Meet OSCA/ACOSO’s Board of Directors: Sharon Kim (Choi), Vice President—Communications

I am humbled and excited to serve as the Vice President of the Communications committee! I was previously a member of the amazing PD committee as a Director. I am still fairly new to the board and hope to learn and grow alongside you this year! Currently, I am the Head of Guidance as well as the English/Humanities Department Head at a private school in Markham, Ontario (York region). In my beginning years as a guidance counsellor in a private school, I wore many hats but often felt like I was alone on an island, so I was happy to find, join, and now, serve the OSCA/ACOSO community. I hope to bridge understandings and be a resource for others who may feel the same way!

My educational background was in developmental psychology, and my graduate work was in equity in education around transformative resistance, critical literacy, and culturally relevant pedagogy. I originally hail from sunny Los Angeles, California and have worked in a wide range of schools, both private and public, in diverse communities here in North America and abroad. I moved to the land of never ceasing snow around six years ago, when I married my Torontonian partner, Peter, and have come to call Toronto home. Pleased to make your acquaintance!