Rhiannon Carabajal Killian

Recruited to be the key architect of Contigo Ed’s career and college counseling professional development offerings, Rhiannon Carabajal Killian brings over 20 years of recognized success inside and outside of the classroom. Most recently, Rhiannon served as the Program Manager for Postsecondary Access and Success for Aspire Public Schools in California working to ensure that school counselors had the knowledge, skills, tools, and resources to empower and support students and families in developing both the career and college-going identities.

Prior to joining Aspire, Rhiannon worked for 10 years at YES Prep Public Schools in both the college counseling and traditional classroom setting. Rhiannon began her educational career with Teach For America – first as a corps member teaching history at Davis (Northside) High School in Houston ISD and then joining the Houston staff as the Recruitment Director responsible for helping build future teacher corps. 

Rhiannon earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She enjoys reading, playing board games with her children, and volunteering at the local farmers markets on the weekends.