Welcome to the Governing and Leadership body of the Minnesota Coaches Association. 2009 represents the largest leadership team to date for the Minnesota Coaches Association. All teams, with the exception of the Executive Team (Presidents) are co-led. The 2009 Leadership team will serve an 18 month term (Oct 1st 2008 through March 31st 2010). The first three months will be as apprentices to the 2008 board. The last six months will be as mentors to the 2010 board. Nominations for 2010 leadership will begin in June of 2009 with Elections in August 2009.
Board Work Area
2009 MCA Board of Directors
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Denise Aboody
President
As a business coach my clients include local business owners and their teams. What I enjoy most is partnering with clients to help them realize their dreams and create high performance teams with systems that support them. Prior to opening my practice in 2002 as a personal coach and consultant, I was fortunate to have spent over a decade in corporate America opening new restaurants, creating training programs and implementing management development systems. Working with all levels of the organization from the front line to executives as well as entrepreneurs and independent professionals has given me a unique perspective in my own practice. My work is primarily local, but my experience is both nationwide and around the globe.
What is calling me to serve on the board:
My journey with MCA began in 2006 when I had the opportunity to run for professional development co-lead, I have enjoyed the last two years serving the Minnesota Coaches Association as both a professional development and communication co-lead. My passion for the coaching profession is what drives me to serve the membership of MCA as president-elect for 2009 and President in 2010. My goal is to co-create within MCA an elevated level of community, collaboration and excellence.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve MCA and its membership for another year.
Contact: info@dfranck.com
Website: http://www.dfranck.com
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Irene Kelly
Past President
Irene is an Executive and Leadership Coach & Consultant, who has a diverse background in business ownership, management and sales and organizational leadership. Irene has combined her passion and experience building bridges between business and educational partners to create experiential opportunities. She works with organizations and individuals who want to create environments that foster creativity and collaboration by “connecting the dots” between ideas, resources and people.
Irene has been involved in many volunteer organizations in leadership capacities and is a critical thinker with extensive experience creating new programs and developing solutions. Aside from her professional life, Irene views parenting as her most important work. She has two sons, Brian and Matthew.
Contact: Irene.kelly@prismallc.com
Website: www.prismallc.com
After serving as co-lead of the Professional Developement team, Irene is excited to serve as President-Elect of the Minnesota Coaches Association for the 2007-2008 term. Her past service to MCA has given her insights into the possibilities for the future of MCA and how she can further be of service to the organization. As MCA begins its 2nd decade in service to the coaching community, she is honored to be part of the leadership team serving as the voice of coaching in the Midwest.
612-240-0223
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Carol Cirocco, MSW, LICSW
Membership Co-Lead
As a Clinical Social Worker, I have worked in positions of leadership for our “helping agencies” for over 15 years. My experience within our social service systems has shown me the impact of “scarcity” thinking and its impact on those who work in the systems as well as those that the systems are there to serve. The positive, synergistic relationships that are created with our coaching clients and the atmosphere of abundance and “can do” is a much better fit for me and is a natural extension of what I have done and learned and of who I am.
What is calling me to serve on the board:
I am interested in serving in a leadership position for MCA because I have found it to be a group of dynamic, energetic, positive individuals who share what they know and what they have. It only makes sense to me that I would be drawn to become more involved. After serving my first year as Co-lead of the membership committee, I am more dedicated than ever to help create an organization that is not only welcoming to members and guests but provides a service that spells value to its membership.
Contact: carol@fourwindscenter.net
Website: www.fourwindscenter.net
218) 340-5487
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Catherine Compton, BA/MA/CLC
Membership Co-Lead
Professional Coach and Consultant focused on life and career transition coaching, combined with Organizational Effectiveness, and Leadership Development consulting. Experiences include Human Resource Management, Leadership Development, and Clinical Healthcare. Through the Adler Graduate School, I was introduced to the coaching profession and practice principles that purposefully and effectively empower individual transformation. The same principles also apply in the consulting arena supporting organizational transformation. Through MCA membership, I have had the opportunity to experience community, collaboration, and positive transformation through relationships with MCA members and my brief experience with the MCA board.
What is calling me to serve on the board:
My interest in co-chairing the membership committee is to provide a welcoming, informative, and positive experience to current and new members and facilitate sharing, support and knowledge while providing a positive and engaging community.
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Patricia McAuliffe, M.A., CPCC, PCC
Communications Co-Lead
Patricia McAuliffe blends intuition and compassion with training and experience to work with people who seek change and aliveness in their lives. A personal and professional coach, Patricia is a former family mediator and educator experienced in working with grief, loss, illness, chemical dependency, parenting, divorce and blended families. To her life coaching practice she brings compassion, optimism, integrity, creativity, intuition, practicality, and a lifetime of experience.
What is calling me to serve on the board:
I am called to be on the board because I believe that MCA is an important community for all coaches. I want to give back to the profession that I love. I feel that I can have a role in elevating coaching in the Minnesota community as well as help develop new perspectives for the professional development of our association.
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Anne Olson
Communications Co-Lead
Throughout her career as a project manager in major corporations, Anne Olson has employed networking to get the job done. After completing her coaching training through Coaches Training Institute (CTI) in December of 2006, Anne realized that connections were the key and the common ground in her work. Anne has been a member of Minnesota Coaches Association (MCA) since July of 2006 and has volunteered as the editor of the Catalyst for the past year.
What is calling me to serve on the board:
The opportunity to serve MCA in an expanded role is welcomed by Anne. She feels, through MCA, she has been able to grow and enrich her role as a coach. Since the Communications team is an integral part of making our members aware of the numerous benefits available to them, Anne feels this position will offer more opportunities for networking and making more connections within the coaching community.
612-750-0440
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Bonnie Henriksen, BA
Greater Community Co-Lead
Bonnie works with women leaders who want to achieve personal and professional balance to become more confident, courageous, creative and connected. Life coaching has been a natural transition from her earlier career as a college Director of Continuing Education. Her work has always helped individuals connect to resources and insights to make significant difference in their lives. A graduate of the Coaches Training Institute Core Coaching Program and Certification, Bonnie works with clients individually, in small coaching groups and through experiential learning in workshop settings. SheI leads an annual leadership retreat for high school students and writes a monthly coaching column for the Floodwood, MN Northern Independent News. She has co-led MCA's Greater Community Team during 2007. She lives in Grand Rapids, MN.
What is calling me to serve on the board:
Being a coach in northern Minnesota comes both as a blessing and a challenge. I live in God's Country, by the lake, in the woods where there's less traffic, life moves slower, and fewer retail options vie for the dollar. Change happens more slowly and new ideas take longer to reach the masses….in fact, there aren't any masses! In seeking clients locally, I must introduce the ‘what' and ‘why' of coaching before anyone becomes curious to try it. Coaching is beginning to catch on in rural communities. As a member of the MCA Board it has been my goal to encourage MCA to raise awareness around the value of coaching and the availability of trained coaches outside of, as well as within the metro area. I know that coaches working together will make a greater impact than individual coaches scattered over the large geography of Minnesota and its neighbor states. As co-lead of the Greater Community team I have helped distant coaches begin to connect and network, supporting one another collegially and sharing ideas and resources. I look forward to continuing this work of strengthening the coaching profession by providing connections and tools for individual MCA members to be successful.
Contact: lifesongcoaching@msn.com
Website: www.lifesongcoaching.com
office: 218-327-2691 cell:218-259-1518
218-327-2691
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Sydney Paredes, MBA, MA-ABS
Greater Community Co-lead
I’m a Certified Integral Coach through New Ventures West and have owned my own executive coaching business, Breakthrough Leadership, Inc., for over 8 years. I also co-founded Full Circle Leadership, a Minnesota-based integral development program for executive women. As a member of MCA I enjoy and learn from the opportunities the organization provides. I have extensive experience working with diverse teams as executive leader, team member, educator, facilitator, and coach. I live in Taylors Falls, Minnesota with my husband, Don Hansen.
What is calling me to serve on the board:
Serving as MCA’s Greater Community Team co-lead with Bonnie Henriksen of has been a privilege. I enjoy collaborating with and being in service to others in my field. I’m drawn to this particular team because of a desire to reduce isolation, both for myself and for other coaches. I believe this is an issue for all coaches and particularly for those who live outside the metro area.
Contact: Sydney@breakthruleader.com
651-465-6007
Website: www.breakthruleader.com
www.fullcircleleadership.com
651-465-6007
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Karen Karsten
Professoinal Development
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Renee Green
Professional Development
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