Samantha Collins earned her Bachelor of Arts in HDFS with a minor in Spanish in 2012. She has built a career in public education after receiving her Master of Arts in Educational Psychology with a concentration in School Counseling at UConn. She also received a certificate in College Counseling from UCLA Extension in 2019.
After obtaining her master’s degree, Samantha worked as a traditional high school counselor in Litchfield County before becoming the college & career counselor at Trumbull High School in 2016. Samantha has just begun her ninth year in this position at Trumbull High School. She is looking forward to taking students to both the UConn Stamford and Storrs campuses this fall! Samantha has also been an active member of the Connecticut School Counselor Association for over a decade engaging in various leadership roles such as public relations chair and director.
In 2022, Samantha and her husband welcomed twin boys to their family. Samantha is grateful for her time working in the infant room at the UConn Child Development Laboratories as an undergraduate and graduate student. She sings songs and uses Sign Language that she learned as a Child Care Trainee which has assisted in her boys’ development and communication skills. She is looking forward to taking them to UConn basketball games in the future. Luckily they have already seen two national championships in their nearly two years of life. Go Huskies!