Welcoming new teachers to local schools: Lind School District - Jenna Brown

Jenna Brown is the new counselor for the Lind School District.

Brown grew up on a farm outside of Oakesdale and attended high school there.

After graduation, she attended Eastern Washington University until transferring to Gonzaga University to complete a Bachelor’s in psychology. She continued her education at Gonzaga to earn a Master’s in counseling.

In the summer, Brown participates in harvest with her family and spends most of her time on the St. Joe River. She also enjoys spending time with her three nephews and two nieces, watching movies and listening to music.

Since this is the first year in the school district, she is most excited to build relationships with the students, staff and families. Having already begun her employment at the schools, she said the staff and locals have been very welcoming and she looks forward to spending the next couple of years with the Lind community.

Her duties as a counselor include working with students on personal, academic and career goals. She said one of her favorite parts of her job is working on classroom lessons with students.

For the grade school students, Brown plans to teach “Kelso’s Choice”, a conflict resolution curriculum, which helps students to learn the difference between big and small problems and how to manage them. Kindness, leadership and respect will be her focus for the middle school students.