Awards

The Washington School Counselor Association recognizes outstanding efforts in the school counseling profession through our annual awards program. Our awards program includes:

School Counselor of the Year
College and Career Counselor of the Year
Advocate of the Year
Equity in Action Award
District Director/Administrator Award
Rising Star Award
RAMP Recognition

Award Descriptions & Criteria

2026 Award Winners

School Counselor of the Year

Gretchen Stiger

School Counselor
Everett High School
Everett School District

Equity In Action Award

Tyra Williams

School Counselor
Aki Kurose Middle School
Seattle Public Schools

District Director/Administrator of the Year Award

Tamra Scheetz

Director of Student Supports
Battle Ground Public Schools

Rising Star

Award

Jayde Albright

School Counselor
Spokane International Academy

Advocate of the Year

Tina Camero

Counselor on Special Assignment-School Counseling and CCR

Seattle Public Schools

College & Career Counselor of the Year

Brian Sites

Career Specialist

Richland School District

Trailblazer Award Recipients

Spokane International Academy Counseling Team

Tabatha Copeland

Taylor Holden

Jayde Albright