Association Names School Counselors/Advocate of the Year

The Fayette County School Counselors Association has named the 2021 Fayette County School Counselor of the Year for elementary, middle and high school, as well as the Advocate of the Year.

Leslie Kollasch of Inman Elementary, Kristin Cristelli of J.C. Booth Middle, and Kelly Hubbard of Whitewater High are this year’s school winners.

In addition to naming the school counselors of the year, the Fayette County School Counselors Association also recognizes a person outside of school counseling who has contributed to the success of school counselors throughout the county. This year’s advocate is social worker Shenika Brown who serves Sarah Harp Minter Elementary, Braelinn Elementary, Inman Elementary, Peeples Elementary, Whitewater Middle, and Whitewater High schools.

The School Counselor of the Year honors the best of the best, counselors who are running a top-notch, comprehensive school counseling program at the elementary, middle and high school level. Nominations for the award are made by school principals and fellow counselors, and are based upon the recognition of qualities that include the counselor’s effectiveness, dedication to the position, and the level of support the individual provides to students. Counselors also submit nominations for the person they feel deserves to be named the advocate of the year.