Judy Bowers - Program Director, C:3 Grant
Dr. Judy Bowers is a consultant for school counseling programs Nationally and internationally. Currently, she is the project director for a three year Federal Elementary School Grant that is placing full time counselors in four charter schools in
Tucson, AZ. Before retiring she was the Director of the School Counseling Program in the Tucson Unified School District,
Tucson, Arizona. During the 13 years Judy was in this position, she gradually increased the number of counselor from 95 to 170, and provided a counselor in every elementary school. This was accomplished through teamwork with district personnel, the governing board, and with funds provided by five Federal Elementary Demonstration Grants.
Judy has been a middle and high school teacher and counselor in Arizona, Wisconsin, and
Illinois. She is a past president of the Arizona School Counselors Association, Inc. Judy is the first Arizona School Counselor to serve as the President of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). She served seven years on the ASCA Governing Board working to move the association to new levels. Judy is the co-author of the ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs (ASCA, 2003) and co-author of the ASCA National Model Workbook (ASCA, 2004. Both of these seminal documents for school counselors are being used across the
United States
and in foreign countries. Judy received the Lifetime Achievement Award, June, 07, from ASCA for her work developing the ASCA National model and for her leadership in the profession.
