Professional Development

 Northwest 5 College Tour, University of Puget Sound, Whitman College, Reed College, Willlamette University, Lewis & Clark College, 2024

Realize Richmond Tour, University of Richmond, 2024

Decemberfest College Tour, Caltech, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont McKenna College, Pitzer College, Scripps College, Pomona College, Whittier College, University of the Redlands, and Occidental College, 2023

CARPE Annual Convening, CARPE College Access Network, 2022 & 2023

 Boston/Extended Area Network of Schools (BEANS) Tour, Brandeis University, College of the Holy Cross, Emerson College, Simmons University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2023

Annual Conference, Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC), 2022

Counselor Conference: Counseling Students for Future Careers, San Diego & Imperial Counties Community Colleges, 2021

Presenter, Finding Pathways, Healing Hearts Conference: “Stop Asian Hate: Supporting the AAPI Community,” California Association of School Counselors (CASC) Conference, 2021

2020 Counselor Conference: Counseling for Career Resilience, San Diego & Imperial Counties Community Colleges, 2020 

Live Well Advance and School Summit, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) and San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE), 2019

American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Conference, 2018

Bridging Pathways: From Exploration to Career Conference, San Diego & Imperial Counties Regional Counselor Conference, 2017

California Association of School Counselors (CASC) Conference, 2017

Supporting Access to Higher Education for Immigrant and Undocumented Students, CESCaL, 2017 & 2016

Evidence Based School Counseling Conference, 2017 

National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST) Symposium, 2016

Annual Statewide Financial Aid Workshops, California Student Aid Commission (CASC), 2022 & 2023

Cultivating Emotional Resilience & Mental Fitness in Tough Times, SDCOE, 2022

NASP PREPaRE Training (mental health crisis intervention), SDCOE, 2021

Managing Anxiety in the School Setting, SDCOE, 2021

Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), 2019

Assessing Suicidal Students: Key Issues and Strategies, SDCOE, 2019

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), SDCOE, 2018

Building Asset Based Relationships with Youth, SDCOE, 2018

GLSEN 2.0 - Creating a Safe Space for Lesbian, Gay, Bisesxual, and Transgender Youth 2.0, GLSEN, 2018

Working with LGBTQIA Youth, SDCOE Office of Youth Advocacy, 2017  & 2018

GLSEN 1.0 - Creating a Safe Space for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth 1.0, GLSEN San Diego, 2017

Evidence-based Systematic Guide to Planning Self-Monitoring Systems, Self and Match Training, 2017 

Mental Health First Aid - Adults working with Youth, Mental Health America of San Diego County, 2017

Mental Health First Aid - Veterans & Military Families, Mental Health America of San Diego County, 2017

"QPR: Question, Persuade and Refer" Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention, SCREC, 2017

Trauma-Informed Care, Harmonium, 2016 & 2017 

Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Interviewing for Change, 2016 & 2017

Commercially Sexually Exploited Children, San Diego Child Welfare Services, 2017

Considering Definitional Issues, Cultural Components, and Impact of Trauma When Counseling Vulnerable Youth Susceptible to Gang-Involvement, Community Based Lecture, 2016

Trauma-informed Schools, Suicide, and Self-Harm, California Center for Excellence for Trauma Informed Care, 2015

Restorative Justice Circles Training, San Diego County of Education, 2015