Ms. Welch has lived in Arizona for 26 years after growing up in southern California. She attended Northern Arizona University and earned a B.S. in Business Administration, then later in life went on to get her Master of Education in School Counseling from Northern Arizona University. Ms. Welch is married and has two adult children. She enjoys camping, hiking, yoga and spending time with her husband, children, family, and dog. Ms. Welch took time off from work when her children were young and then re-entered the workplace as a school counselor at Marana School District in Tucson. She and her family moved to Scottsdale area in 2011 and Ms. Welch was employed by Scottsdale Prevention Institute for a year before being hired as a school counselor at Arcadia High School and Desert Canyon Middle School. This will be Ms. Welch’s twelfth year at Chaparral.