Dr. Tamiko Garrett has over 20 years of experience in the field of Education (K-12 and Higher Education). She has worked with youth and their families in various capacities. She is currently the Senior Director of Site Services at Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo, a parti-time adjunct professor at Western Michigan University and the creator of a non profit organization called Parents for Transition where she works with youth and caregivers impacted by invisible disabilities. Dr. Garrett was inspired to create the organization due to her own experience navigating a child with an invisible disability through the K-12 system to higher education. Dr. Garrett completed her doctorate degree from Eastern Michigan University in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Administration in August 2019. Her research interests are parents raising children with disabilities, particularly those with invisible disabilities, and how cultural differences may affect student learning.