Located between the Pacific Ocean and downtown Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive university offering 60 major programs, 55 minor undergraduate degrees and programs. The Graduate Division offers 39 master’s degree programs and one education doctorate, one juris doctorate and 10 credential programs. 
 
Founded in 1911, LMU is ranked third in “Best Regional Universities (West)” by U.S. News and World Report. LMU is the largest Jesuit Catholic university for undergraduates on the West Coast, with more than 6,000 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. The state-of-the-art The William H. Hannon Library rates among the 20 best in the country according to The Princeton Review’s guide to “The Best 378 Colleges,” 2014. Bloomberg Businessweek ranks LMU sixth in the nation and third in the West in its 2013 Part-Time MBA rankings.

Loyola Marymount University

Kathleen Avena Blanco earned her Ed.D. in Educational Psychology from La Sierra University. She earned her M.S. in Counseling with options in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and School Based Family Counseling from California State University, Los Angeles, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Riverside. Since 2007, her roles have included being a comprehensive school counselor and Program/Behavior Specialist for school districts within Southern California. She has served as a part-time faculty member for graduate programs at Lipscomb University and Whittier College. She is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and holds a P.P.S. credential in School Counseling as well as a Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA) credential. Developing and supporting comprehensive school counseling programs to increase academic, college/career, and social/emotional outcomes within K-12 settings are integral within her role as CWA Program Director.

Kathleen Blanco

Biography

Education

La Sierra University

California State University, Los Angeles

University of California, Riverside