Caroline Smith

Caroline began her career in education as an AmeriCorps member assisting under-served students in Austin matriculate to and graduate from higher education institutions. Since then she has worked in the field of special education career coaching with the Austin ISD, and in 2015 she joined The Goodwill Excel Center team serving as a Life Coach; shifting to her role as Lead Life Coach this past summer. As a Life Coach, Caroline manages a caseload of transitioning senior-level students and assists them as they complete diploma requirements and prepare for post-grad college and career opportunities. Caroline is passionate about providing a comprehensive approach to student success, including mental and physical health. She calls upon her academic experience in Psychology when serving students, and she is currently completing her master’s in Public Health at the UT Health Science Center at Houston.

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