From the ICF-NJ President
Happy Holidays!
I hope this note finds each of you well and enjoying this very special time of year.
I am in the process of transitioning off the board and have been reflecting on the past two years of service.
In doing so, a warm feeling of gratitude washes over me. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to be in service to our chapter. I am also grateful for the opportunity to meet so many amazing coaches and grow a deeper bond and connection with the ICF.
At this time, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my Executive Board members - Samita Loomba, our Treasurer, and Ken Jacobs, our Secretary and Director of Communications. Specifically, I am grateful for Samita's commitment to conduct a thorough audit of all of our financial documents, relationships and procedures, and keep us fiscally healthy.
As for Ken, he developed a much more simple newsletter format and communications plan that has brought us a consistent cadence while also helping to keep our meetings on track and well-documented. Both Samita and Ken will remain in their positions through 2018 and continue to contribute to the chapter's success.
The following board members will be leaving at the end of the year:
Karen Delk, Community Group Director and Elections Chairperson - Under Karen's leadership, we were able to unify and strengthen our community groups, and build two outstanding boards.
Shefali Salwan, Educational Programs Director - Shefali has brought new and different programs to the chapter and introduced the Zoom platform for distance learning with great success.
Sharon Stern, Membership Director - Sharon enrolled and engaged new members while maintaining our overall membership rates.
Finally, Brooke Manino will remain in her role as Technology Director through 2018 and serve as the bridge as the board's transition.
I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve with each of these professionals and truly have enjoyed their partnership, collaboration and laughter.
I wish each of you all the best for a healthy and happy holiday season, and wish the best of success to the incoming board members.
With gratitude,
Namaste,
Renée Robertson
2017 ICF-NJ President
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Welcome to the New ICF-NJ
Board for 2018!
 Dear ICF NJ Members,
Just as with other elections held this month for school board, freeholder, council seat, or for Governor, we are glad you took time to vote the slate of officers for ICF-NJ. The nomination committee, comprised of Lynne Roe, Marian Janes and chaired by Karen Delk, is pleased to present the newly elected members to the Board of Directors. Please join us in welcoming them.
To read the Board members' full bios, please click here.
President - Andrea Harvey
 Andrea
brings over 25 years of experience working with leaders and leadership teams to increase their ability to engage, influence, align, and inspire their organizations. Through coaching and consulting, she helps executives and their teams develop insights and acquire skills to create alignment for business performance. Andrea helps senior leaders elevate their executive presence, measurably improving their effectiveness in inspiring and engaging their important stakeholders. Using proven leadership strategies, Andrea's clients rapidly enhance their ability to align teams and key organizational partners around the business strategy.
Director, Community Groups - Denise Yosafat
 Denise Yosafat is an executive coach focused on helping leaders create stellar results - in their bottom line, in their business relationships, and in their careers. Her firm belief is that great companies start with the visionary, strategic, and day-to-day choices made by their leaders. She is passionate about helping executives focus, stretch, and accelerate their performance, deal with significant business changes and challenges, and build highly effective teams and organizations.
Co-Director, Programs - Lynn Schaber
 Lynn Schaber is a leadership and executive coach who is passionate about "Helping You Reach Your Full Potential." She believes that people know deep down inside that they have the potential to achieve more and are looking for ways to get from where they are...to where they want to be. Lynn's coaching facilitates that shift.
Co-Director, Programs - Elias Scultori
 Elias Scultori is a certified graduate of CoachU and a certified Myers-Briggs® practitioner. He has earned the designation of Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation (ICF). Elias has been a coach for over 10 years. His focus has been primarily on leadership and not-for-profit organizations. Today, he is a faculty member of two ICF accredited coaching schools - CoachU and Coaching4TodaysLeaders, where he works directly with the students and other beginner coaches as their Mentor Coach, guiding them through the process of ICF certification and supporting them into developing their practice and coaching skills.
Director, Sponsorship - Supriya Desai
 Supriya Desai is a business leader and management consultant with 20+ years of experience in change and transformation, organizational development/effectiveness, leadership coaching and development, culture change, workshop design and facilitation, training design and delivery, strategy execution, quality management and Lean Six Sigma enterprise performance improvement. After a dynamic career in Big 4 management consulting and in-house change management, she founded and currently runs a leadership coaching, and change and transformation consulting firm, Desai Transformation LLC. Her work includes influencing senior leaders to understand and embrace the changes they seek, defining strategic initiatives, mobilizing and coaching teams, diagnosing barriers and developing creative solutions, and collaborating to achieve goals.
These Board members are continuing to serve on the ICF-NJ Board through 2018:
Secretary and Director, Communications - Ken Jacobs
 Ken Jacobs is the principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching, which offers leadership coaching to corporate communications, public relations, marketing and advertising leaders, executives, and managers who want to achieve breakthrough results.
Treasurer, Samita Loomba
 Samita Loomba, owner of IngeniousYou, is a Leadership Coach, a Master Practitioner of the Energy Leadership Index, and a co-author of The Coach's Journey. An immigrant from India, Samita has since witnessed personal, professional and organizational shifts of focus, turning challenge into opportunity by unlocking and leveraging unique abilities. Experience in client interface, analysis and management interaction make her orientation toward setting goals, forming plans, and effecting positive outcomes the hallmark of success.
Directory, Technology - Brooke Manino
 Brooke Manino is the founder and President of Advanced Leadership Performance Strategies, LLC, a coaching and leadership development practice focused on transforming individuals, small businesses, and leadership teams to achieve superior strategic business outcomes. Each program is customized to the special needs of the client, ranging from one-to-one coaching to overall strategic organizational design, as well as performance and change management.
Past President - Renée Robertson
 Renée Robertson is the founder and CEO of Trilogy Development, a consulting and learning firm with a proven track record in designing and implementing human resources initiatives, internal coaching programs; sales force performance initiatives and talent development solutions. A veteran Fortune 500 executive, she has served as a trusted adviser and coach to many top business leaders
Karen Delk
ICF-NJ Community Groups Director
Elections Chair
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Greetings from the Education and
Programs Co-Directors
Call for Presenters for 2018
The ICF-NJ Education and Programs Committee seeks to identify programs and speakers for the 2018 calendar year. The events are held four to six times per year, and will be a mix of in-person presentations and webinars using the Zoom platform. We are particularly interested in presentations that advance the coaching profession and enhance the capabilities of our Chapter members.
Please access the
Speaker Application here
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We look forward to accessing your talents and passion around advancing the coaching profession in our community.
And please consider sharing this with one of your coaching community contacts who might bring our members value via a presentation.
Call for Volunteers for the EPD Committee
We
're
looking for volunteers to
join our
EPD committee
, and in doing so, help raise the skills, talents, and professionalism of the ICF-NJ coach community.
Please
contact us if you'd
like to help us in curating the events.
Lynn Schaber
Co-Directors, Education & Professional Development
Elias Scultori
Co-Directors, Education & Professional Development
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Are you a born communicator? A great writer or editor? Do you "get" social media?
We're always trying to up our game, to improve this newsletter and ongoing communications, and to enhance our Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook communications.
I'm looking for volunteers to help me with all of the above. If you're interested, please give me a shout at
[email protected].
Thanks!
Ken Jacobs
Secretary/Director of Communications
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We're excited to announce the following online and in-person events for your professional development.
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January Webinar
ICF-NJ Virtual Round Table Discussion - A Conversation with Coaches
Wed., Jan. 17, 2018
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Join your coaching colleagues and the ICF-NJ Board in a virtual Round Table Discussion. Let's discuss how to make 2018 the best year for all of us and how your chapter can support you.
Cost
FREE
Registration information will be provided shortly. We ask that you register so we know how many will be attending.
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HOLD THE DATE
First In-Person Meeting for 2018
Thurs., Feb. 1, 2018
6:00 - 8:30 pm
Participate in a fun, interactive, activity that was done at the ICF Converge Global Conference.
Look for more information on this event soon.
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Welcome to Our New ICF-NJ Members!
Bergen County
Linda Mitchell
Essex County
Amie Blumberg
Marlene Carpena
Hudson County
Monmouth County
Brien Dunphy
Tania Gilpatrick
Kawanzaa King
Union County
Marshall Green
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Like us on Facebook!
Tweet
with us!
Visit us on LinkedIn!
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Meet Your Fellow ICF-NJ Members
at a
Community Group Meeting
If one of your intentions for 2018 is to up level your coaching skills, build your business or collaborate with like-minded coaches, visit one of our Community Groups:
Monmouth County
1st Mon. of the month
12-1:30 p.m.
Northern New Jersey
Next Meeting - TBD
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Princeton Area
1st Mon. of the month
1:30-2:45 p.m.
Somerset / Morris / Essex Counties
3rd Mon. of the month
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. ET
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Coaches Corner
As mentioned last month, we're exploring a regular community call on Coaching Opportunities for Coaches. In it, we envision discussing business development, how to create a life of abundance via one's coaching practice, marketing techniques, trends in coaching, and more.
If you are interested in participating, please contact Ken Jacobs at [email protected].
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