Natalie Gaudette, Edd, Ncc Email & Phone Number

Laurel, Md

• Professional School Counselor, serving over 300 students in academics, socioemotional needs, and postsecondary planning• Provides counseling services to individual students and groups in the high school setting• Designs and implements classroom core curriculum lessons• Collaborates with parents, administrators, and school staff members in order to plan and execute events• Works with the Pupil Personnel Worker to implement attendance initiatives for truant students• Completes credit checks to ensure that all students are on track with their graduation requirements• Advisor for the National Honor Society and College Summit Peer Leaders

• Currently serve as the HOBY Maryland Leadership Seminar Chair, Corporate Board Member, Director of Recruitment, and Director of Fundraising• Volunteered at seminars across the country including Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, New Jersey, Delaware, Nevada, New York, Virginia, Chicago, Iowa, Arkansas, Washington State, Ohio, and California• Lead various activities and workshops focusing on service, communication, diversity and more• Executed a service organization fair for over 150 students at the Connecticut Seminar• Designed and led programs for staff members on student personalities, debriefing program elements, and sensitivity training• Served as a Project Coach for 8 students from around the country, helping them to plan and implement service projects in their communities• Mentored students from across the world at the World Leadership Congress in Chicago, Illinois

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Manage 40 students and 40 mentors at weekly site meetings at the Department of Education Site• Serve as primary contact for all students and mentors as well as student families• Conduct student/partner conferences as required• Track attendance and concerns about students and connecting them to resources when necessary• Maintain regular communication with parents to ensure that they are in-the-know about pertinent information• Assist in planning and implementing partner training workshops and student/parent orientations• Attend and assist in the execution of events such as Taste of College Night, Career Exploration Night, and more• Plan semester site events to encourage community building between students and mentors

University Of Maryland

• Work as a live-in house director for a diverse group of 40 fraternity and sorority members• Serve as a resource for the 60-member fraternity in areas of academic and social issues• Prepare the house every winter and summer to prepare for new move-ins• Supervise the undergraduate house manager• Provide individual counseling to members when needed

College Park, Md

• Advise 150 diverse freshman and sophomore students in the program • Plan and organize over 15 academic excursions during the academic year for students• Execute social events and community service programming each month• Guide and facilitate two student advisory boards• Supported students in fundraising over $2,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society• Assisted with the Admissions Process by reviewing applications and selecting students to invite

College Park, Md

• Instructed and mentored first-year students at the University of Maryland• Assisted students in their transition into the campus community• Introduced campus resources including tutoring and campus organizations• Taught lessons on topics such as goal setting, academic integrity, and diversity• Met with students one-on-one to give individualized guidance

Beltsville, Md

• 300-hour internship experience with students in grades 6 – 8 • Designed and presented lessons on character development, college, and career options• Directed groups of 6th and 7th grade students on skills to increase their academic performance• Participated in School Instructional Team (SIT) and Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings with administrators, faculty, staff, and parents• Worked with students individually and in groups to provide mediation and crisis counseling• Implemented bullying-prevention resources• Facilitated parent-teacher conferences and documented salient information in organized reports • Traveled to local feeder schools to provide Orientation and Articulation to incoming students

College Park, Md

• Served as a member of a research team that focused on heterosexism in the United States• Specifically focused on provision of mental health services through a social justice lens• Assisted in all parts of the project, accumulating approximately 50 hours of research execution

Greenbelt, Md

• 300-hour internship experience with students in grades 9 - 12• Worked one-on-one with students to ensure the meeting of graduation requirements• Redesigned and delivered a presentation about postsecondary options to over 600 12th graders• Coordinated and facilitated conferences for students in a rigorous Academic Support Program• Ran a College Information Group for 9th Grade Students• Developed a Data Advocacy Project for 75 students to increase academic performance • Executed a bi-weekly life skills program for Business Academy Students in all grades

Greenbelt, Md

• Completed a 100 hour practicum experience at the elementary school level with students in Kindergarten – 5th grades• Provided individual and group counseling services to students in the school setting• Designed and implemented classroom curriculum lessons on topics such as character education, social abilities, academic competencies, and college / career goals• Collaborated with parents, administrators, and school staff members• Aided in the planning and executed a school-wide Career Day

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Completed a year of service as a tutor, mentor, and role model at Kramer Middle School• Worked full-time in an 8th grade Mathematics Classroom providing teaching assistance• Provided 14 students with individualized math, behavior, and attendance support• Served as the Student Service Week (SSW) Recruitment Director, managing a team of recruitment coordinators to recruit 109 high school students for a week of service-learning• Planned and executed two school dances to decrease school truancy• Ran an after-school Creative Writing Club to increase writing skills• Worked with 18 students during a Leadership Lunch Club to decrease behavior concerns

University Of Maryland

•Completed Over 120 hours of Research as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Maryland•Worked with Master's students to transcribe interviews and determine trends in the resulting data•Topics included: the relationship between mothers and their childcare; depression in young, African-American males from Baltimore•Semester as a Federal Work Scholar as a Research Assistant for a Family Science Doctorate Professor (Dr. Marian Moser-Jones) on a project about homelessness and historical development of associated terminology and stigma

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Organizational Leadership Studies

Master Of Education - Med, School Counseling

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Family Science