John Baisden works as the Senior Executive Vice-President of Turning Winds Academic Institute. He wholeheartedly believes in the work that Turning Winds does on a day-to-day basis. Turning Winds was founded in 2002 to help troubled teens aged 12 to 18 from all over the country. Their motto is "making this world a better place to live one life at a time."
That's why getting up every day to work with the teens at Turning Winds is one of the best motivations for John Baisden. Helping teens realize that they are capable, intelligent, and impressive people feels great. In order to do this, though, Turning Winds has to employ the right people to get the job done.
John Baisden places great importance on hiring the right people to work and teach at Turning Winds Academic Institute. Without a quality staff, the teens there would have a much harder time developing and maturing.
In support of Turning Winds Academic Institute, Baisden recently hired a new Program Director. The person in this position is responsible for deciding and planning the direction of all of the programs at Turning Winds so that they make sense as a whole. It includes everything outside of the students’ schooling as well as any trips, activities, or other events that may occur. The new Program Manager is highly qualified; he was a top graduate from the Harvard Business School and has worked in various other program management positions in the education field.
The other employee that John Baisden has helped Turning Winds hire is their new Academic Director. This position is very important to Turning Winds Academic Institute because education is a focal point of their program. Turning Winds believes that all students can learn, given the right environment. Part of the academic program is designed to develop the students’ confidence, critical thinking, decision making, and communication skills to propel them in their futures. This new Academic Director has a master's degree in special education as well as over 20 years of experience in the field.
