College Board Membership Engagement and Mobilization Webinar Background and Bios

Webinar Title: Building Leadership Skills in College and Career Readiness Counseling (Live broadcast) Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST

Webinar Description: This webinar will focus on the skills school counselors need to create a college-going culture. Hear from leaders who have influenced policies and decisions that impact student outcomes for college and career readiness. The panel will also share suggestions for acquiring professional development at the national, state and district levels from a full menu of College Board resources, tools, and training opportunities.

Host: April Bell, Director, Membership Mobilization and Engagement, College Board Moderator Presenter: Jennifer A. Dunn, Director, Membership Mobilization and Engagement, College Board

Webinar Panel:

Trish Hatch, Ph.D. is author of The Use of Data in School Counseling: Hatching Results for Students, Programs and the Profession (2014); co-author of the ASCA National Model (ASCA, 2003; 2005) and co-author of Evidence-Based Practice in School Counseling: Making a Difference with Data-Driven Practices (Dimmit, Carey & Hatch, 2007). Dr. Hatch is Director of the School Counseling Program at SDSU and Executive Director of the Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership (CESCaL).

Brian Law is a school counselor at Valdosta High School in Valdosta, GA. Law has been a school counselor at all levels from pre-k to high school. He has served as the President of the Georgia (08-09) and American (10-11) School Counselors Associations. He was awarded the state and national elementary school counselor of the year (04), state secondary school counselor of the year (09), and top 10 in the nation (09). Law has served on the National Office of School Counselor Advocacy advisory board. Law teaches part time in Psychology and Counseling at Valdosta State University.

Patricia J. Martin is a nationally recognized leader in the reform of school counseling and efforts to design training opportunities to help practicing school counselors become an integral part of the primary mission for schools. Prior to her retirement as the Assistant Vice President at the National Office of School Counselor Advocacy, she led the College Board's efforts to serve as a national advocate for school counselors, charged with creating a national prominence for counselors in education reform. She collaborated, coordinated and developed ongoing initiatives with national, state and local organizations to strengthen the school counselor's role in advancing the academic agenda for all students.

Lillian Tsosie-Jensen has a background in education that includes teaching art, photography, and math at a secondary level; teaching guidance curriculum at South Park Academy (Dept. of Corrections); and counselor education & clinical counseling practices at the University of Phoenix. Lillian serves on the Utah State Education Task Force of Native American/Alaska Native Education, the Governor’s Native American Summit, and the Governor’s Task for Women in Education.