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Counseling

The DePaul College Prep School Counseling Program is committed to fostering the holistic development of each student in alignment with DePaul College Prep’s Vincentian Catholic framework. 

In partnership with families, faculty, and the broader community, we provide a comprehensive, data-driven counseling program that emphasizes academic achievement, college and career readiness, and social-emotional well-being. 

Guided by our core values of Faith, Respect, Excellence, Service, and Health, we strive to create an inclusive environment where all students are empowered to realize their potential and prepared to meet the challenges of the world with integrity, empathy, and purpose. By encouraging independence, resilience, and moral responsibility, we empower students to become confident self-advocates and compassionate leaders. 

Individual Counseling

School Counselors take a holistic approach, working with students in the academic, personal/social, and college/career realms.

Academic:  School counselors monitor student grades, help students identify strategies and work on goals that will help them leverage their strengths, help students learn self-advocacy skills, as well as create a four-year academic plan that suits their interests and future planning.  

Personal/Social: School counselors are work with students on self-management, emotional regulation, as well as students dealing with a mental health crisis.  When appropriate counselors work in partnership with parents and the school social worker to connect students with outside support.  

College/Career: School counselors begin working with students on future planning as early as the ninth grade, with academic planning, encouraging students to explore interests through extracurricular activities and summer programs, and through goal setting.  Staring in junior year students will also begin working with a college counselor and the two counseling teams collaborate to support students through the college search and application process.

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Our Team

Kelley Curtin

Kelley Curtin

College Counselor, Ignite Moderator
Patrick Donlan

Patrick Donlan

School Counselor, AP Co-Coordinator
Zachary Hinkamp

Zachary Hinkamp

School Counselor, Head Sophomore Football Coach, Head JV Baseball Coach
Andrea Janick

Andrea Janick

School Counselor, Advisory Leadership
Kathryn Kaushal

Kathryn Kaushal

College Counselor
Monica Kazmier

Monica Kazmier

School Counselor
Nicole Kucera

Nicole Kucera

Postsecondary Advisor, IB Counselor
Alison Lewis

Alison Lewis

Head School Counselor
Tony Minestra

Tony Minestra

College Counseling Department Chair, SAT/ACT Coordinator, Varsity Football Assistant Coach
Samantha Mondro

Samantha Mondro

College Counselor
Kamiah Morgan

Kamiah Morgan

Social Worker
Ulises Ortiz

Ulises Ortiz

School Counselor, Chess Team Moderator
Shelby Saunders

Shelby Saunders

School Counselor, Assistant Varsity Girls' & Boys' Tennis Coach
Madelyn Strand

Madelyn Strand

School Counselor
Clare Tiemann

Clare Tiemann

School Counselor