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Greetings!
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a peaceful and joyous holiday season with family and friends. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new PCA members and welcome back all of our members who have renewed for 2012. We had a very successful 2011 and are looking forward to many good things in 2012.
Our new Board of Directors and I have chosen to dedicate our efforts this year on behalf of the PCA to extend our visibility as coaches and the visibility of the coaching profession in the Pittsburgh area and nationwide, to reach out in service to our community, to further engage our membership, and to undertake activities crucial to sustaining the organization. As we consider ideas for new projects in the coming year, we have agreed to consider first and foremost how they will serve you, our members, and how they will serve the profession of coaching.
We have a series of informative, engaging programs planned that will cover coaching skill building and ethical considerations as well as business and personal development. We are also committed to keeping you informed about the changes in membership requirements being instituted by the International Coach Federation and how they affect us as an ICF chapter. We are dedicated to identifying and informing you of ways to address these changes and opportunities to meet the requirements if you are interested.
Our programming committee is working to obtain ICF CCEUs for all monthly meeting programs and many of the monthly teleclasses. We are also working on a streamlined procedure for you to obtain the corresponding CCEU certificates. The Research and Education committee is working to keep you informed of educational opportunities and the latest coaching research. Our Marketing, Public Relations, and Social Media committees will continue to promote our coaches and our coaching activities. The Membership committee is working to attract new members and support activities to engage our current membership. Thanks to the efforts of our Sponsorship Committee, we hope to continue generating funds through corporate and university sponsors that enable us to finance activities and programs to benefit our membership.
I invite you become involved in our efforts and to take advantage of all the PCA has to offer!
On behalf of the 2012 Board of Directors, I look forward to serving you in the coming year.
Janice
2012 PCA Board of Directors
President Janice Sabatine
Executive VP/President Elect Wendy Maletta
Secretary Judy DePalma
Treasurer Deborah Dobransky-Fasiska
VP Marketing Wendy Maletta
VP Membership Barry Wernikoff
VP Programming Susan English
VP Public Relations Position Open
VP Research & Education Anne Papinchak
VP Social Media Susan Moore
VP Sponsorship Bonnie Budzowski
Director at Large Lou Daddea
Director at Large Position Open
Immediate Past President Maria Berdusco
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January PCA Lunch and Learn Meeting Explores Mindfulness in Coaching
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DATE: Wed. Jan 11 from 11:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Grand Concourse, Station Square
COST:
$30 for members who register by Jan 6
($40 after Jan 6) / $40 for guests
HOW Click to register now
Mindfulness means paying attention, on purpose and non-judgmentally, to the present moment. Coaching mindfully enables coaches to be more present, see more clearly, listen more deeply and respond more effectively to their clients through reduced stress, enhanced concentration and creativity, and improved self-management and resilience.
Join us on Wednesday, January 11 for our monthly Lunch and Learn as we investigate the integration of mindfulness into coaching. Mindfulness not only supports and enhances coaching skills, but has an integrative function as well allowing mindful practitioners to smoothly integrate multiple skills and competencies.
During this session, participants will gain experience through a mindful awareness of self exercise, observe a coaching dyad that integrates mindfulness, and will connect the concept and skills of mindful awareness in the application of the ICF core competencies of coaching.
Dr. Michael Forlenza is an Executive Coach and has special training in both Mindfulness and Coaching. He is the Executive Director of the Professional Coach Certification Program and Associate Dean of the School of Leadership and Professional Advancement at Duquesne University.
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Start the New Year Off by Joining or Renewing Your PCA Membership
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As a PCA member, you are listed on our PCA website and receive discounted admission to monthly meetings and other networking and marketing opportunities. The Annual Membership Fees remain the same as 2011: $130 for full members and $110 for associate members. For added visibility, you can now join as a Supporting Member for $250 per year, and receive all of the benefits of membership, plus recognition in opening remarks and your company logo with hyperlink from the PCA website to yours.
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Like Marketing? Join PCA's Marketing & PR Committee
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2012 promises to be an exciting year for PCA, and the Marketing & PR Committee is charged with helping spread the news about the coaching profession, our membership and the Pittsburgh Coaches Association. If you enjoy writing, public speaking, graphic design, special events and other related activities, please consider joining the PCA's Marketing & PR Committee. Meetings are typically held via conference call, and the committee work will be divided into subcommittee projects. The first subcommittee will begin working on updating the website this month. Please contact Wendy Maletta at ahhluminating@gmail.com.
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Plan to attend PCA programs in 2012
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PCA's Program committee is planning a nice mix of programs for 2012 that you won't want to miss. Lunch and learn meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 11:15 a.m. - 1 p.m.
We will kick off the year on January 11th at the Grand Concourse at Station Square with a program of Coaching and Mindfulness by Dr. Michael Forlenza and follow up with a mixture of programs that cover business building, networking, personal growth and coaching skills. A highlight of the year will include our 2nd annual "Coaching Works" special event on November 14th.
The Program Committee is chaired by Susan English and members are Bette Novak, Ann Gatty, Sharon Eakes, Maria Berdusco and Sam Wieder. Please contact Susan through the PCA website for more information.
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Preparing for the new ICF Membership Requirements
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Starting April 1, 2012, there will be three ICF Membership Categories
ICF Credentialed Member is for anyone who has completed at least 60 hours of coach specific training and received credentials through ICF.
ICF Coach Member is for anyone who has completed at least 60 hours of coach specific training and is a working professional coach with internal or external clients.
ICF Provisional Member is for anyone who is a working professional coach with internal or external clients, but HAS NOT YET completed at least 60 hours of coach specific training. This category was designed for current ICF members. They will have 1 year to obtain the required training hours prior to the policy taking full effect on April 1, 2013.
The 60 hours of coach specific training must be aligned with the requirements for the ICF's ACC Portfolio Application credential path. PCA will provide information on programs that provide our members with the acceptable training on our website and in this newsletter.
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