About Your Counseling Team
Counselors are assigned to students by last name in alphabetical order. They are available M-F, in the TLC.
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Rani Kang
Laura Solof
Dr. Solof began her counseling career in ESUHSD in 2004. She earned her BA in Psychology from Hamilton College in New York, where she was born. She then relocated to the West Coast for the beautiful weather and earned her Masters in Guidance Counseling in Seattle before settling in the Bay Area. Dr. Solof spent 4 years in the field of vocational counseling in private industry and Job Corps before making the leap to public education. She then completed her EdD in Environmental Justice and International/Multicultural Education at the University of San Francisco. When not at EVHS, Dr. Solof spends her time reading, hiking, recycling, swimming, camping, biking, skiing, and travelling the world.
Rani Kang was born here in San Jose and is an “Eastsider”; graduating from Andrew Hill High School. She received her Bachelor’s in Sociology with a minor in Psychology from UC Davis and worked in the public sector and various educational settings before deciding to pursue a career that was more meaningful to her. She received her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of San Francisco in 2013 and is committed and excited to serve the students of EVHS as they navigate their post-secondary options.
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During her time away from work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, three children, watching football, exercising and reading.
Liya Bromberg
Liya Bromberg was born in Baku, Azerbaijan and moved to Los Angeles when she was 11. She received a BA in Psychology from UCLA and a Master’s Degree in School Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University, Northridge. She relocated to the Bay Area in 2014, which is when she began working at Evergreen Valley High School. Mrs. Bromberg has worked in various educational and counseling settings, but considers EVHS her favorite. When not working with her awesome students, Mrs. Bromberg spends time with her family, reads memoirs, hikes, goes bargain hunting and explores new places.
Xuan Nguyen
Xuan Nguyen has been working as a high school counselor since 2006. With the realization of mental health and its impact on academic performance, she went back to school and pursued her 2nd master's in clinical social work at the University of Southern California. Ms. Nguyen really enjoys working with students in pursuing their post-secondary goals. Her hobbies include listening to BTS music with her daughter, bantering with her husband over great Korean BBQ, and researching the latest and greatest milk tea boba establishments!
Megan Cabalar
Megan Cabalar has been a high school counselor at ESUHSD since 2016 and is thrilled to be a part of the Evergreen Valley Counseling Department. She is a proud San Jose native and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from San Jose State University. Ms. Cabalar has experience working with students at the K-12 level but enjoys working at the high school level the most. She loves getting to know her students/families and feels fortunate to be able to work with students to achieve their personal and/or career goals. Outside of school, Ms. Cabalar enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter. This includes daily walks, weekend hikes, eating good food, and taking their [very energetic] labrador retriever to the dog beach.
Thompson Ly, Head Counselor
Thompson Ly was born in San Jose and graduated from Santa Teresa High School. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Communication with a minor in Education from UC Davis. After completing his undergraduate studies, Thompson worked in the tech industry in Sales and Marketing before pursuing a career in school counseling. He went on to receive his Master’s in Counseling Psychology from the University of San Francisco.
Thompson has experience in counseling across all educational levels, from elementary to college, and he also helps prepare emerging school counselors. Outside of Evergreen Valley High School, he enjoys spending time with his wife and friends, participating in sports, and exploring the outdoors. If he weren't a school counselor, Thompson would most likely be a firefighter. He is honored and thrilled to be part of the strong counseling team at EVHS.
Sylvia Rabago
Sylvia Rabago is happy to join the EV counseling team. She is a native from the central valley, and moved to the bay area to attend St. Mary’s College in Moraga, CA where she earned her B.A. degree. After working in the community college system, she earned her Master’s Degree and PPS in Counselor Education from San Jose State University along with an Administrative Credential from John Kennedy University. She has dedicated her career to working with elementary to college level students but has remained in the high school setting for the last 10 years.
She has also worked in a variety of roles throughout Santa Clara County. Most recently, she transferred from Silver Creek High School where she served as the MST/IST Coordinator and Counselor.
During her time away from work she enjoys traveling, playing games with her family, attending K-pop concerts with her daughters and going to the gym to relax. She welcomes and encourages you to stop by the office just to say hello!
Dan Johnson, APED
Dan Johnson is a lifelong Californian who went to Cupertino High School before attending and graduating from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Economics. Mr Johson received his teaching credential from UC Irvine before returning to the bay area to start his teaching career at Silver Creek High School. He was a math teacher, department chair, the AVID coordinator, and basketball coach at Silver Creek before moving to EVHS the year EV started. At EV he continued in those same roles and added coaching tennis. He is married with 2 daughters who have both graduated college, and became a grandfather two years ago. He enjoys cooking, hiking, and almost all sports both playing and watching.