Counseling

Email Ms. Mentzer

Mrs. Mentzer is a life-long Kalamazoo area resident. Mrs. Mentzer earned her Associates Degree from Kalamazoo Valley Community College, A Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education-Mathematics and earned her Masters of Arts Degree in Counseling Education and Counseling Psychology. Both of these degrees were from Western Michigan University. Mrs. Mentzer joined the Kalamazoo Central High School counseling staff in the fall of 2019. Prior to that she was the counselor for 26 years at Climax-Scotts Junior/Senior High School.

Email: Kelly Fullerton
Serves Students with Last Names M-Q, U, V

Ms. Fullerton is a proud alumni of Kalamazoo Central High School. She has an Associate degree in Early Childhood Education from KVCC; a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Grades Education from Clark Atlanta University; and has her Masters of Arts in Counselor Education grades 6-12. Ms. Fullerton joined the Kalamazoo Central High School counseling staff in the fall of 2014. Prior to that, she was a middle/high school counselor in Covert, Michigan.

Email: Jennifer Garrison
Serves Students with last Name C-G

Mrs. Garrison is from Wahpeton, North Dakota, but now resides in Portage. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1998, a Masters of Education from National Louis University in 2002 and a Masters of Arts in School Counseling from Spring Arbor University in 2016. She has one year counseling experience in Winthrop, Minnesota and one year of middle school counseling experience in Dowagiac, MI. She joined the School Counseling staff at Kalamazoo Central in the fall of 2019.

Email: Annie Hampel
Serves Students with Last Names A, B, T

Mrs. Hampel is originally from Minnesota and moved to Kalamazoo in 2014. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for undergraduate and graduate school and earned her Masters of Science in Counseling in 2006. In Wisconsin, she gained experience working with youth in community organizations and schools. She moved to the east side of Michigan in 2011 and worked at the high school level before moving to Kalamazoo. Prior to joining the Kalamazoo Central team, she was a middle school counselor at Gull Lake Middle School for 8 years.

Email: Randen Kroes
Serves Students with Last Names H-L, Y, Z

Mr. Kroes is from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and attended Otsego High School. He earned his Bachelor's and teaching degree in Physical Education from Grand Valley State University in 1999, and his Master's degree in Counseling Education from Western Michigan University in 2010. He taught Physical Education for Kalamazoo Public Schools for 9 years and is in his 9th year of School Counseling in the district including time spent at Linden Grove Middle School and the Alternative Learning Program (ALP)

Email: Angel Olivarez
Serves Students with Last Names H-L, Y, Z

Mr. Olivarez is originally from Brownsville, Texas but has lived in Kalamazoo since 1999. Mr. Olivarez earned his Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Southwest Texas State University and his Master of Arts in School Counseling from the University of Texas. He joins the Kalamazoo Central High School Counseling Staff this fall after being a school counselor at Maple Street for 23 years. Before working at KPS, he taught in the Detroit Public School system and in his hometown taught 4th grade, middle school ESL, and served as an Elementary School Counselor. Se habla español.