Laurel Elders is the Founder, CEO and a Lead Senior Faculty at the ICF Accredited, Institute for Integrative Coach Training (IICT), headquartered in Tucson, AZ.
She began her career as a coach in 2005 after noticing that we are living in pivotal times; corporations often place profit above people, individuals are feeling lost in the "rat race" and corporate drive is leaving the largest scale impact on the future of sustainability.
Laurel observed how coaching is powerfully tapping into the next phase of human potential in ways never before experienced and is contributing to powerful solutions.
Laurel invested in bringing the highest levels of coach training and mentoring, into a world that needs people's gifts, talents, purpose and heart, now more than ever.
Her clients and students are torch holders for positive impact, locally and globally, in service to the success of generations to come.
Background & Experience:
- Abram's Health Center
- Pima County West
- Single Parents Reaching Out (SPROUT) - Support groups empowering single parents
- Outside Agencies - Pima County funded support groups
Training & Credentials:
She began her career as a coach in 2005 after noticing that we are living in pivotal times; corporations often place profit above people, individuals are feeling lost in the "rat race" and corporate drive is leaving the largest scale impact on the future of sustainability.
Laurel observed how coaching is powerfully tapping into the next phase of human potential in ways never before experienced and is contributing to powerful solutions.
Laurel invested in bringing the highest levels of coach training and mentoring, into a world that needs people's gifts, talents, purpose and heart, now more than ever.
Her clients and students are torch holders for positive impact, locally and globally, in service to the success of generations to come.
Background & Experience:
- ICF Arizona Core Coaching Compentency Summer School - Facilitator (2020)
- Leverage for Leaders - Executive Coach Training - Co-Facilitator / Mentor Coach (2019)
- Speaker Coach - TEDx Tucson (2018)
- Member of the ACN (Arbinger Coaching Network) Arbinger Institute (2018 - current)
- Association of Coach Training Organizations (ACTO) - Education Committee (2018 - 2019)
- Member of Association of Coach Training Organizations (ACTO) (2017 - current)
- Raytheon: Sub-contractor for Developing Leaders initiative (2017)
- Founded The Institute of Integrative Coach Training, LLC (2015)
- Director of Coaching Programs - Prescott College (2013 - 2015)
- Health Coach & Educator - Wellness Council of Arizona (2013 - 2015)
- Abram's Health Center
- Pima County West
- Coach Training Lead Instructor - Prescott College (2012 - 2016)
- Co-Founded Certificate in Coaching ACSTH - Prescott College (2011)
- Instructor of Life Coaching Techniques & Mind-Body Medicine - ASAOM (2009-2011)
- Internal Coach - Staff & Faculty Development - ASAOM (2009 - 2011)
- Director of Education - ASAOM (2008 - 2011)
- ACAOM - Accreditation Consultant - ASAOM (2007)
- Author / Program Director - Eating With Heart (2005 - current)
- Executive Director - Interpeace, Inc. (2003 - 2005)
- Program Facilitator & Family Resource Educator - Interpeace, Inc. (1999 - 2005)
- Single Parents Reaching Out (SPROUT) - Support groups empowering single parents
- Outside Agencies - Pima County funded support groups
Training & Credentials:
- Certified Executive Coach - Leverage for Leaders (2019)
- ACTP Assessor Training - PCC Marker Assessment - International Coaching Federation (2019)
- Choice in Coaching: Arbinger Mastery Training for Coaches Arbinger Institute (2018)
- Advanced NVC - Compassionate Communication Training (2017)
- ACTP Assessor Training - PCC Marker Assessment - International Coaching Federation (2016)
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC) - International Coaching Federation (2013 - current)
- Integral Coach Training of the 9 Types - The Enneagram Institute & New Ventures West (2009)
- Corporate Coaching & Organizational Leadership - Sandy Hogan & CO - 300 hr. Internship (2008, 2011)
- BA in Human Development: Organizational Psychology with a Concentration in Corporate Coaching (2008) Prescott College
- Certificate in Coaching - CTA (2005)
MEET THE
ADMINISTRATIVE
TEAM
Get to know skilled administrative team of
Independent Contractors
Independent Contractors
Patrick Elders
IICT Co-Owner / Director of Outreach
Patrick and Laurel co-own and operate IICT.
Laurel oversees operations, QA, standards and training. Pat focuses on organizational strategy and outreach. His passion is supporting our veterans and providing scholarship opportunities. Currently the GI bill only provides tuition reimbursement for college. IICT recognizes this challenge and offers scholarship opportunities that supplement GI funding.
Pat's career path began in the Air Force in 2003, serving in CSAR capacity (combat search and rescue). He has served oversees through multiple contingencies, including Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
Pat holds a BA in Organizational Management with honors.
Pat and Laurel have four children, enjoy family, health, rock climbing and outdoor adventures.
Laurel oversees operations, QA, standards and training. Pat focuses on organizational strategy and outreach. His passion is supporting our veterans and providing scholarship opportunities. Currently the GI bill only provides tuition reimbursement for college. IICT recognizes this challenge and offers scholarship opportunities that supplement GI funding.
Pat's career path began in the Air Force in 2003, serving in CSAR capacity (combat search and rescue). He has served oversees through multiple contingencies, including Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
Pat holds a BA in Organizational Management with honors.
Pat and Laurel have four children, enjoy family, health, rock climbing and outdoor adventures.
Nancy Smyth, MCC, CPCC
Director of Training / Senior Faculty
Nancy has been with IICT since 2015. In the mid 1980’s, Nancy apprenticed with an Aztec Indian Medicine Man. Her entire apprenticeship was one of learning to see and recognize what was invisible to the eye.
Life kept leading Nancy to lend a hand off the reservations as well, to more global communities. Loving the empowering process of coaching, Nancy studied and went on to receive a Master Certified Coach credential through the International Coaching Federation in 2006.
Nancy’s clients include Fortune 500 organizations, entrepreneurs, couples, and individuals. Her focus guides clients to lasting substantial change, both professionally and personally. As coach, speaker, artist, and poet Nancy cultivates the experience, understanding and expression of peace-filled solutions.
Life kept leading Nancy to lend a hand off the reservations as well, to more global communities. Loving the empowering process of coaching, Nancy studied and went on to receive a Master Certified Coach credential through the International Coaching Federation in 2006.
Nancy’s clients include Fortune 500 organizations, entrepreneurs, couples, and individuals. Her focus guides clients to lasting substantial change, both professionally and personally. As coach, speaker, artist, and poet Nancy cultivates the experience, understanding and expression of peace-filled solutions.
Lauren Stidham
Lauren is the right hand to IICT operations and administration support. She assists with new student enrollment, helps current students get what they need, and keeps things running smoothly behind the scenes. She is also a full-time coach and IICT student.
Lauren owns Blueprint to Bloom Life Coaching, where people can discover how to be the architect of a life they love. Her passion for helping others allows them to build a strong foundation and experience remarkable growth.
Lauren graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in elementary/special education. She taught 5th grade for 7 years then moved on to relationship-based sales. She has always enjoyed problem-solving, intellectual discussions and acting as a sounding board for others. Her passions include singing, reading, yoga, beauty products and Pinterest craft projects.
Follow Lauren @
instagram.com/blueprinttobloom
Lauren owns Blueprint to Bloom Life Coaching, where people can discover how to be the architect of a life they love. Her passion for helping others allows them to build a strong foundation and experience remarkable growth.
Lauren graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in elementary/special education. She taught 5th grade for 7 years then moved on to relationship-based sales. She has always enjoyed problem-solving, intellectual discussions and acting as a sounding board for others. Her passions include singing, reading, yoga, beauty products and Pinterest craft projects.
Follow Lauren @
instagram.com/blueprinttobloom
Kate Ashton
Kate is our wonderful administrative support there at IICT. She is kind hearted, loves to support and craft efficient systems so that your student experience is seamless and engaging!
Kate, a Pro-Advisor Quickbooks Online Bookkeeper, loves to help her clients stay on top of their finances so that they can build their businesses. Kate also loves to automate client relationship systems through Dubsado for conscious driven business owners, coaches and creatives.
Kate has more than 12 years of business and administrative experience. While receiving her BA in Art, Kate started working full-time as an admin for East Carolina University. Progressing in her admin role, she moved to different departments in the University which allowing her to gain more experience and skills. Fast forward 10 years, Kate followed her husband to New Mexico where she started my own organic subscription box business and a blog- The Clean Body Blog.
While working on her business endeavors, Kate started working as an Executive Assistant for a well-known retired businessman. There she continued to hone her skills, learning new skills like Quickbooks, bookkeeping, investing and more!
Along this time, Kate became interested in transitioning away from her blog and subscription business to virtual assistance and started training and learning remote business practices. Kate's hearts desire is to help others, so naturally, she leans into businesses that are socially conscious, coach others, help the environment and make great change happen, however, Kate is here for all entrepreneurs and business owners
Ashton Virtual LLC
Purposeful Virtual Assisting for Conscious Driven Businesses
https://ashtonvirtual.com/
Kate, a Pro-Advisor Quickbooks Online Bookkeeper, loves to help her clients stay on top of their finances so that they can build their businesses. Kate also loves to automate client relationship systems through Dubsado for conscious driven business owners, coaches and creatives.
Kate has more than 12 years of business and administrative experience. While receiving her BA in Art, Kate started working full-time as an admin for East Carolina University. Progressing in her admin role, she moved to different departments in the University which allowing her to gain more experience and skills. Fast forward 10 years, Kate followed her husband to New Mexico where she started my own organic subscription box business and a blog- The Clean Body Blog.
While working on her business endeavors, Kate started working as an Executive Assistant for a well-known retired businessman. There she continued to hone her skills, learning new skills like Quickbooks, bookkeeping, investing and more!
Along this time, Kate became interested in transitioning away from her blog and subscription business to virtual assistance and started training and learning remote business practices. Kate's hearts desire is to help others, so naturally, she leans into businesses that are socially conscious, coach others, help the environment and make great change happen, however, Kate is here for all entrepreneurs and business owners
Ashton Virtual LLC
Purposeful Virtual Assisting for Conscious Driven Businesses
https://ashtonvirtual.com/
MEET THE IICT ADVISORS:
Get to know our advisory team of
Independent Contractors and volunteer advisors who
support the IICT Mission.
Independent Contractors and volunteer advisors who
support the IICT Mission.
Our original advisory team gathered in 2011 to answer the question:
"What didn't we receive in our coach training programs that left us frustrated and would have enabled us to reach success with greater ease?"
The answers to that question is what produced the rich and comprehensive training covering every base you need to succeed. The last thing a student needs is to graduate from a program and then learn they need more training in a certain area, additional hours, or more support in another.
To this aim, we offer a complete training from a Business Launch blue-print in Week 4 to in-depth mentoring and personal development coaching, giving you the opportunity to receive personalized training and development!
All of our advisors are successful full-time coaches and instructors at IICT. Train with us and you have hired a team of seasoned coaches that show you the ropes of success in coaching and beyond.
"What didn't we receive in our coach training programs that left us frustrated and would have enabled us to reach success with greater ease?"
The answers to that question is what produced the rich and comprehensive training covering every base you need to succeed. The last thing a student needs is to graduate from a program and then learn they need more training in a certain area, additional hours, or more support in another.
To this aim, we offer a complete training from a Business Launch blue-print in Week 4 to in-depth mentoring and personal development coaching, giving you the opportunity to receive personalized training and development!
All of our advisors are successful full-time coaches and instructors at IICT. Train with us and you have hired a team of seasoned coaches that show you the ropes of success in coaching and beyond.
Sandy Hogan, PCC
Program Co-Founder / Senior Faculty
Sandy was with IICT from before our official start in 2011. She passed away in September 2019 after losing a battle with cancer.
Sandy played a key role in developing IICT's outstanding curriculum! She was a certified Integral Coach and a lead program instructor. She was the founder and president of Hogan and Company, an executive coaching company headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. Through integral coaching, teaching, writing and speaking she dedicated herself to "evoking of others the highest in themselves." Which she accomplished in leaps and bounds.
Sandy's corporate clients included: Apple, Inc., Arizona State Museum, Boeing, Colorado State University, FedEx Kinko’s, GlaxoSmithKline, Humboldt State University, IBM, Ingersoll Rand, Intel, Microsoft, Pima Air and Space Museum, Program in Integrative Medicine, Raytheon Missile Systems, Stryker, U.S. Air Force, University of Arizona.
Please visit: A Tribute of Gratitude to Sandy Hogan
Sandy played a key role in developing IICT's outstanding curriculum! She was a certified Integral Coach and a lead program instructor. She was the founder and president of Hogan and Company, an executive coaching company headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. Through integral coaching, teaching, writing and speaking she dedicated herself to "evoking of others the highest in themselves." Which she accomplished in leaps and bounds.
Sandy's corporate clients included: Apple, Inc., Arizona State Museum, Boeing, Colorado State University, FedEx Kinko’s, GlaxoSmithKline, Humboldt State University, IBM, Ingersoll Rand, Intel, Microsoft, Pima Air and Space Museum, Program in Integrative Medicine, Raytheon Missile Systems, Stryker, U.S. Air Force, University of Arizona.
Please visit: A Tribute of Gratitude to Sandy Hogan
Karen Cappello, MCC, BCC
Program Advisor / Senior Faculty
www.KarenCappello.com
Karen has been with us from the beginning meeting in 2011. Karen teaches marketing strategies for coaches in our Business Management segment. She is a business and executive coach and the former Chief Learning Officer of International Coach Academy out of Australia.
She has been president of a privately-held semi-conductor manufacturing firm as well as a university educator and administrator. She holds a MA in Higher Education. Karen has worked with managers in the global arena Accenture, Ford, and Manpower.
She has been president of a privately-held semi-conductor manufacturing firm as well as a university educator and administrator. She holds a MA in Higher Education. Karen has worked with managers in the global arena Accenture, Ford, and Manpower.
Andrew Polito, MBA
Consultant at The Ronin Society
Andrew has a passion and key instinct for considering all the angles in business strategy. He has experience with global business and cross-cultural teams, education technology, remote workforces and managing virtual teams. His background includes entrepreneurship, education, business in Asia.
Andrew holds an MBA from Thunderbird and a BA in East Asian Studies from the University of Arizona.
He enjoys family, mountain biking, climbing, travel, languages and cultures.
“If we want to solve a problem that we have never solved before,
we must leave the door to the unknown ajar.”
– Richard Feynman
Andrew holds an MBA from Thunderbird and a BA in East Asian Studies from the University of Arizona.
He enjoys family, mountain biking, climbing, travel, languages and cultures.
“If we want to solve a problem that we have never solved before,
we must leave the door to the unknown ajar.”
– Richard Feynman
Alejandro Navarro, CFA
Financial Advisor at The Ronin Society
Alejandro helps companies and individuals translate immediate needs into big picture solutions.
His specialty is translating ideas into numbers. He has a background in investments, portfolio managment, financial growth, data & information systems, and capital sourcing support. He is a CFA charterholder and has a BA in Economics & Business.
Alejandro loves family, adventures, travel, climbing, world music and boating.
His specialty is translating ideas into numbers. He has a background in investments, portfolio managment, financial growth, data & information systems, and capital sourcing support. He is a CFA charterholder and has a BA in Economics & Business.
Alejandro loves family, adventures, travel, climbing, world music and boating.
Jason Stein
www.JasonStein.com
Jason Stein, L.Ac., has over 20 years of experience in the fields of medicine, coaching and training. He pioneered one of the first integrative medicine programs in a western hospital, created Meditation in the Workplace programs within the corporate settings, served as the Chair of Professional Development at the top Acupuncture College in the US, is published as an author in academics, and helped over a thousand small business owners in the wellness sector to find fun in their marketing approach. When Jason isn't helping coaches, healers, and wellness providers, he is choosing the next great adventure to embark on with his wife Rachel, their four children, and pitbull Jane.