I go by my middle name, Joie

I am the School Counselor for all Middle College HS students grades 9-12. I support our 9th and 10th graders in person at both our Seattle University and North Seattle College sites. I also support 11th and 12th grade full-time running start students.

I am ecstatic to be a part of the counseling team! I received a B.A. in Psychology and a M.Ed in School Counseling from the University of Mississippi. I was a middle school counselor in Mississippi for two years before moving to Seattle in June 2020. My husband and I fell in love with Seattle four years ago when we visited and got engaged at Keary Park. We are newlyweds with no kids and one cat who we adore!

I am a relentlessly positive presence and I value relationship building, authenticity, and openness. I am a helper by nature, and I believe a successful day is one in which I make a meaningful connection.

I follow the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) National Model which emphasizes social/emotional, academic, and career development. I am also a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board for Certified Counselors.

I am so excited for a great year! I will be here to support our students and staff through whatever challenges come our way!

I am honored to have worked as a tutor at the premier Seattle Middle College at Seattle Central College from 1991-1996, and now to return to the Ida B. Wells School for Social Justice (Middle College @ University of Washington) nearly 20 years later!

Prior to coming to the Wells School, I worked 10+ years as a Youth Development & Employment Counselor at the City of Seattle's Seattle Youth Employment Program (SYEP).

It is a privilege and honor to continue, in some capacity, to serve the promising youth of Seattle, who daily remind me that our future is indeed bright!

The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The heart of education is the education of the heart."

Keven Wynkoop became principal of Middle College High School in 2022 and has been a principal since 2010. He attended Seattle Public Schools from kindergarten through graduation and has worked in SPS since 1999.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Education from Pacific Lutheran University, where he played on the baseball team. After starting his teaching career, he earned his Masters in Educational Administration from Western Washington University.

He was named the Association of Washington State Principals State High School Principal of the Year in 2014 and the Washington Library Association State Principal of the Year in 2018.

He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Rebecca, for more than 20 years and have two children (Nolan and Addyson). A significant part of his time is devoted to them and everything that they do. He loves planning family vacations and with his remaining time, he is a soccer referee, plays and watches sports and likes to visit the gym.