Spotlight

By April Megginson, Board Chair

Happy Spring! I hope you are doing well, and I hope that I get to meet you at the conference on April 4th and 5th . This month I am going to spotlight our Emerging Leaders and Graduate Student Liaisons. Enjoy learning more about these wonderful individuals!

The Emerging Leaders Program was started in 2007 to identify potential leaders within the school counseling profession in Massachusetts and provide them with opportunities to become involved with MASCA. Emerging leaders are invited to the annual Leadership Development Institute as well as the Board meetings, work on special projects, contribute periodically to the Counselor’s Notebook and are encouraged to present at the annual conference or other professional development programs. This year we have four amazing emerging leaders: Lester Eggleston, Jr., Stephanie Lecrenski, Allison Robidoux, and Jessica Whelan. Lester Eggleston, Jr. is the Director of Counseling at Bedford Public Schools. Stephanie Lecrenski is a School Adjustment Counselor at Southwick Regional School. Alison Robidoux is a Therapeutic Support Counselor at Brockton High School. Jessica Whelan is a Student Development Counselor at Excel High School. This year they have had the opportunity to be active members in committees and/or Special Interest Groups that they are interested in as well as participating in the Board Meetings. They will be finishing out their term in June and we are now accepting applications for 2022-2023 Emerging Leaders. We would love to have you join us, you can complete an application here. The position of Graduate Student Liaisonhas been part of the Governing Board off and on since 2007 and we usually select two or three liaisons each year. The purpose of these positions is to provide our graduate membership representation and a voice on the Governing Board. Liaisons are invited to participate in the annual Leadership Development Institute as well as the Board meetings, work on special projects related to graduate students, contribute periodically to the Counselor’s Notebook, and are encouraged to plan social or professional development programs specific to the needs of graduate students. This year we have had three Graduate Student Liaisons. Lauren Casaceli is a student in the graduate program at Assumption University. Katelyn Leboeuf is a graduate student at Merrimack College. Sean Stevenson is a graduate student at Bridgewater State University. They have had the opportunity to meet school counselors across the state, participate in Board Meetings, and advocate for the needs of graduate students. It you are interested in becoming one of our Graduate Student Liaisons for the 2022-2023 school year you can access the application here. We would love to have you join us.

If you have more questions about getting involved feel free to check out our website https://masca.wildapricot.org/Howto-Get-Involved.

Lester Eggleston, Jr. Emerging Leader Stephanie Lecrenski Emerging Leader Allison Robidoux Emerging Leader

Lauren Casaceli Grad Student Liaison

Sean Stevenson Grad Student Liaison

FUN FACTS

Allison (Emerging Leader) Jessica (Emerging Leader)

Lauren (Grad Student Liaison)

What is something that rejuvenates or re-energizes you?

Favorite Quote:

Drinking coffee and watching terrible tv

“Not all those who wander are lost” - JRR Tolkien Going on walks with my best friend

‘Shoot for the moon…even if you miss, you will land in the stars” - Les Brown “The secret of getting started is getting started” - Anonymous “If you have a bad day, a really bad day, try and treat the world better than it treated you” - Patrick Stump “You can always control the controllable, and you can never control the uncontrollable” - Ben Tolosa

Running and hiking with her golden retriever

Katelyn (Grad Student Liaison)

Nature walks, especially by the ocean

Sean (Grad Student Liaison)

Going to the beach and watching the Celtics