Bio
Samantha Vidal has over 15 years of experience as a school counselor in Indiana, spanning high school, elementary, and middle school levels. She is an ASCA-Certified Trainer Shadow and the Lead Reviewer for Indiana's comprehensive school counseling process, Carrying the Torch to Student Success.
With a strong commitment to advocacy and servant leadership, Samantha has served on the boards of the Indiana School Counselor Association and the American School Counselor Association. She is dedicated to developing data-driven, comprehensive counseling programs and values collaboration to enhance equitable systems and address achievement gaps.
Samantha was named Indiana School Counselor of the Year in 2014 and was a finalist for the ASCA National School Counselor of the Year in 2016. She earned her undergraduate degree in Zoology with a Thematic Sequence in Human Development from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She earned her Master’s in School Counseling from Butler University in 2008 and added the Licensed Mental Health Certification in 2021.