Dr. Addis has 44 years of experience in public education in a variety of roles that include teacher, counselor, coach, principal, system-level administrator, and director of a regional educational service agency. He has designed and administered a variety of dropout prevention initiatives that include after-school programs, counseling, and service-learning. Dr. Addis has served as an alternative school principal and authored numerous grant proposals that funded summer programs, professional learning, family engagement, and character education. Dr. Addis has served as an adjunct instructor at several colleges in South Carolina and Georgia, trained local school boards, and consulted with local school systems on policy and leadership development. He has led educator teams in the development and distribution of student achievement measures and online systems for delivery of educator training. Dr. Addis has served on numerous professional boards, testified before legislative committees, and recently chaired the Educator Ethics Task Force of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.

Jacinda has worked in homeless education for the last six years as well as in the areas of truancy, chronic absenteeism, school climate, dropout prevention and alternative education. Jacinda has fifteen years experience in the areas of trauma, mental health, substance abuse, child welfare and juvenile justice. Jacinda has also served as an adjunct college professor for the past ten years teaching classes in psychology and mental health.