Coaching Faculty

Jane Creswell, M.C.C.

Jane Creswell is an innovator and leader in the field of internal corporate coaching. She leveraged 17 years of product development and management experience at IBM to invent the role of “Organization Coach” and become the founder of IBM Coaches Network. At IBM, she focused her organization on achieving extraordinary results by individual coaching of the leaders at all levels of the organization. Currently, Ms. Creswell is utilizing those experiences to help corporations worldwide wanting to establish a long-term, self-sustaining system of internal coaching and reap the benefits of a coaching culture. Her work includes focus on coaching needs at all levels and maximizing the strengths of the organization’s culture and processes.

Linda Miller, M.A., M.C.C.

As an exceptional keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and Master Certified Coach, Linda Miller believes that strong internal dynamics support successful businesses and that coaching is the means to building and nurturing these dynamics. She is a proud champion of coaching and, since 1995, has focused on the launch and expansion of coaching within the corporate and ministry arenas. Holding two master’s degrees, Linda worked for 12 years in the behavioral science field, specializing in building productive and collaborative relationships typically dealing with major sources of conflict. A founding recipient of the Master Certified Coach designation from the International Coach Federation, Linda has been featured in books, articles, radio and TV shows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norm Thiesen, Ph.D.

As a counselor and educator for over 15 years, Dr. Norm Thiesen has been training Christians to bring the hope of Christ’s healing to broken people. While meeting the needs of the hurting is essential, we are also called to help those for whom life is simply “not working.” Jesus did not come only to heal but to set us free to experience life abundantly (Jn. 10:10). When Norm was introduced to the emerging profession of coaching, it became apparent to him that this could be the means of helping people improve their lives. Change is at the heart of the redemption story. Death to life. Darkness to light. Slave to free. Western’s mission, to be a catalyst and resource for spiritual transformation, captures a commitment to training leaders who want to change lives.

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