Christopher Kasper, MA, LPC, NCC, is a 10th-year high school counselor at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School (MI), where he works with 9th-12th Grade students (alphabetized caseload). He has been a full-time high school counselor at Pioneer High School since 2016. Previous to Christopher’s current position, he was a middle school counselor Intern at Wagar Middle School (Airport Community Schools), in Carleton, MI., during the length of the 2015-2016 school year.

Born in Toledo, OH, and raised on the Michigan-Ohio border, Christopher is a First-Generation college graduate, who earned his Associate of Arts Degree from Monroe County Community College; a Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education (Social Studies Major) from Eastern Michigan University; and his Master of Arts Degree in Counseling (School Counseling) also from Eastern Michigan University.

Christopher is passionate about helping to close the access, opportunity, and achievement gaps for historically-excluded students; promoting Career & Technical Education; and helping to guide students through the full length and scope of the college selection process.

As a school counselor, he enjoys professional networking; attending conferences and workshops; taking college courses; collaborating with other educators; and reading the latest education-related materials. In 2020, Christopher completed all supervision requirements for his Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credential. In addition, he also holds a current National Certified Counselor credential (NCC).

Christopher’s counseling style is a combination of Person-Centered; Cognitive-Behavioral; Solutions-Focused; Motivational Interviewing (MI); and Strengths-Based approaches, for students. His students inspire him on a daily basis, and he considers himself both blessed and fortunate to work with many future world-influencers and hosts of strong, determined students.

Christopher is also passionate about social justice initiatives, and is active in pro-labor and pro-public education leadership roles through his local Education Association (AAEA), as a building-level representative and former district-level Secondary Caucus Co-Chair. Additionally, Christopher has been a breakout session presenter for the Michigan School Counselor Association’s Fall Conferences in: 2021; 2022; and 2024, and was also a breakout session co-presenter at the 2022 MACAC Annual Conference. Christopher was a 2021-2023 High School Counselor Advisory Board Member for The Ohio State University; was a 2020-2022 Washtenaw Counselor Association Board Member; was elected in 2022 as a Michigan School Counselor Association (MSCA) Governing Board Member (and current Legislative sub-committee co-chair); as has also been elected as a High School Advisory Board Member for Wayne State University (Detroit, MI.), for the 2025-2027 term.

In his free-time, Christopher enjoys reading; running; rooting for his favorite sports teams (all the various Michigan-based teams); spending time exploring the beautiful State of Michigan; listening to music and podcasts; outdoor activities; learning Spanish; volunteering; and spending time at the library.