Counseling Department Personnel
Ms. Boswell begins her fourth year as a counselor at St. Ignatius. She is a graduate of S.I’s Class of 1998. Ms. Boswell received her B.A. in Education from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. She then graduated Teachers College, Columbia University, with a Master in Counseling Psychology.
Ms. Campoverdi begins her second year at St. Ignatius. Prior to coming to SI, she worked at a Bay Area parochial high school where she served in the counseling department and also taugh psychology. Ms. Campoverdi graduated from the College of the Holy Crosswith a B.A. in Psychology, a minor in Spanish and a Certificate in Latin American Studies. She graduated from the University of SanFrancisco with a M.A. in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Educational Counseling and a Pupil Personnel Services Credential
Prior to coming to SI, Ms. Chan worked at a Bay Area parochial high school and public high schools around the bay area for six years. Ms. Chan received her B.A. in Community Studies and Education from UC Santa Cruz, CA. As for graduate studies, she graduated from CSU, San Francisco with a M.S. in Counseling with a Pupil Personnel Services Credential. In addition to English, she speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and Toishanese. Ms. Chan is compassionately in sharing her college counseling knowledge with communities that do not speak English. She has designed and delivered college workshops for non-English speaking parents in San Francisco.
This year marks Mr. Dworak’s thirty-fourth year at S.I. He has worked primarily with juniors and seniors in their personal, academic and college issues. Besides his direct counseling duties, he is coordinator of visits by various college representatives as well as coordinator of A.P. testing. Mr. Dworak was awarded a Teaching Credential from the University of San Francisco as well as a Pupil Personnel Service Credential and M.S. in Counseling from CSU San Jose.
Nancy Gunther: Department Secretary
Mr. Kelly begins his fourth year at S.I. He received his B.A. in Communications, his Pupil Personnel Services Credential, and his M.A. in Counseling from St. Mary’s College of California. Mr. Kelly is also a member of the football staff.
Melissa Martin: - Department Chair
Mrs. Martin begins her eigth year at St. Ignatius. She graduated from Purchase College in New York with a B.A. in Psychology and received a M.S. in School Counseling with a Certificate of Advance Study from the State University of New York, Plattsburgh. Mrs. Martin is co-moderator of CSF (California Scholarship Federation) and the associate coordinator for the Advance Placement Program.
Sarah Merrell: Academic Support services Coordinator/Counselor
Ms. Merrell begins her third year at St. Ignatius. Before coming to S.I., Ms. Merrell was the Director of Classroom Services at a Bay Area art and design university where she oversaw educational support services to students with disabilities. She graduated from the University of San Francisco with a B.A. in Sociology and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology in Education and a Pupil Personnel Services Credential.
Ms. Rich begins her eighteenth year at S.I. following fifteen years experience teaching and counseling in other private schools. As a counselor, she will assist students in developing their interpersonal skills and support them in generating an awareness of their unique abilities as well as their college/career goals. She has a B.A. in Psychology from Mt. St. Mary’s College and a M.A. in Psychology from Pepperdine University.
Anne Seppi: Department Project Manager
Michael Thomas: Health Education Coordinator/Counselor
Mr. Thomas begins his thirty-third year at SI and his thirtieth year as a counselor. Mr. Thomas is in his eighth year as the Health Education Coordinator. His responsibilities include: teaching a peer assistance course, coordinating and evaluating the alcohol/drug education and curricular program, assessing and treating students who have violated our alcohol/drug policy, and directing an in-house program for “at risk” students who have alcohol/drug and/or health related problems. Holding a B.A. degree in Psychology from U.C. Davis, Mr. Thomas earned his M.S. in Counseling at SFSU and is a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist. If he's not in his office, you can probably find him in the gym helping to coach the girls varsity basketball team.
Mrs. Whelan is currently beginning her second year at St. Ignatius. She received both her B.A. in Psychology and her Masters in Counseling from the University of New Hampshire and has a Pupil Personnel Services Credential from the state of California. This past year she began working on an Advanced Certificate in Mental Health Counseling from Salem State College in Massachusetts and is planning on finishing this program in the Bay Area. This year Mrs.Whelan is going to be the Freshmen Class Moderator.