Summary
Vanessa Graber is a seasoned school counselor with 11 years of experience supporting students across K–12 and higher education environments, currently serving Manhattan High School in Kansas. She combines deep expertise in college and career advising—managing standardized test administration, individualized academic planning, and career pathway development—with leadership roles in DEI committees and student organizations like the Black Student Union. Vanessa pairs a Master’s in Counselor Education and a Graduate Certificate in Career Counseling from the University of Central Florida with practical skills in data-informed scheduling, testing coordination, and remote instruction. Experienced in both hands-on counseling and large-scale program logistics, she is equally comfortable coaching individual students through college admissions and coordinating district-level initiatives. Her background in customer-facing operations and training (from roles at Disney and in retail management) gives her a pragmatic, service-oriented approach to student advocacy and systems improvement.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology (concentration in industrial organization psychology), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology (concentration in industrial organization psychology) at University of Central Florida
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, Data Analysis, Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, Data Analysis at Coursera
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Education, Associate of Arts (A.A.), Education at Hillsborough Community College
English, Spanish