Vicki Kenney

425-999-5034 vrkenney12@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Ability to connect well with all students, parents, colleagues and school partners
Ability to develop strong professional relationships
Works well on teams; self-starter, organized
Highly effective interpersonal, oral, and written skills
Extensive experience in K-12 settings
Demonstrated success in connecting to diverse communities
Offers calm and mature demeanor
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Educational Staff Associate (ESA) Certificate, July 2015
Master of Arts in Education, School Counseling, June 2015
Seattle University, Seattle, WA
Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honor Society 2012-2015
Bachelor of Arts, 2012
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Major: Psychology; Minor: Sociology
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
INTERNSHIP & PRACTICUM EXPERIENCES
School Counseling Intern Mt. Si High School Freshman Campus, Snoqualmie Valley School District,
Snoqualmie, WA
August 2014 June 2015
Provide academic, career and personal/social counseling services in individual and group
formats to culturally diverse student populations.
Deliver career exploration advisories selected from Youth Career Compass activities to 9th grade
students.
Co-facilitate stress/anxiety coping skills group for 9 th grade girls based on Learning to Breath
curriculum.
Utilized study skills, time management and homework assessments to determine effective
interventions to improve 9th grade students academic success.
Implement coping skills and a safety plan for at-risk students and suicide.
Collaborate with teachers, administrators, staff, and parents to ensure student support.
Administered PSAT to 11th grade students.
Refer students and families to local agencies and resources, incorporating in-school resources Friends
of Youth and Sound Mental Health.
Participate and lead Student Assistant Team, 504 meetings and student-family meetings.
Collaborate on Attendance Improvement Plan contract with 9 th grade students.
Facilitate and lead a 9th grade transgender group to support self-efficacy and communication.
Participate in extracurricular student clubs with 9-12 grade students.
Participate with students for 9th and 10th grade registration and schedule changes.
Participate in student/family conferences, school team and district-wide school counselor meetings.
Implement aspects of the ASCA National Model.
School Counseling Intern Snoqualmie Elementary School, Snoqualmie Valley School District

Snoqualmie, WA
March 2015 June 2015
Facilitate friendship groups for friendship skills with 1-5 grade students.
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Participated and contributed to Student Assistant Team, 504 and IEP meetings.
Provide social, anger management, friendship, and grief strategies and coping skills to students K-5.
Assist in leadership/peer mediator activities with 4 th and 5th grade students.

School Counseling Practicum Student Chief Kanim Middle School, Snoqualmie Valley School District,
Fall City, WA
March 2014 June 2014
Providing academic, personal and social counseling services in individual and group formats.
Assisted in social skills small group classroom guidance lessons utilizing Zones of Regulation.
Facilitate and lead friendship group for prosocial behaviors and communication skills.
Assisted with the organizing school wide Smarter Balance testing for each grade level.
EXPERIENCES
The Passport Club Schmitz Park Elementary, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, WA
September 2012 June 2013
Participated in a sequential geography program. Tested K-5 students knowledge of world
countries, assessing if they met essential academic learning requirements for geography.
Olympic Park Institute (OPI) North Bend Elementary 5th Grade Camp, District, Port Angeles, WA
May 2009 & 2010
Provided guidance for 5th graders 4-day environmental outdoor education experience.
North Bend Elementary Snoqualmie Valley School District, North Bend, WA
September 2006 June 2009
Parent volunteer; chaperoned field trips, teachers aid on projects, homework help, prepped
work classwork, and collaborated with teachers.
Hidden Valley Elementary Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Martinez, CA
September 2003 June 2006
Parent volunteer; chaperoned field trips, teachers aid on projects, homework help, prepped
work classwork, and collaborated with teachers, led weekly art instruction with 1st graders, and
participated in Read Across America Day.
Contract Processing & Office Administrator Trendwest Resorts, Redmond, WA & Vallejo, CA
Hired, managed, and organized a six office staff, supported 30 sales persons, processed daily
Vacation Ownership sales, oversaw communications between corporate office.
Graphic Designer American Speedy Printing, Concord, CA
Developed creative design concepts and solutions, communicated and collaborated with clients
formulating the appropriate format and style to meet goal objective.
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES, TRAININGS, AND PRESENTATIONS
WSCA Conference, February 2015 Presenter and Attendee
Presentation: Nature-Based School Counseling: Integrating the Benefits of Nature into
Comprehensive School Counseling Programs.
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 Networks for Life-Suicide Prevention Training, February 2015

Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) Leadership Summit, Fall 2014 Attendee with GSA Club members
Attended Summit presented by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Washington State.
Gender Odyssey Professional, August 2014 Attendee
Attended conference for professionals working with transgender and gender nonconforming
youth and adults.
Child Abuse/Neglect Training, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, June 2014
WSCA Conference, March 2014 Presenter and Attendee
Presentation: Creating Safe Learning Spaces for LGBTQ Youth.
WSCA Conference, March 2013 Attendee
Self-Injury Seminar, August 2012 Attendee
Presented by Jenell Effinger, MA, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
SERVICE LEARNING
Asian & Pacific Islander Women & Family Safety Center and Chaya (API Chaya), Seattle, WA
September December 2012
Completed a literature review on dating and sexual violence in the API community.
Facilitated focus groups to assess current attitudes and behaviors around sexual and dating violence, and
developed an assessment survey.
First AME Child Development Center, Seattle, WA
September December 2012
Project: Housing trends study, created survey to gather valuable information towards planning future
services for Head Start eligible families.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Washington School Counselor Association
American School Counselor Association
Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society)