Venture Academy
Kelowna, BC

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Sean Elliott To Oversee
Venture Academy Ontario Campus

Venture Academy for Troubled Teens has announced the hiring of Sean Elliott as Agency Director responsible for the school's Ontario Campus.

Elliott will lead staff at the Ontario campus, the second Venture Academy campus designed to provide parents of troubled teens with an alternative to boot camp.

"I will be working with our team to bring about positive change in our youth and to help their families in family reintegration," Elliot said. "We are primarily helping families who are simply not getting answers to the questions they seek; parents who are saying `enough, things are falling off the rails and we need help.'"

Elliott is an experienced career development practitioner with a bachelor's degree from Tyndale University College in Toronto and a graduate certificate from George Brown College.

He has extensive experience working with youth with behavioural, emotional and substance abuse issues including experience leading a team that provided counselling and employment programs for at-risk youth. He has worked with municipal, provincial and federal levels of government, with private and public school boards, and with employment, career and counselling centres.

Venture Academy Founder and Executive Director Gordon Hay is pleased to have Elliott on board.

"Sean is a dedicated professional, passionate about leading what is a qualified team of professionals committed to strengthening families and restoring hope and support to youth making positive changes in their life," Hay said.

Venture Academy for Troubled Teens is a residential treatment program with campuses in B.C. and Ontario. Both campuses serve families from throughout the US and Canada, including those in Alberta, Newfoundland, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and BC. For more information visit www.ventureacademy.ca or call 1-866-762-2211.