Dr. Donna M. Gibson is a professor of counselor education in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University. In her 26 years as a counselor educator, Dr. Gibson published multiple books, book chapters, and peer-refereed publications. She has also obtained over $2 million in federal grants to train school counseling students as related service providers for students in special education programs and has presented over 100 state, regional, national and international professional presentations. As a member of the American Counseling Association for more than 26 years, she has served as member-at-large for membership and president of the ACA division the Association for Assessment in Research and Counseling (AARC). She served two terms (6 consecutive years) as AARC’s representative to the ACA Governing Council and is an ACA Fellow. Her teaching, research and mentorship has been recognized through university teaching awards, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision journal and CSI research awards with much focus on her research on professional identity development. Through ACA, she has received the Extended Research Award and the Thomas J. Sweeney Award for Visionary Leadership and Advocacy. Dr. Gibson is also a licensed professional counselor, a nationally certified counselor, board certified telemental health provider, and has practiced counseling in a variety of settings, including schools, hospitals, university counseling centers, and private counseling offices. More recently, she has found a lot of meaning in mentoring practitioners through ACA’s mentoring program and mentoring emerging leaders for AARC, ACES, and CSI.