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CINCINNATI – The top educators in executive coaching announced their first Master Sherpa Coaches. Five Certified Sherpa Coaches attained the highest honor granted by Sherpa Coaching. Sherpa trains and certifies coaches with university executive education partners since 2005.
The five are the first to receive Master Sherpa Coach (MSC) certification. All previously earned status as Certified Sherpa Coach (CSC), Coaching Skills Trainer (CST) and Sherpa Leadership Facilitator (SLF). Sandra Thomas, Pam Basil and Brian McConnell graduated from the Sherpa certification held at Penn State between 2007 and 2009. The three also received Sherpa of the Year, in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Ann Chinnis and Romie Horton are graduates from the University of Georgia’s coaching program, active since 2008.
In awarding the five Master Sherpa Coaches, Brenda Corbett, co-founder of Sherpa Coaching, said, “It is an honor to work with these top-level coaches. I have watched them develop over the years and I have seen their dedication to the Sherpa process. I have also seen their clients guided to better business behavior and dynamic career advancement.”
Judith Colemon co-founded Sherpa Coaching with Brenda Corbett and co-wrote The Sherpa Guide: Process-Driven Executive Coaching (Thomson 2005). Colemon said, “I can’t imagine a more diverse group. It includes an emergency room doctor and a Deputy Director from the federal government. What they all have in common is the ability to listen intently and keep their egos in check. They have earned this honor.”
Pam Basil is the only Sherpa Coach to be certified twice: once at a 2004 pilot program and again at Penn State in 2007. She works at the Heinzerling Foundation in Columbus, Ohio. Sandra Thomas lives in Indiana, recently retired from the National Cancer Institute in Washington DC. Ann Chinnis, M.D., is an emergency room physician in Virginia Beach. Brian McConnell is the founder of Caged Tiger Coaching in Tampa, Florida. Romie Horton works in organizational development at Duke Energy headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Sherpa Guide authors define executive coaching as, ‘regular meetings between a business leader and a trained facilitator, designed to produce positive changes in business behavior in a limited time frame.’ Executive coaching is gaining a reputation for consistent results. Sherpa’s annual coaching survey has seen a seven-year trend toward university-based training for coaches, client’s demands for clear standards of practice and a growing number of coaches following published processes.
For more information:
Karl Corbett, Managing Partner, Sherpa Coaching
(513) 232-0002 kc@sherpacoaching.com
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