President
Barbara Flood, MSW, Ph.D.



303-906-1545
barbaflood@aol.com
www.barbaraflood.com

Barbara Flood, MSW, Ph.D., is a Professional and Executive Life Coach certified by Coach Training Alliance. Her Ph.D. is in Psychology with an emphasis on Systems Theory and Communication. She is a member of the International Coach Federation; the Denver Coach Federation. Her master's degree is in Social Work with an emphasis on Administration and Clinical Social Work. She presently manages half the United States for an International Foundation that focuses on education and philanthropic work. Dr. Flood also facilitates group processes and conducts trainings to assist people in coaching and facilitating others.

Dr. Flood's coaching approach focuses on supporting managers and executives in developing their full potential as work place leaders and in discovering personal fulfillment in their careers. Her clients report significant breakthroughs in about 16-21 sessions. She creates a safe and comfortable environment for clients to explore their strengths and issues so that they can co-create a coaching program to achieve their goals.

She is the author of "Illumination," which includes essays in personal growth and development.

President-Elect
Kim Clausen



303-465-0454
keclausen@netzero.net
www.Ready2GoMarketingSolutions.com

Kim has a thriving coaching practice and is president of Ready2Go Marketing Solutions, Inc., a company that helps coaches create their own thriving and sustainable businesses. She has spent more than 20 years in marketing and business development and has developed several successful businesses of her own.

As president-elect, Kim will support the DCF president to continue to further the development of the professional coaching industry, foster coaches to be successful, and increase exposure in the community.




Membership Director
Kristine Semantel

720-234-0709
ksemantel@gmail.com
www.heartsoulbody.com

With degrees in creative writing and philosophy, Kristine originally planned to be a college professor until she was offered a coaching position at a Fortune 500 company in 1996. Since that moment, coaching has been her passion. Kristine is a certified life coach through Coach Training Alliance. Her coaching business focuses on a holistic approach, harnessing the power of mind, body and spirit in order to achieve more fulfilling relationships and a healthy environment in which to thrive. Kristine has coached hundreds of individuals inside and outside of the corporate world. She has also recently been a wellness coach for at risk employees through the University of Colorado Hospital. Her true love is one on one coaching, supporting the creation of her clients’ heart’s desires.

Education Director
Position available
 

Marketing Director
Position Available



Marketing Director - Interim
Levya Braman



720-470-7728
levya@watersedgelifecoaching.com
www.watersedgelifecoaching.com

Levya Braman is a Certified Coaching Professional dedicated to helping busy, successful people (primarily business owners and solopreneurs) find time for themselves. She is very familiar with the time demands that business owners face and knows how difficult it can be to make time for those things that bring quality of life. Her work includes helping her clients find a balance that works for them. After all, what good is financial success if you have no one to share it with or have lost your health along the way? Levya's perspective is that we all possess 'inner wisdom': her goal is to help each client become more in-tune with that 'inner-knowing' for that's the key to a truly successful, happy life. Levya has her own coaching business – www.WatersEdgeLifeCoaching.com and is also a speaker and teacher (Colorado Free University). She was trained by the well-respected and well-known coach and author, Debbie Ford.

Treasurer
Reuel Hunt

 

303-734-0444
rjhunt@earthlink.net
www.coachingkids.org 

Reuel Hunt was accountant, manager, and executive in the corporate world—Fortune 50 and 500 companies—for 22 years. He has been a successful coach since 1996. He also has been a successful entrepreneur since leaving the corporate world - starting four companies in the last 18 years. He also took coach training into Microsoft and Boeing; one of his passions, taking the 'coach approach' to corporations and other systems. He served on the DCF board for two years in the past and held other volunteer positions over the life of DCF. He is founder and Executive Director of Coaching Kids, Inc., a non-profit founded in 2001 that takes coaching and coaching skills training to youth and those that work with youth, including in prisons. As treasurer, Reuel will maintain regulatory compliance, reporting and sound accounting and tax policies and procedures for the organization.

Secretary
Kim Canning



303-805-0704
nrg4life@comcast.net
www.thecarefreemom.com

As a wellness coach, Kim Canning helps busy moms simplify their day so they can take their health and that of their family's to a higher level. Knowing they can do more with less allows moms the peace of mind to enjoy what each day has to offer. In today's fast-paced world, taking the time to educate oneself on how to achieve a more productive, healthier life can be overwhelming. As my client, I will share with you effective techniques that are easy to implement and that will get you the results you are striving for. Whether you want to increase your energy level, provide nutritious, easy-to-fix meals for your family, or create more time in your day to do the things you enjoy, Kim will give you the tools you need to live a stress-free, healthier life.

Kim provides wellness presentations and workshops for women's groups, doctors' offices, and corporations who want to increase employee productivity and decrease healthcare costs, and coaches individuals as well as groups who want to improve their overall health and well-being. Live well!

Past President
Bill Grout



303-772-3493
BillGrout@FearlessLiving.org

Bill Grout is a life coach, executive coach and director of corporate workshops and coaching for the Fearless Living Institute in Boulder, Colorado. He coaches both private and corporate clients and is a facilitator of Fearless Living's Fearless Foundation Weekend (FFW) and Fearless Conversations Workshop (FCW). In addition, he is an executive coach with the Boulder-based Burger Concinnity Group. His corporate clients have included Microsoft, Experian, Gambro BCT, Leonard Rice Engineers, Active Interest Media, and the City of Lakewood. Before joining Fearless Living, he had a 25-year career in publishing with companies like Ziff-Davis, Times Mirror, CBS Publishing and Time Warner. He was editor-in-chief of SKIING Magazine and editor-in-chief of Mountain Sports Press, a book publishing unit of Time Warner. To his coaching practice he brings over two decades of experience in corporate management, years of personal- and professional-development training, and a commitment to a life that includes loving relationships, career success, vigorous health and unfolding spirit.

Judy Sabah, MCC, PMC - Facilitator
Exploring Coaching as a Profession SIG
(Special Interest Group)



303-777-1765
judy@judysabah.com
www.judysabah.com

Judy Sabah turned an inherent love for people into a dynamic life long career. She has been coaching since 1994 and earned the Master Certified Coach designation through the International Coach Federation in 1999.  

A 1996 graduate of Coach U, in 2000, she received the Professional Mentor Coach designation. Currently she serves as an ICF Assessor. In this role, paired with another assessor she facilitates the exam process for credential applicants.  

She is the first Chapter Host and cofounder of the Denver Coach Federation as well as a cofounder and past president, 1993/94, of NSA/Colorado. She is also a member of the International Coach Federation and National Speakers Association.  

In 1999, Judy was the recipient of the Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership Award, given by the Colorado/Wyoming District 26. The purpose of this award is to honor an individual who has given outstanding service to her Community, State and Industry through Communication and Leadership.  

Judy was awarded a Lifetime Membership by the NSA/Colorado Chapter in 2000 for her outstanding service, dedication and support to the organization.

Barbara Flood - Facilitator
Fundamentals of Starting Your Coaching Practice SIG
(Special Interest Group)



303-906-1545
barbaflood@aol.com
www.barbaraflood.com

Barbara Flood, MSW, Ph.D., is a Professional and Executive Life Coach certified by Coach Training Alliance. Her Ph.D. is in Psychology with an emphasis on Systems Theory and Communication. She is a member of the International Coach Federation; the Denver Coach Federation. Her master's degree is in Social Work with an emphasis on Administration and Clinical Social Work. She presently manages half the United States for an International Foundation that focuses on education and philanthropic work. Dr. Flood also facilitates group processes and conducts trainings to assist people in coaching and faciliating others.

Dr. Flood's coaching approach focuses on supporting managers and executives in developing their full potential as work place leaders and in discovering personal fulfillment in their careers. Her clients report significant breakthroughs in about 16-21 sessions. She creates a safe and comfortable environment for clients to explore their strengths and issues so that they can co-create a coaching program to achieve their goals.

She is the author of "Illumination," which includes essays in personal growth and development.

Brenda Cody, M.S - Co-Facilitator
Marketing for the Established Coach SIG
(Special Interest Group)



DCF Resource Librarian
720-989-8743
Brenda@WorkSolutionsGroup.com
www.WorkSolutionsGroup.com

Brenda Cody is a personal and professional life coach, helping clients to "Turn Distraction into Action" via her coaching program of the same name. Brenda's program assists clients in working through her A.C.T. model: Awareness + Connection = Transformation. Brenda also assists Coaches on the contractual side of their business via her offerings at www.ContractsForCoaches.com and is working on a self-employment system for Contracts professionals. Brenda has her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, her Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling and 22 years of corporate experience which provides a unique combination of experience and education to assist clients on both their personal and professional development paths. Brenda is a full-time Coach, Consultant, Trainer, Speaker and Writer and is thrilled to contribute to the DCF via her volunteer activities as a SIG Co-Facilitator and Resource Librarian.

Karen Van Cleve - Co-Facilitator
Marketing for the Established Coach SIG
(Special Interest Group)



303-987-5957
coachkaren@comcast.net
www.KarenVanCleve.com

Karen Van Cleve, founder of Live Well Coaching, loves being a “Passion Agent” for her clients. She specializes in professionals and solopreneurs who want to grow their businesses, while having a fulfilling and passionate life. Karen was trained through Coach U and the Anthony Robbins Company. She holds certifications through the IAC and the ICF. Karen believes the best way to grow your coaching business is to constantly learn and evolve and to network as much as possible. She co-facilitates the Start-Up Coaches SIG as a way to do both and to contribute to the community of coaches.

Gary Hawk - Facilitator
Executive and Business Coaching SIG
(Special Interest Group)



303-333-4757 (office)
619-972-6540 (cell)
garyhawk@getclarity.com
www.getclarity.com

Gary serves as an executive coach and mentor for CEOs, business owners and senior executives. He guides and challenges his clients in clarifying business and personal visions, and in thinking through the ongoing means to attain them. Gary is also Managing Partner of Clarity International, a coaching and training firm that teaches skills on how to see, sense and use energy as a primary life and work strategy. He and his wife, Cathy, are co-authors of Creating the Rest of Your Life, An Atlas for Manifesting Success and Excellence in Life and Work.

With over 40 years experience in both large and small businesses, Gary brings a rich business background to his coaching relationships. He has executive experience working in both manufacturing and service environments. He is an attorney and served as General Counsel for a producer and syndicator of television commercials, as well as a rapidly growing, plastics manufacturer. Gary has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska. Gary is a PCC, ICF certified coach, and has completed a coaching certification and leadership certification from Coaches Training Institute; and a coaching certification from Clarity International. Gary is also a certified trainer of the Team Spirit process of developing high performing teams.