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Personal Statement
Work and Life Experience
Life Story
I celebrate over 25 years of combined work and life experiences as a career and life coach, executive recruiter, workplace counselor, mental health researcher, home-business owner, and family builder. I am a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) with the pioneering Coaches Training Institute in California and a Member Coach of the International Coach Federation. I currently volunteer as a community board officer and as a career developer for young adults.

Professional Profile
2001-presentFounder, LE Coaching, a career and life coaching practice
1994-presentOwner, Wolpe& Associates, executive search & consulting
1986-1994Manager, Fulton, Longshore & Associates, healthcare executive search
1979-1986Interviewer, Yale University, epidemiological depression study
Job Developer, City of Milford, CT, work placement and counseling
Research Associate, Matrices Consulting Group, grant assistance
Editor, University of California, Santa Cruz, health and housing research
Administrative Assistant, University of Pennsylvania, bio-sciences

Credentials
2001CertifiedCoaches Training Institute: Professional Co-Active Coach
1982M.S. DegreeUniversity of Pennsylvania, workplace counseling and dynamics
1979B.A. DegreeUniversity of Pennsylvania, English studies

Professional Associations
International Coach Federation, www.coachfederation.org
Coaches Training Institute, www.thecoaches.com

Life Interests
Storytelling. Stories of transformation and radical career shifts. Learning with the body. Cognitive research. Creative arts. Auditory visualization. Mindfulness meditation. Judaism and Buddhism as wisdom traditions.