The newsletter provides an overview of upcoming events and activities for ICF Colorado in December 2013 and 2014. It begins with the president's message thanking the past president for his leadership and contributions in 2013. It then previews several upcoming events in December including the holiday party and special interest group meetings. The newsletter concludes by introducing the 2014 board of directors and highlighting some of the planned programs and activities for the upcoming year including a certification class, panel discussion, conference, and involvement in International Coaching Week.

1. ICF Colorado Newsletter
December 2013
IN THIS ISSUE:
Message from Stephanie Wachman
President, ICF Colorado
As I write my first contribution as President of
ICF Colorado, it is a balmy 8F and snowing.
This freezing cold Colorado weather is certainly
not a metaphor for what’s heating up in 2014.
But before I get into what is planned in the
coming year, I wish to extend a BIG Thank You
to our past president Reuel Hunt for all the
work he did last year in building this amazing
board and his contribution to ICF as a whole.
Unfortunately Reuel suffered a mild stroke last
week and has asked me to extend his
appreciation to everyone who contributed to making last year such a
success. Reuel is doing much better, and we wish him a speedy
recovery. I’ve gotten to know Reuel quite well over the past year,
and he is one tough cookie!!
Excited!! That’s the best word to explain what we are working on in
2014. We have scheduled our board retreat for December, and we
have a full list of exciting programs and opportunities to work on for
our members in the coming year.
As many of you know, Judy Sabah is offering an ICF Certification
Class starting in January; if you haven’t had an opportunity to sign
up, visit our website and register. It’s a great way to get the mentor
hours and coaching you need to pass the test!
In February, we are also planning to help our members understand
what they need to get hired by an organization and are working to
build a panel discussion with companies that contract coaches,
wellness companies, HR directors and those who are charged with
hiring coaching. This panel will give you the understanding of what
you need to present and who you need to contact when marketing
your services.
President's Message
December 2013
Holiday Party
Special Interest Groups
(SIGs) - 3 of 4 not meeting
in December
Mentor Coaching Group
2014 ICF Colorado
Board of Directors
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Glen Cooper
ARTICLE: Coaching Across
Cultures - Look for Gems in
Your Own Culture & Mine for
Treasures in Others
Membership
General Meeting Information
ICF Colorado Meetup
Groups
Our ICF Colorado Meetup
Groups are an opportunity
for our community to
continue conversations and
keep communications going
in-between our monthly
meetings.
ICF CO Meetup Groups
currently in Arvada,

2. We have many more hot programs in the hopper:
A one-day conference for coaches.
Major involvement in International Coaching Week.
Many more Teleclasses.
A new website, blog, Facebook, newsletter.
Fabulous speakers.
Joint events with ASTD and much more . . .
As we close the books on 2013, Reuel and I would like to thank all
of our board of directors, volunteers and members for making 2013
the amazing year it was, and we hope to see you at the upcoming
holiday party.
As I take the reins as President, I am looking forward to serving our
community with infectious energy, focus and fun.
Wishing you a very happy and safe holiday season,
Stephanie Wachman
President, ICF Colorado
stephanie@coachinglib.com
720-232-3693
Boulder, Glendale and Ft.
Collins.
Interested in hosting an ICF
CO Meetup Group in your
area? Let us know:
info@icfcolorado.org
Link on Meetup:
http://www.meetup.com
/ICF-Colorado-CoachesCorner/
*Please check the link
above for any
updates/changes
announced by the Meetup
Group leaders.
Questions? Please contact
info@icfcolorado.org
Check out the ICF Colorado
December 2013 Holiday Party
on:
Date: December 12, 2013
Time: 6:00PM to 9:00PM
Facebook
Like Us on Facebook
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will NOT be conducted in December.
Twitter
Location: SHIFT Workspaces, 383 Corona Street, Denver, CO
80218
You Tube
LinkedIn
We're having a party - and you're invited!
Mark your calendars and be sure to join us for December's ICF
Colorado Holiday Party.
If you have any questions,
please feel free to email us
at info@icfcolorado.org
We are going to have an exciting evening with AMAZING FOOD and
a special workshop designed to get you in the festive mood with
Impulse Theater's very own Sara Vandas. She will be take us
through some fun improvisational exercises - guaranteed FUN!
PLEASE NOTE: Everyone must register for the monthly meetings &
events including ICF Colorado members
Cost:
ICF Colorado Members: Free
*ICF CO members may bring one adult guest for free
Questions?
Comments? Ideas to
Share?
We welcome your
comments and ideas and
are happy to answer
questions.
Non-Members: $25.00
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the December 12, 2013 Party
Contact Information:
info@icfcolorado.org
www.icfcolorado.org

3. Advance Your Practice
and Career with
LinkedIn Discussions
ICF Colorado extends
outside just the monthly
meetings. You might not be
connected with the very
valuable ICF Colorado
LinkedIn group.
Jump in and join the
conversation!
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
EXPLORING COACHING AS A PROFESSION SIG
SIG not meeting in December 2013
Our discussion may include, and is not limited to:
·
understanding how coaching differs from related professions
·
learning what makes an exceptional coach
·
determining if self-employment suits you
·
choosing your niche and specialty
·
investigating training programs, certification & mentor
coaches
·
getting started . . .
BUILDING YOUR COACHING BUSINESS SIG
SIG not meeting in December 2013
Join us at the Building Your Coaching Business SIG to learn about
tools, tips and resources to help start and grow your business.
Mission – To ensure that new coaches build their business, improve
their coaching skills, market effectively and stay active and engaged
in ICF CO. The SIG will help new coaches chart a course toward
professional and financial success.
Facilitator:
Dinah Snow
dinah@dinahsnow.com
www.dinahsnow.com
303-499-0408
EXPERIENCED EXECUTIVE COACHES CASE STUDY SIG
SIG not meeting in December 2013
If you are an Executive Coach who wants to grow your skills and
bounce ideas around with other Executive Coaches, then this group
Questions about the ICF
Colorado LinkedIn group?
Contact:
Carl Dierschow
carl.dierschow@smallfish.us

4. is for you!
Each month, we will be reviewing and discussing a case study or
new industry development from HBR (Harvard Business Review).
Members who are interested in this Case Study Group need to
register with Stephanie Wachman so that articles can be sent out
and read in advance of the meeting.
Facilitator:
Stephanie Wachman
stephanie@coachinglib.com
720-232-3693
EXPERIENCED COACHES SALON
December 18, 2013
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: see information below
Facilitated by: Reuel Hunt & Lauren Fisher
5+ Years of Coaching Experience? You’re Invited to Check Us
Out!
The Salon format is a safe place in the home of one of the
participants where experienced seasoned coaches share their
journey as coaches with other like coaches in open, safe intimate
dialogue, while boring deep into shared seasoned coach's issues.
Location: Judy's home in Denver, CO
(address and phone sent to RSVP’s)
Please RSVP to info@icfcolorado.org for the December 18th salon.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Facilitators:
Reuel Hunt
rjhunt@earthlink.net
Lauren Fisher
laurenkfisher@comcast.net
Mentor Coaching Group Programs for ICF Colorado Members
Check out our new Mentor Coaching Group Programs!
These programs are offered at a discounted registration fee for ICF Colorado members and may
not be offered in the future. These programs are being led by Judy Sabah, MCC and co-founder of
the ICF Colorado.
Program #1: ICF Credential Path for New Coaches or Coaches in Training
Limit of 10 participants; 5 - 60 minute sessions over 10 weeks.
Content for meetings focuses on components of application requirements and how to meet those
requirements.

5. Program #2: ICF Credential Path for Experienced Coaches
Limit of 10 participants; 7 - 60 minute sessions over 13 weeks.
Entire focus for this program is on core competency skill building and enhancement in group
sessions for participant preparation to complete ICF exam process.
*Early Bird:
$525 early registration by January 3, 2014
For more details, dates and fees, please visit
http://icfcolorado.org/mentor-coaching-group-programs
2014 ICF Colorado Board of Directors
We are excited to announce the 2014 ICF Colorado Board of Directors:
President: Stephanie Wachman
President-Elect: Dinah Snow
Education Director: Helle Hegelund
Membership Director: Shannon Rios
Treasurer: Walt Hastings
Marketing & PR: Dina Brecheisen
Secretary: Kara Thate
Communications: Tom Lietaert
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Glen Cooper
by Dinah Snow
Communications Director for ICF Colorado
Glen Cooper has coached owners of, appraised and/or sold, over 500
businesses in 34 years! After selling his business brokerage, appraisal
and coaching firm in Maine in 2010, he returned to his native Colorado.
Glen also served many years as a course author and senior instructor for
the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA). He has earned
many professional designations in the fields of commercial real estate
(CCIM), business brokerage (CBI and Fellow of the IBBA) and business
appraisal (CBA and BVAL).
He now practices as a sole practitioner business broker and business coach in Denver, where
business owner/operators call on Glen when they get stuck in the process of building and/or selling
their firm. He gets them unstuck.
Click here to read the full article
ARTICLE: Coaching Across Cultures – Look for Gems In Your Own Culture
and Mine for Treasures In Others
by Helle Hegelund
Education Director for ICF Colorado
Amita came to me because she was unhappy about her work situation.
During our coaching conversation she realized how much her own
cultural background being raised by Asian-Indian immigrants had a huge
impact on how she perceived herself and her behaviors. Being humble
and accommodating were important values in her culture contributing to

6. harmony and no conflicts. However, it also held her back from expressing
her feelings and needs and as such being fully engaged and satisfied at work.
The awareness of the cultural dimension was an eye opener for Amita and a good starting point for
her journey toward a more satisfying and fulfilling life blending values of her own culture as well as
cultural values and behaviors from the US culture.
Click here to read the full article
Membership in the ICF Colorado
Happy Holidays! I am really looking forward to our FUN holiday party at SHIFT workspace with a
fun evening of Improv planned! I have known I should do improv and a friend in HR in corporate
America told me she recently had to do an improv session. Everyone is realizing the benefit of this
fun but very skill-building activity. I am excited to say that we have been networking a bit with
NSA (National Speakers Association) and ASTD (American Society for Training and Development)
about happy hours and/or partnering on our one day conference. No final decisions have been
made but if you want to be a part of either of these fun events by volunteering (happy
hour/networking or the one day conference), please let me know! Things are a movin’! We would
love for you to join us! Look for future announcements on this from our marketing team and
membership team.
We are here to provide a committed, professional group that contributes great ideas, skills,
networking and knowledge to all of us who are members of ICF Colorado. Again I would like to
request if you have any ideas for attracting new members that you speak with me at the next
meeting. I wish each of you an amazing day . . . until the meeting. I look forward to seeing your
smiling face!
If you know other coaches out there, that are not members, please assist all of us and ask them to
attend a meeting, again the first meeting is FREE with the coupon on our site!
Why Join ICF Colorado?
* A community of individuals committed to making a difference in the lives of their clients.
* Connect with other coaches.
* Become engaged in the work of learning together and creating a strong community.
* Receive valuable training each month that you can directly apply to your life or work with clients.
Click here to Join or Renew:
http://sn.im/joinicfcolorado
Click here to learn about Member Benefits
If you have questions about membership, please call me, Shannon Rios, at 720-515-3212.

7. To your unlimited potential and success!
Shannon Rios
ICF CO Membership Director
General Meeting Information
Regular Monthly Meetings
Members: No Charge
Non-Members / Guests: $25 per meeting fee
When: 2nd Thursday of every month (unless otherwise noted)
6:00PM - 9:00PM
SIGs start at 6:00PM, and the General Meeting starts at 7:15PM sharp.
Where: PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur Street, Denver, Colorado 80211
Phone: 303-433-8247
The PPA Event Center is on the corner of 21st Avenue and Decatur Street
PPA Event Center website: www.ppaeventcenter.com
Map to PPA Event Center:
2013 ICF Colorado Board Members
Reuel Hunt, President
rjhunt@earthlink.net
303-734-0444
Stephanie Wachman, President Elect
stephanie@coachinglib.com
720-232-3693
Shannon Rios, Membership Director
shannon.r.rios@gmail.com
720-515-3212
Dinah Snow, Communications Director
dinah@dinahsnow.com
303-499-0408

8. Helle Hegelund, Education Director
helle@hegelundconsulting.com
720-570-0369
Tom Lietaert, Treasurer
tom@sacredodyssey.com
419-699-6100
Monica McNulty, Secretary
TMJMcNulty@msn.com
720-840-7501
info@icfcolorado.org
Copyright 2013 ICF Colorado