Alejandra Venzor is a school counselor at Excel Academy, an intensive pathway school located in Southwest Denver. Ale was born in Chihuahua and raised in southwest Denver. As a first-generation student, she graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, received her bachelor's from MSU Denver, and later on received her master's in Counseling from CU Denver. Prior to Excel, Ale worked at the Colorado Department of Education where she started as a Youth Advisor and eventually became the Youth Mental Health First Aid Coordinator. Her work ranged from gathering feedback from youth about what was working or missing around accessing mental health services to training school staff from different school districts about the signs and symptoms of mental health disorders. After working behind the scenes for over five years, she decided to go to grad school to be on the front lines of education. Now her work is focused on developing relationships with her students, helping them meet graduation requirements, and having meaningful conversations around exploring different careers.
