The Florida School Counselor Association (FSCA) Professional Recognition Committee invites school counseling professionals from around the state to make nominations for School Counselor of the Year (SCOY) and our Advocate Awards.
County chapters of FSCA or school districts may choose to select individuals for the SCOY nomination or encourage school counselors to nominate themselves for this honor. Nominees must be working as full-time school counselors and have completed three years of service by October 1, 2023.
After clicking on the link below and creating a log-in,* go to “Apply Today” to start the nomination and application process for SCOY. The portal is open for nominations until September 8, 2023, and has an October 14, 2023, 11:59 pm EST deadline for nominees to complete and submit their packets.
fsca.schoolcounselorawards.org/scoy/index
Other Awards
The link above is also the place to make nominations for FSCA’s other annual awards. Click on the link, then click “Other Awards” to find the instructions to nominate and submit the packet for a School Counselor Advocate Award.
Considering nominating a school counselor advocate for one of these awards:
School Counselor Advocate: School-Based Administrator an administrator who demonstrates exemplary support of school counseling programs.
School Counselor Advocate: School, Community, and Family a non-administrator who is an educator, school board member, or community leader who demonstrates exemplary support of school counseling.
School Counselor Advocate: District Leader is a district supervisor whose leadership has shown outstanding impact in the school counseling field.
If you have any questions, please email Jeannie Maddox or Rachel Kusher, FSCA Co-Chairs of Professional Recognition, at maddox@fla-schoolcounseling.org or kusher@fla-schoolcounseling.org. FSCA looks forward to receiving your nominations and reading about the amazing job being done by School Counselors around our state.
The 2024 Florida School Counselor of the Year recognition will occur at the FSCA Convention Awards Luncheon on Friday, October 27, 2023, at the Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort.
*You must create a log-in the first time you use the FSCA portal.
Previous FSCA Award Recipients
| Lifetime Achievement
2009 2012 2015 |
Dr. Robert D. Myrick Dr. Carolyn B. Stone Dr. Madeline Isaacs |
| CONVENTION YEAR
2012 |
AWARDEES FOR FLORIDA
Linda Martin |
| 2013 | Gina Walters Isabel Parrado Tammy Hanby |
| 2014 | Jeannie Maddox Jennifer Lotti Theresa Hartl |
| 2015 | Daniel Shapiro Lance Gondeck Laura Ache Randi Schietz |
| 2016 | Florida School Counselor of the Year, Melissa Garcia (Palm Beach County)
Na’Toria Campbell (Duval County), Florida School Counselor of the Year Finalist |
| 2017 | Florida School Counselor of the Year, Larissa Bennett (Manatee County)
Gigi McIntire (Broward County), Florida School Counselor of the Year Finalist |
| 2018 | Florida School Counselor of the Year, Megen Stair (Palm Beach County)
Christine Estrada (Dade County), Florida School Counselor of the Year Finalist |
| 2019 | Florida School Counselor of the Year, Jillian Gaygan (Broward County)
Dr. Khristi Keefe-Bowens (Duval County), Florida School Counselor of the Year Finalist |
| 2020 | Florida School Counselor of the Year, Grace Wilhelm (Duval County)
Rachel Kusher (Broward County), Florida School Counselor of the Year Finalist |
| 2021 | Florida School Counselor of the Year, Joshua Nelson (Duval County)
Dr. Carman Larson (Sarasota County), Florida School Counselor of the Year Finalist |
| 2022 | Florida School Counselor of the Year, Danya Laverack (Indian River County)
Darius Jones (Polk County), Florida School Counselor of the Year Finalist |
