Kari Hein has been a member of the Hinsdale Central Guidance Department since 2005. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor and a member or the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).  Kari is also a member of the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC) and this year is working as a member of the Program Planning Committee for the IACAC’s Annual Conference.

Kari earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Edgewood College.  She received her Master of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in Guidance and Counseling with an emphasis in Community Counseling/Marriage and Family Therapy. 

Kari Hein began working in the counseling field in 1996.  Her first five years were spent counseling adolescents and families as a clinician.  She enjoyed working with kids so much that she went back to school to receive certification in School Counseling.  Before coming to Hinsdale Central, Kari spent her first four years counseling at Montini Catholic High School in Lombard.