1. OCTOBER 2012
IN THIS ISSUE:
Message from Marty Vondrell, President
Next ICF Colorado Monthly Meeting: October 11, 2012
Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings
Interested in serving on the ICF Colorado Board? Deadline Oct 5th
NEW: ICF Colorado Meetup Groups
Calling All Volunteers!
Membership in the ICF Colorado
ICF Colorado is on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & YouTube!
Resource Library
General Meeting Information
Contact Us
PLEASE NOTE:
Denver Coach Federation is now ICF Colorado
The Denver Coach Federation is now ICF Colorado.
We are excited about the completion of the rebranding of our name!
Please note that the new contact email is info@icfcolorado.org
Message from Marty Vondrell
President, ICF Colorado
I will keep this message short and sweet. I am extremely excited about our meeting this month!
We are really going to shake things up and create new connections.
On October 11th, Patty Beach and Barbara Edwards are going to present Community Building: the
Alchemy of Engagement. We will be experiencing and learning about a process to create
engagement in groups and teams of people that is resulting in amazing change across the globe.
We see this workshop as a key strategy to build a stronger community for ICF CO and to build
alliances with the greater Denver community. This will result in more growth for ICF CO coaches,
2. our clients and Colorado businesses.
So this is just the beginning of what is possible with the learnings we will experience. Click here to
check it out & sign up now.
We are expecting the largest attendance of the year, and I hope you all can make it. I was very
sorry to have to miss the meeting in September, and I hope it went very well for each of you.
Remember what Mahatma Gandhi said… "Be the change you want to see in the world."
Live in Joy and see you October 11th!
With the warmest regards,
Marty Vondrell
President, ICF Colorado
marty@martyvondrell.com
Next ICF Colorado Monthly Meeting: October 11, 2012
Date: October 11, 2012
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) conducted before the general meeting
from 6:00 - 6:50pm.
Location: PPA Event Center, 2105 Decautur St, Denver, CO 80211
Speakers: Patty Beach and Barbara Edwards
Topic: "Community Building - the Alchemy of Engagement"
(By community we mean: groups, neighborhoods, workplaces, churches, associations, schools etc.
basically any place where people interact to live or get work done.)
**CCEUs Pending
"Whatever the problem, community is the answer." Margaret Wheatley
Designed to build coaching skills in the area of group engagement, this session is an opportunity
to experience Peter Block's (a father of organizational development) Community Building Process.
Community building skills expand your ability to lead transformational group conversations.
Individuals leave community building sessions with clarity of purpose, renewed hope and
ultimately committed action toward a better future.
3. In this dynamic session you will be introduced to the basics of community building and use it
immediately to strengthen the ICF Colorado Community. We will also explore the potential for ICF
Colorado to host a larger Denver wide event that will connect you to leaders in your community
and expand your positive impact on what matters most to you.
Some takeaways from this session include:
How to foster engagement, commitment and forward movement toward a positive future.
How to create circles of connection and admiration to support each other and come
together to create unique solutions we can not achieve alone.
How to use a powerful mode of inquiry (Block’s 6 conversations for community) that
confronts people with their choices and facilitates a paradigm shift from a consumer based
mentality (someone else will fix it) to a citizen mentality (if it is going to be, it is up to me).
About Patty Beach and Barbara Edwards
Patty Beach, MSOD, MCC
www.leadershipsmarts.com
Patty’s an agent of conscious change, supporting leaders in their particular mission to create a
better world. Her practical, insight-driven consulting empowers individuals, motivates teams, and
creates opportunities for breakthrough leadership and performance.
Patty brings 15 years of experience in leadership development. Her clients include executives in
public agencies, non-profits, and corporations. Her clients include Amgen, Lucent and the US
Department of Energy. She holds an MS in Organizational Development from Pepperdine
University and has earned the acclaimed ICF Master Coach Certification. Patty’s coaching style is
engaging, creative, and upbeat. Her irrepressible curiosity, adventurous spirit, and practical tools
motivate and empower clients to make immediate and lasting change. Patty illuminates blind
spots, nurtures hidden talents, and inspires clients to develop as individuals and leaders within
larger systems. Nothing’s more delightful to her than climbing into the sandbox with people,
imagining a brighter future, and building the path that leads there.
Patty has been involved in Block Community Building workshops in Ohio and Alaska and is eager
to introduce this exciting methodology to Colorado.
Barbara Edwards, MA Psychology
www.barbedwards.org
Barbara’s mission is to impact the world by igniting people’s passion and meaning for their lives.
Barbara creates environments where people want to live fuller, more meaningful and engaged
lives. By bringing powerful music, profound teaching and provocative questions/dialogue together,
Barbara has people engaged in ‘Big Talk’ where they think, talk and act on their most important
impacts of their lives.
Barbara has an M.A. in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology and over 20 years of experience in
the field of Organizational Development. She brings her experience as a senior consultant for
Franklin Covey, psychotherapist, CTI trained coach and a trained mediator and facilitator to her
work. As a singer and storyteller, she weaves music, poignant story and dialogue to deepen
learning and take concepts from intellectual understanding to heartfelt passion, to transformation.
Her clients include McKinsey & Company, Accenture, TRW, General Dynamics Shining Mountain
Waldorf School, The State of Colorado, Johnson and Johnson, Avaya, and Parke Davis
Pharmaceuticals.
4. PLEASE NOTE: Everyone must register for the monthly meetings including ICF Colorado
members.
*CCEUs pending
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the October 11, 2012 Meeting.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
EXPLORING COACHING AS A PROFESSION SIG
October 11, 2012
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Our discussion may include, and is not limited to:
understanding how coaching differs from related professions
learning what makes an exceptional coach
determining if self-employment suits you
choosing your niche and specialty
investigating training programs, certification & mentor coaches
getting started . . .
BUILDING YOUR COACHING BUSINESS SIG
October 11, 2012
6:00PM - 7:00PM
For the October meeting, Jean will be facilitating a session with the group where each person may
share a lesson learned from running his/her business over the summer, and then Jean will conduct
a short visualization where each attendee may set some clear intentions for the upcoming year.
Mission – To ensure that new coaches build their business, improve their coaching skills, market
effectively and stay active and engaged in ICF CO. The SIG will help new coaches chart a course
toward professional and financial success.
Facilitator:
Jean DiGiovanna, CPCC
jean@workshopuniversity.com
www.workshopandwebinarsuccess.com
303-413-8001
EXPERIENCED COACHES SIG
October 17, 2012
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: see information below
Facilitated by: Reuel Hunt
5+ Years of Coaching Experience? You’re Invited to Check Us Out
The next meeting of the Experienced Coaches SIG is October 17th from 7-9pm.
5. We continue our format of focusing and going deeper on one topic that surfaces during our
check-ins, and keeping our check-ins more bottom-lined and time sensitive so we can go deeper
on a chosen topic.
Summary of the September SIG meeting: We began with check-ins all around, including
sharing of resources relevant to each person's check-in, and a number of connections of resources
to needs were made. Two Common Themes were identified and discussed in depth: One relating
to the October general meeting - Community Building, and one discussed in an earlier meeting -
Logo Synthesis, which Jonathan and Laurie Weiss presented.
Location:
3855 S. Hibiscus Way Denver, CO 80237
(west on Hampden from 1-25 to Happy Canyon)
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please contact Reuel to receive more details about this SIG.
Facilitator:
Reuel Hunt
reuel@coachingkids.org
Interested in serving on the ICF CO Board of Directors?
Deadline October 5th
It's that time of year again, when we elect our new Board of Directors who will continue to serve
the ICF Colorado and the professional coaching industry.
If you have a desire to make an impact in the coaching industry and make a difference in the lives
of others, then we'd like to encourage you to consider running for one of our open positions:
President Elect
Membership Director
Education Director
To learn more, check out the job descriptions by clicking here:
ICF CO Board Position Descriptions
AND
Send an email inquiry to info@icfcolorado.org
Please include your bio and the position of interest to you.
Deadline to submit your interest and information: October 5th.
We're looking for leaders like you!
Come join us - you'll be glad you did!
NEW: ICF Colorado Meetup Groups
We are excited to announce that ICF Colorado is starting Meetup Groups! This will be an
6. opportunity for our community to continue conversations and keep communications going
in-between our monthly meetings.
There are 3 Meetup Groups; feel free to join the location that is the best match for you:
Link on Meetup:
http://www.meetup.com/ICF-Colorado-Coaches-Corner/
*Please check the link above for any updates/changes announced by the Meetup Group
leaders.
Meetup Group with Carol Schultz, ICF CO Education Director:
First Wednesday of each month at 7:30am
Location - Kunjani Coffee in Parker, CO
Meetup Group with Jennifer Drake, ICF CO Secretary:
Last Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm
Location - Whole Foods, 870 South Colorado Boulevard, Glendale, CO
Meetup Group with Tom Lietaert, ICF CO Treasurer:
Third Thursday of each month at 7:00pm
Location - Erie, CO (specific location in Erie to be announced)
Questions? Please contact info@icfcolorado.org
Calling All Volunteers!
We invite you to share your skills, talents, and experiences with ICF Colorado and play a bigger
role in the coaching community. How? Read on to see how easy it is to play full out.
We have opportunities for you to be of service in the following areas:
Facilitator for one of our monthly Special Interest Groups (SIG) - Facilitating a SIG
allows you to grow as a leader, meet lots of amazing coaches, and develop an exciting
program that you can use in other areas of your coaching practice.
ICF Colorado Blogger - Would you like to learn more about blogging in a safe
environment and would enjoy sharing emerging trends with the coaching community? Then
this has your name written all over it.
Manage ICF Colorado Twitter - Are you a tweeting fanatic and have a few extra minutes
each week to tweet out to coaches and the community about our ICF Colorado meetings,
events, and programs?
Manage ICF Colorado Facebook - Post our events, speakers, coaching tips, etc. It's a
great way to network.
Greeters - Remember how you felt when you came to your first ICF Colorado meeting?
Help our new guests feel welcome and at home.
Channel 9 News Health Fair - Help us be a part of this great program so that we can be
of service to the community.
PBS Phone Support - Set up a date/time for us to give back to this important community
program.
ICF Colorado Press Releases - Do you have experience writing and sending out press
releases? We'd love your help in getting this started!
Jobing.com - Find out when these events are and encourage our members to attend to
help coach job seekers in finding their new dream job. It might even lead to new clients!
7. Assist with ICF Colorado workshops - We enjoy providing valuable workshops for our
ICF Colorado members and invite you to be a part of this dynamic, engaging program. We
occasionally need help in identifying interesting workshops, getting info about the workshop
in the montly newsletter, etc.
Identify teleseminar opportunities for ICF Colorado members - Is there a topic you
think the members would get value from or is there a speaker who you know of who would
"WOW" our members? Jump in and be a part of this initiative!
Follow up with ICF Colorado speakers - Assist them with accommodations,
transporation, special needs, etc. - This will allow you to meet some "Movers and Shakers"
in the world of coaching!
Create a member survey asking for feedback on what areas/topics they're interested in
to ensure we're meeting the needs of our members.
Resource Management Support - Go through the existing ICF Colorado resources on file
and determine what's current/beneficial to coaches and what's outdated.
Resource of the Month - Highlight a resource from our library and write a brief summary
of it for our monthly newsletter. What a great opportunity to learn a new coaching skill, and
then share it with your peers.
Please contact Reuel Hunt at 303-734-0444 or rjhunt@earthlink.net to learn more about these
exciting opportunities or to get signed up today.
We value your creative ideas and are committed to being the #1 resource for coaches in Colorado.
Thank you for making a difference! We truly appreciate you and all that you share with us.
The ICF Colorado Board of Directors
Membership in the ICF Colorado
For our former members who have allowed their memberships to lapse, we invite you to renew
right away and re-commit to being a part of our community of coaches. Our educational
programming has been very powerful over the last year, and we’ve had some wonderful meetings.
Renewing your membership will also give you the opportunity to renew the friendships you made
while a member.
For those of you who aren’t yet members, we invite you to tour our website, check out the past
and upcoming programs and call if you have questions. We invite you to join our chapter and
become engaged in the work of learning together and creating a strong community.
So why should coaches and prospective coaches want to join ICF Colorado? As a member of ICF
Colorado, they will join a wonderful community of individuals committed to making a difference in
the lives of their clients, connecting with other coaches, developing themselves, and contributing
to the profession of coaching. Our community includes brand new coaches as well as very
experienced and highly successful ones. We also welcome those who are exploring coaching as a
profession and who have not yet started the process of becoming a coach.
There are many benefits to membership in ICF Colorado starting with being able to attend the
monthly meetings at no additional cost. The educational presentations during our meetings are
delivered by highly successful coaches with special expertise and are but one of the resources
available for helping our members develop and refine their coaching skills and build their
businesses. As a member, one has the opportunity to network with other coaches and participate
in one of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The SIGs are led by experienced coaches, giving
participants the opportunity to learn and engage in lively discussion. Two of the three SIGs are
8. held immediately prior to the meeting, and we encourage everyone to check them out. In addition
to the SIGs and monthly educational programming, we also have other programs and events such
as workshops and tele-classes, with reduced rates for members.
When highly experienced coaches, coaches building their practices, and those who are just getting
started join together to support their chosen field, magic happens. So please help us grow our
membership and be part of the magic we can create.
It’s very easy to join by going to the ICF Colorado website and filling out the form:
http://sn.im/joinicfcolorado.
If you have questions about membership, please call me at 303-503-9681.
Thank You!
Karen McGee
ICF Colorado Membership Director
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Resource Library
The ICF Colorado has a fabulous Resource Library with over a hundred educational tapes and
books addressing such disciplines as leadership coaching, executive and corporate coaching,
career coaching, relationship coaching, life coaching, and spiritual coaching, as well as practice
development for coaches. Its purpose is to promote education, business development and support
for ICF Colorado members.
The Resource Library is perhaps best known for its great selection of audiotapes. Several years
worth of ICF Conference audiotapes include leadership and coaching topics by such high-profile
individuals as Laura Berman-Fortgang, Ken Blanchard, Jack Canfield, Wayne Dyer, Cheryl
Richardson, and Benjamin Zander, along with many other masterful coaches. A variety of other
resources include such great tapes as "High End Coaching" and "Personal Evolution" by Thomas
Leonard and Frederic Hudson's book, The Handbook of Coaching.
In addition to developing leadership and coaching skills, audiotape topics are specific to
self-promotion and networking, use of assessments, therapists as coaches, attraction principles,
team coaching, self- coaching, emotional intelligence, appreciative inquiry, speaking, and getting
published. Members may borrow up to four resources per month upon signing "The Agreement for
Resource Check-Out".
Brenda Cody, M.S., Resource Librarian
Brenda@WorkSolutionsGroup.com
720-989-8743
9. General Meeting Information
Regular Monthly Meetings
Members: No Charge
Non-Members / Guests: $25 per meeting fee
When: 2nd Thursday of every month (unless otherwise noted)
6:00PM - 9:00PM
SIGs start at 6:00PM, and the General Meeting starts at 7:15PM sharp.
Where: PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur Street, Denver, Colorado 80211
Phone: 303-433-8247
The PPA Event Center is on the corner of 21st Avenue and Decatur Street
PPA Event Center website: www.ppaeventcenter.com
Map to PPA Event Center:
Questions? Comments? Ideas to Share?
We welcome your comments and ideas and are happy to answer questions.
Contact Information:
info@icfcolorado.org
www.icfcolorado.org
10. ICF Colorado Board Members
Marty Vondrell, President
Marty@MartyVondrell.com
720-389-4870
Reuel Hunt, President Elect
rjhunt@earthlink.net
303-734-0444
Karen McGee, Membership Director
karenhmcgee@comcast.net
303-503-9681
Dinah Snow, Communications Director
dinah@dinahsnow.com
303-499-0408
Carol Schultz, Education Director
carol@verticalelevation.com
303-805-7635
Tom Lietaert, Treasurer
tom@sacredodyssey.com
419-699-6100
Jennifer Drake, Secretary
Jennifer@guidingtransformation.com
303-507-7993
Kim Clausen, Past President
keclausen@netzero.net
303-465-0454
info@icfcolorado.org
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