Counseling

Bill is also an adviser for the National Honor Society, and responsible for guidance programming and counseling students in grades 9 -11 for post-secondary opportunities.

Bill is a member of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), as well as the National Association of College Admissions Counselor (NACAC) and the Western Association of College Admissions Counselors (WACAC).

Jessica Lopez earned her undergraduate degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and International Business from Cal State University Northridge. Some of her corporate experience includes working for Universal Music Group, Live Nation and Warner Music Group. Her passion for education eventually led her to pursue her master’s degree in Education Counseling with a Pupil Personnel Services Credential. She joined the Notre Dame Counseling Department last year as a substitute counselor working with individual students and leading a grief support group for students during Ms. Dickman and Ms. Abdaem’s maternity leaves, but prior to that she counseled middle and high school students for the Los Angeles Unified School District. At the post-secondary level, she was a Career Guidance Counseling Assistant for Pierce College, where she helped high school students with the college application process. Ms. Lopez's counseling experience includes academic and personal counseling services to diverse student populations including but not limited to: students with Individual Education Plan (IEP), English language learners, at-risk, first-generation college students, and students of low socio-economic status.

 

She has tremendous experience building rapport with students, parents, and staff at all levels, and is an active member of several counseling organizations, including the Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC), National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), California Association of School Counselors (CASC) and American School Counselor Association (ASCA). 

Martine Abdaem is in her seventh year at Notre Dame High School. She is the Director of Counseling and counsels freshmen and sophomores with last names R-Z and juniors with last names Rod-Z.  Martine has worked in school counseling for the past fifteen years, previously working at Saint Monica Catholic High School in Santa Monica and interning in the Burbank Unified School District. She holds her M.S. degree in Counseling, with a specialization in School Counseling and a Pupil Personnel Credential from California State University, Northridge, and a B.A. degree in Psychology from UCLA. Martine also has teaching experience, having taught psychology, study skills, and freshman English courses while working at Saint Monica.

Martine brings enormous experience to Notre Dame in areas such as Naviance, coordination of PSAT and AP exams for all students, group counseling, as well as counseling skills for all grade levels in the areas of academic, college, career, and personal counseling.

Martine is an active member of several counseling organizations, including the Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC), National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), and American School Counselor Association (ASCA).