Instructor(s)

Devon Buchanan, M.Ed

Founder/Lead Instructor

Coach Devon Buchanan is a 13 year educator with a M.Ed and founder of the FOCUS Youth Network and The FOCUS Futures Academy. With a passion for education and recreation, he created the FOCUS Futures Academy to equip young people with the skills they need in 3 main pillars: Wellness and Nutrition Education, Character Development, and College and Career Readiness. Devon’s passion and life's work is to help equip young people with the skills they need to pursue their dreams and become the best version of themselves.

Timothy Scott

College and Career Readiness

Timothy Scott is a graduate of Del Val College with a B.A in Business Administration and a Master's in Accounting. As a student athlete on the football team, Tim takes pride in the ideals of commitment and time management and takes that into his approach to teaching his courses. Tim loves coaching and playing sports, helping his community, spending time with friends and family, and listening to music, podcasts, and sermons. Tim is dedicated to helping young people acquire the skill they need to achieve their dreams.

What will you get from the FOCUS Futures Academy?

Our program was developed around three (3) main pillars: Wellness and Nutrition Education, Character Development, and College and Career Readiness.

  • Wellness and Nutrition Education - Interactive cooking classes, recipe downloads, special guest cooking demos, fitness classes and more will help you take control of your physical health.

  • Character Development - Along with an accountability partner, benefit from personal development seminars centered around mindset, faith, love, self-awareness, and ambition vs. ability.

  • College and Career Readiness - Take advantage of resume writing and interview skills mini-courses in addition to classes on credit vs debit, communication skills, financial literacy, college access and more!