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Each Member of Pittsburgh Professional Women receives a complimentary coaching
session annually with one of our Affiliate Coaches:
Wellness and Life Coach Kelly Eckert
Kelly Eckert is a wellness and life coach who helps people find the path to fulfilling their
goals. Kelly coaches people on all areas of life -- from career transitions to relationship issues --
and focuses on helping people define and achieve their really big goals. Before officially becoming
a wellness and life coach, Kelly worked as a freelance editor and graphic designer, a full-time artist
(under the name Ana Kelly), a marketing consultant and a biology teacher. Kelly received her bachelor’s
degree in biological-anthropology from Harvard University and her master’s degree in biology from
Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She obtained her Massachusetts teaching certificate for high
school biology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She attended one year of business school
at Rice University. Kelly has been trained in nonviolent/compassionate communication, conflict resolution,
meditation and teaching meditation to children. She is a certified Reiki master, the President-Elect of the parents
association at Winchester-Thurston School and an alumni interviewer for Harvard College. Kelly is working
towards her International Coaching Federation professional coach certification through MentorCoach. Originally from Houston, Texas, Kelly has lived in
Boston, Wilmington, NC, and Queretaro, Mexico. She now resides in the Mexican War Streets neighborhood
of Pittsburgh with her husband Todd, her two teenage daughters, preschool son, and four cats.
For more information, visit www.KellyEckert.com or call 412.528.1789.
Laura Crooks, Wellness Coach Picture your life with more happiness, less stress, you at your ideal weight, and
feeling energetic. Doesn't that sound appealing? It's within your reach and I can help you get there.
I help people who have had a wake-up call make permanent lifestyle changes and take their health and wellness from
functional to optimal. Maybe you recently squeezed into clothing that used to fit or received lab results
that you could improve. As an RN and certified wellness coach I can help you make sense of the volumes
of health information out there and help you discover the best way to apply it so that you make meaningful, healthy changes. Wellness does not
simply mean being free from disease; it means something different to each of us and we need different strategies to obtain
it. Our happiness, sleep, exercise, mood, appetite, stress levels, and weight are all interrelated. That is why
small changes in one area yield results in other areas as well. For more information please visit www.YouBloomWellness.com or call 412-596-9516.
 Cathy
Jennings, Networking Coach Cathy Jennings is President of
Networking Advantage, LLC. Her passion is helping independent professionals and organizations grow their business through
networking and referrals. Always outgoing and curious
to learn about others, Cathy has enjoyed connecting with others (aka "networking) for most of her life. But it
was in 2004 when she started her first business that she realized the true necessity of implementing effective relationship-building
skills in growing her service-based business. She has built a successful business exclusively
through networking and referral strategies. Through
her work with hundreds of clients one-on-one and in her workshops, Cathy has learned that most people do not share her natural
love of networking or her comfort level in connecting with others. Knowing that networking is one of the
most effective marketing tools for independent professionals and one that can be learned,
she has dedicated herself to sharing the strategies and skills that can turn everyday people into masterful networkers.
Cathy is a Certified Career Coach and has a B.A. in Education and
Spanish from Grove City College. In addition to workshops and presentations, she has taught professional development
courses through The University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown and Westmoreland County Community College for the past 3 years.
Cathy shares her 16+ years of combined experience in the healthcare and
high-tech industries, including her previous position as a project manager for a medical software start-up company utilizing
artificial intelligence applications. Having made several career and life transitions herself, Cathy offers
an experienced perspective on the power of networking to create a thriving personal and professional life.
For
tips and resources on how to make your business networking and referrals more productive and profitable, visit her website
www.NetworkingAdvantage.com and check out Cathy's Weatherproof Networking Blog at www.WeatherproofNetworking.com. 
Diana Fletcher, The Stress Reducing Coach, author,
and motivational speaker is an expert at helping people reduce stress and achieve optimal health no matter how busy and hectic
their lives are. Diana is the author of: Creating Space: 38 Strategies
to Help You Make Time for What’s Important, Fun Re-defined: 33 Strategies to Remind You to
Enjoy the Simple Pleasures of Life, and Don’t Stop Now! 25 Strategies to
Help You Build Momentum and Keep It Going. Her latest book, a downloadable eBook, is titled Reduce
Your Stress in Any Season. Diana is a regular contributing writer to The Pennsylvania
Guide to Good Health, as well as numerous internet publications, and she publishes a bi-monthly ezine titled Stress Reducing
Strategies. Diana is the owner of Diana Fletcher Life Coaching and coaches individual clients
and groups. She facilitates workshops and offers presentations to corporations and businesses. In
2008, Diana was a presenter for the Pittsburgh Business Times Business for Breakfast, The
Downtown Women's Club of Pittsburgh, and the 2008 Keynote Speaker at the Women’s Expo
in Birch Run, Michigan. In 2009, Diana was a Keynote Speaker at the YMCA Women’s Health
Fair in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and for the Pittsburgh Force Women’s Small Business Expo.
Diana also conducts unique and informative teleseminars and teleclasses. She
is the first coach in Western Pennsylvania to offer Family Health Coaching, a dynamic and motivating approach which helps
families become healthier and more active together. Keynote topics have included: • Living a Fit and Healthy Life Fifteen Minutes at a Time • Taking
Care of You and Your Family • Secrets to Reducing Stress •
It's Amazing What You Can Do in Fifteen Minutes • Stop the Craziness of Multi-Tasking
• Start Reducing Your Stress, Today • Reducing Stress in the
New Economy FOR A COMPLIMENTARY TELEPHONE CONSULTATION, OR TO SCHEDULE PRIVATE COACHING
OR A WORKSHOP FOR YOUR GROUP OR ORGANIZATION, CONTACT: DIANA FLETCHER 724-733-7562
WWW.DIANAFLETCHER.COM
Executive Business Coach Rosemarie Perla, President of the
Perla Group - Coaching and Consulting firm, is sought by a "who's who" of business owners, executives, professionals
and major league athletes to achieve significant life and career transformations. A licensed psychologist, executive coach
and organizational consultant by training Rosemarie brings her 30 years of experience, a knowledge base in behavioral science
and human performance, coupled with a passion to assist leaders in transforming their work and their lives.As evidence of her skill, Rosemarie has been praised in the pages of Sports Illustrated
for her ability to advise high-powered leaders and gain their trust to inspire belief and hope in everyone's capacity to change
and grow. Her work has also been featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review highlighting her ability
to attain results in challenging circumstances. She has successfully
coached and consulted business leaders and their teams to be their best by leading and contributing to the world in a positive
manner. The outcome of Rosemarie's consulting is that clients become transformed - from anxiety ridden managers to poised
decision makers; from supervisors or organizers of "to-do" lists to strategic leaders; and from order-givers to
human resource cultivators. Her great gifts include keen intuition and perception with the ability to "read" clients
and ascertain their authenticity. These gifts enable Rosemarie to build a high degree of trust quickly with her clients. She
listens intently to a client's agendas and goals, so that the client can discover the obstructions that prevent progress,
and then hold clients accountable for what they say they want out of their lives and careers. In addition to executive coaching, Rosemarie leads corporate retreats and training for institutional clients ranging
from healthcare facilities, engineering, architectural and law firms. These sessions focus on subjects such as leadership
and inspiration, creative life design and planning, strategic skills development as well as adjusting attitudes to result
in productive work behavior. She also assists individual professionals in energy maintenance and wellness, conducting stimulating
workshops in leadership training, stress management and communication skills. Rosemarie gained her experience through years of work as a private-practice and consulting psychologist, and as a
clinician and administrator with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Her professional writings have been widely published,
and she has given numerous public presentations and workshops, in addition to countless private sessions for clients. Throughout her career Rosemarie has shown creative initiative and the ability to
see past obstacle. An example is her facilitation of the development of the Domestic Violence Initiative, an alliance between
UPMC Magee Hospital, Western Psychiatric Institute and the Women's Center and Shelter. Her commitment to organizational evolution
through best practices and fiscal management is reflected in the oversight she demonstrated as a health administrator responsible
for redesigning services during deep budget cuts at the onset of managed care. Rosemarie is a member of the International Coach Federation, the American Psychological Association, and the Society
for Consulting Psychologists. She holds two Master's degrees in behavioral sciences and adult development and soon will receive
her professional coaching certificate awarded by the International Coach Federation. She is also a member of the coaching
staff of Breakthrough Enterprises, Inc. (DaveEllisLeadership.com) whose purpose is to dramatically and permanently improve
the lives of millions of leaders by developing success strategies for living and working. Breakthrough sponsors leadership
workshops throughout the year in Sonoma, California. Perla Group
associates use quantitative methods centered in research that identify specific behaviors which contribute to leadership and
team success. Rosemarie and her team of coaches assist leaders through the gaps in their management style to create new, effectual
behaviors and new avenues of direction. Visit her webiste www.PerlaGroup.com.
Suzanne Ferguson, Business and Personal Coach
Suzanne draws on a wealth of experience as a personal and business coach to empower
and support her clients. Since 2001, she has coached business owners, employees and individuals in diverse professions
as they pursue and reach their goals. Regardless of where
they work or what they do for a living, all of Suzanne's clients share one common attribute: They simply want "more"
- more out of life and more out of business. Her pragmatic approach combines action with awareness, leading clients to powerful
and measurable results.
Recognizing that one size does not fit all, Suzanne's approach is multi-faceted and highly
personalized: "I view my role as a communication specialist, applying intuition and active listening to facilitate the
coaching process. By building a partnership based on trust and integrity, I can support my clients as they open to their own
innate wisdom, providing feedback that is both direct and caring." Suzanne is a graduate of the Institute for Professional Empowerment Coaching, which is accredited by the International
Coach Federation (the internationally recognized association of professional coaches). She has an Interdisciplinary Studies
degree in Psychology, Sociology and Social Work. A former
social worker, Suzanne transitioned to coaching and training as she came to believe that the best "social work"
begins with personal empowerment. She is proud of her accomplishments as a seminar and workshop facilitator, the owner of
two home-based businesses and as the mother of two grown children.
After growing up in the Baltimore area, Suzanne
has lived in rural West Virginia, upstate New York and a small town in central Pennsylvania. Each move presented additional
adventures, meaningful relationships and the challenge of creating her "best life" in a new locale.
Since 2005, Suzanne has made Pittsburgh her home. She resides with her husband, Glenn, in an urban neighborhood where they
volunteer for environmental and community planning projects. She also enjoys outdoor activities, cooking, music & dance.
Suzanne is affiliated with the International Coach
Federation as well as the Pittsburgh Coaches Association. She is the past president (2007-08) of Three Rivers Rotary Club
and is also active locally in the Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce, The Small Business Network, Network of Excellence,
and Pittsburgh Professional Women.
Please contact Suzanne Ferguson about coaching and training to fit your specific
needs. Her website is www.SusanneFerguson.com. Call 412-727-7299 or by e-mail.
Spiritual Dynamics Coach Bill Frase Bill
Frase is a father and husband. He works as
a professional life coach, speaker, writer, and internet marketer. His experiences range from a career as a theatre artist
to that of a federal contractor. His abilities run from the practical and analytical to the creative and visionary.
He has a real knack for helping people see possibilities they have not considered and also clear out the stuff that has kept
them from seeing and acting on those possibilities. He believes that given what is already within each person, everything
necessary for an incredible and abundant life already exists. He’s very good at helping people gain greater access to
those abundant inner resources and applying them to their lives on a daily basis. Are you Ready 4 Takeoff? Call
Bill Frase 412.856.4129. www.BillFrase.com

Bette Novak, Business Coach I work with small business owners, entrepreneurs
and leaders, who want to develop, grow and thrive in any market. I own LifePath Associates LLC (LPA) a business-life coaching
company. My clients make quantum leaps, resolve problems and achieve goals that eluded them for some time with these strategies:
(1) Analyze what worked and identify what is not working; (2) Investigate and choose strategies, tools, and techniques that
will help them move to success; (3) Use the most current resources and data and (4) Create customized action plans. LPA offers
different ways for our clients to learn business trends and use special job search strategies: Teleclasses, Teleseminars,
Individual and Group Coaching, eBooks, eCourses, Books Audios, and Self-Study Programs. I bring 25 years experience in human
resources and coaching in corporations, government, non-profit organizations and private business; I have helped these organizations
to: Reengineer to improve organizational performance, Coach Leaders and Supervisors to manage effectively, Create professional
and leadership development programs that build workplace skills, and Design and implement succession and strategic plans
that got results. VIsit my website www.ArtOfCareerSurvival.com.
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