BIO

Phyllis Austin has a passion for excellence in education.  Phyllis Austin has been in the education field for over 18 years.

Phyllis Austin grew up in Chicago, Illinois were she graduated from Lindblom Technical High School. She earned her B.S. degree from Howard University in 1986. After graduating from Howard University, she worked for several companies as a Microbiologist and Chemist. Out of a need for Science teachers, she began teaching in Chicago Public Schools.

In 1993, Phyllis Austin relocated to Chamblee, Georgia outside of Atlanta. In Georgia, Mrs. Austin taught science in the Dekalb County School System and Atlanta Public Schools. In 1998, Phyllis Austin earned her M.Ed. from Georgia State University. She earned her Administrative endorsement in 2002 from the State University of West Georgia.

In 2003, Phyllis Austin was asked to serve as an administrator for an Atlanta Area Alternative School. She recalls it as an eye-opening experience, realizing the epidemic of a lack of quality parenting skills, values, morals, wisdom, and knowledge, which causes the hindrance of children from succeeding in school and in life. As she states, “…this constant and consistent behavior had me asking GOD, ‘How do you want me to help these
children?’ God would answer, ‘Love and see only love.’ ”

In 2001, Ms. Austin founded In My Shoes, Inc - The National Parent Education Center, a non-profit community educational organization that serves, supports, and educates parents on education. Phyllis Austin’s organization helps parents and students to resolve educational concerns and to achieve success.

In 2003, she authored Daily Affirmations for the Students.

As a follow up, Ms. Austin wrote the book entitled, 'Parents, the Power Behind Your Child’s Success.’ It is the only book that teaches parents how to nurture and develop the wholeness of their child through education, spiritual guidance, and involved parenting. As one review states, ‘Finally, a person who dares to put education and spiritual guidance in the same book.’

In 2008, she wrote ‘From Parent to POWER', which replaces the book Parents, the Power behind Your Child’s Success, and continues to be the only book that teaches parents how to nurture and develop the wholeness of their child through education, spiritual guidance, and involved parenting.

In January 2007, Phyllis Austin founded Parents the Power, LLC. The objective of the organization is to show parents how to put into action effective parenting skills.

The goal of Parents the Power, LLC., is to decrease conflict in the home and create peace and an environment in the home that allows children to thrive and parents to prosper in their relationships with their children.

Released in August 2011,'God has not forgotten You' is Ms. Austin’s latest book. Ms. Austin States, "Here’s something you need to know. I decided to write this book as a manual for my children. It was during my children’s teenage and young adult years, I found myself repeating, reemphasizing and readdressing lessons over and over again. Asking, “Don’t they get it? Why would they want to learn it the hard way, through personal suffering, the school of hard knocks?” At that moment, I said, “I am going to just write a book, hand it to them and tell them to refer to the lesson(s).” 

Therefore, in times of discomfort, know that you were made in the image and likeness of God. Know that God has blessed you. Know that you have the Power to create and know that God, our God, your God, has not forgotten you." There is a workbook that accompanies the book.

Phyllis Austin is married and has two children.