Angela K. Hellwege, M.Ed. LLC
A Project Leader and Professional Development Trainer, Angela Hellwege has been a teacher and school counselor for the past 15 years. Her experience includes counseling in charter/alternative high school, middle school, and elementary school. She has served on 5 federal grants — in which her schools have experienced outstanding growth in parent involvement, a reduction of discipline referrals, and raised academic scores. She is currently the Project Leader and Professional Developer for the fifth federal grant, C:3 Grant, Counselors Impacting Charter Communities, work ing with Administration and Counselors in 4 local Charter Schools in Tucson.
Angela has co-authored two character education programs which are being used in charter and public elementary schools, and focus on accountability, behavior, and academics. She works with local universities on research data for both programs. She serves as a mentor to counselors in Arizona and has been on committees to write the career education component for elementary students as required by the state. She is presently working with the Pima County Superintendent's Office in Tucson.
Conducting professional development workshops and presentations at the State and National levels are Angela’s passion. On numerous occasions she is the Guest Speaker at service organizations and clubs, encouraging communities to get involved with their local schools. In 2002 Angela was honored as one oof the first of five, nationally recognized RAMP (Recognized ASCA Model Program) winners and has been a RAMP Reviewer since that time. Her Guidance Counseling Program was featured in the April 2006 issue of USA Today. She continues to attend National Conferences for PBIS, Positive Behavior Intervention Support, J. Epstein's School/Family/Community Partnerships, is President Elect-Elect of the AzSCA Arizona School Counseling Association, and a member of the AmericanSchool Counseling Association (ASCA.)
Carolyn “Boots” Cushing, M.Ed.; LLC
Boots Cushing believes that “a child’s innate resiliency creates an opportunity for the counselor to provide a framework out of which children can learn to succeed in the world. It is the responsibility of the counselor to equip children with the tools needed to gain self-efficacy, respect, responsibility, accountability, and vision for the future.
Boots has taught first through fifth grade students throughout her career and is a certified Guidance Counselor. In 2006, she was recognized by the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) for their work at
