Eric D. Katz, M.S.A.C.
Resume

2005

Co-author of High School’s Not Forever, HCI Publications
 

2004-Present

Advisory Board Member Long Island University School Counseling Graduate Program

2003-Present

Team Leader Orange County Critical Incident Response Team

2003

Presented workshop on First Generation College Student Issues at The College Board’s National Forum NY

1999-2003

Advanced Placement Coordinator Newburgh Enlarged City School District

2002

Created the awarded winning “Best School Counseling Website” in NY

2001

Co-authored and presented the advanced Pathways to Equity and Excellence series of counselor training workshops for The College Board

2001

Speaker on Equity and Access Issues at The College Board's National Forum Denver, CO

2001

Elected V.P. for Secondary Level School Counselors NY State School Counselor Association

2000

Presented counselor training workshops on Equity and Access (Equity 2000) to counselors in California, New York, Florida, Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island

2000

Recognized by The American School Counselor Association for implementing a developmental Counseling Program based upon the National Standards for School Counselors

1999

Featured speaker at the New York State School Counselors Association Convention

1998

Selected for the BOCES Vision Leadership Program

1997

Featured speaker at the New York State School Counselors Association Convention

1998-Present

School Counselor
NEWBURGH FREE ACADEMY
NEWBURGH, NY

• Provide individual and group counseling services to all students in a developmental counseling program based on the National Standards for School Counselors
• Coordinate the district's Advanced Placement Program
• Created the Website for the Department of Counseling and Guidance
• Coordinate College Night bringing in over 100 colleges to our school
• Enhance my colleagues skills in the use of technology for school counselors
• Network with college admissions personnel and develop strong contacts that benefit our students
• Counselor to two of our career themed academies

1997-Present

• Provide Individual and couples counseling
  

1997-1998

Sc hool Counselor
ORANGE-ULSTER BOCES (BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES)
NEWBURGH, NY

• Provided educational planning assistance as well as vocational and crisis counseling for individuals and groups
• Designed and presented workshops for adult learners
• Established internship sites and supervise the placement of interns in the local community (Resulting in a 98% employment outcome)
• Created, trouble shot and administered vocational training programs
• Referred students to community agencies and resources for support services
• Administered and evaluated vocational and educational assessments

1995

School Counselor
MID-HUDSON MIGRANT EDUCATION SUMMER PROGRAM
GOSHEN, NY

• Organized and conducted counseling for a group comprised of thirteen adolescent migrant farm workers between the ages of thirteen and eighteen
• Transformed traditional counseling materials to address the interests of the Chicano and Mexican students