David Paris is the author of 15 SEL books. He was the SEL director of the award-winning, largest middle school in Brooklyn. He is a group facilitator of Non-Violent Communication and a trainer with the Alternative to Violence Program. In his spare time, David teaches and performs acrobatics and dance. David is a seven-time acrobatic dance champion, co-director of Paradizo Dance, and was a finalist on America’s Got Talent.