Announcing Winner of the 2004 International Coach of the Year
Coachinginstruction. com today announced Judi Richardson as the winner of this year's International Coach of the Year contest.
(PRWEB) November 4, 2004
Coachinginstruction. com today announced Judi Richardson as the winner of this year's International Coach of the Year contest. Judi is known for creating coaching success using her "Open Space Technology" to assist companies and individuals in problem solving. Judi Richardson introduced coaching skills to the Health Care System in Siberia, Denmark and the Altai Republic and provides them ongoing support. She donates her time for a work-study visit with the Siberians in Canada. Judi is a coach with the Master Entrepreneur Program and volunteers her time supporting fellow entrepreneurs with e-coaching.
Judi volunteered to participate as a coach, mentor and on the facilitation team for a unique project developed by The Honorable Myra A. Freeman, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and Dr. Sheila A. Brown, President and Vice-Chancellor of Mount Saint Vincent University.
One of Judi's passions is intergenerational dialogues, and On May 14 and 15, 2004, over 100 young women from throughout Nova Scotia participated in a Symposium at Government House in Halifax. The participants included young women (18-30) at the start of their careers, and 100 women of influence serving as volunteers in their community. This Symposium focused on encouraging and supporting tomorrow's leaders to help Nova Scotia grow.
She also facilitated a Women, Wisdom and Success Forum with 200 women from all walks of life having facilitated coaching conversations. As a sign of Judi's dedication to building capacity, as a condition to introducing appreciative coaching questions to the group, Judi insisted that the women's discussions be used as a catalyst in the local business community. The results of this Forum are being published and sent to business owners and large corporations in Atlantic Canada encouraging dialogue around women in business issues.
Judi served this year on the IAC membership benefits committee and she participated on a team setting up a devotion and quiet room for the ICF Conference in Quebec this year.
Judi also served in encouraging the birth of Coachescanada. com and improving the professionalism in coaching.
Judi offers coach training to small and large corporate organizations.
She also donates time on the Curriculum Committee for Envision Halifax where she is introducing a coaching model to the program.
Judi is devoted to alliances that help each coach grow. She is participating in a project with Siobhan Murphy in the US (Conversations with Women: Stories that Call to Our Greatness) and also partners in tele-seminars with Bronwyn Buck in Australia.
Judi is working in providing coaching skills to the senior Ministry of Education in Jamaica and also the Canadian Peace Education Foundation to bring a more collaborative, coaching model to activism.
Judi Richardson will receive a special plaque highlighting this distinction that she can prominently display.
Nominations for the 2004 contest have begun. Please see http://www. terrilevine. com/coty2004.html (http://www. terrilevine. com/coty2004.html) for how to nominate.
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