Career Coach & Organizational Consultant
Summary
The wise replace pride with humility, jealousy with generosity, vanity with sincerity, hate with love, and confusion with serenity.
• Coaching one-on-one, in group workshops, via phone and through internet webinars.
• Motivating and guiding to attain creative and satisfying lives and careers.
• Creating and adapting ideas to the needs of individuals and groups.
• Interpreting assessments.
Specialties:
• Career Planning, Team Building, Leadership Development, Job Search / Landing Strategies, Training, Coaching and Resume Development.
• Assessments: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator for individuals, teams and organizations, the Birkman, and the Strong Interest Inventory.
• Creating, managing and implementing service programs.
Career Timeline
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Senior Career Management Consultant, Right Management
Coached and motivated thousands of job search and career change candidates in all aspects of the career / life transition process, resulting in fulfilling and intentional outcomes. Provided workshops and online webinars, in addition to individual coaching.
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Career Coaching - Resumes, LinkedIn & Interviewing, Private Consultant
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BA, Psychology, University of Illinois Springfield
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Master of Science, Psychology, Penn State University
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Assistant Director / Counselor, Univ. of TN at Chattanooga-CCCE
Managed grant funded, career and educational development programs for over 1000 participants, enhancing college entrance / persistence and job attainment / retention. Supervised and trained 2 Counselors and 1 support staff member. Participated in writing multiple, consistently refunded grants. Implemented programs; created and revised curriculum; managed grant budgets; reported outcomes to Departments of Education and Labor; implemented creative marketing initiatives; conducted successful fundraising initiatives; recruited participants; and delivered workshops. Served on University SACS and Research and Evaluation committees.
Experience Highlights
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Highlight Title
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Assistant Director / Coordinator / Conselor
Univ. of TN at Chattanooga- Center for Community Career Education
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Career Coach & Organizational Consultant
Private Practice
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Senior Career Management Consultant
Right Management
Education Highlights
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BA, Psychology
University of Illinois Springfield
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Master of Science, Psychology
Penn State University
Causes
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Member
American counseling Association
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Supporter
Heifer International
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Member
TN Workforce for Women's Employment
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Supporter
Soul of Somanya
Interests
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Spending time with friends & family, reading and watching movies.
Skills
- Training
- Leadership
- Strong Interest Inventory
- Birkman Assessment
- Strategic Planning
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Career Assessment
- Interviewing & Negotiating
- Organizational Development
- Resume Writing
- Personal Development
- Career Counseling & Coaching
- Job Search Strategies
- MBTI
- Team Building
