• Bilingual School Counselor in The Bridge Academy, a program designed for students learning English as their Second Language.Manage a caseload of approximately 230 newly arrived students in grades 9-12.• Counsel students and their families in the areas of social emotional, academic and post-secondary support. • Facilitate small group counseling groups, including the implementation of STRONG curriculum to increase resiliency in newcomer students.• Collaborate with community based organizations like Chelsea Collaborative, Soccer Without Borders, ROCA, SIM, and MGH.

• Worked with students and families to provide academic support in both Spanish and English.• Delivered social and emotional counseling to students from a variety of backgrounds with strength-based andsolution-focused approaches.• Promoted post-secondary success by upholding a 100% acceptance rate to four-year colleges.• Initiated a college visit program with college co-counselor to provide more access to college options.• Connected students with community resources to provide opportunities for extracurricular enrichment.

• Designed inclusive curriculum for Newcomer English Language Learners to enhance proficiency in reading,writing, listening, and speaking English.• Collaborated with High School Placement Coordinator to ensure Newcomer ELL success in secondary plans.• Communicated with teachers, leadership team, and parents surrounding student success and implementedInterventions, grades 6-8.• Launched “PEER DEAR”, a peer mentoring reading program with general education and Newcomer ELLstudents; aimed at fostering relationships between mentors and mentees.