Ilana

Malone
E-Mail: ilana.malone525@gmail.com
Education and Certification
ESA Certification

Anticipated July 2015

State of Washington
Seattle University

Anticipated June 2015

Master of Arts in Education, School Counseling

University of Washington

December 2009

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

Counseling Experience
School Counseling Intern

August 2014-June 2015

Hamilton International Middle School, Seattle WA

Deliver individual and group counseling to students in academic, social-emotional, and career areas.

Co-facilitate the GSA (Gender-Sexuality Awareness) Club.

Co-facilitate a divorce group for 6th grade girls and boys, a body image group for 7th and 8th grade girls,
and a Connections group for 7th and 8th grade girls.

Advise a student-led peer support service.

Teach a weekly anti-bullying and social skills lesson to 6th graders using the Second Step curriculum.

Taught a two lesson classroom guidance unit on High School and Beyond using elements of Career
Bridge and OSPI curricula.

Provide crisis counseling as needed for students.

Advocate for student needs and help remove barriers to success in middle school and beyond.

Collaborate with teachers, administrators, staff, and parents to ensure student support.

Mediate student conflicts and encourage resolution.

Refer students and families to local agencies and resources as needed.

Participate in student-family meetings.

Contribute to counseling team, school-wide, and district-wide meetings; participate in PLC team
meetings.

Work with the counseling team to revise and integrate a new comprehensive school counseling plan.

Implement aspects of the ASCA National Model.

Be an active member of the school community.

School Counseling Practicum

January 2014-March 2014

Renton High School, Renton WA

Provided individual counseling with a small caseload of students.

Assisted with delivery of classroom guidance lessons about graduation requirements to sophomores.

Supported the 10th grade counselor with credit checks and academic advising to sophomores.

Observation of site supervisor during group counseling sessions, parent meetings, and counselor
meetings.

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Participate in supervision and feedback by fellow classmates and faculty supervisor.

Volunteer Experience
Student Representative

September 2014 to present

Professional Educators Advisory Board

Serve as the liaison between the PEAB and the students; participate in quarterly meetings; provide opinions
and feedback as someone currently in a graduate program.

Graduate Student Representative

September 2013 to present

Washington School Counselor Association

Keep the graduate student members of WSCA updated regarding the Spring conference and other WSCA
happenings via email and social media.

Administrative and Customer Service Experience

Administrative Assistant

October 2011 to October 2013

Various Departments, UW Temp Pool, University of Washington, Seattle WA

Provided planned and on-demand support to faculty, staff, and students including copying, responding to
information requests, and communicating via email, post, and phone.

Calendar and schedule maintenance.

Organized, coordinated, and maintained high volume of travel arrangements; developed travel itineraries.

Processed faculty, staff, and student reimbursements (including travel reimbursements) and petty cash
requests.

Covered reception area as needed to greet and route visitors, accept packages, and distribute mail.

Compiled student letters of recommendation and routed them to appropriate recipient.

First point of contact; greeted incoming visitors, received and distributed mail, and answered the main office
phone line.

Maintained and ordered office supplies; file maintenance and other organizational tasks as assigned.

Event planning support

Professional conferences, trainings, and presentations

WSCA conference, February 2015 presenter, volunteer, and attendee

Presentation: Nature Based School Counseling: Integrating the Benefits of Nature into Comprehensive
School Counseling

Networks for Life suicide prevention training

WSCA conference, February 2014 presenter, volunteer, and attendee

Presentation: Creating a Safe Space with GSAs

Professional Organizations
Washington School Counselors Association
American School Counselors Association

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References
Dr. Mannivong Ratts
Professor, Seattle University
(206) 296-2843
vong@seattleu.edu
Neil Yeda
Counselor, Hamilton International Middle School
206-252-5810
nyeda@seattleschools.org
Cindy Watters
Principal, Hamilton International Middle School
206-252-5810
cjwatters@seattleschools.org