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Nov. 2023I’m writing a book on how to leverage your strengths in career decision making and job search.
Communicating Strengths LLCExecutive Coach
Oct. 2022Honored to be serving as Executive Coach for leaders at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Colorado State University MBA Program, State of Colorado, and Bank of Colorado and other higher education institutions.
Communicating Strengths LLCExpert Book Contributor - Practical Strengths: Career Success
May. 2022Collaborated with Practical Strengths book series author Jo Self on the second book of the series. Practical Strengths: Career Success explores All 34 CliftonStrengths from a career development perspective and for each strength, addresses these topics: 🔹 What to Look For
🔹 How to Look
🔹 What to Communicate
🔹 How to Succeed I was honored to collaborate, edit, and share ideas for this book based on my 10+ years experience as a strengths-based career coach.
Communicating Strengths LLCCliftonStrengths Facilitator and Team Trainer
Sep. 2021United States
Leaf Consulting, LLCGallup-Certified Strengths Coach | Consulting Partner
Sep. 2021Denver, Colorado, United StatesConducted 1 on 1 Strengths Coaching sessions in partnership with Leaf Consulting to help clients learn more about leading from their strengths.
Communicating Strengths LLCLeadership Development Program Instructor / Corporate and Nonprofit CliftonStrengths Trainer
Aug. 2021Fort Collins, Colorado, United StatesAfter teaching strengths-based leadership to MBA's for many years, I started doing training in other settings. I teach strengths-based leadership development programs for current and future leaders. I'm currently training on the subject of strengths-based leadership for the Bank of Colorado and Leadership Pikes Peak and guest speaking at several other organizations including College Board, City of Colorado Springs, Edgewell, and several nonprofits including Project Self-Sufficiency, The Refuge, Young Mens Service League and Peak Parents. 🔹 Train teams and individual leaders to understand their Strengths for personal, professional, and team development. Skilled in helping teams organize based on Strengths.
Soar.comMentor Coach, Soar.com Coach Business Building Boot Camp/Subject Matter Expert for Career Coaching
Mar. 2019 - Oct. 2019Fort Collins, Colorado AreaI provided one on one mentoring to new professionals starting coaching businesses and helped them lay a foundation for a successful coaching business. 🔹 Served as Mentor Coach for participants in Soar’s Coach Business Bootcamp 🔹 Coached new and experienced entrepreneurs on finding their niche, professional branding, and targeted marketing strategies
🔹 Assisted new coaches in the soar.com boot camp to develop strong business strategies around offerings, pricing, customer engagement, business operations, and marketing campaigns
The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaGraduate Career Coach, Rollins College of Business
Dec. 2018Chattanooga, Tennessee AreaI help MBA and MS Business graduate students find the true value in the degree they have worked so hard for. I meet with students one on one for career strategy meetings and help them take actionable career steps. 🔹 Provide one-on-one career coaching for Graduate Students and Alumni of Rollins College of Business through online video zoom meetings
🔹 Designed curriculum for an online Graduate Career Management course in Canvas and two new strengths-based career courses for graduate management students. 🔹 Present webinars and workshops on career content including resumes, LinkedIn, job search strategy
Colorado State UniversityFreshman Seminar Instructor, Introduction to Business
Jan. 2015 - May. 2019Fort Collins, Colorado, United States🔹 Lead as course coordinator, serving as a mentor teacher to new instructors and interfaced with college administration on Assurance of Learning initiatives and reporting
🔹 Taught BUS 100 Introduction to Business to freshmen and coordinate guest speakers, helping new students choose a major concentration and become oriented to the College of Business
🔹 Participated in curriculum review and redesigned curriculum to ensure class continued to meet the goals of the College of Business
Communicating Strengths LLCStrengths Based Career Coach
Jun. 2013Fort Collins, Colorado AreaI help career changers and job-seekers find jobs they like and will be good at. Using the CliftonStrengths (Gallup StrengthsFinder) as the basis for our work, I help people identify and communicate their strengths in their job search and career transition in order to land a job that leverages their unique value. Train and facilitate strengths-based teams through team and leadership development programs. 🔹 Strengths-based career coach working with professionals across industries to find and transition to meaningful work 🔹 Specialist in mid-career promotion and proactive job search and career management strategies 🔹 Coach career clients to develop strengths-based personal marketing plans including resumes, LinkedIn profiles, strategic networking, interviewing strategies, and online marketing and branding. 🔹 Provide one-on-one career coaching on a contract basis to institutions looking to support mid-career professionals in career transition.
🔹 Work with institutions and organizations to develop sustainable career management systems for students, alumni, and employees.
🔹 Coach clients seeking guidance with CareerLeader and Gallup Strengthsfinder (CliftonStrengths)
Colorado State UniversityInstructor, MBA Career Management
Jun. 2011🔹 Teach BUS 515 Career Management for Online Professional MBA students, On-campus Professional MBA students, and Denver Executive MBA students. 🔹 Taught BUS 510 Career Assessment and Development and BUS 515 Career Management and Placement for Early Career MBA Students on campus. 🔹 Developed MBA career curriculum to meet the needs of various student populations
Colorado State UniversityCareer Counselor, College of Business Career Management Center
Jun. 2011 - Aug. 2022Fort Collins, Colorado AreaCo-founder of the College of Business Career Management Center. Created programming and coached business students to leverage their education to reach career goals, empowering students to communicate their strengths to those in a position to help them reach career goals. 🔹 Coached Executive, Professional and Online MBA students and other graduate and undergraduate business students on career management including networking, branding, resume writing, job search strategies, LinkedIn Profile writing, and marketing from strengths
🔹 Provided training and interpretation on Gallup Strengthsfinder and CareerLeader assessments to guide students career decision-making
🔹 One-on-one coaching with mid-career business professionals including career changers, business executives, and new college graduates
🔹 Interfaced with employer partners to facilitate hiring Colorado State University students and alumni
🔹 Participated in creation of training videos for student career development
🔹 Selected online career resource vendors to meet the needs of online and on-campus students
Colorado State UniversityMBA Academic Advisor / Counselor
Jun. 2008 - Jun. 2012🔹 Served as academic advisor for the On-campus and Online Professional MBA Program in the College of Business at Colorado State University during a time of unprecedented growth. 🔹 Provided career guidance, academic counseling, and program planning for MBA students. 🔹 Liaison to faculty and staff for classroom logistics including video production, best practices for distance education, and Blackboard.
🔹 Provided one-on-one coaching to students on probation or experiencing academic challenges
🔹 Coordinated MBA programming for international populations on-campus and online including a Russian Executive MBA Program and a Korean visiting scholar program
Vancil ConsultingHigher Education Consultant/ Grant Writer/ Grant Administrator/ Federal Grant Trainer
Aug. 2005 - Jun. 2013I helped the State of Alaska redesign the way they were using U.S. Department of Education funds to help people who were incarcerated access higher education and plan for their futures after release. I also helped Native Alaska tribes access federal funds for their community development programs. 🔹 Oversaw the Workforce and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Individuals Grant for the Alaska Department of Corrections conducted training for education coordinators and increased the completion rate of program participants from 17% in 2005 to 85% in 2012 through program redesign and training
🔹 Served as Training and Technical Assistance Consultant to Native American Management Services and Summit Enterprises assisting Alaska Native tribal organizations to apply for federal Administration for Native Americans Social and Economic Development and Language Preservation grants
🔹 Wrote $1 million+ grant proposal that was approved for Summit Enterprises to become the Alaska regional Training and Technical Assistance Center for the federal Administration for Native Americans
University of Alaska AnchorageAcademic Support Advisor, College Preparatory and Developmental Studies
Oct. 2003 - Jun. 2008I worked with UAA students from diverse backgrounds to access education and plan for graduation. I supported students throughout their college years to complete their plans of study and assisted them in navigating often-complex university systems. 🔹 Provided academic counseling for developmental education students. 🔹 Developed "What's my Next Step" retention program for students in remedial-level math, writing, reading, and ESL classes. 🔹 Worked closely with Alaska Native and rural students to facilitate transition to the university environment.
University of Alaska AnchorageAcademic Advising Coordinator, Community and Technical College
Sep. 2001 - Oct. 2003Anchorage, Alaska, United States🔹 Coordinated Community and Technical College advising efforts, trained faculty on best practices for academic advising, and personally advised students in vocational programs
🔹 Met with prospective vocational students to discuss career goals and determine best academic program
🔹 Served as college contact for the state top 10% UA Scholars scholarship program
🔹 Coordinated retention efforts for the Community and Technical College and reported to the Dean’s office on student achievement
University of Alaska AnchorageAdjunct Instructor, Study Skills, Learning Strategies, Survival Skills for College Students
Aug. 1999 - May. 2008🔹 Taught GUID 150 Survival Skills for College Students to a diverse population of freshman including athletes, Alaska Native students, non-traditional adult students and freshmen living in residence halls. Curriculum included study skills, time management, career development, and healthy lifestyle choices
🔹 Taught PRPE 050 Learning Strategies as part of the “Smart Start” Cohort-based developmental education curriculum for the department of College Preparatory and Developmental Studies. Curriculum included basic note-taking, test-taking, and reading strategies, organization, and time management
🔹 Taught PRPE 105 Study Skills to college-level developmental students. Curriculum included advanced study skills including note-taking and speed reading, study strategies including test preparation, and academic project management.
University of Alaska AnchorageEnrollment Advisor
Jan. 1998 - Sep. 2001Anchorage, Alaska, United States
University of Alaska AnchorageGED and ESL Instructor - Adult Learning Center
Jan. 1997 - Jan. 1998Anchorage, Alaska, United StatesThis was one of my favorite jobs. I taught GED and ESL skills to parents of children enrolled in an elementary school with a low socioeconomic demographic. I had a classroom for parents next to the kindergarten. I partnered with the elementary teachers to identify volunteer opportunities for the parents and then I taught the parents the lessons before they went into other classrooms to help their kids as volunteers. This program met a need identified by the family school services provider by increasing access to education for parents.
University of Alaska AnchorageRegistration Assistant
Aug. 1996 - Dec. 1997Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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