About Me

Hello, my name is Calen (Cali) Choyeski. I was born and raised in Central Nebraska.  Currently, I reside in Greeley Nebraska with my family who includes my significant other, Travis, 2-year-old daughter, Charlee Faye, and 5 year old Doberman, Maya. I graduated high school in 2009 from Cedar Rapids High School (now known as Riverside).  I was a member of Student Council, FFA, One-Act, Junior-Senior Class Play, softball, basketball as well as the track and field team. After high school, I graduated from Wayne State College in 2014 with a Bachelors of Science in Human Service Counseling.

I started my Master's Degree at University of Nebraska - Kearney in the Graduate Clinical Mental Health Counseling program during the spring of 2015 with the goal of becoming a children's play therapist. I transferred to the Secondary School Counseling program in 2016 after the Nebraska Department of Education approved for school counselors to be certified without a teaching certificate. I graduated in spring 2017, with my Masters of Science in Education Degree in School Counseling. I was inducted into the University of Nebraska Kearney national honor society for graduate students, as the 2017 Chi Sigma Iota secretary, for recognition of scholastic and professional excellence.

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During my graduate studies, I worked at UNK as a Graduate Assistant in the College of Education building. I interacted one-on-one with multiple professors to assist them with paperwork, grading, organizing meetings, research, and planning UNK's annual Teacher Education Conference.  Along with my brief experience in the collegiate education field, I have many years of experience with the mental health and social work fields as a Child and Family Service worker and a Foster Care Specialist.  In these roles, I worked with and advocated for abused and neglected children, foster parents, court/legal systems, and families.

I have found working with children to be an extremely educational and rewarding experience.  In the wake of the world we live in today, I am ready to make a difference; I want to inspire children to become what they want and help them meet or exceed their potential. I passionately want to make a difference in the live's of our future generation and teach children the social and emotional skills they need to be successful.  While working as the K-12 Grades School Counselor at Ewing, I also maintain a professional membership with American School Counselor Association (ASCA).  I continue strive to earn a dual certification in Elementary School Counseling within the recent future.