International Coach Federation

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International Coach Federation - Orange County Chapter
P.O. Box 19213
Irvine, CA 92623-9213

(877) 377-8039
(205) 664-7605 fax

info@icforangecounty.org

About Us

The Orange County Chapter of the International Coach Federation is comprised of personal, business and corporate coaches. Our members meet the second Thursday of each month to network, to learn, and to participate in an inspiring, action-oriented community of professionals. Meetings are open to professional coaches as well as others seeking information about coaching.

Our Purpose

The purpose of the Orange County Chapter is to provide education, community and resources to practicing professional coaches in building thriving and impactful businesses.

Our Values

To Support, To Create, To Model, To Inspire, To Build.

MEET THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OUR 2007 ELECTED OFFICERS / EXECUTIVE BOARD (see bios)


	PRESIDENT 2007 Nahid Cassaza, MBA (949) 495-1021 nahid.cassaza@icforangecounty.org www.aspyrre.com Aspyrre	VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT ELECT 2008 Doug Gfellar (714) 963-0929 doug@TheCoachingPerspective.com www.TheCoachingPerspective.com


	TREASURER 2007 Bill Ordway (949) 499-6634 wordway@cox.net	SECRETARY 2007 Joan Friedlander (949) 496-1577 joan@lifeworkpartners.com

OUR 2007 BOARD OF COMMITTEE DIRECTORS (see bios)

	LOGISTICS & SPECIAL EVENTS CO-DIRECTOR 2007 Liz Barbour (714) 840-9382 ecbarbour@earthlink.net	LOGISTICS & SPECIAL EVENTS CO-DIRECTOR 2007 Beverly Simmons (909) 297-3620 Beverly@truetrack.org


	PROGRAMS DIRECTOR 2006 -2007 Lydia Welton (949) 608-7347 lwelton@mckenziecoaching.com	PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR 2006-2007 Beth Griffith, CPCC (949) 249-1036 beth.griffith@icforangecounty.org www.bethgriffith.com


	MEMBERSHIP CO-DIRECTOR 2006 -2007 Diane Pearce (949) 244-7192 diane.pearce@icforangecounty.org	Marketing and Public Relations Director Dan Heimer (562) 420-3080 dheimer@shorelinecds.com

	VIRTUAL ASSISTANT 2005-Present Angee Robertson info@icforangecounty.org

PAST PRESIDENTS

	IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 2006 Patricia Hirsch, MCC, MBA, RN (949) 219-0715 patricia.hirsch@icforangecounty.org	PAST PRESIDENT 2005 Elaine Arons

	PAST PRESIDENT 2004 Joan Friedlander (949) 496-1577 joan@lifeworkpartners.com	PAST PRESIDENT 2002-2003 Greg Guiliano

	PAST PRESIDENT 2001 Jimm Hughey	FOUNDING PRESIDENT 2000 Rachael Lewis, PCC

ELECTED OFFICERS / EXECUTIVE BOARD BIOS
Nahid Cassaza, Vice President / President Elect 2007 ICF ACTP: CoachU, Graduate 2005 Nahid Cassaza, MBA, is founder of Aspyrre and Vice President of Back to Work Connection. She works with people who want to make a big professional change like starting a business, taking a business to the next level, changing careers, or establishing a strong image in a new corporate environment. In addition to private coaching, Nahid facilitates workshops and success teams to support clients as they challenge themselves to rise to the next level of success. She also speaks regularly at Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business and other professional groups in Southern California. Nahid has a Master’s in Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from Michigan State University. Prior to founding her own firm she spent fifteen years training, marketing, recruiting, and mentoring at two of the largest privately held companies in America: Day and Zimmerman and Kingston Technology. In both companies, she was strongly affected by the culture, which allowed employees the freedom to grow and develop their natural talents. Having successfully completed several transitions herself, she strongly encourages clients to believe in themselves and create the life they want. When approached about the position of Vice President, she was surprised, but then she was even more surprised at the thoughts flying through her head. The first was that it's about time she gets more involved with the Orange County coaching community, and that was followed by a whole slew of ideas, like how fun it would be to create coaching excellence or practice-building success groups, and what an exciting challenge it would be to help grow membership. Nahid says, "I love Patricia's enthusiasm and her vision for the next year, and it feels natural and comfortable to support her in building it. I've taught myself to say "no" most of the time, so I can fully commit to what I say "yes" to. I am fully commit to serving the organization, it's mission, Patricia's vision, and most of all, the coaches of Orange County."

Doug Gfeller, Vice President / President Elect 2008 Doug is an experienced executive who has spent the last twelve years running a successful consulting/coaching practice and prior to that sixteen years as President of his own residential and commercial development company with annual sales of Fifty Million Dollars. Doug currently serves on the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee of Storm Industries, Inc. He also serves on the Board of the Orange County Chapter of the International Coach Federation.

Bill Ordway , Treasurer 2007 Bill Ordway is an experienced business innovator who brings a helping hand to Family and Small Business Owners who want to improve their effectiveness and the profitability of their companies. Bill uses a disciplined approach to evaluate business and leadership skills, productivity, marketing, profitability, people, policies, controls, customers, teamwork, and satisfaction. He solicits the views, opinions, and ideas of the owners and staff to target strengths and weaknesses in each area of the business, and uses a possibilities matrix for discussion, action and improvement. One of Bill’s unique benefits flows from his experience with dozens of small businesses much like yours, where he learned ‘the special needs of smaller companies’. This is coupled with an MBA in management and over 20 years in corporate America, immersed in management best practices, and learning how successful companies work. Bill’s efforts are focused on transforming a company by making best use of individual and collective strengths, while neutralizing weaknesses. Leadership and Team Building are important enabling tools for accomplishing the goals and objectives of the Owners, driven by a vision of the future that is clear, tangible and compelling. “Helping Improve business performance is what I do best… I can do this for you… with your active participation and commitment.” “The cornerstone of our success is in the power of relationships we form and the strength of our resolve to create and implement a vision and goals that can be shared throughout the organization as the common drivers of desired results. The principal instruments of this success will be you and your staff, working together with me to achieve these results.” As a Consultant and Coach Bill works with you to define and prioritize the efforts necessary to implement your vision… and he guarantees his work. “My passion is helping family and small business owners utilize their strengths to achieve the success they want along with the life balance they need.” wordway@cox.net

Joan Friedlander, Secretary 2007 Corporate Coach University 2004 Joan Friedlander, founder of Lifework Business Partners, is a business coach and strategist who specializes in working with independent entrepreneurs self-employed professionals in service-based businesses. She supports them in developing the mindset and habits of a happy, healthy and competent business owner. Whatever their needs, she may guide them to discover effective marketing strategies to attract high quality clients, or in the more neglected areas of work/life balance, long-term planning (business leadership) and delegation. Joan has developed several programs to empower her clients to achieve business success without sacrificing their other interests, commitments and priorities. She is the author of Take the Busy OUT of Business™, An Introductory Guide to Delegation, and a veteran GET CLIENTS NOW! facilitator. She uses all three programs to support her clients in realizing extraordinary business results through improved systems and focused action. Her motto is “Build Your Business… Live your Life.” Her clients run the spectrum from creative to financial service business owners. Web design firms, writers, photographers, healers, CPA's, mortgage brokers, and other coaches have all benefited from her services. Joan is a graduate of Corporate Coach University. She has been active in ICF-Orange County for six years and has served on the board for most of those years, including President in 2004 and returning in 2007 as Secretary. She is also a writer and publishes her own newsletter, "Business Your Way" and a blog, "The Entrepreneurial Playground." She's co-authoring a book for women living with autoimmune illnesses: Keep Working, Girlfriend!

OUR 2006 BOARD OF DIRECTORS BIOS

Liz Barbour, Logistics and Special Events Co-Director 2007 Liz Barbour is a consultant and certified professional coach with expertise in career planning and retirement renewal. A vanguard Baby Boomer, she began her “new” retirement in 2004, following a 25 year career with major corporations. Her mission is to help individuals – at every life stage – define their ideal career and life experience, and guide them in achieving their goals. Liz holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership. Her coaching certifications were earned at the Academy for Coaching Training, Retirement Options and the Center for Third Age Leadership.

Beverly Simmons , Logistics and Special Events Co-Director 2007 As a professional life coach, Beverly works with people who are on a path of discovery, helping them to awaken and ignite their passion and purpose. Trained in the Fulfillment Coaching Model, her intention is to help her clients uncover the truths that are already within them and offer support and guidance as they choose the actions to bring these truths into being. Beverly is excited and honored to serve as co-Director of Operations for this magnificent gathering of professional coaches. She says, “Joining this dynamic Orange County group has been a fabulous gift for my coaching business as well as for me. The education and training offered is outstanding and the friendships I’ve developed have helped to catapult my business to an exciting new level.” Beverly has developed her coaching expertise over the past 20 years as a manager with the hospitality, travel and service industries. She has guided and coached people at all levels and has used her proactive listening skills to help her clients establish an environment of understanding and trust. Beverly received her training through the ICF-accredited Coach for Life program, which ultimately opened the door for her own successful transition into a career that speaks to her own purpose and passion in life.

Lydia Welton, Program Director 2005-2006 Lydia Welton, M.A., M.Ed., has been supporting individuals and groups achieve success for thirteen years. After working in management positions in marketing and business development, she completed a double masters degree in Organizational Psychology and Counseling Psychology and doctoral clinical training from Columbia University in New York. Returning to the corporate arena, she served clients in financial services and consumer goods as an external organizational development consultant and managed an internal organizational development department for a major medical center. Most recently, she has been working with health care leaders and organizations as a part of McKenzie Coaching Group, an executive coaching and leadership development consulting firm. Recent projects include leadership coaching for ten medical group practice managers (increasing their associate and physician satisfaction scores by 28%), and planning and facilitating teambuilding and strategic planning sessions for operating room nurses, cardiothoracic surgeons, home health practice leaders, palliative care physicians, and senior administrative/clinical leaders. Lydia is a graduate of Corporate Coach U’s Business Coaching Program. She is a member of the International Coaching Federation and American Society for Training and Development, and actively volunteers with Girls Incorporated and Junior Achievement. Lydia can be reached at (949) 608-7347 or lwelton@mckenziecoaching.com.

Beth Griffith, CPCC- Publications Director 2006-2007 ICF ACTP: Coaches Training Institute Graduate 2004: CPCC Beth has over 20 years of business experience in the health, medical, and non-profit fields. Trained in the "Co-Active Coaching Model" through the Coaches Training Institute (CTI), Beth believes in coaching the client's whole life, with the client setting the agenda. She has her bachelor's degree in sociology and has extensive experience in personal growth education. Beth is proud to say she is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC). Her expertise is in joining with her clients at the heart level, using her intuitive ability ‘to get’ to the heart of the matter, and bringing forth each client’s truth. Beth’s consistency and sincerity helps each client create a vision of their future and a blueprint on how to get there. Beth believes that whether your focus is personal, family, business, friends, or community, it’s all about relationships. Beth completed the "Landmark Curriculum for Living Series," which included the "Landmark Forum," "Advanced Course," "Forum in Action series,” "Communication Access to Power," and the "Self-Expression and Leadership" program. She has held the positions of Coach and Head Coach of additional Landmark classes. Beth was trained in Attitudinal Healing at the Attitudinal Healing Center in Northern California and has also created and/or facilitated the following related classes and workshops: attitudinal healing classes for teens and adults, workshops called "Moving from Fear to Love" for a women's prison in Phoenix, Arizona, "Healing Relationships Through Forgiveness", and "Love Is Letting Go of Fear" (based on the book by Marianne Williamson) for a community college in Phoenix, Arizona. Beth says, “Currently, as Publications Director of the ICF-Orange County Chapter, I have the honor and privilege to be the chief editor of our monthly newsletter, Insights. The purpose of the newsletter is to empower the coaching community through effective, inspirational, and educational communication. Creating a newsletter is a joyous and exciting process for me that’s filled with opportunities to connect with the coaching community.

Diane Pearce, Membership Director 2006, 2007 ICF ACTP: IPEC Coaching graduate, CEC, ACC Diane Pearce, M.S., founder of Epoch Life Coaching exists to help those in midlife create healthier, happier and more abundant lives. Diane is well qualified to coach those whose passions have been sidelined by pressing mid-life issues. Her expertise in coaching is the culmination of 25 years as an executive in non-profit senior housing communities where she regularly mentored and coached employees at all levels of the organization. Most recently she successfully made her own mid-life transition into a career which speaks to her passion and purpose in life. Diane is honored to be returning for her second term as Membership Director as well as working with such a professional and supportive team of coaches. She views ICF Orange County as the professional community which provides a place for coaches to connect and belong. As the Membership Director, her desire is to nurture coaches at all levels and extend an invitation to join ICFOC. She values her own membership which has provided countless opportunities for building relationships as well as expanding her knowledge of the coaching profession. Diane is looking forward to working with 2007 ICFOC president Nahid Cassaza, who is committed to” market coaching and create awareness of the benefits of coaching”, taking our OC chapter to the next level!

Dan Heimer, Marketing and Public Relations Director 2007 Through Shoreline CDS, Dan Heimer provides coaching and development services to both corporate and individual clients. Dan has an extensive background in human resources, especially in the areas of organizational and employee development. Throughout his career he has held positions in a variety of industries including, food and beverage, air transportation, theme parks and banking. He holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from California State University at Long Beach. In 2001, he completed his coaching certification through The Coaches Training Institute in San Rafael, California.