About Spark Training
“Our team learned so much from the Spark Training that we’re able to use every day at the Club. The training was interactive and engaging and we walked away with real practical advice that we can implement with the kids we serve.”
Training that starts with empathy—and delivers results.
Spark Training began with a simple idea: training should be practical, respectful, and built by people who’ve lived what they teach.
In 2020, founder Gregin Doxsee and co-founder Alexander Whitney set out to create a new kind of professional development—one rooted in real-world experience, not theory. Their goal was to give educators, human service professionals, and leaders the tools to navigate challenging behavior with confidence and compassion.
What started as a small Maine-based initiative quickly grew through word of mouth. Organizations loved Spark’s down-to-earth approach, flexible delivery, and content that truly fit their teams’ needs. Today, Spark serves schools, leadership teams and youth based organizations across New England and beyond—with an expanding team of trainers and a new Boston-area team to better serve clients throughout Massachusetts.
Spark’s Mission and Vision
Our vision is to provide the behavior management tools and inspiration for you to become the solutions to your own unique challenges.
Our mission is to make behavioral management training accessible to anyone working with challenging behavior.
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- Built in the field
- Flexible delivery
- Customized content
- No fluff, just impact
- Built in the field - Flexible delivery - Customized content - No fluff, just impact
THE SPARK TEAM
We’ve tried to answer any question you might have in our FAQs.
(if we haven’t, please reach out as we love explaining who we are and what we do)
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If you work with people, you work with behavior. Spark began by training staff who work with children, and has since grown into a resource for leadership development, team building, and proactive strategies across many settings. We’ve partnered with schools, camps, preschools, parent groups, bus drivers, public and private schools, parks and recreation programs, municipalities, and more. If you want practical tools to reduce conflict, manage power struggles, and build strategies that keep people engaged and supported, Spark training is for you.
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We tailor every training to your exact needs. You choose content from our library of modules, and we adapt it to fit your staff and setting. Sessions are interactive and hands-on, with role play, problem-solving, and real-world scenarios—not just talk. In three easy steps, you pick modules, request a date, and receive a customized proposal. We work within your budget, bring training to you when possible, and ensure it’s engaging, relevant, accessible, and affordable.
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Pricing varies based on length, your training budget, applicable discounts (there are many!) and number of attendees. We generally use a tiered approach that gives you the flexibility to have a few more attendees without changing the cost.
