Mrs. Courtny Leahy
Kindergarten
Email: cleahy@ohva.org
Phone: (419) 482-0948 ext. 7789
This is Mrs. Leahy's fourth year with OHVA. She graduated from The University of Akron with a Bachelor's in Psychology and a Minor in Child and Family Development. She completed her Master's in Education for School Counseling at Kent State.
Mrs. Tiffany Hunka
1st Grade
Email: thunka@ohva.org
Phone: (419) 482-0948 ext. 7718
Ms. Hunka is excited to begin her fifth year as a school counselor with OHVA. She completed her Bachelor’s degree at The University of Akron and her Master’s in Education for School Counseling at Malone University.
Mrs. Kristin Pullman
2nd Grade
Email: kpullman@ohva.org
Phone: (419) 482-0948 ext. 7532
Mrs. Pullman is excited to be in her fifth year with OHVA. She completed her Bachelor's degree at Kent State University in Education Studies. She also earned her Master's in Education at Kent State for School Counseling.
Syntero Virtual Summer Programming 2024.pdfSyntero Summer Groups!
As part of our partnership with Syntero, we are excited to announce virtual Summer group opportunities. Syntero Summer Prevention Programming is made possible by funding from Ohio Virtual Academy and is FREE to all OHVA families. Prevention Specialists work with youth to enhance knowledge around areas such as social skills, healthy decision making, and “refusal” skills to help youth say no to unhealthy choices. Please see the flyer for more information regarding group opportunities and the registration process.
Please sign up based on the grade level you’ll be entering NEXT school year.
K-2 OHVA Support Groups
Group counseling, which involves a number of students working on shared tasks and developing supportive relationships in a group setting, is an efficient, effective and positive way of providing direct service to students with academic, career and social/emotional developmental issues and situational concerns.
American School Counselor Association (2019)
We are proud to offer support groups for students in K-2! These are throughout the school year. Sign up information is sent to the Learning Coach email. For more information, please contact your grade level School Counselor.
K-2 Support Groups 24-25.pdf
Grief Resources
The loss of a loved one is a traumatic event at any age, but it can provoke a lot of questions for young children. As the parent or caregiver, your children will often look to you for answers and affirmation of what they are feeling. Once the shock wears off and routines start to resume, your child may not be okay—and that is okay. Lost & Founds goal is to be honest with children and give them a safe space to learn how to communicate all the emotions they are experiencing.
The following information is from the Lost & Found Grief Center: