Formando asociaciones positivas entre padres y escuelas

Marc Purchin's vision, goals, education, experience, achievement and reputation combined to prompt the establishment of Purchin Consulting in 1997. Beginning some two decades before that, Marc has personally conducted more than 3,300 mediations, mostly through contracts with the California Special Education Hearing Office, the Department of Developmental Disabilities, several public school districts and numerous nonprofit organizations. He has additionally developed Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs for Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPA) throughout California.Along the way, Marc has taught courses such as "Conflict Resolution and Negotiation" and "Organizational Development and Leadership" at several universities. He earned his bachelor's degree at Southern Illinois University, majoring in speech communication with an emphasis in interpersonal communication and theater. He then completed the distinctive MBA program in nonprofit management offered by American Jewish University (formerly University of Judaism.)Recently Marc became the proud author of Building Positive Parent and School Partnerships, a user-friendly workbook that creatively gets educators and families on the same side - namely to best serve each student. He has been asked to train and speak about the book nationally to family empowerment centers, school districts, and a variety of conferences.As Marc uses the principles of improvisation in almost everything he does, he is especially excited and honored to serve on the board of the Applied Improvisation Network (AIN), an international nonprofit organization.