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Bob DeMers
Elaine O'Reilly
Barbara Wilson
Terry Vaughan
Bob DeMers,
founder and principal of Coaching Works, brings to the table a broad range of professional experience and expertise – as a television meteorologist at a number of mid/major television markets across the country, a licensed psychotherapist in private practice, and certified professional coach, business consultant, and long-term business owner. His deep understanding of the nature of change – the quantum elements that drive change in weather, the internal forces that drive change in people, and the systemic forces driving change in organizations – give him the capacity to assist individuals, teams, and organizations to effectively, meaningfully, and proactively manage and create change for the better, even in the most challenging of circumstances.
In this regard, he provides individual, group, team, and organizational coaching services for a wide variety of clients, including individuals in career and life transition, entrepreneurs, sales personnel, business professionals, managers, executives, and business owners. He also provides consulting, facilitation, teambuilding, leadership development, public speaking, and trainings in change management for businesses and organizations. In addition, Bob frequently provides classroom instruction on public speaking and change management for area schools and local universities, and keynotes on change management for professional organizations. He is an adjuct faculty member at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting in Charlotte.
Bob has a B.S, in Meteorology from Penn State, and an M.S. in Counseling from the University of Southern Maine (USM). He is certified as a Professional Coach through USM, Certified WorkPlace BigFive ProFile (WB5P) Consultant, Certified ChangeWorks® Analyst (CCA), Certified ChangeWorks® Certifier (CCC), Certified MasterStream Professional (CMSP), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC), and certified mediator. He has been both an active member and leader in numerous professional organizations, including having been the former President, Legislative Chair, and Executive Board member for the Maine Clinical Counselors Association (MCCA). Bob is currently a member of the International Coaches Federation (ICF), the ICF Charlotte Area Chapter (ICF-CAC), Professional Development Chair for ICF-CAC, the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, BusinessFirst volunteer, BusinessFirst Board of Advisors, and the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce.
In addition, he is a Meteorologist with 20 years experience in television and radio broadcasting, as on-air talent for various mid/major television markets across the country. In this capacity, he has extensive experience in interpersonal communications, public relations, and public speaking, having been a guest speaker for hundreds of schools, businesses, professional organizations, and civic groups in various cities across the country.
Bob is a contributing author for Blueprint for Success, with Steven Covey and Ken Blanchard, and authors coaching articles for Coaching Works Monthly. In his free time, he loves forecasting the weather, playing piano, guitar, sports, being a Red Sox fan, cooking outrageous desserts, spending time outdoors, being a partner, and being a dad.
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Elaine O'Reilly has B.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Counseling Psychology, and is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Educational Leadership. She has been teaching in Higher Education for a number of different universities and colleges for the past 17 years. She is currently a faculty member in the Psychology Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In addition, she has published many articles on career development and Higher Education, and developed several courses for universities and colleges in the Northeast. She is currently co-authoring two books, one of which provides highly effective strategies for working with the most challenging and difficult leaders in the workplace. Elaine is also co-authoring "Your Marriage is Your Business", a practical and insightful guide for helping married couples create successful marriages.
Elaine has had extensive experience being a therapist, as well as having provided career, life, writing, and public speaking coaching to hundreds of clients over the past 20 years. She has also designed and implemented a successful career coaching program for graduate students at the University of Southern Maine. She is a creative, well spoken, and dynamic presenter, and has been trained to administer and interpret the Myers-Briggs Inventory (MBTI). In this capacity, Elaine has been an MBTI consultant for over a decade for a number of businesses throughout the Northeast.
She has also facilitated conflict management workshops, communication skills development workshops, and provided career outplacement services for businesses. She has developed and facilitated a number of "Deepening Your Commitment" workshops, designed to increase the likelihood of successful outcomes for couples planning to be married. In addition to her professional endeavors, Elaine is an avid interior decorator, gardener, and cook. She enjoys humor, art, and creative writing, as well as being a partner, and being a mom.
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Barbara Wilson has been a coach, consultant, and catalyst for change for more than 20 years, helping individuals, teams, and organizations clarify their goals and make strides toward achieving their targeted objectives. Barbara brings insight, skill, a sense of humor, and a practical perspective to her work. She infuses her coaching process with prior experience gained in key management roles in corporate, higher education, and grant-funded organizations. Her individual coaching clients have included other coaches, senior managers, supervisors, educators, health care professionals, and co-workers who simply can’t seem to get along with one another. As the founder and principal of three successful business enterprises, she also provides a valuable “insider” perspective to solopreneurs.
Through her group coaching and training programs she consistently proves to be a great resource for useful tools and new perspectives. Partnerships, self-directed teams, departmental teams, administrative and management teams, teaching teams, and project teams have all benefited from her skilled facilitation, deep understanding of group process, and emphasis on open communication.
Barbara earned a bachelor's degree in journalism, emphasizing public relations and advertising, from the University of Wisconsin and a master's degree in nonfiction writing from the University of New Hampshire. She also earned her coaching certificate from UNH. She has developed a highly acclaimed and popular professional coaching certificate program offered through the University of Southern Maine in Portland and the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg. New coaches continue to be a key niche in her professional coaching practice.
Barbara is the founder of two successful enterprises and co-founder of a third, all of which are currently thriving throughout New England—Acorn Learning and Development Associates, APEX Coaching Group, and Wellness Strategies LLC.
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 Terry Vaughan joined one of England's most elite military branches, the Royal Marine Commandos, in 1991. The training for this elite group was seven months in duration, with a failure rate of close to 70 percent. Surviving training was a staple throughout military service and practiced in various inhospitable locations across the British Isles.
All aspects of training for this branch were designed to challenge both the physical and mental strength of the individual, as well as develop his role within the team. Navigational skills for military deployments were mandatory and included using both map and compass, as well as landmarks, terrain features, and the starr system. Various other aspects of military skills covered during his service career include tracking, escape and invasion, unarmed combat, shelter construction, offensive and defensive driving, climbing, urban close quarter battle, anti-ambush drills, patrolling, booby traps, and first aid in tropical and cold climates.
Terry comments, "The military uses a variety of tools to turn individuals into a cohesive team. We have taken the most relevant of these ideas and capitalized on them to help develop and mold your management team. Now that we have combined our on-site physical training challenges to complement Coaching Works Executive Leadership fitness program, we are offering a truly original, one of a kind concept".
As owner of High Intensity Teambuilding, Terry now lives in Charlotte. He is married with three young children who regularly test his endurance out on camping trips or impromptu wrestling matches! He is a certified Personal Trainer, survival instructor, motivational speaker, and self-defense instructor.
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