For Rebecca Wilson, Ed.D. ’24, starting her education at a community college placed her on a trajectory in higher education that changed her life.
From being a Stamford High School student dreaming of attending college to becoming an award-winning coordinator for College and Career Readiness/School Counselor Services at Stamford Public Schools, her career has come full circle.
Wilson credits a human services course at Norwalk Community College for setting her career in motion. Now, as an adjunct professor at the college, she has been teaching that same course since 2010, making a difference in the lives of students.
In May 2024, Wilson went on to earn her doctorate as part of the inaugural cohort of the Counselor Education and Supervision doctoral program at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU). She began the program in 2021 and successfully defended her dissertation, “Understanding the Barriers to Achieving Career Goals that Persist for Mentored College Graduates from Underserved Backgrounds.”
She credits her life and educational experiences as the impetus for her doctoral studies.
“Having the privilege of being in the first cohort and the first to earn a doctorate in my family is an honor and makes me feel proud and fortunate,” said Wilson.
Presently, Wilson is head of the Stamford Public School district’s school counseling department. She oversees the school system’s college and career readiness programs and provides support and training for counselors, teachers, and administrators.
In 2022, she was named the Connecticut School Counselor Association’s (CSCA) Administrator of the Year, and in 2023, she received the Connecticut Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (CACES) award.
