"I never cease to be amazed at the power of the coaching process to draw out the skills or talent that was previously hidden within an individual, and which invariably finds a way to solve a problem previously thought unsolvable."
- John Russell, Managing Director, Harley-Davidson Europe Ltd.

 

 


Ann Brindle
Steve Mitten
Terry Ramsey
Bruce Sandy
Juhree Zimmerman

Ann Brindle, CPCC

Education & Training: Ann is a graduate of the Coaches Training Institute and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC). She is also certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. She attended the University of Victoria and has extensive "hands-on" training in facilitation in such areas as leadership, coaching, presentation skills, change and time management. She is licensed in Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator and has been trained in and facilitated workshops in 360 Feedback.
Professional Background: Ann has a full-time coaching and facilitation practice and works with individuals, teams and corporations. She has 25 years of corporate experience in sales, finance, and human resources -- primarily in the banking industry. Ann's clients range from leaders, managers and teams in the public and private sectors to small business owners, career transitioners and university students. She is currently involved in coaching programs at The City of Richmond and The District of West Vancouver She is actively involved in The Leadership and Management Programs at Vancouver Community College and in 1999 received the National Mentor of the Year Award for her work mentoring University graduates.
Personal Information: Ann is a great believer in the lightness of life. She feels that fun is an attitude, it's not a thing you do but how you show up in the world so you can really discover your authentic self. Knowing who you are, your values, your beliefs and your purpose gives you a solid foundation to slay any dragons. When Ann is not helping people slay dragons she is socializing with her friends, running through the trails at UBC or reading a great book. She has one son in college and is learning to be the mother of a son who is ready to conquer the world in his own way.

Steve Mitten

Education & Training: Bachelor of Applied Science – Mechanical Engineer; Banff School of Management – Leadership; Certification in Emotional Intelligence; Certified Professional Co-Active Coach; Master Certified Coach
Professional Background: Professional Engineer, Managing Director, President, 2-IPOs
Areas Of Expertise: Executive coaching, leadership development, marketing and sales development, soft-skills and emotional intelligence development. “I love to help leaders find their authentic voice, align their passions with their strengths, and create a career and life they love.”
Memberships: Association of Professional Engineers; International Coach Federation
Personal Information: Steve has been married for 23 years and enjoys raising his 3 teenage daughters, and a variety of outdoor activities in the forests and waters around Vancouver.

Terry Ramsey

Education & Training: Terry is a graduate of the Coaches Training Institute and is a Certified Professional Co-active Coach (CPCC). She also completed advanced leadership training with The Newfield Network and Innerworks Solutions---achieving a Master Certified Coach designation (MCC) from The International Coach Federation (ICF).
Professional Background: Terry earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Manitoba. She combines the wisdom of 20 years of health care experience with the success of her coaching to provide clients with a fresh perspective, challenge their self-limiting beliefs, and develop the skills and competencies they need to realize their goals.
Areas Of Expertise: Terry specializes in building leadership capacity, team coaching and teaching managers how to be coaches. Her passion is creating "coaching cultures" where all people are seen, heard and valued.
Memberships: Terry is the Past President and co-founder of the Vancouver Chapter of the International Coach Federation and remains an active member. She is a member of Peer Resources.
Personal Information: Terry is happily married to Ray and has 2 grown daughters. When she is not coaching, speaking, facilitating workshops or teaching at the local college, she is in the Coast Mountains snowshoeing in winter or biking in summer.

Bruce Sandy , B.A., M.P.A., CPCC

Education & Training: B.A. (Psychology) University of British Columbia (1981); M.P.A.(H.S.A.), Masters Degree in Public Administration and Health Services Administration, Dalhousie University (1984) ; CPCC, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, The Coaches Training Institute, San Rafael, CA, (2000); CASG, Certificate in the Art of Spiritual Guidance, Hollyhock Education Centre, (2001); Co-Active Relationship Coaching Specialty, The Centre for Right Relationship and The Coaches Training Institute (2003)
Professional Background: 20 years of management, consulting and coaching experience in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia. Progressively more senior management positions in health, post-secondary education and community sectors such as Chief Operating Officer for the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario, Associate Dean of Health Sciences at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and the Provincial Advisor for the B.C. Association for Child Development & Rehabilitation. President of W. B. Sandy & Associates, a management and planning consulting firm for B.C. and the Yukon since 1992. Founder of Pathfinder Coaching providing coaching for individuals, partners, businesses and organizations in Canada, the U.S.A. and Europe since 1999.
Areas of Expertise: Executive, business and professional coaching. Career and career transition coaching. Relationship, team and systems coaching. Personal and spiritual coaching/guidance. Leadership development.
Memberships: International Coach Federation (ICF); Founding Director of the Vancouver Chapter of the ICF; Vancouver Board of Trade
Personal Information: Bruce is a native Vancouverite who enjoys time with friends and family, travel, scuba diving, hiking and volunteering for professional, humanitarian and environmental organizations.

Juhree Zimmerman, RN, B.Sc.N., M.Ed., C.P.C.C., M.C.C

Education & Training: Registered Nursing Diploma, Burlington, Iowa; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; Masters of Education (Counselling Psychology), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Coaching Training: Coaches Training Institute, San Rafael, California; Co-Active Space Leadership Program, Sebastopol, California; Center for Right Relationship, Richmond, California.
Professional Background: Juhree's career began in nursing and includes 25 years of management, consulting, strategic planning and policy development at senior levels in government and mental health organizations in Alberta and British Columbia. She has worked as a mental health clinician and trained other professionals in individual and family therapy. She is on faculty of the School of Nursing at University of BC.
As a leader for CTI and the Bigger Game Company Juhree leads coaching workshops internationally, supervises coaches in certification and leads teleclasses on building a coaching practice. She is a member of the International Coach Federation and is active in the Vancouver Co-Active Coaching Learning Community. In January 2003 she led the first co-active coaching course in Israel and continues to support the Israeli coaching community through workshops and teleclasses. Juhree's coaching practice includes senior executives in business and health care as well as other professionals. She is committed to developing leaders and transforming health care through co-active leadership and coaching and has led numerous workshops in health care organizations in BC, Ontario and the US.
Memberships/Certifications: Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia;
Master Certified Coach, International Coach Federation; Canadian Association of Professional Speakers: Canadian Association of NLP.
Founding member, International Coach Federation, Vancouver Chapter
Personal Information: Juhree lives in Vancouver with her husband and enjoys being a "cool" grandmother to her five grandchildren.