About me
Dr. Loretta Whitson is a trailblazing force in education, known for her visionary leadership and relentless advocacy for school counselors. As the founder and executive director of the California Association of School Counselors (CASC), the nation’s largest state school counseling organization, she has transformed the profession in California. Her leadership has been instrumental in doubling the number of K-12 school counselors in the state, reducing student caseloads from an overwhelming 1,000-to-1 ratio to just over 400-to-1. Her work has strengthened the profession’s role in student success, forging crucial connections with legislators and decision-makers to expand school-based mental health services and college and career readiness programs. Additionally, Dr. Whitson spent 25 years in the Monrovia Unified School District as a school counselor and district administrator, pioneering innovative programs that integrated school and community mental health services. She also shaped future educators as an Assistant Professor and Chair of the Educational Counseling Program at the University of La Verne.
