Jai Flicker, Founder & CEO
Jai got his start tutoring in 1999, working for a non-profit organization called The Homework Club. From day one, he felt an affinity for the teens he worked with and within a year was promoted to Site Director of the Mill Valley location. Over time, Jai began innovating with his approach, incorporating elements of mentoring and social-emotional learning into his academic support. This proved so effective that the The Homework Club's founder, Susan Everingham, presented Jai with the opportunity of a lifetime: to take over the Mill Valley site and make it into his own. In January of 2004, LifeWorks Learning Center was born.
Over the past decade and a half, Jai has continued to develop and refine his approach to working with teens, bringing together the latest research on child development and attachment theory to deepen his impact. Jai also has a background in mindfulness, having completed several week-long meditation retreats, as well as a year-long Mindfulness in Education program during which time he got to work with many luminaries in the field, including Jack Kornfield, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Megan Cowan and Vinnie Ferraro.
Jai attended UC San Diego, where he received his BA in Philosophy. He lives in Fairfax with his wife, Yea, and his two year old daughter, Amara.
Over the past decade and a half, Jai has continued to develop and refine his approach to working with teens, bringing together the latest research on child development and attachment theory to deepen his impact. Jai also has a background in mindfulness, having completed several week-long meditation retreats, as well as a year-long Mindfulness in Education program during which time he got to work with many luminaries in the field, including Jack Kornfield, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Megan Cowan and Vinnie Ferraro.
Jai attended UC San Diego, where he received his BA in Philosophy. He lives in Fairfax with his wife, Yea, and his two year old daughter, Amara.
