Nicoa Dunne – Partner, President and Chief Relationship Rover of Roving Coach International, Inc. (RCI), a Triangle-based employee engagement company, was honored as a recipient of the Women Extraordinaire Awards at a December 6 luncheon held at the Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh, NC. Each year, Business Leader Magazine recognizes women executives who have distinguished themselves in business, in community involvement, and in inspiring other women.

A graduate of NC State University, Nicoa also holds an MA from Ball State University, a graduate certificate certified in international business administration from Charles Sturt University in Australia, and is a graduate from the Newfield Coach Training Network. She established her career through executive leadership positions with international companies including GE, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Allscripts, where she was a guiding force in its merger with Misys Healthcare. Her 16 years experience in global corporate communications, strategic human resources, and executive level coaching has enabled Nicoa to help propel Roving Coach into a position of exceptional growth and influence.

When Nicoa isn’t off Creating World Peace in the Workplace™ she is the managing partner of holland archer, inc, where she provides plain talk and values-based partnering to executives and teams around the world.

“My work energizes me and I’m really passionate about focusing my work on what matters most to me. Fortunately what matters to me matters to others. It feels great to have my efforts recognized and to be honored along with so many other distinguished women,” Nicoa remarked about her win.

Indeed, Nicoa’s passion, enthusiasm and energy spill over into every aspect of her life – from her beautiful family to her impressive career, and to her loving involvement in the community. Her values-based philosophy, ebullient spirit, and energetic personality have also made her a hit on the professional speaking circuit where she effectively connects with all types of audiences. Among other affiliations, Nicoa is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management, the International Coach Federation, and a board member of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

About Roving Coach International

Roving Coach International (RCI), a NC-based employee engagement company, isn’t your typical coaching organization. RCI provides coaching in crisp, confidential 30-minute sessions — focusing on what matters to employees at all levels (not just the “big dogs!”). Why? Because what matters to employees matters to the bottom line. If you are part of an organization that is, or aspires to be, a great place to work, contact RCI immediately by calling Nicoa Dunne at 800.611.3161.

CJ Scarlet of Roving Coach International (RCI) managed to rack up two major awards in less than a week. On November 9th in Raleigh, NC, she was one of ten women inducted into the 2011 Class of the Academy of Women sponsored by the YWCA of the Greater Triangle. The Academy is the region’s most prestigious honor for women who are the best at what they do while upholding the mission of the YWCA – to eliminate racism and empower women. CJ, an award-winning author, motivational speaker, and life transitions coach, received the Entrepreneurship Award as Chief Rover and CEO of RCI, the preeminent North Carolina-based employee engagement company founded to make career development coaching available to employees at all levels (not just the “big dogs!).

Three days later, CJ traveled to Atlanta to attend the 2011 LACE (Ladies Achieving Continuous Excellence) Awards hosted by the Greater Women’s Business Council (GWBC), an organization for certified women business enterprises in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Doggone-it if she didn’t win again! She graciously accepted the Trailblazer Award for exhibiting community and business leadership, being innovative, and taking risks.

Put the emphasis on “taking risks,” because that’s exactly what CJ did in 2009 when she and two business partners put everything on the line to create a world-changing international company. Today, Roving Coach is well on its way to that goal with CJ using her exceptional entrepreneurial skills to propel RCI to national acclaim and expansion into the UK.

“I’m still processing the fact that, in one week, two distinguished organizations like the YWCA and the GWBC recognized our vision and hard work,” CJ exclaimed as she showed off her trophies. “It’s certainly humbling and exhilarating to be recognized by two groups whose goals are so perfectly aligned with what we do at Roving Coach. We’re creating world peace in the workplace by helping companies develop and empower their employees.”

A compelling part of CJ’s story began in 2002 when she was diagnosed with two autoimmune conditions that nearly took her life. An encounter with a Tibetan Buddhist lama taught her that she was in control of her own happiness, and as she began to find joy and inner peace through helping others, her conditions began to reverse themselves until, by 2007, they went into remission. In 2008, she founded The Healing Tree Foundation to aid victims of abuse and launched the Kindness Cure Campaign to encourage people to perform one million acts of kindness. A lupus thriver, she is a member of the Board of Directors for the NC Lupus Foundation and volunteers with Hospice of Wake County, UNC Hospitals, the NC Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and the Greater Women’s Business Council’s Voice Committee. A former U.S. Marine and forest firefighter, CJ was named one of the “Happy 100” people on the planet and is the author of Neptune’s Gift: Discovering Your Inner Ocean. Read more about CJ and her many exploits.

TOT program participants will have an opportunity to build relationships with fellow members, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, and leaders in cystic fibrosis research and development. They will also be mentored on the importance of community service in corporate leadership and be responsible for raising funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

“I believe to make a difference, it starts with you and deciding that you want to be an instrument of change, said Jason Horn, a TOT honoree. “The Top of the Triangle program will provide me with an opportunity to develop skills to increase my effectiveness when it comes to philanthropic ideas that I want to pursue.”

At the kick-off event on September 8, participants heard from highly regarded triangle business leaders about why it is essential to their professional success and that of the community to give back.

“Making a difference in the lives of those with a life-threatening disorder requires commitment and support on many levels, but effective leadership is ultimately the key,” said Nicoa Dunne, President and Chief Relationship Rover of Roving Coach International (RCI), who spoke to TOT participants at the kick-off event.

RCI gave a $10,000 in-kind donation in the form of The Roving Coach Experience™, sessions to empower and engage TOT participants during the program in the areas of career development, goal achievement, and fundraising success.

Other top business leaders participating in the program include Alexander Macris, Donna Cheek, Cathy Reed, Domenica Santoro, Emilia Diamant, Lauren Temple, Jeremy Sabo, Jason Horn, Sue Anne Lewis, Evan Pike, Naina Bhasin, Matthew Boone, Susan Clark, Tomas Navratil, Hannah Suh. Business leaders including Cat Lineberry of Sunrise Consulting, Christy Shaffer of Hatteras Venture Partners and Keith Stoneback are some of the key corporate leaders who are supporting the event with participants or nominees or providing mentoring.

The program culminates at the TOT finale on November 18, 2011. During the event, the CFF will formally recognize the most involved and compassionate participants for their accomplishments, and will name the “Top of the Top” participants. Sponsors of TOT Triangle include Sparians, Urban Food Group, Tyler’s Taproom, Blackwell Real Estate Management and Mass Mutual Insurance.

About Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronic and fatal genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and young adults in the United States. CF substantially impairs respiratory and digestive functions, making the simple acts of eating and breathing a challenge. The average life expectancy of someone with CF is 37. There is no cure. As children suffering from cystic fibrosis grow older, they become more vulnerable to life-threatening lung infections. That is why we need your help today to fund the research necessary to find a cure and provide hope to the thousands of patients struggling with CF.

About the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Established in 1955, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing new drugs, improving the quality of life of CF sufferers, and eventually finding a cure for this disease. CFF scientists discovered the gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis and developed four FDA-approved therapies that are now routine treatments. Nearly 90 cents of every dollar donated to TOT will be used to fund landmark CF research. Through unique fundraising events like Top of the Triangle we can give the children and adults with CF the quality of life and future they deserve. To learn more about the Carolinas Chapter, contact the Raleigh office at 919-845-2155 or online at www.cffcarolinas.org.

About Roving Coach International

Roving Coach International (RCI), a NC based employee engagement company, isn’t your typical coaching organization. RCI provides coaching in crisp, confidential 30-minute sessions focusing on what matters to employees at all levels (not just the “big dogs!”). Why? Because what matters to employees matters to the bottom line. If you are part of an organization that is, or aspires to be, a great place to work, contact us online or by calling 800-611-3161.

Joe Schachle Executive Vice President
Inspire Pharmaceuticals

RCI’s Chief Rover CJ Scarlet, is delighted with the new dimension these coaches add to RCI’s roster. “With new coaches from around the country and in the United Kingdom, we’re able to increase our offerings and extend our reach. We have the ‘best of the best’ on board and I know our clients will be more than satisfied with their results.”

Deborah Avery is owner of New York Executive Coaching. She is a graduate of the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and has accreditation from the International Coach Federation (ICF) at the associate and professional levels. Her mentorship ability was mastered during 14 years of managing human resources in law enforcement.

Jan Bolick is a Professional Certified Coach, an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), and a member of ICF. She believes that work should be enjoyable and that sounding out challenges is often enough to help discover solutions.

Victor Bullara is an HR/Executive Coaching professional with more than 30 years experience who has personally trained and coached 2,500 executives. An ELI-MP and iPEC Certified Professional Coach, he is an expert in engagement surveys and leadership development.

Tony Calabrese is founder of Absolute Transitions, LLC. With certification from iPEC’s intense training program and their Energy Leadership process, he enjoys introducing clients to the realization that they have a choice in how they experience life. He coaches job hunters through an outplacement firm called the Five O’Clock Club and is President-Elect of the New Jersey Professional Coaches Association.

Tina Cooper, president of Tina K. Cooper, LLC, has a passion for helping individuals, teams and organizations succeed. With more than 20 years in business management, leadership and consulting, she is iPEC trained, a member of the International and Chicago Coach Federations, and an ELI-MP.

Linda Dolceamore is a dynamic and accomplished Executive Coach and Leadership Development Consultant that has worked for more than 20 years with corporate leaders across the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. She is a graduate of iPEC, and holds memberships in the ICF and the New Jersey Professional Coach Association.

Rod Higginbotham, Roving Coach Director of UK Operations, has spent many years in Management and Human Resource Development with major corporations in the United Kingdom and the United States. In 2007, he started Ashcroft Business Consulting to provide mentoring, coaching and business support to small and mid-sized businesses. He is a member of the Association for Coaches and a Fellow of the Institute for Independent Business.

Victor Ornelas has over 30 years executive leadership experience working in marketing for Fortune 100 companies and as founder of the largest Latino-owned marketing communications agencies in the United States. Certified as a professional coach by iPEC, he focuses on identifying blocks that prevent his clients from moving forward and shifts their energy towards greater engagement.

About Roving Coach International

Roving Coach International (RCI), a Triangle-based employee engagement company, isn’t your typical coaching organization. RCI provides coaching in crisp, confidential 30-minute sessions—focusing on what matters to employees at all levels (not just the “big dogs!”). Why? Because what matters to them, matters to the bottom line. Our mission is to Create World Peace in the Workplace™… one employee at a time! If you are part of an organization that is, or aspires to be, a great place to work, contact RCI immediately by calling Nicoa Dunne at 800.611.3161 or visiting www.rovingcoach.com.

Nicoa Dunne, RCI’s President and Chief Relationship Rover, brings 16 years of experience in global corporate communications and strategic human resources. A graduate of North Carolina State University, she also holds an M.A. from Ball State University, a certificate in International Business Administration from Charles Sturt University in Australia, and is a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. Her career includes a background with GE; Thermo Fisher Scientific; and most recently as the SVP of Human Resources for Misys Healthcare/Allscripts A graduate of the Newfield Network, Nicoa coaches at the executive level with Fortune 500 companies and is the managing partner of holland archer, inc., a provider of strategic HR partnership services. Additionally, Nicoa combines her vast experience, straight talk and energetic personality to wow audiences through her affiliation with the National Speaker’s Association.

Roving Coach Partner and Coach Liaison Stephanie McDilda has helped grow top talent leaders at Nortel, Bank of America, GSK, IBM, and the State of North Carolina over a span of 20 years. Her expertise in designing talent and development programs, combined with her coaching skills, make her a stand-out in the coaching field. In 1993, she started a successful business as a coach, consultant, seminar leader, and motivational speaker, and in 2009 founded Flashpoint International, another successful coaching organization. Stephanie, who holds a Bachelors and two Masters degrees from North Carolina State University, is past president of the Research Triangle Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, and member of the International and Raleigh Area Coach Federations, has taught reading with the Wake County Literacy Council, and has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. She is also a contributing author in the book, A Guide to Getting It: Achieving Abundance.

The NCSHRM Conference is an opportunity for Human Resource professionals from across the state to connect with each other, with government officials, and with conference leaders while learning about the latest HR advances and strategies. During their presentation, the Roving Coach partners will allow attendees to experience coaching techniques and provide them with relevant information and resources for training and coaching within their organizations.

The 2011 NCSHRM State Conference is being held in partnership with the NCSHRM State Council and is hosted by the Raleigh Wake Human Resource Management Association. For additional information about NCSHRM and this year’s conference, visit www.nc.shrm.org.

About Roving Coach International

Roving Coach International (RCI), a Triangle-based employee engagement company, isn’t your typical coaching organization. RCI provides coaching in crisp, confidential 30-minute sessions—focusing on what matters to employees at all levels (not just the “big dogs!”). Why? Because what matters to them, matters to the bottom line. Our mission is to Create World Peace in the Workplace™… one employee at a time! If you are part of an organization that is, or aspires to be, a great place to work, contact RCI immediately by calling Nicoa Dunne at 800.611.3161 or visiting www.rovingcoach.com.

Raleigh, NC (August 22, 2011) - Roving Coach International, Inc. (RCI), an employee engagement company that is creating world peace in the workplace, continues its intergalactic expansion with the addition of Shirlita McFarland to its team. As the company’s Engagement Rover, Shirlita’s position will encompass a wide range of responsibilities, including (most importantly) engaging the Roving Coaches, performing research and marketing functions, connecting with supplier diversity representatives, managing the registration of Roving Coach into supplier diversity databases, and assisting the Executive Rovers as needed. Whew!

With a career that has included employment at WRAL TV, WRDC TV, EB&A Advertising, and Glaxo Smith Kline Pharmaceuticals, Shirlita has more than 25 years in media, marketing, and advertising support that has equipped her to handle the exciting challenges of a phenomenal start-up like RCI. Her expertise in corporate communications and database management will reinforce the company’s growth and success.

RCI offers The Roving Coach Experience™ as a means to increase employee engagement and provide high-level anonymous engagement data to company leaders. Chief Rover CJ Scarlet says about RCI’s newest employee: “Shirlita makes everything funner (at Roving Coach ‘funner’ is a word often used)! She enlivens every conversation with her creative ideas and she can put up with our nonsense. That’s a winning combination.”

“When I met the Roving Coach team and saw their commitment to RCI’s values of collaboration, openness, authenticity, celebration, and humility, I knew that becoming a Rover was right for me,” Shirlita said. “I count it an honor to be affiliated with a company whose mission is even greater than making coaching available as an employee benefit. RCI aims to motivate and inspire others to be their very best, and that, in turn, will make the world better, too.”

About Roving Coach International

Roving Coach International (RCI) isn’t your typical coaching organization. RCI provides coaching in crisp, confidential 30-minute sessions—focusing on what matters to employees at all levels (not just the “big dogs!”). Why? Because what matters to each employee matters to the bottom line. If you are part of an organization that is, or aspires to be, a great place to work, contact RCI immediately by calling Nicoa Dunne at 800-611-3161 or visiting www.rovingcoach.com.