Dana Aussenberg, MS Ed Learning Specialist

Dana received her B.A. from the University of Vermont and her Master's Degree in School Counseling from Hunter College. Dana worked as a School Counselor at a 6th through 12th grade school in Gramercy Park, counseling students individually and in small group settings with a focus on problem solving and relationship building. She then went on to work at one of the nine selective public high schools in New York City as a College Counselor guiding 11th and 12th graders through the college application process, college essay revision and interview preparation.For the past four years Dana has worked for the CUNY Start program as a Student Advisor and then Program Coordinator where she worked with first-semester college students transforming and teaching college skills preparatory curriculum. Dana also advised students on an individual basis helping them to develop problem solving, time management and communication skills through a collaborative inquiry-based approach.