MSCA Graduate Student Seminar Presenter Bios
Dr. Courtland C. Lee
Courtland Lee is a Professor in the Counselor Education Program at the Washington DC campus of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of six books on multicultural counseling and two books on counseling and social justice. He is also the author of three books on counseling African American males. In addition, he has published numerous book chapters and articles on counseling across cultures.
Dr. Lee is the Past-President of the International Association for Counselling. He is also a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the only American to receive this honor. Dr. Lee is also a Fellow and Past President of the American Counseling Association. He is also a past President of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. In addition, Dr. Lee is a past President of Chi Sigma Iota, the international counseling honor society. He is a charter member of Chi Sigma Iota’s Academy of Leaders for Excellence. Dr. Lee is the former editor of the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development and currently serves on the Council of Consulting Elders for that journal. He served on the editorial board of the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling and was a Senior Associate Editor of the Journal of Counseling and Development. Dr. Lee has held faculty positions as a counselor educator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Virginia, the University of Maryland at College Park, and the University of Malta. Dr. Lee serves as an international counseling and educational consultant.
Mr. Don Yu
As Director of Better Make Room, Don supports the First Lady’s Reach Higher initiative to inspire every student in America to take charge of their future by completing their education past high school, whether at a professional training program, a community college, or a four-year college or university. Better Make Room seeks to celebrate education, change the national conversation, and reach students directly where they are and give them a space to create content while also navigating the college-going process. With partners in the business, philanthropic, media, and education realm, this campaign will stretch across the country to inspire students and give them the tools they need to reach higher for college. Prior to joining Civic Nation, Don served as the chief of school transformation at the U.S. Department of the Interior and as special advisor to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. He is a former teacher and school district attorney. Don received his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University and a J.D. from Northwestern University.
Dr. Barbara Herlihy
Dr. Barbara Herlihy is University Research Professor in the Counselor Education Program at the University of New Orleans. She is the co-author of three current books and numerous book chapters and articles, primarily on the topics of ethics, feminist therapy, and diversity and social justice. She is a past recipient of the Southern Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (SACES) Courtland Lee Social Justice Award and the ACES Outstanding Mentor Award. She is Past Chair of the ACA Foundation. She has chaired the ACA International Committee and the ACA Ethics Committee and served on the ACA Code of Ethics Revision Taskforce in 2005. She has presented seminars and workshops on ethical issues and feminist therapy across the country and internationally, most recently in Mexico, Venezuela, and Malta. Dr. Herlihy is a former school counselor, community mental health agency counselor, and private practitioner. She held faculty positions at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, the University of Houston- Clear Lake, and Loyola University of New Orleans before joining the University of New Orleans faculty in 1997.
Dr. Karen Crews
Dr. Karen Crews is a counselor leader whose professional experiences include teacher, school counselor and school administrator within the largest school district in Maryland, Montgomery County Public Schools. She has designed and implemented numerous professional development programs focused on student achievement, college and career readiness, counselor leadership and use of data. She has served as a Senior Associate for the Education Trust’s National Center for Transforming School Counseling working with school districts around the country. Currently, Dr. Crews is the Secondary School Counseling Specialist for Montgomery County Public Schools and provides professional development for over 300 school counselors. She holds a doctorate degree in educational leadership from Bowie State University.
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Dr. Catherine Roland
Dr. Catherine Roland, Professor and Chair of the Counseling Program and Director of the PhD program in Counselor Education and Supervision, is President of the American Counseling Association. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in two states and a National Certified Counselor. She received her Ed.D. in Counselor Education from the University of Cincinnati, and has been a private practitioner for 30 years, with adults in transition, older adults, couples and families and diverse populations. Dr. Roland has been a Counselor Educator, Department Chair, and Director of a PhD program in Counselor Education for over 20 years at Montclair State University in New Jersey, the University of Arkansas, and the University of New Orleans.
Dr. Roland has been nationally active for over 25 years with the American Counseling Association (ACA) the 57,000 member organization for counselors and Counselor Educators in the US and internationally. She has held many leadership positions, including President of the Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA); ACA Governing Council Representative for three terms; and Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC) Inaugural Conference Chair (2014). Dr. Roland is currently past Editor of ADULTSPAN Journal, the national peer-reviewed journal of the Association for Adult Development and Aging, published by ACA, and serves on multiple other national journal review boards.
Panel Member Presenters
Imani Ladson
Imani Ladson is a Professional School Counselor at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, MD. A graduate of the School Counseling Fellows Program at Johns Hopkins University Ladson is fueled to help students through a strengths-based approach to counseling and a desire to close the achievement gaps among diverse student populations. Ladson is a member of several counseling organizations including National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), American School Counselor Association (ASCA), and Maryland School Counselor Association (MSCA).
Imani Ladson completed her B.A. in Sociology & American Studies with a concentration in African Diaspora Studies from Kenyon College. During her undergraduate experience, Imani worked in the Kenyon Admissions Office, mentored students of color and first-generation college students in the R.E.A.C.H Program (Realizing Each other’s Ability to Conquer the Hill), played varsity women’s basketball, and participated in the Black Student Union. Her undergraduate studies gave her a robust understanding of social stratification, privilege, and marginalization in America that has spark her interest in social justice work.
After graduation, Imani went on to serve high school-age Greek students from low-income, rural families seeking to attend American colleges and universities . As the College Counseling Fellow at the American Farm School of Thessaloniki, Greece for two years. Imani decided to pursue her Master of Science in School Counseling at Johns Hopkins because of her particular interest in helping to shift the American educational system towards more egalitarian standards and results for ALL students.