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 Laurie Valaer Coach & Training Facilitator Laurie Valaer is an accomplished, dynamic facilitator and coach, whose education, coaching expertise, and personal work experience give her a unique perspective on personal growth, collaboration, and success. Philosophy "We live in a culture that encourages independence and rewards individual achievement. Look no further than the field of engineering and other technical professions to see evidence of this. As such, it is easy to lose sight of ourselves and our dreams, and to become separated from the things and the people that we love. I believe that this is particularly hurtful to women. As a sub-culture, women used to gather together to accomplish many of their daily tasks. Not only did the work get done more efficiently...but women also connected on a deeper level and made invaluable friendships." ~
Laurie Valaer
Laurie's purpose is to empower women as they join together in a new time of connection and collaboration, rather than isolation and competition. Passion It can be particularly challenging for women in predominately male professions, like engineering, to build a strong sense of self-awareness and to express and utilize that awareness fully. And diversity, which so many companies strive for, suffers as a result! Laurie's passion is to guide women as they develop greater self-awareness and learn to empower themselves via personal growth and through creating strong connections with other women. She strives to help women find a voice for their convictions, creating the success in work and life that they desire and deserve. Background Laurie’s effective leadership and communication skills have been fine-tuned through 15 years of professional software engineering experience in the defense industry. Given her background, Laurie is very familiar with, and has personally experienced, the challenges that women often face in the corporate world, especially in the field of engineering. In addition to strong technical credentials, her background includes technical and personal mentoring, team management and organization, conflict resolution, interviewing, software marketing demonstrations, employee and customer training, and creating effective team interactions. Working in the corporate software environment has also provided Laurie with invaluable life experience. Laurie has Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Computer Science from the Laurie continues to take coaching courses through various programs, such as Pathways to Radiance, LLC, to further develop and enhance her skills and competencies. In May of 2007, she earned the distinction of being an Inscape Publishing, Inc. DiSC® Certified Trainer. Laurie is also certified in Assessing, Training, and Coaching Emotional Intelligence through CEO Partnership. Laurie has been coaching individuals since 2002 and has successfully developed and facilitated group coaching sessions and transformational seminars on a variety of topics. Laurie Valaer is also the co-founder of "Tools For Teamwork" & "Tools For Life Coaches", websites dedicated to providing a unique and high-quality combination of coaching and business tools to business and life coaches and trainers. You can visit these sites at: www.toolsforteamwork.com and www.toolsforlifecoaches.com. Affiliations Laurie has been a member of the Denver Coach Federation (DCF) since 2002. The DCF (www.denvercoach.com) is the local Denver chapter of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and was awarded the ICF "Chapter of the Year" in 2004 for its achievements in promoting coaching as a profession. In 2005-2006, she served as Membership Director on the Board of Directors. Laurie is currently serving as Secretary for the 2007-2008 DCF Board, as she did during the 2006-2007 term.  Laurie is a Professional member of the Society of Women Engineers (www.swe.org), which offers women engineers opportunities to help them aspire, advance, and achieve. She is currently serving as 2007-2008 Secretary for the local SWE, Rocky Mountain Section, Board of Directors. Laurie has also been coordinating the SWE-RMS South Denver Networking Nights since 2006. |
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