CINERGY Accredited Trainers And Coach Mentors
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CINERGY Accredited Trainers (alphabetical order)
Lynora Brooke
Lynora brings an extensive background in coaching, facilitation, mediation and training to her role as a CINERGY Accredited Trainer. Based in Sydney, Australia, Lynora draws on diverse experience in a number of other countries and types of settings. Approachable, adaptable and pragmatic in her training and coach-mentoring style, Lynora is passionate about helping workshop participants realize their full potential as learners.
Nicole Charron
Based in Quebec, Canada, Nicole Charron brings much energy, wisdom and experience to the CINERGY team. She is an Organizational Development Consultant who provides a range of services for public sector agencies and educational institutions, aimed at creating a healthier work environments. These services include coaching, team-building, alternative dispute resolution, change management, group facilitation, problem analysis and decision-making processes. Nicole trains both the Introductory and Advanced CINERGY conflict management coaching programs in French and English. Together with Lucie Allaire, she translated CINERGY’s materials into French. Nicole is a compassionate trainer who is dedicated to participants’ learning and supports them with her characteristic humor, patience and sincerity.
Terry McCarthy
Based in Ottawa, Canada, Terry is a Small Claims Court Judge, lawyer, mediator, dispute resolution consultant and coach, who brings a strong background in adult learning techniques to his role as a CINERGY Accredited Trainer. A gifted trainer and coach, Terry is well known for his supportive, patient and respectful manner of imparting knowledge and providing feedback that facilitates workshop participants’ learning.
Janie Neff
Based in Middleburg, Pennsylvania, Janie is certified by the International Coach Federation as a Professional Certified Coach and is a graduate of CINERGY’s Introductory and Advanced Conflict Management Coaching Workshops. She has had extensive experience as a business owner and entrepreneur and is highly talented in relationship building and empowering people to achieve their goals. Janie provides workshop participants a well-balanced mix of professionalism and a gentle, clear and kind way of communicating. Her strong belief in peoples’ innate abilities and strengths, pervades her work and instills optimism and insights.
Catherine O’Connell
Based in Dublin, Ireland, Catherine is a qualified and experienced mediator, facilitator, Enneagram consultant and conflict management coach. She also has many years experience in HR Management. Catherine has completed both the Introductory and Advanced CINERGY conflict management coaching workshops. Her energy, humor, generosity of spirit and caring are evident to all who observe Catherine in her work.
Phil O’Hehir
Based in Dublin, Ireland, Phil is a solicitor, mediator and life coach and specializes in inter-personal conflict management and professional training. She is a graduate of the Introductory and Advanced CINERGY Conflict Management Coaching Workshops. Phil brings a depth of experience to her work as a coach and mediator. Her passion, caring and easy manner belies a keen ability to provide support as well as effective and expert teaching.
Mary Lou O’Kennedy
Mary Lou is a graduate of the Introductory and Advanced CINERGY Conflict Management Coaching Workshops. She joins the CINERGY team of accredited trainers, from Wexford, Ireland. With a background in mediation, conflict management consultancy, conflict management coaching and training to corporate and private clients. With over 20 years previous experience in the management of people in not-for-profit companies and private enterprise, Mary Lou sees the value in the practical tools and skills developed by those who engage in conflict management coaching. Mary Lou is an enthusiastic trainer known for her calm and sensitive manner in engaging and empowering participants’ learning.
Patricia “Pattie” Porter
Based in San Antonio, Texas, Pattie is a licensed clinical social worker and a highly experienced conflict management consultant, mediator, trainer and graphic facilitator. She has completed the CINERGY Introductory and Advanced Conflict Coaching Workshops and is a CINERGY Certified Advanced Conflict Coach. Pattie brings her characteristic warmth, engaging manner and compassion to the team of CINERGY Accredited Trainers. She cares deeply about participants’ learning and aims to ensure they experience the magic of the CINERGY process.
Mary Rafferty
Mary is a graduate of both CINERGY’s Introductory and Advanced programs and an Accredited Trainer, who has been using the CINERGY conflict management coaching model in her work since 2006. Based in Co.Leitrim, Ireland, Mary is an accredited mediator specializing in workplace conflict. She brings her experience in both education and social work to her coaching and mentoring with her clear and firm yet insightful feedback. These skills together with Mary’s sensitivity and respectful approach are always appreciated by workshop participants.
Heidi Ruppert
Based in Ottawa, Canada, Heidi is a lawyer, mediator, conflict management consultant, trainer, facilitator and coach, who demonstrates superb skills in her role as a CINERGY Accredited Trainer. She is a graduate of the CINERGY Introductory and Advanced Conflict Coaching Workshops. At all times, Heidi can be counted on for her insights, engaging sense of humour and caring. Her brilliant and articulate way of sharing knowledge and supporting people in their learning, is constantly and consistently acknowledged by participants in the CINERGY workshops. Heidi co-designed CINERGY’s collaborative family law coaching program.
Rho Sandburg
Rho Sandberg is an organisational and leadership development consultant, conflict coach, facilitator and mediator based in Melbourne, Australia. She is passionate about fostering conflict leadership within organisations and has a keen interest in the relationship between organisational culture and patterns of workplace conflict. Rho strongly supports experiential learning and shares her expertise in a generous and caring manner.
Julie Walker
Julie was the first CINERGY Accredited Trainer in Australia (she is based in Townsville) and she is accredited to deliver both the Introductory and Advanced workshops. Julie has a high level of expertise as a coach and trainer and has broad experience conducting mediations and conflict management processes, in workplaces and other venues. She has coached extensively using the CINERGY model and her great success in coaching and training, reflect astute insights and a deep compassion for people. Julie has a strong commitment to facilitating participants’ learning journey to become skilled conflict coaches.
Leah Walls
Leah Walls has extensive experience in the field of conflict management for over ten years and is an experienced mediator, trainer and conflict management coach. Leah currently lives in Victoria, Australia from where she also does mediation, accreditation assessments and coaching for mediators. She brings much value to her role as a CINERGY Accredited Trainer. Leah’s engaging manner, her commitment to participants’ learning and her intelligent and experiential approach to facilitating workshops are strong assets that are consistently acknowledged by the people she trains.
CINERGY Accredited Coach-Mentors (alphabetical order)
Like our CINERGY Accredited Trainers, our cadre of Coach-Mentors continues to grow and many go on to become CINERGY Accredited Trainers. The current crew is as follows:
Lucille Boettger
Lucille has extensive experience as a mediator, conflict coach, facilitator and trainer. Based in Ottawa, Canada she has completed the CINERGY Introductory and Advanced Conflict Coaching Workshops. Lucille brings compassion and a non-judgemental approach to all her work and interactions. She has a keen ability to remain present and provide insightful feedback as a coach-mentor. Lucille is one of our bilingual (French and English) coach-mentors.
Kathleen Dan
Kathleen is a CINERGY coach, mediator and facilitator. She has been working independently in the public and private sectors for over 17 years. Kathleen is based in Sydney, Australia and draws on the disciplines of social work, adult education and theatre studies in which she holds post graduate qualifications. Kathleen is committed to the principles and practice of lifelong learning. This is manifested in her own lived experience and in her work developing others to their full potential.
Judy Felix
Judy is a skilled counsellor, coach, facilitator and educator. She specializes in coaching managers and staff to better manage workplace relationships, interpersonal and team conflict, stress and the impact of organizational change. Judy is a graduate of the CINERGY Introductory Conflict Coaching Workshop and is a coach-mentor for workshops in Australia. She works with insight, sensitivity and gentleness to help participants develop their skills.
Ana Gonçalves
Ana combines 20 years of experience in business, conflict management, legal affairs and coaching and brings these along with her high energy and spirit to the CINERGY team. She is an accredited mediator, a certified executive coach and co-founder of the first conflict management consulting company in Lisbon, Portugal, where she is based. The best way to summarize Ana’s character is to say she is passionate, intuitive, generous and obstinate. Ana is multilingual (Portuguese, French and English).
Carole Grace
Carole is based in Melbourne, Australia and brings extensive experience in conflict prevention, management and resolution as a conflict coach, mediator, facilitator and conciliator, to her role as a CINERGY Coach-Mentor. Her empathetic and sensitive manner support participants’ learning and her calm, respectful and non-judgemental manner makes her a valuable addition to the team.
Berry Kruijning
Based in Portland, Oregon, Berry works as a conflict coach and mediator. Berry comes to her role as CINERGY coach-mentor with a background in law, over 15 years of international human resources experience and over 4 years of life coaching. This engaging and thoughtful coach-mentor offers a unique mix of analytical and people skills that assist workshop participants to grow and learn in a safe and supportive relationship. Berry’s passion for clear and direct communication is demonstrated by the authentic constructive feedback she provides. Workshop participants also acknowledge Berry for her professional, calm and non-judgmental style.
John Roberts
John operates in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia as a mediator and coach. He draws on 16 years global leadership experience to support his coaching clients to work on conflict situations. In his role as a coach-mentor for CINERGY Coaching, course participants have described John as calm and approachable and that he provides feedback in a supportive and constructive manner.
Vanessa Toy
Vanessa is based in Melbourne, Australia, and works as a coach and consultant in conflict management and workplace performance. She has extensive experience in leadership, organizational and staff development and holds a Masters in Organization Dynamics. Vanessa has a passion for the process of learning and in her coaching and mentoring brings a combination of understanding, skilful questioning and specificity that assists participants to gain insights and strategies for their own development.
Susan Whillas
Based in Sydney, Australia, Susan draws on more than two decades working as a diversity and conflict management specialist, as a skilled facilitator and workplace mediator. Susan delights at empowering people and brings her respectful, caring and considerate approach to her role as coach-mentor.