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Patrick Fennell is the Founder of Empowerment Solutions, LLC (February 2004) and the non-profit corporation Empowerment Institute, Inc (June 2006). As a consultant, coach and facilitator, Patrick’s mission is to assist schools to develop and sustain an inclusive and engaging culture and climate where stakeholders work collaboratively so that ALL students thrive. Patrick attains his mission and sustainable results through his ABCD principle – Attitude, Awareness and Accountability yield Better Choices, which lead to your Destiny. Patrick has provided interactive workshops, training and coaching for students, teachers, counselors, administrators, parents and the community at-large. His passion and work interests focus on the connection and implementation of Social Emotional Learning, Culture and Climate, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Mentoring and Emotional Intelligence. As a result, he created an intergenerational mentoring program called “I CAN” which received a National Promising Practice Award from Character Education Partnership (CEP) in 2014. Patrick also serves as a consultant to schools/districts with the School Culture and Climate Initiative at Saint Elizabeth University and provides direct instruction of the Social Decision Making/Social Problem Solving curriculum with the University Behavioral Health Center at Rutgers University.