San Diego Professional Coaches Alliance Elects New Board

CARLSBAD, CA (01/21/2008)(readMedia)-- The 2008 board of directors for San Diego Professional Coaches Alliance (SDPCA) plans to increase community outreach programs and expand member services. Membership extends to Orange County as well.

“We have aggressive goals for 2008. You’ll find our members ready to share the value of coaching at the San Diego and Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce expos and other professional trade shows,” says new SDPCA board member, Elizabeth Fried, Vice President of Marketing/PR. “We also have plans to update our website and offer pro-bono services to the qualifying organizations in the non-profit sector by second quarter. Additionally, our top-notch professional development programs keep our members on their toes.”

Monthly meetings offer a leading-edge morning speaker, followed by Coaches-in-Action, a facilitated session which focuses on how to implement the speaker’s ideas and concepts. Also offered are periodic half-day workshops on specialized topics.

2008 Board of Directors

President: Debbie Lousberg of Lousberg Unlimited Career Coaching & Training in Oceanside, CA with specialties in career transition and career management.

Secretary: VoegeEtte Koltz of Transition Coaching in Encinitas, CA with specialties in career transition, mid-life issues, and life design.

Treasurer: Andrea Littlejohn of Transformational Coaching in Vista, CA with specialties in Business, Personal, and Spiritual Development.

Vice President – Marketing/PR: Elizabeth Fried, Ph.D., of The Learning Engine a division of N. E. Fried and Associates, Inc. in Carlsbad, CA with specialties in Executive Assessment , Development, and Coaching.

Vice President – Professional Development: Michael Mark of Momentum Coaching in San Diego, CA with specialties in Executive Development and Performance Management.

Vice President – Technology: Rachel Pradhan of Indra Successful Coach Marketing in Dana Point, CA with specialties in Web/Internet, Advertising/Graphic Design and Marketing/Sales.

Board Member at Large: Diana A. Rittinger, MBe, CPCC of Conscious Brilliance, LLC in San Diego, CA with specialties in Business, Corporate and Wellness Coaching.

Board Member at Large: Michelle Berns of Strategic Talent Coach in Del Mar, CA with specialties in Communications, Organizational Development and Leadership.

Immediate Past President: Billie Frances, M.A., of Guiding Mindful Change in San Diego, CA with specialties in Mentoring New Coach, Health & Fitness and Business Coaching.

“Professional coaches provide ongoing partnerships designed to help clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. They help people improve their performances and enhance the quality of their lives. Be it help with a career or life transition, relationship building, health and nutrition improvement, public speaking enhancement, life purpose and values identification, spiritual development or other specific needs, there is a coach available to help – for both personal and profession growth,” says Debbie Lousberg, SDPA president.

Attend a meeting to learn more about our organization. Guests are always welcome. Meetings are held on the second Monday of every month at the Courtyard by Marriott in Kearny Mesa, (858) 573-0700, located at 8651 Spectrum Center Blvd., San Diego, CA 92111.

Meeting registration and networking at 9:30 - 10:00 am, meeting and guest speaker at 10:00 am – Noon. No pre-registration is required. Coaches-in-Action follows from 12:15 – 1:00 pm.

The cost to attend is $20 per meeting for guests. Cash, credit card or a check made out to SDPCA are accepted forms of payment. Meetings are free to paid SDPCA members. Membership is $100 per year.