Dr. Brett Zyromski, Our Keynote Speaker at NSCLC 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that Dr. Brett Zyromski will be the keynote speaker at our National School Counseling Leadership Conference (NSCLC) 2025! We can’t wait for him to kick off NSCLC on February 25, 2025, at Paradise Point Resort in San Diego, CA.
Brett Zyromski, PhD
About Dr. Brett Zyromski
Brett Zyromski, PhD is an Associate Professor and Program Chair of the Counselor Education Program at The Ohio State University. His scholarship focuses on how school-based counselors can enhance protective factors and positive childhood experiences for students who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), while at the same time deconstructing the systems that create the need for such interventions. His research also explores the impact of socially-just evidence-based interventions in school counseling, and socially-just evidence-based school counselor education and evaluation in school counseling.
His accomplishments include:
Associate Editor for the Professional School Counseling journal
Published over 40 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters related to school counseling issues
Research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Ronald H. Fredrikson Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation
Faculty Affiliate at The Ohio State University Center on Education and Training for Employment
Co-editor of School Counseling Research: Advancing the Professional Evidence Base (2023)
Co-author of Facilitating Evidence-Based, Data-Driven School Counseling: A Manual for Practice (Corwin, 2016)
Co-founder and current co-chair of the annual Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference (EBSCC)
Dr. Zyromski’s Keynote
Redefining Education: Centering Community, Family, and Cultural Assets to Create Hope and Belonging
In this inspiring keynote, we will explore the impact of schools centering the assets and strengths of the ecosystems of their students, families, and communities on students’ success. Often, our educational systems prioritize conformity within our standardized educational system, leading to a focus on student deficits that can leave educators feeling overwhelmed and students feeling marginalized. This session aims to shift that paradigm by centering the inherent strengths and assets within our students and their families.
Attendees will discover practical strategies to cultivate hope and belonging—two critical elements for student success. Research shows that hope is a stronger predictor of post-secondary achievement than ACT and SAT scores or high school GPAs, and fostering a sense of belonging can transform school culture into a powerful engine for student success. Join us to rejuvenate your leadership approach and learn how to create environments that center cultural strengths and family assets to support the success of every student. Together, we can reshape our schools and, in turn, the futures of the young people we serve! Get ready to be energized in this call to action!
