Meet the AAA HS Counseling Team

Kimberly Miller is beginning her second year at Arkansas Arts Academy and will serve grades 7-9 as school counselor. Mrs. Miller has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Arkansas and a Master of Education in School Counseling from Arkansas State University. In addition, she completed Non-Violent Crisis Prevention through the Crisis Prevention Institute and is a member of the American School Counselor Association.

Mrs. Miller said, “My focus is achieving wellness through art, music, and mindfulness techniques. Just a few of my daily goals include providing students a safe space to process feelings, teaching coping skills, and helping improve peer relationships.” Mrs. Miller also works to connect families with community resources and develop partnerships with organizations that offer support to families and students. Mrs. Miller added, “I am looking forward to helping connect the elementary and high school campuses. I loved going into 6th grade classrooms last year and then bringing those students over to tour the high school campus. I enjoyed seeing 6th graders get excited about the transition to high school. The counseling team is eager to have even more events to connect the two campuses.”

Mrs. Miller lives in Fayetteville with her husband, Daniel, and they have two children, Sloane and Blair. In her spare time, she enjoys photography, gardening, baking, and mixed media collage.

kmiller@artsk12.org

This is Amber Foster's second year as a high school counselor with us. This year, she is adding the role of District Lead Counselor. In her over 20 years in education, she has been a classroom teacher, Instructional Interventionist, Literacy Coach, as well as both elementary and high school level counselor. Amber Foster played college level basketball at Three Rivers College where she earned an Associate’s of Arts degree. She then went to Springfield, Missouri, gained her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Elementary Education, continued there to earn a dual Masters of Arts one in Community Agency Counseling and one in School Counseling. She pursued her Specialist degree at William Woods University in Administration Leadership in Education and is currently working on finishing her dissertation to achieve a PhD in Educational Leadership. Amber is an avid learner and has a thirst for knowledge.

She has a son who attends AAA at the elementary school. In her spare time she loves to travel and see new places, spend time with friends, go biking, hiking, and enjoy the beautiful scenery this area has to offer.

afoster@artsk12.org

Meredith McDowell comes to us from Thaden School where she worked as a Learning Specialist. She holds two graduate degrees (Education Specialist and Master of Science) in Career Counseling from Florida State University and a College Counseling Certificate from UCLA Extension. She has also worked at the Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter, Florida State University Career Center, and the Texas A&M University Career Center where she specialized in working with college students who were undecided about their major and career goals. Meredith is excited to join our team and school, and looks forward to assisting students with their post-secondary plans.

mmcdowell@artsk12.org

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