JULIANNE LEWIS,
DIRECTOR OF College and life counseling
MEET OUR COUNSELOR
Mrs. Julianne Lewis, Park's Director of College and Life Counseling, holds a Master of Science Degree in Counseling from Canisius College and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Services and Early Childhood Development from the University at Buffalo. Her scope of work spans the ages of 3 to 18 as Park is the only co-ed PreK through Grade 12 independent school in Western New York. She handles the social emotional needs of young children, pre-teens, and early and late adolescents. Mrs. Lewis navigates these developmental epochs every school day and offers developmentally appropriate wise and empathetic support for a variety of issues. Mrs. Lewis also directs Park’s college counseling services guiding the school’s students in Grades 9-12 through the college and financial aid application processes.
Mrs. Lewis was also awarded New York State School Counselor of the Year in 2023 by the New York State School Counselor Association and was awarded American School Counselor Association New York State School Counselor of the Year for 2024!
In 2025, her class of 20 Seniors were admitted to 90 unique colleges and universities and garnered over $6 million dollars in merit scholarships.
If you have any questions regarding PreK - Grade 12 counseling or the college application process here at Park, please reach out to Director of College and Life Counseling, Julianne Lewis, at jlewis@theparkschool.org.
lower school
Assisting students with managing emotions and interpersonal skills
- Implementing school counseling classroom lessons
- Providing short-term counseling to students
- Making referrals for long-term support
- Collaborating with families/teachers/ administrators for student success
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Throughout the month of October, Mrs. Lewis also presents to each grade level in Lower School on the topic of Kindness. During her presentations, she reads a book on Kindness and completes short activity with the class that relates to the book.
middle school
Assisting students with managing emotions and interpersonal skills
- Planning for post-secondary options
- Fostering student study skills, organizational skills, and goal setting development
- Implementing school counseling classroom lessons
- Providing short-term counseling to students
- Collaborating with families/teachers/ administrators for student success
upper school
The Park School of Buffalo offers a unique, personalized, comprehensive college counseling program beginning in Grade 9 that erases the need for parents to pay for a private college counselor. Our goal is to get students into college and out of college by connecting them to an institution that is the right fit for them academically, socially, artistically, and athletically.
Please visit our College Counseling page for more information!
