Erik Goldschmidt
1. What was your ACE Site/ school/ grade level/ subject taught?
P-cola!!!! I taught 9th grade English at Pensacola Catholic High School.
2. In general, how would you describe your ACE experience?
Incredibly formative...ACE was two very important years of personal and professional growth.
3. What have you been doing since you graduated from ACE?
Um... well... I've been going to school ever since. Following ACE, I returned to Notre Dame to get my M.Div. From there I went to Boston College where I have been working on my doctorate in Counseling Psychology. I have focused on comprehensive and coordinated school- and community-based student supports. I've worked with a large multi-school intervention in the Boston Public Schools on both implementation and evaluation.
4. How have you stayed connected to ACE?
I have stayed connected to ACE through the ACE Fellowship opportunities having been one of the leaders of the Boston ACE Fellowship. I also received ACE Fellows research funding for a study I conducted on school-based health programs in Catholic schools. Many of my friends across the country and in Boston are ACE grads and so I never feel very far away from ACE.
5. What are the ways in which you continue to serve Catholic education?
Serving Catholic schools is both energizing and fulfilling for me. I have enjoyed co-authoring several articles and book chapters on Catholic education. I have co-led a 3-year professional developmental workshop series with Boston Catholic school professionals on implementing best practices in school counseling and student support. Our Boston ACE Fellowship group is beginning to do some interesting outreach projects with a local Catholic school. It will be exciting to see how that develops.