselor
Rhode Island School for the Deaf, Providence, R.I.
jbatiano@board.schoolcounselor.org
Director
Matthew BerryCoordinator of School Counseling
Rockwood School District, O'Fallon, Mo.
mberry@board.schoolcounselor.org
Director
Monica BryantSchool Counselor
Linda Givens Elementary School, Las Vegas, Nev.
mbryant@board.schoolcounselor.org
Director
Priscilla A. GrijalvaSchool Counselor
San Jacinto Leadership Academy, San Jacinto, Calif.
pgrijalva@board.schoolcounselor.org
Director
Richard TenchSchool Counselor
St. Albans High School, St. Albans, W.Va.
rtench@board.schoolcounselor.org
Board of Directors Beliefs
The ASCA Board of Directors believes leadership, advocacy and collaboration creates systemic change that leads to equitable opportunities, outcomes 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 organizations.
- 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 sustaining 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 advocate for the profession. - Educate about the appropriate role of the school counselor.
- Demonstrate the appropriate role of the school counselor.
- Advocate for their roles and the profession.
Revised October 2024
The Role of the Board and Staff
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