Executive Director

I’m a parent, an educator, and an advocate.

I earned my Early Elementary degree from St. Petersburg College along with a reading & ESOL endorsement. I was an educator with Pinellas County Schools for three years working with ESE/EP students before transitioning to home schooling my two children to better suit their individual needs.

From 2016 - 2023 I served on the board of Florida Cyber Charter Academy. I am currently the Vice President for St. Petersburg STEM Collegiate High Schools PTSA, and also the Florida Steering Chair committee for The National Coalition for Public School Options since 2017.

Empowering parents and uplifting student potential is my passion. I co-created FUELS with the intention of bridging the gap between teacher-student-parent needs.

Program Manager

Nicki Larson, the daughter of an educator who spent over thirty five years working in the field of special education, was born and raised in Michigan. Nicki graduated from Western Michigan University in 2004 and relocated to Tennessee, where, inspired by the career of her mother, she first began working with children with individualized education needs in the public school system. She relocated to Florida in 2014 and has applied her expertise in both private and public unique learning environments. She currently works as a paraprofessional for Hillsborough County Public Schools. In her spare time, Nicki is active in multiple PTAs and volunteers with various canine rescue organizations. Her dedication to her students' needs, paired with her expertise and understanding of the ESE landscape, has fueled her to take a step further in providing solutions to the issues facing ESE classrooms and educators across the state.