Nelson Garbutt is an Edge Fidelity Manager and has been assigned to six schools within Tacoma Public Schools. He helps support and ensure high quality Edge coaching at each of the six locations. He is also an Edge In-School Coach within Tacoma Public Schools and coaches students in the Edge coaching intervention as well as helps integrate Edge principals within the school culture.
Nelson says, “Edge is a unique intervention program that allowed me to see the whole person and have compassion for the students I work with. It gives a coach an opportunity to understand the reason behind the action.”
He is a graduate of San Jose State University, Master of Arts Kinesiology with a Concentration in Sport Management, May 2009