About Career Coach Academy
Career Coach Academy was designed by a career-services professional
and ICF Certified Coach with other career-services
professionals in mind—job-search specialists, resume
writers, outplacement providers, career counselors.
For those who want to add coaching to their existing career
services, the Academy's program is ...
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Fast-Track—You'll
graduate in just 15 weeks with essential skills AND
qualify to apply for the CCMC designation—Certified
Career Management Coach. |
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Focused—With
our intensive career management series, you'll benefit
from interactive teleclass discussions, a content-rich
training manual numbering more than 400 pages, outside
readings, and peer coaching practice—everything
you need to be well trained as a career coach. |
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Functional—Come
away with dozens of user-friendly forms, exercises,
tools, and ideas to use with your clients . . . many
new coaches begin fee-based coaching immediately! |
The Academy's Founder
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Susan Whitcomb
is a career and life coach, author, speaker, and trainer
with more than 20 years' experience in the careers
industry. She has been a careers columnist and featured
chat guest for Monster.com and America Online and,
as an industry expert, has been cited in U.S. News
& World Report, CBS Marketwatch.com, the Dow
Jones' National Business Employment Weekly,
and numerous national publications.
She holds designations as an ACC with International Coaches Federation (ICF), Certified Career Management
Coach, Nationally Certified Resume Writer, Master
Resume Writer, and Credential Career Master and is
certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®-Certified).
WIth coach training from the Institute for Life Coach Training, Susan
has also completed Dr. Mike Lillibridge's Executive
Coaching Practicum, Dr. Bruce Wilkinson's DreamGiver
Coach Training, and a variety of coaching seminars. |
Susan is the author of the best-selling Resume Magic:
Trade Secrets of a Professional Resume Writer (frequently the #1 or #2 most popular resume book on Amazon.com) . . . Interview Magic:
Job Interview Secrets from America's Career and Life Coach . . . and the latest book in the "Magic" series, Job Search Magic: Insider Secrets
from America's Career and Life Coach which was nominated as Book of the Year in the Career Category by ForeWord magazine. She is also author of 30-Day Job Promotion: Build a Powerful Promotion Plan in a Month and coauthor
of eResumes: Everything You Need To Know (McGraw-Hill). She has also createdCareer Magic: Career Coaching for the 21
st Century, a 400-page reference accompanying the Certified
Career Management Coach program offered through Career Coach
Academy.
In addition to founding Career Coach Academy and Leadership Coach Academy, Susan served as Executive
Director of Career Masters Institute, a global association
of leading career professionals, from 2004-2007. She is also a member of International
Coach Federation, Christian Coaches Network, National Career
Development Association, National Resume Writers' Association,
and Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career
Coaches.
As the Career Coach's Coach, she has guided dozens of professional coaches, career
consultants, resume writers, and human resources professionals
to a deeper understanding of career issues and coaching techniques.
As a coach, she loves partnering with people to create a career
filled with purpose, passion, productivity, and prosperity!
The Academy's Staff
Nancy Branton, Leadership & Talent Management
(CLTMC) Program Manager, Instructor, and Mentor Coach;
and Certified Career Management Coach Program Instructor
and Mentor Coach
Nancy Branton brings 30 years of career development
and human resources experience as an HR Director,
Assistant Director, Human Resources Development Consultant,
and Internal Coach.
She is well-versed in a full
range of leadership and career management functions,
including recruiting and staffing, employee/labor
relations, training and development, leadership development,
performance management, performance improvement, change
management, career development, team-building, conflict
resolution, work group analysis and development, coaching
supervisors/project leaders, and outplacement.
In addition to her corporate coaching experience,
she also serves as president of People
Potential Group, providing career, leadership,
and life coaching and training. Nancy holds a PCC with International Coaches Federation (ICF), M.A.
in Industrial Organizational Psychology and is a Certified
Leadership & Talent Management Coach, Certified
Career Management Coach, Certified Job & Career
Transition Coach, Certified Life Coach, Certified
Behavior Analyst, Certified Myers-Briggs Type Practitioner,
and qualified to administer more than 100 assessments.
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Christine Edick, CCMC Program Instructor and Mentor Coach
Christine Edick holds five certifications in the careers
arena - Certified Career Management Coach, Professional
Certified Career Coach, Certified Job and Career Transition
Coach, Certified Employment and Interview Professional,
and Certified Professional Resume Writer. In her 13
years in business, she has offered premier job coaching
online, coached national and international clients,
held webinars and teleclasses on career issues, spoken
nationwide on career transition, as well as facilitated
local workshops. |
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Terri Ferrara, Program Manager
Terri Ferrara is a Certified Career Management Coach, Certified Leadership & Talent Management Coach and a Certified Life Coach.
In addition to her private career coaching practice,
Terri coordinates program activities, marketing, and
administration for Career Coach Academy. Contact her
with questions at Terri@CareerCoachAcademy.com. |
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Lyndsey Lehman, Business Manager
Lyndsey Lehman is a graduate of California State University, Fresno and has a background in marketing, writing and business administration. Lyndsey has been involved with Career Coach Academy since 2001. Currently as Business Manager, she assists with website management, marketing materials, business promotion, network innovation and general administration activities. She can be contacted at Lyndsey@CareerCoachAcademy.com. |
The Academy's Advisory Council
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Judy Santos, M.C.C.
Master Certified Coach, International Coach Federation
Faculty, Institute for Life Coach Training
Trainer, CoachU
Founder, Christian Coaches Network
Certified Teleclass Leader
Certified Life Coach |
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Don Orlando, CCMC
Certified Career Management Coach
The McLean Group
Master Team Member, Career Management Alliance
Internationally Certified Job & Career Transition Coach
Credentialed Career Master
Certified Professional Resume Writer
Certified in Work Behavior Inventory Assessment Tools |
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Clare Albright, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Professional Coach
CoachU Graduate
CoachU Special Interest Group Leader |
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Alicia Andrade, M.S.W.
Director, Career Center
Fresno Pacific University
20 years' experience in career counseling |
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