Meet the
Coaches
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LifeTrek coaches have
strong experience and specific training in the coach approach to personal growth
and organizational development. We celebrate the best to bring out the best in
our clients. Our dynamic process consistently generates exceptional results in life and
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 Bob Tschannen-Moran is President of
LifeTrek Coaching International, CEO & Co-Founder of the
Center for
School Transformation,
a faculty member with the
Wellcoaches Coach Training School,
and the 2010 President of the
International
Association of Coaching.
Since founding LifeTrek in 1998, Bob
has assisted many individuals and organizations to improve their performance
in life and work using primarily strengths-based approaches. In addition to
one-on-one life and leadership coaching, LifeTrek and the Center for School
Transformation have facilitated training workshops and whole-system
transformation initiatives within a wide variety of
organizational settings, including schools, churches, and corporations.
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As a prolific writer, Bob has co-authored
Evocative Coaching: Transforming Schools One Conversation at a Time
(2010), the ACSM / Lippincott
Coaching Psychology
Manual (2009) and is a chapter contributor to
The Complete Handbook of Coaching (2010).
The Center for School Transformation uses Evocative Coaching as its
core textbook for coach training. Bob's weekly email newsletter,
LifeTrek Provisions, goes out to almost 20,000 subscribers in 152
countries.
Bob received an undergraduate degree from
Northwestern University, a Master of Divinity degree from
Yale University, coach training from
Coach U,
CoachVille,
Wellcoaches Coach Training School, and
FastTrack Coaching Academy, appreciative inquiry training from the
NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Sciences, and communication
training from the
Center for Nonviolent Communication. He is certified by both the
International Association of Coaching (IAC-CC) and
Wellcoaches Corporation (CWC).
Before becoming a coach, Bob spent almost 20 years in senior leadership
positions with the
United Church of Christ in Chicago, IL and Columbus, OH. He is a former
President of the
ICF Greater Richmond chapter, an active
Kiwanian, as well as an avid runner, gardener, and student of
evolutionary well being. Bob is married to Megan, his life and business
partner, and has two grown children (Bryn, Evan) and daughter-in-law Michelle.
View Bob's On-Line Resume. View Bob's Resume in PDF.
View Bob's Curriculum Vitae in PDF.
Contact Bob by E-Mail.
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  Megan
Tschannen-Moran is the Wakefield Distinguished Associate Professor in
Educational Administration at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA
as well as Vice-President and Coach with LifeTrek Coaching International. Megan
earned her B.S.E. from Northwestern University and her Master and Ph.D. degrees
in educational administration from The Ohio State University. She has been a
teacher, a school administrator, and an educational leadership coach. |
Megan's research interests focus on the social psychology of schools,
examining the quality of interpersonal relationships and how these impact
the outcomes a school can achieve. In this regard, she has studied the
constructs of trust, school climate, organizational citizenship,
collaboration, and conflict. She has also explored the self-efficacy beliefs
of teachers and principals as well as the collective beliefs of a school
faculty that they have the capability to foster the learning of all the
school’s students.
Her recent book
Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools (2004, Jossey-Bass) explores
the experiences of three principals and the consequences of their successes and
failures to build trust. She has published over 30 scholarly articles and book chapters.
Her work has appeared in journals such as the Education Administration Quarterly, the
Journal of Educational Administration, and Teachers College Record.
View Megan's Curriculum Vitae in PDF.
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  Erika
Jackson received an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Otterbein College
and a Master's Degree in Labor and Human Resources from The Ohio State
University. She has expertise in both individual and team performance
improvement, having coached professionals at large public and private
organizations on issues such as leader, team, and career development. Erika is
also a consultant, instructional designer, group facilitator, and conflict
mediator. She has completed The Coaches Training Institute's Advanced Co-Active
Coaching courses and is a member of the International Coach Federation,
CoachVille, the International Society for Performance Improvement, the Human
Resources Association of Central Ohio and the National Association for the
Education of Young Children. In addition, Erika administers the Myers Briggs
Type Inventory for the exploration of personality preferences.
As a licensed “Corporate and Executive Wellcoach”, Erika focuses on the power of
creativity. Those who contact us for Creativity Coaching, soon discover that the
arts can awaken the mind, generate breakthroughs, and stretch the
spirit for just about anyone. Erika uniquely enjoys using the arts in
partnership with:
- Small business entrepreneurs looking to leave the corporate world to
take control of their destiny
- Those who desire a career which integrates their passion for the arts
and leverages their creative skills
- Couples or individuals struggling to reconnect within a marriage or
long-term relationship
- Ministers in need of a support network and seeking life balance
- People seeking self-esteem and a strong support system in the process of
achieving physical well-being.
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 Christina
Lombardo Ray, PCC, CPCC, received her undergraduate and Master degrees in Education from The Ohio State
University, specializing in the areas of Performance Improvement, Adult Education, and
Organizational Development. Christina's coaching specialties include working with leaders, teams,
new moms/parents, people in career or family transition, and those who want to create fulfillment in
their life. In addition to her work as a coach, Christina is an Organizational Development
consultant. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Christina's experience includes individual development,
organization and process redesign, retention, change management, team
building, associate relations and instructional design.
 Christina,
who loves to work with people on building
resilience, is certified by the International Coach
Federation as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and by The Coaches Training
Institute as a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC). She also administers the Myers Briggs Type Inventory. Christina is an
active member with the International Society for Performance
 Improvement, the International Coach
Federation, CoachVille, and the American Society for Training & Development.
View Christina's On-Line Resume.
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  Kate
Kriynovich received her undergraduate degree in Corporate Finance from Iowa State University and a
Master's degree in Counseling from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Kate has seventeen years of
management experience, including retail banking, credit acquisition, human relations, career
development, training, and organizational development. Kate administers the DISC Inventory as well
as the Myers Briggs Type Inventory for both organizations and individuals. Based in Columbus, Ohio,
Kate is a member of the International Coach Federation and CoachVille and has completed the Coach
for Life, Master's Coaching Program. Kate's coaching specialties include assessment and career
discovery, mid-life transitions, and corporate consulting. View Kate's
On-Line Resume.
View Kate's Printable
Resume in PDF.
Contact Kate by E-Mail.
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  Mike
Alafaci, our strategic partner in Australia, is the Founder of
Solution Maps. Mike
works with Leaders to increase their ability to influence, build commitment and
get results on current business challenges. He coaches corporate sales
executives on a level beyond traditional training courses. Over the last 20
years, Mike has held leadership positions in and consulted with many of the
fortune 100 companies in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Mike’s
organizational work centres on aligning people, strategy and processes to
achieve satisfying results. If you have challenges with staff performance,
stalled business strategy, or large-scale key projects his work is brief and
targeted at alignment for outstanding results.
 Mike
became a professional coach in 2004. With coach training through the
Life Coaching Academy, and advanced academic studies at
The Australian College of
Applied Psychology. For more information,
Visit Mike's On-Line Resume.
Contact Mike by E-Mail.
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