Erica French, Executive Director, BA Education
 |
Erica French is a graduate of Michigan State University where she obtained a degree in Education. She is currently working on a masters in Community Psychology at the University of Miami. After a year of teaching, she decided to join the United States Peace Corps. A fellow Peace Corps volunteer inspired Ms. French to move to Miami after her service in Niger. Together they expanded and invigorated Educate Tomorrow, a non-profit that provides support and mentoring for youth aging out of the foster care system.
She developed Educate Tomorrow’s holistic approach to mentoring foster youth over the six years in which she worked for the organization. Partnering with Entertainment Benefits Group, Ms. French helped develop a mentoring program for their employees to give back to the community.
Ms. French currently serves as the Director for the New Directions’ non-profit, The International Society for Autism, and works with clients to obtain volunteer and employment opportunities. In her free time, Ms. French enjoys making and performing music. She dreams that one day, all of the world’s children will be saved and she will be free to pursue her love for music professionally.
|
Peter Phillips, Development Director, Dip. MS; GCDF
 |
Peter is a graduate of the University of London where he received his Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies. His interest in youth leadership led him to complete a Certified Global Career Development Facilitator program at Kennesaw State University.Peter’s career as an senior level human services professional, spans more than 15 years, working in business, education, healthcare, social services and justice systems in United Kingdom, North America, and the Caribbean. The institutions that have influenced his growth represent leaders in their field and include Health First, Devereux Foundation, Caltex and NACRO.Before assuming his current role at ISA, Peter held leadership and executive positions for the Carolina Youth Development Center, Devereux Foundation and NACRO. Under his leadership and vision these agencies have been transformed into the premier providers of Career Technology training. Between 1999 and 2006 Peter established facilities in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, designing state of the art resources to deliver career education services that have been acknowledged as “visionary” and “exemplary. The services offer models of best practice for both human resources and program design and fund raising.
Peter’s passion comes from empowering young people to live successful lives and he continues to consult and support initiatives nationally and beyond with this goal. In his spare time, Peter also enjoys tennis, photography and travel. |
Ash Otocki, Media & Marketing
 |
Ash graduated with a BA in Anthropology and a BA in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences from Florida Atlantic University. Her arts education was from Dreyfoos School of the Arts with a focus in Communication and Graphic Design.
Ash acts as a facilitator for student research and arts and is the in-house media, marketing and web specialist for the ISA. She also develops and directs the ISA student advisory committees arts-internships Ash has a true love of education and the arts and encourages students to break out of their shells and find creative ways to express and develop.
|
Jackie Sutton-DeBord, Research & Development
 |
Jacqulynn Sutton-DeBord is a native to South Florida. Jacqulynn attended Florida Atlantic University; where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Studies, Film and Video, and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Jacqulynn’s future plans include earning a Master’s degree in the field of Psychology. Jacqulynn’s organization and creativity is a key role in ISA’s ongoing research and development.
|
