Paul De Sena, a professor in the school counseling programs at the LMU School of Education, recently received the Distinguished Service Award from the California Counseling Association. De Sena was honored with this award for his exceptional leadership contributions to the California counseling profession.
“This award embodies tremendous recognition for the important work that Paul De Sena performs for school counselors and counselor education at the state level,” said Shane P. Martin, dean and professor for the LMU School of Education.
Paul De Sena has been a faculty member at LMU since 1966 and is a former Chair of the Department of Education and Director of the School Counseling Program. De Sena is an expert in all areas of counseling and counselor education and has keynoted conferences and given presentations nationwide and internationally. He is President of the California Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (CACES) and sits on the governing boards of both the California Counseling Association (CCA) and the California Association for School Counselors (CASC).