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As a person of retirement age it is wonderful to be challenged and accepted. I discovered how much I value my range of life experiences and how much I have yet to contribute.
Mary Kathryn Wallace
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| Coach Biographies |
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| The Coaches |
| Our courses are facilitated by experienced coaches certified through the nation's leading coaching institutions, including The Newfield Group, Coach U., and Education for Living Southwest. Our coaches learned to be excellent observers of what might hinder students in achieving personal excellence. They teach, not by lecture, but by interaction with students in a unique, non-threatening way that enables students to become better observers of themselves in action. |
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| Paul A. Johnson |
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Paul Johnson has led Stage I and Stage II Education for Living seminars since 1996. He also developed and led short courses on friendship and forgiveness, learning, listening, moods, emotions and feelings, and making and keeping commitments.
"It is a joy and a privilege to work with the people in the seminars, which are about language and learning. Participants learn distinctions that make it possible for them to live their lives more effectively and with a lot less suffering." | Paul made a commitment to become an ontological coach after completing the Education for Living core courses in 1992. He is a graduate of "Art of Coaching" offered by Education for Living, Baton Rouge, LA. For four years, he was involved in many Stage I and Stage II seminars as a trainee, working with an experienced coach. He was certified as a coach and began leading Stage I and Stage II seminars in 1996. Paul is a licensed Shiatsu massage therapist in West Des Moines, IA. (check out his website at www.massageiowa.com). Earlier in life, Paul worked as a Lutheran pastor, owned a kitchen remodeling business, and worked as a receptionist and office manager in a dental office. |
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| Kay Mescher |
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Kay Mescher has taught courses and provided individual coaching since 1993. Besides leading Stage I, some of the many courses she designed and offered include "Language, Learning, and Leadership," "Managing Commitment, Not Time," and "The Art of Effective Feedback."
"The coaching process focuses on observing conversations, movement, and emotions of a participant. The coach's role is to provide feedback about what is observed and to identify possible areas in which the individual can learn to become more effective. The basic claim of these courses is that we create our reality in language and what we speak defines how we live in the world." |
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| Kay has been on faculty at The University of Iowa for the past 35 years, first as instructor in dental hygiene for students earning baccalaureate degrees, and for the past 7 years, as professor in the College of Dentistry. Her area of expertise is communications, particularly in health care patient/provider interactions. She also teaches portions of the ethics and cultural competence content. Kay earned her primary coaching certification from the Newfield Network in Olney, Maryland in 1993, and completed their graduate program in 1999. | |
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| Janet Shepherd |
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Janet Shepherd coaches Stage II, the second of the 3 core courses, in conjunction with Paul Johnson. She has presented a variety of seminars and workshops on topics such as trust, intimacy, moods & emotions, excellence, and learning. Janet is an ontological coach, licensed psychologist, and psychotherapist with an extensive background in language-based change, grief, trauma, and personal growth. She earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of South Florida and has postdoctorate training in neuropsychology. In addition to coaching seminars for ICLF, Janet has a private practice in Life Design Coaching and Positive Psychology at Eastwind Healing Center in Iowa City (www.eastwindhealing.com).
| After completing the ICLF core courses, Janet Shepherd completed the "Art of Coaching Course" (ACC3) through Education for Living. She was apprenticed as a Stage II coach for a number of years and became a certified Stage II coach in 2001. "It is invigorating and exciting to collaborate with individuals in the Stage II seminars. It's fun and I always learn as much as the participants. What a joy it is to watch the barriers fall away as people discover who it is they really want to be!" |
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| Denise Palmisano |
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Denise Palmisano, a native of Louisiana, lived in Iowa City, Iowa from 1996 to 2001. During that time, she contributed to the creation, design and organization of the Iowa City Learning Foundation and served as its executive director.
Denise has been coaching the Education for Living Results Program (RP) since 1995. She has also helped design and facilitate several courses including Women's Dignity; Singles; Communication; Corporate Breakdowns; and Relationship Standards. Denise was a huge influence in the design and facilitation of the six-month Life Design course that was offered through ICLF. Denise also does individual and corporate coaching. |
Denise is a Certified Integrative Coach Professional through JFK University and The Ford Institute. She is also certified as a Senior Ontological Coach through Education for Living and has completed the Bloomwork Coaching Program. Denise's ongoing journey of discovering her own wholeness has led her to experience more passion, peace and possibilities in her life. Denise has integrated her learning and experiences in the design and facilitation of workshops and seminars. She has worked with individuals, couples and corporate clients since 1995.
Denise serves on the board of the Louisiana Learning Foundation and is a member of the International Association of Integrative Coaches and the Iowa City Learning Foundation. She is also a volunteer team member with Kairos Prison Ministry and Lagniappe Country Emmaus Community. Both of these non-profit organizations support and empower individuals towards spiritual awakening and spiritual renewal. She has one daughter and 2 grandchildren who are the love and joy of her life.
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| Cary A. Prejean |
| Cary A. Prejean, born in 1954, graduated with high honors from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana, Lafayette) with a B.S. degree in accounting. His career includes seven years as an accountant, including tenure with Arthur Anderson as a tax accountant. He is a certified CPA, and founder and owner of Financial Design, Inc. (an independent broker/dealer) and of Financial Design Capital Management, Inc. He received the Dalbar Financial Professional Seal in 1998 and has been named to the National Registry of Who's Who in 1999, and Who's Who in American Business in 2000. He currently serves clients in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Florida. Cary teaches the Results Program (RP) course, and also trains coaches to lead RP. He co-authored "Designing Adulthood" and co-facilitated for several years. Cary completed all available courses offered through EFL (core programs, "Communications", "Listening", "Relationship", Eight-Week Domain", "Men's Course", "Trainer Candidate", and "Intro-Night Leader" program). As part of his training, Cary completed the following courses based in the Ontology of Language: "Money, Wealth and Wisdom" (offered through Kairos, Inc.), "Business, Power and Strategy," and "Mastering the Art of Professional Coaching" (offered through Newfield Group). Cary was certified as an Ontological Coach by the Newfield Group. |
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| Mark Radle |
| Mark Radle has been a Results Program (RP) facilitator since 1993 and involved in more than 40 RP classes, and most Iowa RPs, since the courses have been offered here. He worked extensively with Chuck Smith, Cary Prejean, and Denise Palmisano in the area of ontological reconstruction. Mark is currently on faculty at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His Ph.D. is in computer science with an emphasis in cognitive science. His primary research is on incorporation of moods into computational models of human action. "I truly believe that deep down we are nothing but storytellers. We tell ourselves stories all the time. So, why not teach ourselves to tell stories that empower us rather than stories that enable us to stay stuck? Life truly is a story . . . so let's tell a powerful one." | |
| last updated: 11/18/2007 |
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