DEBORAH AVERY
As president of New York Executive Coaching, Deborah understands that outstanding leadership and motivating people are crucial to any organization’s success. “Every company,” she says, “no matter its size, industry or philosophy needs effective leadership.” Deborah helps executives develop into leaders to ensure that the message they’re sending–via their words, demeanor and actions–delivers the results they desire. Because sometimes it really is “lonely at the top,” her fresh perspective offers executives new solutions to the challenges of leadership.
Deborah has gained valuable insight from over 25 years in law enforcement with the largest police department in the world: the NYPD. In the field, often under stressful circumstances, she developed her invaluable ability to not only identify challenges but create workable solutions. Her police career included a wide range of functions, including academy instructor, police officer on patrol and sergeant. Until her recent retirement from active duty, she was personnel officer for a patrol borough and was responsible for managing human resources, mentoring and developing leaders from over 5,000 uniformed and civilian employees.
Deborah’s knowledge of goal-setting, time-management and establishing action plans (holding people accountable without micromanaging) inspires her executive clients to do their best–and teaches them how to generate the same results with their own teams. Her intuitive style and strategic ability to think more than a few moves ahead enable her to motivate executives, directors and professionals who face the daily challenge of maintaining effective leadership within ever-changing organizations.
“I learned a universal truth about engaging others,” she says. “The coaching method of supervision motivates people to put forth their best effort and improves their performance. Once employees understand how they actually impact the final outcome, enhanced cooperation naturally follows.”
Deborah is co-producer and host of Coach World TV, which appears on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network. She is also a Mentor Coach for the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC). An accredited Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation, she serves on the board of directors of the New York City chapter.
Qualifications:
- Graduate of the Institute for Professional Empowerment Coaching
- Accreditation from the International Coach Federation at the PCC level
Education:
- BA from Brooklyn College, City University of New York
- Certified in Methods of Instruction through NYPD
Fun Fact: Deborah grew up in a family with seven brothers, which probably served as training for her to flourish in the male-dominated world of inner city policing!
JAN BOLICK
Coach, author, speaker and founder of Business Class, Inc., Jan loves helping leaders and their teams achieve their goals. She loves the challenge, the process and the celebrations that are a result of the tools she provides for a take-charge, make-it-happen, inspiration style of leadership.
Jan graduated from the UNC School of Business, the Management Development Institute and the Young Executives Institute; and has earned three business and leadership coaching certifications. She has worked as a salesperson, trainer, coach, general manager, executive, board member and business owner. Through more than 30 years of experience with corporations, small businesses and non-profits, she has been exposed to a wide range of industries including communication, education, financial services, healthcare, publishing and real estate.
She explains her core belief about work this way: “I believe that work should be enjoyable–specially since most of us spend more time at work than anywhere else. The problem is people get, and often stay, bogged down with various task and people issues that zap their energy, morale and productivity. Often, just sounding it out with someone is enough to lift the load long enough to find a solution. And with that, most always comes a lift to all that was zapped. If only more people could have that in the workplace. Now they can–with the help of Roving Coach! And I’m thrilled to be a part of it!”
Jan holds memberships in the American Society for Training & Development, Blanket Orange County, the Chamber of Commerce, Green Plus and the International Coach Federation.
The mother of a grown son, Jan lives in Chapel Hill, NC, with her husband, Art, and Nellie the calico cat.
Qualifications:
- Professional Certified Coach (International Coach Federation)
- Coach University Certified Graduate
- Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (iPEC)
Education:
- BA in Business Administration, UNC Chapel Hill
- Management Development Institute and Young Executive’s Institute, Kenan-Flagler Business School (UNC)
- Excellence in Speaking Institute – Ty Boyd Enterprises
- NC State Training and Development Program
Fun Fact: Jan is a certified (but scaredy-cat) scuba diver, a decent skier and the very slow finisher of three marathons.
MICHELE BRANT
Michele is a Professionally Certified Leadership, Wellness and Career coach in her own practice, Complete-Living. She is a professionally certified coach and brings more than 20 years of corporate and consulting experience to her endeavors. This includes project management, training and development, online marketing, leadership and life coaching.
She has a great passion for being a catalyst for change, especially in supporting others in seeing their value. She truly enjoys standing for people’s brilliance, and works with clients in the areas of leadership development, career transition, overcoming challenges, time management and wellness. In that capacity, she has worked with several prominent organizations including Verizon, Wells Fargo, TIAA-Cref and Bank of America.
Her professional affiliations include the International Coach Federation (ICF) and the North Carolina Association of Personal and Business Coaches.
Living in many different states and countries throughout her life has been exciting. It has given Michele the ability to be flexible and a quick learner. She currently lives with her family in Tega Cay, SC (a suburb of Charlotte, NC) with two adopted dogs and a cat. Her perpetual dilemma is “too many interests, so little time!”
Qualifications:
- Graduate of the Champion Education Coaching Program, Winston-Salem, NC
- Coaching Certificate from Common Boundaries, Weston, FL
- Strengths Deployment Inventory (SDI) Certification from Personal Strengths, Carlsbad, CA
- Communication Model Certificate from the Institute for Leadership Development, Fort Mill, SC
Education:
- BS in Industrial Management from Georgia Institute of Technology
Fun Fact: Michele was member of Solid Gold, the official hostess group of the Georgia Tech football recruits, but periodically they mistakenly got asked to dance on the Solid Gold TV show!
VICTOR BULLARA
A California resident, Victor started his career as an HR Consultant at Ernst & Young and eventually became their West Coast HR Practice Leader, later holding a similar role with Development Dimensions International. During this 20 year period he was able to work with the CEOs of 43 Fortune 100 companies, as well as 257 other mid- to large-sized companies implementing competency based HR systems, employee opinion surveys, selection systems design, performance management programs, and enterprise-wide learning and development systems. For six years he was a Senior Business Instructor at UCLA and UC Irvine.
Deciding to “retire his travel bag,” Victor became a Director and Chief HR Officer for three high growth companies and was on the founding team of a technology startup that grew from seven employees to 400, where he coached, developed and mentored more than 500 senior leaders. Having caught the “coaching bug,” he started The Chief Executive Coaching Network and World Class HR in 2009. Regarding these enterprises, he says, “I am passionate about coaching…and passionate about helping companies achieve breakthrough results through engaged leaders and employees.”
A member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the International Coach Federation (ICF), Victor has worked with such notable companies as Allergan, WiPro, PepsiCo, Chrysler, and General Motors.
Qualifications:
- Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner
- Certified Professional Coach
- Master Trainer through DDI
- Certified Professional Consultant
- Associate Certified Coach (ICF)
- iPEC Executive and Corporate Coaching PSIG Facilitator
Education:
- BA in Psychology, UCLA; Senior Business Instructor at UCLA and UC Irvine
- Studied Organizational Behavior at the Anderson School of Management
Fun Fact: Victor had one of the first “luggable” computers from IBM. It weighed 34 pounds, had two floppy disks and a 5-inch screen!
TONY CALABRESE
Tony Calabrese, a lifelong resident of New Jersey, has thrived through a series of life changing events over the last several years and his company, Absolute Transitions, LLC, provides him with the opportunity to share what he has learned with others. As a “student of life,” he partners with others as they continue on their life’s journey.
After retiring from a 30 year career in project management and systems assignments at Prudential Financial, Tony was introduced to the concepts of life coaching. He quickly realized that it provided many of the same people interactions he had enjoyed in his previous career assignments and concluded that coaching was a natural path for him to pursue.
In 2009, Tony earned his certifications from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC) in both their intensive coach training program and their Energy Leadership assessment and debrief process. He enjoys working with the ever growing population of Baby Boomers who are facing many different challenges each day, some of which have become unique to this generation.
Tony continues to expand his coaching knowledge and services that he is able to offer. He partners with his clients, providing them with the ability to answer their own questions about how they choose to live the life they want for themselves. In August of 2011, he became a Certified Career Coach for the Five O’Clock Club, America’s premier career development and outplacement service. He is also a member of the International Coach Federation, President of the New Jersey Professional Coaches Association, a member of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the Business Network International Business Exchange Chapter of Summit, NJ.
Tony and his wife, Carolina, enjoy traveling, seeing shows, following Major League baseball and spending time with numerous nephews and nieces in their combined families.
Qualifications:
- Certified Professional Coach (iPEC)
- Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (iPEC)
Education:
- BA from the New Jersey Institute of Technology
- MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fun Fact: Tony works Sudoku puzzles every day!
ALAN COHEN
Based in New York City, Alan is president of Acts of Balance Coaching and has more than 25 years of business experience in the areas of public relations, marketing, human resources, leadership training and development. As an executive coach, trainer and meeting facilitator, Alan serves professionals to help them better navigate their ever-changing business landscape and thus achieve greater success fulfillment and balance.
Alan has been described as a “warm and genuine coach who also possesses keen palpable intelligence.” Through coaching, he helps executives, organizations and small business owners become more meaningfully engaged and communicate more effectively, resulting in leading their organizations to greater performance and highly improved business results.
Prior to becoming a coach, Alan was Director of Corporate Training and Development for Scholastic where he supervised its management training curriculum. While there, he also served as Director of Publicity and led the team that promoted the acclaimed Harry Potter book series. Later he was Director of Communications for The Broadway League, the national trade association that sponsors the Tony Awards where his most notable contribution was leading the crisis team during the Broadway stagehands strike. In other business capacities, he has led consumer publicity campaigns for companies such as United Airlines and AOL.
Alan is a trainer for the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching; a member of the International Coach Federation; a member, career expert and mentor of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA); and is one of only 2,000 Professional Certified Coaches in the world.
Education:
- BA in English and Theatre from Connecticut College
- MBA from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Business
Qualifications:
- Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner
- Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching Professional Coach
Fun Fact: As the Publicity Director for the Harry Potter book series, he was the first U.S. marketing contact to work with J.K. Rowling.
JENNIFER CONAWAY
Jennifer Conaway is the founder and Chief Business Wrangler™ of Your Next Level, Inc. Her small business experience and 10 years in operations with Cisco give her a unique view into the business world.
“I cultivated a perspective that allowed me to see ‘the forest through the trees’. A skill I use today with clients and encourage my clients to learn. Viewing strengths, opportunities and challenges from a higher level changes your perspective and gives you the long-range view to make significant positive change. It’s a skill anyone can use, whether you are a self-employed professional, small or mid-sized business owner, speaker, entrepreneur or coach.”
Jennifer has a project management background, at one time holding a PMP (Project Management Professional) designation, and uses those skills on a daily basis while working with clients. She brings an understanding of processes and systems along with an understanding of emotional intelligence to every engagement. An ability to translate those disciplines to any situation allows her to build relationships and work easily with almost any client.
She has been privileged to work with companies ranging from insurance brokers and financial planners to speakers, coaches and nonprofits.
Jennifer has lived in Pennsylvania, Texas and South Carolina. As far as she knows, she has finally settled in North Carolina.
Qualifications:
- Certified Tilt Practitioner
- Certified ChangeWorks Practitioner
- Coach Training Alliance Certified Coach
- Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner
- International Coach Federation Associate Coach Certificate (in process)
Education:
- BS in Communication, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Association Certificate/Project Management, George Washington University School of Business
- Powerful, Persuasive Speaker – MillsWyck Communications, Raleigh, NC
- Essential Facilitation, Interactive Associates, San Francisco, CA
Fun Fact: Jennifer showed American Saddlebreds as a teenager.
TINA K. COOPER
Tina Cooper possesses a passion for helping individuals, teams, and organizations achieve success, backed up by the skills and experience necessary to do so. That, in essence, is what Tina’s coaching practice is all about—and why her clients get results. One such client said, “Tina is a gifted listener with a remarkable ability to think holistically, follow creative leads, and support clients in generating a values-based achievable action plan.”
Tina is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with more than 20 years of experience in business management, leadership and consulting. Tina has coached executives, managers and employees in organizations ranging from five employees to more than 20,000 on myriad topics including leadership, communication, relationship management, team building and strategic planning. Tina specializes in helping leaders successfully navigate business growth and change, with specific focus on organizational structure, leadership development, program development and process improvement.
Utilizing a unique blend of intuition and pragmatism, Tina taps into her clients’ deeper needs and interests and helps them connect with their core strength to break through the blocks that prevent them from achieving and sustaining success. Tina designs custom solutions that align with each client’s unique personality and learning style.
Tina is a Mentor Coach with iPEC and is on faculty at DePaul University’s renowned business school, teaching management courses in Chicago and overseas. Tina has an active coaching and business consultancy practice in Chicago, where she also oversees the Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program.
Qualifications:
- Trained at the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching
- Certified by the International Coach Federation
- Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner
- DePaul University College of Law Transformative and Facilitative Mediation
- Kellogg-Northwestern University Executive Management
Education:
- BFA in Music and Theatre from Syracuse University
- MA in Theatre from University of Albany
- MBA in Strategic Management from DePaul University
- Certification in IT Service Management
Fun Fact: Tina’s first career was on the stage where she was a professional actress and singer, performing in musical theatre and light opera!
LINDA DOLCEAMORE
Linda Dolceamore, of Sea Girt, NJ, is a dynamic and accomplished Executive Coach and Leadership Development Consultant. She has worked with over 100 leaders in Fortune 50 companies across the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. Linda partners with leaders individually and enterprise-wide to crystallize, execute and achieve their strategic vision. She acts as a ‘thinking partner’ bringing power and velocity in the achievement of each leader’s goals. Her clients have included executives in functional areas such as sales, marketing, operations, service, IT, finance and human resources.
Linda has over 20 years of corporate experience in a variety of leadership, marketing, sales, sales support and organizational development roles. She has supported her clients in a wide range of areas offering leadership program creation and facilitation as well as coaching in areas of personal effectiveness, change management, talent development and succession planning. Her list of coaching clients includes well-known corporations such as Verizon, Bulgari, Merck, and the Mayo Clinic.
Linda is certified in a variety of assessment instruments including Performance Programs Inc.’s Clark Wilson series of 360 feedback surveys, iPEC’s Energy Leadership Assessment, Essi Systems Inc.’s EQ Map Emotional Intelligence profile and the DISC Personal Discernment Inventory.
Described as a “professional thinking partner” in times of career crisis, her clients also regard her as an incredibly talented coach whose focus and passion produce proven results. Linda also uses her skills in her role as an adjunct professor at Montclair State University and during motivational talks to college students at several New Jersey universities.
Linda is a member of the International Coach Federation, the New Jersey Professional Coach Association and the International Coach Federation’s Leadership Special Interest Group.
Qualifications:
- ACC International Coach Federation Certification
- 360 Assessment Certifications, Performance Program Inc.
- Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner
Education:
- BA in English/Communications, Montclair State University
- MA in Communications, Montclair State University
- Teaching Certification, Montclair State University
Fun Fact: Linda loves the beach and water sports. She and her husband often kayak to an uninhabited island for a picnic and a break. Additionally, she has run the Spring Lake 5, a 5-mile Memorial Day race, every year since 1997!
WILLIAM EILL
After spending close to 15 years as a project manager, business analyst and consultant in the New York City area for notable companies such as SonyBMG and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Will discovered the life coaching profession as one that really speaks to him on a number of levels. He received his coaching certification in the Spring of 2009 from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching and finds that helping people to see their options, make choices according to what they value and watch them grow is truly energizing. Clients site his insightful, non-judgmental, easy-going manner as keys to his coaching success.
Personally, he enjoys creative writing. His short screenplay entitled Permission was produced in February, 2011 and Will expects it to be shown at festivals around the country. His newest source of enjoyment is hiking and, of course, spending time with his young son, Mason.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- CPC from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching
EDUCATION:
- BS in Business Administration & Economics, High Point University, High Point NC
FUN FACT: In 2005, after selling his house and resigning from his job, Will and his wife seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – 4 exciting weeks in Italy!
ROD HIGGINBOTHAM
Currently living in Essex, Rod is Director of UK Operations for Roving Coach International and a Roving Coach. Rod has been involved in coaching and leadership development for many years, beginning in 1988 when he conceived the Management Development programme for Gould Inc. and presented it in the UK and USA to managers from seven countries. One of the modules was aimed at managing yourself and this began the interest in people taking charge of their own future.
When he returned to England, Rod spent a number of years in line management culminating in four years as Managing Director of a £15m business for Thermospectra Ltd. It gave him many insights into employee engagement and how easy it was to destroy if managers “neglected” their people duties when under pressures for the bottom line. He began to coach individuals at that point, helping them to determine how they could improve their work situation without merely expecting the company to make everything okay.
Returning to senior HR management in 2001 with Thermo Electron, Rod built and managed the HR function for the UK. He coached HR managers who worked in a complex matrix organisation and also a series of general managers who were geographically separated from their divisional leadership and struggled to balance their profit and loss obligations, the career aspirations of their teams and the demands of their employee groups. He was part of the first attempts in Thermo to use employee engagement tools based on the Net Promoter Score work developed by Fred Reichheld.
He started Ashcroft Business Consulting in 2007 to provide mentoring, coaching and business support to the owners and managers of SMEs. Along the way he achieved a formal coaching accreditation from Pharos Performance Ltd to back up the considerable hours he had undertaken coaching individuals at all levels.
To date Rod has coached leaders in IT, manufacturing, logistics, construction-related and professional services businesses.
Qualifications:
- Accredited Coach, Pharos Performance, Ltd
- Licensed Facilitator for Achieve-Global and DDI Leadership
Education:
- BA Business Studies, University of West London
Fun Fact: If you ever saw him play golf you would have all the fun facts you could wish for!
MOIRA KILLORAN
Moira Killoran is an executive, career and academic coach who brings over 20 years of behavioral change research to the process of helping individuals become more effective and courageous in their work and lives. Her method leverages her training as a cultural anthropologist, highly attuned to the nuances of the visible and invisible limiting beliefs that individuals give to themselves. A key component in her work is assisting individuals to see past these unspoken rules that they have for themselves, as well as within organizations, in order to boldly engage in exceptional performance and vibrant leadership.
Based on her expertise and additional training and certification from the Coaches Training Institute, and IPEC, she has developed coaching programs for managers and executives and career coaching for individuals. Clients include the U.S. Peace Corps, wealth management firms, and executives and leaders in such areas as the pharmaceutical and health care industries.
Moira has extensive experience in the health care industry, including organizational development consulting for hospitals, coaching and disease management, research in many health care arenas including coping and metastatic cancer diagnoses, and breast cancer treatment decision-making. As a National Institute of Health and Department of Defense funded principle investigator, Moira’s writing and publishing has focused on organizational culture, substance use and health care provider-patient communication. In addition to Moira’s early training in the world of theater, she has worked for many years as a university professor, publishing in peer-reviewed books and journals, as well as teaching and conducting research on behavior change.
Moira lives in Chapel Hill, NC, with her husband, anthropologist Daniel Halperin, and their daughters Leila and Ariel.
Qualifications:
- ACC, International Coach Federation (pending)
- CPCC, The Coaches Training Institute, San Rafael, CA
Education:
- BA in Theatre and Social Anthropology, Bennington College, Bennington, VT
- MA in Cultural Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin
- PhD in Cultural Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin
- Postdoctoral NIH/NIA, UC San Francisco
Fun Fact: Moira translates Turkish poems into English!
JANET LADD
Janet Ladd is a Professional Coach and Organizational Development Consultant with over 25 years of experience in business, technology, human resources and consulting. With a passion for helping individuals and organizations flourish, Janet provides individual and corporate coaching and consulting services to develop talent, support organizational and individual change, and improve personal and business performance.
Managing Partner and Coach/Consultant of Ladd & Associates, Janet has supported a number of clients in their change efforts, including Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland Shock Trauma, Lockheed Martin Corporation, American Cancer Society, Berman Goldman & Ribakow and Eyre Travel. She balances her corporate work with teaching as an adjunct faculty member at a local college and with individual coaching clients who seek change in their personal and professional lives.
Prior to starting her own coaching/consulting practice, Janet was Vice President of a leading human resource technology consulting firm for over 10 years, overseeing not only the firm’s HR function but a number of the organization’s most successful practice groups. Additional prior positions include Director of HR for a Maryland-based IT firm, Manager of Corporate HR and Compensation for a national homebuilding/financial services firm, and Systems Consultant with an international management consulting firm.
Janet is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), as well as an active volunteer with the American Cancer Society and Susan G. Komen Foundation. She lives with her family in Columbia, MD.
Qualifications:
- Graduate from Accredited Professional Coach Training Program
- Graduate of Newfield Network
- Attended Certified Coach Training in Applied Positive Psychology through MentorCoach
- Energy Leadership Training through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching
- Certified to administer the Extended-DISC, Campbell Leadership Index and Energy Leadership Index
Education:
- AA in Business/Legal Studies from Villa Julie College (now Stevenson University)
- BS in Business Administration/HR from Towson University
- MS in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins University
Fun Fact: Janet and her son took karate and achieved their Black Belts together!
LAURA POOLE
Laura believes that “everyone has a genius inside them, and it just needs to be unlocked.” Laura attended the prestigious NC School for Science and Mathematics in Durham, NC, before graduating cum laude from Duke University in 1995 with a double major in English and Women’s Studies. She has been self-employed and running her own successful editing business since 1997. An accomplished public speaker, she brings a wealth of experience in leadership, sales excellence, training and communications into her work. Her passion is helping professionals create the career of their dreams and living a balanced life of abundance.
That passion led her to found Archer Coaching, which allows her to offer professional coaching on any level. She brings a unique perspective to her clients and speaking audiences by using coaching and visualization techniques to help them tap into their strengths, create a big-picture context, and develop a strong motivation for learning and change.
A member of the International Coach Federation, she coauthored Manager’s Guide to Effective Coaching, 2nd edition (McGraw-Hill; released August 2011).
Laura lives in Durham with her husband, young daughter, and two cats. She enjoys baking, reading, and quilting when she finds time.
Qualifications:
- Associate Certified Coach (ICF)
- Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner
- Certified Professional Coach, Erickson College
- Advanced Communicator (Bronze) and Competent Leader, Toastmasters International
Education:
- BA, Duke University
Fun Fact: Laura can read upside down!
COLLEEN SLAUGHTER
Dedicated to propelling desired change, Colleen Slaughter, a native of Kentucky, specializes in leadership development and executive coaching for women. She has spent over 20 years – 13 of them in Europe – working with and consulting individuals and organizations from over 35 countries. In addition to her geographical span, Colleen has driven change across an array of companies in various industries, including: professional services, pharmaceutical, telecom, automotive, high tech, consumer products, and diversified manufacturing.
Capitalizing on that experience, on her MBA from the prestigious HEC Paris, and on her extensive coach training from the Newfield Network, in 2009 Colleen founded Authentic Leadership International. Through her firm, she lives out her passion of helping people in international leadership roles achieve lasting, satisfying change by aligning themselves with their true desires and talents. Her clients have included Pew Trusts, Triangle Family Services, and Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry, Inc.
A member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), she is a volunteer Career Coach at the Triangle Chapter of Dress for Success, and is a regular presenter on what true, authentic leadership looks like and how international female leaders can integrate those traits into their own professional and personal lives.
Colleen has dual American and Irish nationalities, shares her life with a German national, has visited over 25 countries, and speaks fluent French, with a working knowledge of Spanish and German. She is also the proud mother of a beautiful baby girl.
Qualifications:
- Associate Certified Coach, International Coach Federation
- Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Qualification
- Newfield Network-trained Coach
Education:
- BA in French, University of Kentucky
- BBA in Business Management, University of Kentucky
- MBA in Entrepreneurship from HEC School of Management, Paris
- Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University
Fun Fact: Colleen lived in France for 13 years!
BETSY SMITH
Whether wearing her Coach, Speaker, or Author hat – or all of them at once – when Betsy Smith speaks, people do a whole lot more than just listen. The founder and principal of E.L. Smith Consulting, Betsy not only understands what people need to achieve short- and long-term success, her innovative and fun (yes, FUN) style motivates them to actually learn – and apply – those strategies. Her clients have included entrepreneurs, senior executives, emerging leaders, and the executive leadership and boards of several non-profit organizations.
Betsy earned a Bachelor’s from University of Texas, Austin and both a Master’s and a PhD from Texas A & M University’s College of Education, which named her one of its Thirty Distinguished Graduates. She served as a Senior Executive at, and/or coach to, organizations such as: Pensacola (FL) State College, Center for Community Education (Texas A&M) and Austin (TX) Independent School District. During her 20-year tenure at Pensacola State College, she served as Dean, Provost, and Vice President, supervising over 250 employees, managing an $8 million budget.
Betsy’s affiliations are too numerous to list here in its entirety, but it includes chairing several committees within the Greater Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce, the Pensacola Y.M.C.A., the Gulf Coast Economics Club, the United Way, and co-founder and past president of the Cordova Rotary Club.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Professional Life Coach Certification (ACC) from the International Coach Federation
- Success Unlimited Network Association
- Strategic Executive Coaching Alliance Associate
EDUCATION:
- BA in Psychology from University of Texas
- MEd in Adult/Community Education from Texas A & M University
- PhD in Higher Education Administration from Texas A & M
FUN FACT: Betsy hosted her own television show on WSRE, the PBS affiliate in Pensacola, FL.
