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LMMS Counseling Services

Meet the Counseling Services Staff

Guidance Counseling Services
Counselors' Recommended Links

How to Contact Us

Meet the Counseling Services Staff

Ø      Ann Sloane, Counselor

Mrs. Sloane graduated from Temple University with a BS in English Education. She taught in Philadelphia and Baltimore before going on to earn an MS degree in Counseling Psychology from Kutztown University. She has been a therapist, a Pre-School Director, and a school counselor both in middle school and high school, and has been with East Penn for the past eleven years. Mrs. Sloane loves what she does and also enjoys being with her husband and two daughters.

Ø      Marc Dobbs, Counselor

Mr. Dobbs graduated from PSU in ’91 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.  He taught grade three in the district for seven years.  He moved to the middle school in 1998 and taught grade six for one year, while completing his guidance internship.  After earning his M.Ed. in school counseling from Lehigh University, he began his work at his current post at LMMS.

Ø      Michael Nytz, Counselor
 
Mr. Nytz graduated from Warner Southern College in 1990 with a degree in Psychology, and in 1996 with an MA in Counseling from The College of New Jersey. He earned Guidance Certification from University of Scranton in 1998. e is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
 

ØJack Decker, Instructional Support Teacher

Mr. Decker lives with his wife and two daughters, Jacqueline and Marissa, in Emmaus. He has worked in the East Penn School District for over twenty-five years as an elementary teacher, Instructional Support teacher, assistant principal, and coach. His hobbies include reading, traveling, camping, horses, and observing nature. His current project includes developing a partnership with churches and schools in Nyeri, Kenya.

ØDonna M. Smith, Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Smith is the Administrative Assistant for the three grade level counselors and ISP director. She graduated from Southern Lehigh High School and Shippensburg University. She resides in Lower Saucon Township with her husband Donald. Mrs. Smith enjoys working with the students and staff at LMMS. Some of her favorite hobbies include traveling with her family, reading, dancing and cruising in their '69 Chevy Camaro.

Guidance Counseling Services
(Academic, Career, & Personal Development)

Academic Development

1. Conduct course registration.
2. Provide academic advisement.
3. Facilitate individual and large-group testing.
4. Work in conjunction with IST to increase student success.
5. Coordinate home-schooling and homebound instruction.
6. Provide peer-tutoring services.
7. Conduct orientation program to the school's facilities and programs for new students.

Career Development

1. Utilize county-wide Career Pathways program of career exploration.
2. Coordinate annual Lehigh County Career Technical Institute tour.
3. Organize the Learning for Life career guest speaker program.
4. Administer the California Occupational Preference Survey (COPS).

Personal Development

1. Provide individual and group counseling on a variety of issues.
2. Conduct crisis counseling at LMMS or other schools within the East Penn School District.
3. Coordinate mental health services with area providers.
4. Facilitate peer mediation program.
5. Chaperone school events.

Counselors' Recommended Links

How to Contact Us

      Mrs. Ann Sloane        610-398-4391          email

        Mr. Marc Dobbs        610-398-4392          email

        Mr. Michael Nytz       610-398-4390         email

        Mr. Jack Decker       610-398-4389          email

        Mrs. Donna Smith      610-398-4388          email