2025 School Counselor of the Year®
Congratulations to Carmen Larson, Ph.D., the 2025 School Counselor of the Year®. Larson is the school counselor at Sarasota Middle School in Sarasota, Fla. She is the 18th person to receive the national recognition and the first from Florida.
“Through her extensive and varied experiences, Dr. Larson illustrated that advocacy is imperative to the profession,” said Lauri Benton, School Counselor of the Year® Selection Committee member. “Her submission and interview process reflected her inspirational work to support today’s students and school communities, develop the next generation of school counselors and lead efforts to ensure every student is heard, valued and empowered to succeed.” Read more about Larson.
Larson, the finalists and the 2025 state school counselors of the year will be recognized in a series of events in January 2025 in Washington, D.C.
2025 Finalists
- Lisa Delgadillo, Hibbard Elementary School, Chicago, Ill.
- Hanna Kemble-Mick, Indian Hills Elementary School, Topeka, Kan.
- Stephanie Leibowitz Nelson, Ph.D., ACSC, Garner Magnet High School, Garner, N.C.
- Rosie Rodriguez, Chester E. Jordan Elementary School, El Paso, Texas
2025 State School Counselors of the Year
Read about the 2025 state school counselors of the year or watch their videos (batch 1, batch 2, batch 3, batch 4).
2025 Photos
Check out the photos from the 2025 event, as well as the headshots.