A special educator with over 20 years of experience working in some extremely challenging classrooms. He received an MA in Behavior disorders from UNM and has 2 years of Head Teacher experience with a specialized Behavior Intervention Program, that worked closely with UNM Child Psychiatric Hospital. He then developed a Transition program for students moving from school to the adult world, where he established multiple community based partnerships to help students with serious mental health needs succeed in the ‘adult world’. As a result, Mr. Burnett was awarded the NM Autism Society’s “Kheaven Sent” Award for excellence in Transition work with students on the Autism Spectrum. Secondarily, Mr. Burnett works as a Curriculum Trainer / youth Soccer Coach for a nationally recognized child development program that teaches kids (18 months – 12 years old) life skills though soccer and creative play.