| Purpose: To contribute to human development and the evolution of consciousness at all levels (individual, couple,
group, professional, and cultural) through coaching, certifying coaches, facilitating group activities, and
publishing.
Widely educated: 23+ years' research and practice; multiple accreditations
Extensive skill: 19+ years' experience coaching (all levels) and facilitating workshops
Broad diversity: integration of dozens of modalities, tailoring content and services
specifically to the application at hand
Published author.
| LIFT
International, Integrated Coaches and Lifestyle
And Prosperity, LLC |
2003 - present |
- Facilitating "New Reality / Whole Health" Experiential Teleconference Series - Feb-Apr 2011
- Facilitating "Integral Sexuality - Sacred Intimacy" at The Washington Ken Wilber Meetup - Jan 2011 - DC
- Facilitated "Making Good Trouble (Shadow Work)" at Community for Spiritual Living (CSL) - Aug 2010 - DC
- Facilitated "Integral Freedom" at The Washington Ken Wilber Meetup - July 2010 - DC
- Facilitated and studied with James Jones / Tom Goddard's ILTP Group (Integral Life Transformative Practice) - 2009-2010 - DC
- Participated as a Board Member with CNVC - the Center for Nonviolent Communication - 2009-10
- Facilitated "Leadership From The Core" at the Creativity In Business Conference - Fall 2009 - DC
- Facilitated Network for New Culture Summer Camp event - July 2009 - VA
- Facilitated Primaling Association event - Summer 2009 - WV
- Created Institute For Grace - 2008
- Celebrated The Integrated Approach (TIA™) being featured in Healing Lifestyles and Spas - Oct 2007; Feb 2008
- Ordained as a minister with the Universal Life Church, Modesto CA - 2007
- Featured TIA™ Coach Certification Program in What Is Enlightenment magazine. - 2007
- Worked with Ken Wilber and Integral Institute as Community Director - 2006
- Created Lifestyle and Prosperity, LLC - 2006
- Facilitated International ICF (International Coach Federation) Virtual Community Teleclasses - Sept 2005
- Facilitated Lead Out Loud Teen Leadership Conference event - Sept 2005 - CT
- Facilitated SUNY Binghamton 5-day Communication Course - Aug 2005
- Facilitated NVC training at Network for New Culture Intensive - July 2005 - VA
- Facilitated IAF (International Association of Facilitators) event - June 2005 - FL
- Graduated Integral Institute's 5-day Integral Transformative Practice Intensive - Mar 2005
- Facilitated CTI (Coach Training Institute)'s Nation-wide "Cutting Edge of Coaching" Teleclasses - Dec 2004
- Facilitated ICF (International Coach Federation) Conference Master's Track (MCC) event - Nov 2004 - Quebec City CA
- Facilitated Teleclasses with Teleclass.com
- Graduated Coachville's Teleclass Leader (TELEAD)Course - February 2005
- Graduated Newfield Network's Foundations of Ontological Learning (FOL) Course - 2004
- Created LIFT's Coach Certification Program (now, "The Integrated Approach™ Coach Certification Program - TIACCP) - 2004
- Collaborated in Phenomenal Coaches Guild - 2003 to 2005
- Received endorsement from Ken Wilber - 2003
- Worked as Trainer Trainee with David Deida - 3D program - 2003
- Coached individuals, couples, parents and professionals (approx. 600 hours per year)
- Created website - IntegratedCoaches.com
- Continued study including: Ken Wilber, David Deida, Transpersonal Psychology, Enneagram, Hatha Yoga, Reiki, Qabalah and Vibrational Dynamics (Nassim Haramein, Walter Russell, Marco Rodin, Ed Leedskalnin and Drunvalo Melchizidek)
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| NYNVC Coordinator and Trainer |
March 2002 - 2004 |
- Spearheaded the NYC/Tri-State NVC Community yielding 16 practice groups, a 500-person event in 2002,
an active 4000+ community and 3 local NVC centers (Binghamton, NYC, and Brooklyn).
Grew a 30-person email list to a 2500+
community within 10 months - 2001-2004
- Facilitated, assisted or coordinated 2-10
events monthly for schools, individuals, and
organizations in NY, PA, CT, NH, MA, and CA -
2002-2004
- Coordinated and hosted NYCs first event with
Marshall Rosenberg in over 20 years, over 500
in attendance - Jan 2003
- Introduced hundreds of Tri-State teens to
NVC via events including:
- 2003 Peacemakers Training Institute
- mediation within the NYC public school
system
- parent-child NVC coaching relationships
- Hundreds of hours of free empathy support
provided to NVC practitioners across the US
- Co-facilitated with Marshall Rosenberg (NVC)
at the NY International Intensive Training (IIT)
- 2002 - Rochester NY
- Authored NYNVC Newsletters, readership 4000
- Co-created "NVC TeleCircles" with
Martha Lasley to deepen NVC practice
- Created and supported 16 community practice
groups, mentored group coordinators
- Coached individuals, couples, parents and
professionals (approx. 600 hours per year)
- Received acceptance to the CNVC
Certification Program
- Assisted quarterly in BayNVC Leadership
Retreats
- Created website, practice groups and events
under the name www.NYNVC.org
- Created EastCoastNVC Yahoo group
- Continued study including: Dr.
Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication
(NVC), Focusing, Primaling, EMDR
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| LIFT International |
2000 - present |
- Published "Happy Now, 1000 Exercises
for Lifting Spirits" - 2002
- Facilitated "Relax and Play"
workshops - 2001
- Certified in MBTI (Meyers-Briggs Type
Indicator) - 2001
- Certified in Steven Covey's "7 Habits -
What Matters Most" - 2001
- Published monthly "LIFT Int'l Tips and
News" - 2000
- Produced outlines for several written works,
including "Roadmap 6 - How to get
whatever you want (a simple 6-step system for
personal- and life-transformation)",
"The Self-Discovery Handbook".
- Transformed www.4abetterlife.com to offer
resources and counseling for 9/11
- Attempted integral theory via "3
Pillars of Personal Growth": type
dynamics awareness, communication skills,
and transformational practices
- Continued study including: Robert
Allen, the writings of Jesus, Focusing,
Rebirthing, Holotropic Breathwork, Avatar. Dr.
Jeff Young, Landmark, Release Technique, NLP,
Tony Robbins, Ayn Rand, Deepak Chopra. Richard
Carlson, Dalai Lama, Erich Fromme, Barbara
Sher, Extropy, Transformational Processing,
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| Independent Coaching / Counseling
LIFT International |
1997 - 1999 |
- Hosted small group discussions on personal
development - 1999
- Lead online personal growth chat discussions
- 1999
- Created LIFT International (Life Improvement
and Fulfillment Team); created
www.4abetterlife.com complete with interactive
self-help education tools - 1997
- Published articles "The Meaning of
Success", "What is Happiness?"
- Attempted an integral theory via "8
Life Areas" and "HWHLLBPW"
- Continued study including: MBTI, Aaron
Beck, John Powell, Dale Carnegie, John Gray,
cognitive therapy, transformational
processing, Personalysis, Brian Tracy,
Abraham-Hicks, Gary Zukav, Daniel Goleman,
EMDR, Dr. Phil McGraw, Extropy, life extension
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| Environmental Dynamics
(Int'l Health Wellness Co.)
Director of Sales and Marketing |
1996-1999 |
- Managed and trained sales teams
- Lead seminars on corporate presentation and
communication skills
- Continued study including: Tony
Robbins, John-Roger and Peter McWilliams, the
Bible, NLP, Personalysis, Carl G. Jung, Carl
Rogers
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| JET Program, Fukushima-ken - Japan |
1995-1996 |
- Lived 1 year in Japan continuing studies of
Eastern culture while teaching English as a
second language
- Coached Japanese women in parenting and
personal growth
- Continued study including: Eastern
spiritual practice, calligraphy as a spiritual
practice
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State University of NY at Buffalo
Special Major (5 disciplines: Psychology,
Anthropology, Philosophy, 5 languages, CS) |
1990-1995 |
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude with honors; Phi
Beta Kappa member
- Lived 9 months in Grenoble, France,
examining human nature and personal
development from a European view -
1994
- Offered private counseling and life-coaching
for individuals, couples, and small
groups. Hosted seminars on campus
related to soft-skills, abundance, leadership,
conflict resolution, mediation - 1993
- Published social commentary via fictional
short-story "Make Your Days Tanky: The
World-Reknown Conference and Lecture on Life
Excellment" - 1992
- Received for coursework in transpersonal
psychology, cross-tradition philosophy and
religion studies under the title
"Comparative Languages and
Cultures". Special major combined
psychology, philosophy, and anthropology
including eastern thought (Zen Buddhism,
Taoism, Hinduism). 5 languages, computer
science, art and dance - 1991
- Studied with Buckminster Fuller's best
friend Dr. Harold Cohen. Began
investigating 'what is human
nature?' - 1990
- Published, "Find the Problem";
published articles, "What is
Confidence?", "What is
Success?" - 1990
- Attempted an integral theory called
"Humane Intellect" including an
80-page outline of personal development
models categorized into Emo-Inter, Emo-Exter,
and Intell Inter/Exter.
- Studied Leadership Training and Methods of
Inquiry (MOI). Worked as an MOI TA,
supporting students in practical life-balance
and study skills
- Continued study including: Jacques
Salome, K.O. Schmidt, Hyrum Smith, Steven
Covey, Wayne Dyer, Deborah Tannen, eastern and
western philosophy, Hinduism, Wiccan culture,
Greek philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism, Robert
Anton Wilson, Alan Watts, Dr. Timothy Leary
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| Warsaw Central School |
until 1987 |
- Graduated with honors, 7th in class
- Received honors in Psychology, Math, Writing
and Art
- Worked as a Peer Counselor
- Continued study including: Carl G.
Jung, Ben Franklin, Leo Buscaglia, Abraham
Maslow
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