ANGELA COTNEY is the guidance counselor for students whose last names begin with D-J. She has an M. Ed. degree and an Ed. S. degree from the University of Florida. She previously was the guidance counselor at Hawthorne High School in Alachua County. She attended Gaither High School in Tampa. Her father is Mark Cotney, who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976 to 1984 and subsequently coached for two years. She can be reached at acotney@pasco.k12.fl.us or by phone at 774-3331.
KELLY DAVEY joined the Gulf High School faculty at the start of the 2006-07 school year. She is assigned students whose last names that begin with A-C. Ms. Davey previously worked as a middle school counselor for six years and a special education counselor for two years. She also worked for a couple of years in a community counseling center specializing in child and family issues. She loves to play practical jokes-- watch out! She can be reached at kdavey@pasco.k12.fl.us or at 774-3329.
APRIL KELLEY is assigned students whose last names begin with Sk through Z. Her other responsibilities include the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Scholarship Coordinator. She is also a member of the High School Guidance District Committee. Ms. Kelley has a B. A. in Business Education and an M. A. in Guidance and Counseling from the University of South Florida. She has 19 years experience as a guidance counselor and six years experience as a business education teacher. Ms. Kelley can be reached at akelley@pasco.k12.fl.us or at 774-3335.
ANNE NELSON is the Performance Based Diploma Program Guidance Counselor. She works with students who are having difficulty reaching their goal to graduate from high school. She joined the Gulf High School faculty during the 2006-07 school year. Ms. Nelson can be reached at 774-3333 or anelson@pasco.k12.fl.us.
JEFF SCHEIFLA joined the Gulf High School faculty at the start of the 2006-07 school year. He is assigned students beginning with the letters O-Si. He had eleven previous years of experience as a guidance counselor, at Hudson High School, Richey Elementary School, and Seven Springs Middle School. He was born in Buffalo, N. Y., and lived in Hawaii for five years. He has lived in Florida for six years. He and his wife Jhen have a two-year-old daughter. Mr. Scheifla says he loves to cook. He can be reached at 774-3332 or jscheifl@pasco.k12.fl.us.
KATHY TRAPP is the Gulf High School career specialist. She manages the Gulf High School Career Resource Center, helping students with career and educational planning. Ms. Trapp has a B. S. in Physical Education from the University of Florida and a M. A. in Guidance Counseling from the University of South Florida. She grew up in Pinellas County and began her teaching career teaching health and P. E. at Safety Harbor Middle School for five years. She then was employed for ten years as a guidance counselor at Ridgewood High School. (Ridgewood was a junior high school when she started there.) She came to Gulf at the start of the 1993-94 school year. Her husband is the Principal of Gulf Middle School. Ms. Trapp can be reached at 774-3351 or ktrapp@pasco.k12.fl.us.
MARIANNE ROMANO, the guidance department secretary, has been in the Gulf High School Guidance Department since 1987. She says she thoroughly enjoys working with the students, the parents and the other faculty and loves being a Bucanneer! Ms. Romano can be reached at mromano@pasco.k12.fl.us or 774-3330.
