Key Contributors

Reuel stepped into his passion with the founding of Coaching Kids in 2001, taking coaching into prisons and empowering youth and parents to discover their unique potential; creating resilient kids, nurturing families, stronger communities and a more humane world.

Reuel’s remarkable intuitive approach to coaching has allowed him to grow his client base to over 300 since starting his coaching practice in 1996. His clients have included executives, managers, teams, doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, kids, parents, coaches, and others.

Reuel and his team have delivered coach training and/or coaching-based, team-focused workshops for Boards of Directors and/or staff members of the Daniels Fund, Project Safeguard, Leukemia Society, KUVO Radio, Women’s Crisis Center, Children’s Hospital, Denver Coach Federation, Denver League of Women Voters, Microsoft, the regional chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and others.

He has been CTI trained and has completed the Co-Active Space Leadership Training Program. He has a degree in Accounting and left the corporate world in 1992, after 22 years as a senior manager and executive in Accounting and Human Resources. He founded four companies before starting Coaching Kids.

Wendy is a principal of Consulting-Coaching, Inc. and a catalyst for the creation of Change Your Life Coaching, as well as other coaching and consulting programs. She has completed extensive coaching coursework with both Coachville and Coaches Training Institute, one of the most prestigious and renowned coaching schools in the world. She has an active coaching practice and is a principal of Dragonfly E-Learning.

In her previous professional career, she was the creator and director of an internationally renowned fertility center, assisting in the creation of hundreds of families. Wendy is a results-oriented leader who takes great joy in sharing her innate ability to make things happen for herself, and others. Her personal motto is “Just Do It”. As an extremely successful entrepreneur for more than 15 years, she has acquired significant business and managerial skills. Wendy enjoys integrating these diverse skills into her coaching practice. She loves to empower her clients to realize their fullest potential.

Wendy is also the committee Chairperson of the Small Business Committee of the International Coach Federation and hosts their Small Business Special Interest Group (SIG). She is an active member of the Denver Coach Alliance and the Boulder Coaches Alliance. She volunteers for Coaching Kids, Inc., a non-profit organization that focuses on providing coaching for kids in a variety of settings. She also volunteers for the Jericho Road Prison Project, which involves bringing coaching into the prison system.

Wendy has a dual undergraduate degree in psychology and communications from Michigan State University and has completed post graduate studies in law and psychology. She has been featured on 60 Minutes, Redbook, WIRED, Good Housekeeping, USA TODAY, The Denver Post and The Rocky Mountain News, among other numerous publications, and she has been on a number of domestic and international talk and radio shows.

Her personal passions include adventure travel, skiing, voracious reading, and calculated risk taking. She shares her life with three wonderful daughters, one charming husband, one very pretentious cat, and two lovable golden retrievers.

Elizabeth has ten years of experience working in human services, including several nonprofit organizations and health care. Originally, she focused primarily on clinical case management and counseling of the underserved and traditionally voiceless members of society including: the elderly, the chronically poor and homeless, and victims of domestic violence. Elizabeth’s professional roles grew into leadership positions early in her career where she acted as educator and facilitator to the community and directed three social service programs in Denver.

In 2001, Elizabeth began consulting for nonprofits and small businesses and earlier this year she made the transition to full-time self-employment. She was a student of the Coach Training Alliance and now coaches businesses and professionals. Along with coaching, Elizabeth teaches college level communications and human services.

With a long history of volunteerism, she currently sits on the advisory board for the Samaritan House, Denver and YAC board of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM). Elizabeth has a BA in communicative disorders from the University of Kansas and an MSW from the University of Denver.

Deirdre is a Business & Career Coach with 15 years of business, marketing, and teaching experience in working with a variety of industries. She has run her own marketing consulting firm primarily working in the high-tech arena, and has traveled to over 35 countries. Deirdre combines her eclectic experience and humor with her passion and understanding for her clients’ journey in reaching their dreams. She coaches adults and teens to discover their Life Purpose, navigate through Career Exploration/Change, or develop their own Business toward creating their aspired work and lifestyle.

Deirdre’s passion for Coaching Kids, Inc. stems from her own family experience as well as having worked with a variety of youth populations. She wants to make a difference in supporting and connecting kids with their parents. Her dream is to create a healthy environment where kids are inspired to reach for their dreams and affect the community.

As a business coach, she helps small businesses attract more clients. Her writing includes published articles in Emerging Markets Magazine, Strictly Business newspaper, and on the Business Page website for 9News. She has also authored a book for the National Endowment for Financial Education. Carol managed the Denver Community Television (DCTV) Community Affairs Department for eleven years. Prior to working at DCTV, Carol was Executive Director of OASIS (Older Adult Service & Information Systems), providing educational programs in the arts and humanities. Previously, she served as the elected President of Colorado State PTA. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Management of Human Resources from Colorado Christian University. In addition, she holds certificates in Marketing from the University of Colorado and Nonprofit Management from Metropolitan State College Denver.

As the Denver Coach Federation Coaching Pool Project Manager, she has provided coaching and facilitated goal-setting retreats for organizations such as the League of Women Voters and KUVO Radio. She has utilized her knowledge of nonprofit organizations by serving on nonprofit Boards of Directors, currently completing terms on the Heartland Chapter of the National Television Academy Board of Governors. She was elected as Trustee to represent this region on the National Board of Trustees. She is also on the leadership team of the Denver Coach Federation, Business and Professional Women, and the Southern Hills Literary Society.

In 1998, Carol received the Mountain Award for Media from the African-American Leadership Institute, College of Business, Metropolitan State College for her accomplishments in working with youth and adults. The National Television Academy/ Heartland Chapter Board of Governors’ Award (an Emmy) was presented to her at their Emmy show in 2002.

Dr. Timmons is a Licensed Psychologist and Certified Life Coach (completed certification with the Hudson Institute, completed CTI Courses, and Co-Active Leadership Training). She has over 30 years of experience in working with adults, couples, children, and families; 22 years in private practice, and 5 years (part-time) as school psychologist in elementary schools. She has 15 years as a volunteer with Mental Health Association of Colorado Pro Bono program, including 1-year stints at Big Sisters as Program Committee Consultant and Safehouse (Denver) leading a Parent-Ed Group. She is also a DCF Coaching Pool Volunteer and was Co- Project Manager for the DCF Board Retreat in 2001. Karen leads workshops in Life Balance, Change Management, Emotional Intelligence, Couples, and the Enneagram Personality System.

Jim taught mathematics and coached football for 35 years at both the high school and college levels. He graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts degree and then received a M.Ed. from Western State College. Many of Jim’s calculus students have attended Stanford, Harvard, and University of California at Berkeley, Colorado School of Mines, Dartmouth, Colorado University, Regis College, Colorado State University and West Point, as well as many small liberal arts schools. He has been recognized as an outstanding math teacher while at Westminster High School and chairman of the math department.

His football teams participated in state playoffs nine times and won three state championships and league titles. Many of his players have successfully gone on to colleges and universities to play while earning a college degree. He coached in the All-State high school football game while coaching at Manual High School and was recognized as coach of the year. He has coached football at the college level at Western State College and at Colorado School of Mines. Jim has been a regular member of the Colorado University Summer Football Camp working with teens throughout the state.

Jim has been involved with experiential learning styles while working with the Senior Seminar program created by Colorado Outward Bound at East High School in Denver. He ran a white water rafting program for students at East High School. Presently he is working with the Wolverines at West Middle School. This is an experiential organization that develops team and leadership skills. Jim is also working with a team of teachers at West Middle School to create awareness of how students obtain the assets to be successful in the world.

Jim learned to be a personal coach through the Coaches Training Institute. This was the experiential approach that helps people to make the changes in their lives that they want and deserve. He is a certified professional co-active coach and has clients that discover the purpose and direction that they want to take to achieve their goals. His clients range from students and parents to business people that want to reach their goals.

Before founding her own proposal management consultancy in Colorado, Jennifer worked in London where she focused on the development of new client relationships for a major financial services provider in Europe and Asia. Prior to working oversees, Jennifer spent several years in a team, directing corporate research projects for a leading global political consulting firm. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Colby College in International Studies and German. She also holds a Master’s degree from the University of Denver in Global Trade, Finance and Economic Integration. Jennifer’s primary philanthropic interests are focused on helping the youth of today reach their full potential and feels most at home helping CKI tackle the development of its fundraising team.

Julie has an extensive background in accounting, leadership, communications, information technology, and management. She has been in Director and Manager of Operations positions for the past 12 years. She has extensive training in a variety of Accounting and Computer Systems and has a BS in Business Management from the University of Phoenix-Colorado campus. She is on the Board of Directors of Colorado MGMA and has volunteered for Avon Breast Cancer, American Heart Association, Urban Peak, Easter Seals, and she has been a model in the fashion show to benefit Pros With a Purpose.

Coaches Training Institute (CTI), San Rafael, CA, Leader/Trainer/Supervisor

Co-lead and facilitator of professional coaching courses in the US., Canada, and the UK, providing participants with a wide range of co-active coaching skills, communication skills, experiential activities, human potential building exercises and relationship building skills, to further training, growth and awareness of the Co-Active Coaching model. Supervise students in Co-Active Coaching certification program

Ilene is also a private Co-Active Coach for individual clients internationally. Her clients include business owners, entrepreneurs, mothers, teens, artists, those seeking their unique creative expression, and those developing independent businesses and careers reflecting their passion, life purpose and soul expression. She also spent nineteen years as a licensed therapist in diverse settings including Pacific Grove, Soquel, and San Diego, CA working with outpatient, hospital, addiction recovery, and residential treatment programs.