Natalie Batts, M.S.Ed. Is the Founder and Executive Director of Education Through Consciousness Academy (ETCA). Natalie possesses a unique skill set in education-related roles. While her early career experience was as a drivers education school owner and instructor in Los Angeles, California. She later held several prominent certificated positions in education in California and Arizona as Lead 10th grade teacher, curriculum team lead, administrator-intern, school reform committee researcher, resource specialist teacher, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) supervisor, special education teacher, special education strategist, special education coordinator, teacher trainer/coach, special education director and childcare owner. With mastery of each position came promotion and a greater learning of the field she so passionately loves. Her role at ETCA will be to oversee all aspects of school operations and instruction. Natalie’s professional experience qualifies her; however her deep faith in God and her belief that schools fail when they leave God out is the driving force in creating and maintaining this safe haven for families.