Sharon​ ​Barbour,​ ​MPH,​ ​PCC

Summary

Seasoned leadership coach specializes in sustainable behavior change and the development of presence and resiliency.

Core​ ​Qualifications

• Life and Leadership Coaching
• Habit Change/Behavior Change
• Mentoring & Adult Education
• Program Development & Evaluation

Professional​ ​Experience

Darcy Luoma Coaching & Consulting, LLC, 2016–Present

• Certified Professional Coach

University of Wisconsin, Professional Life Coaching Certificate Program, September 2017–Present

• Assistant​ ​Instructor

Presence-Based Leadership Development and Coaching​, 2015–Present

• Mentor​ ​Course​ ​Instructor​ ​and​ ​Mentor​ ​Coach​

Sharon Barbour Coaching,​ 2006–Present
Owner​ ​of​ ​Life​ ​&​ ​Leadership​ ​Coaching​ ​Business

• Coach individuals to move past old limits, build competencies and change crucial habits in order to achieve meaningful goals and create greater satisfaction
• Develop and facilitate workshops and coaching groups

University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension,​ 2001–2002
Public​ ​Health​ ​Evaluation​ ​Specialist

• Developed training materials and taught best practices in youth tobacco prevention and program evaluation to community tobacco control coalitions
• Provided outreach and support to community coalitions
• Edited newsletter written for coalition members and others in tobacco control

The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, 1998–2000
Evaluation​ ​Project​ ​Manager

• Managed the evaluation of a $34 million per year national education program of the National Science Foundation

Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Kalamazoo,​ 1998–2000
Women’s​ ​Health​ ​Program​ ​Director

• Authored two successful grants to initiate women’s health programming
• Built collaborative relationships among local community and health care organizations
• Developed, implemented and evaluated a wellness program for breast cancer survivors
• Consulted in the development and evaluation of a program to increase early breast cancer detection among African American women

Education​ ​and​ ​Training

• University of Michigan – Master​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Health,​ ​Health​ ​Behavior​ ​and​ ​Health​ ​Education.​ Recipient of Continuing Education of Women scholarship for academic achievement and innovation
• Eastern Michigan University – Bachelor​ ​of​ ​Science​, Environmental​ ​Science​ ​&​ ​Design​, Summa Cum Laude
• Presence-Based®​ ​Leadership​ ​Development​ ​&​ ​Coaching – Graduate​
• ​Coach​ ​for​ ​Life​ – Graduate

Certifications​ ​&​ ​Affiliations

• Professional Certified Coach (PCC) Certification through International Coach Federation
• Certified Presence-Based Coach
• Active Member, International Coach Federation (ICF), ICF Mentor Group and Wisconsin Chapter of ICF

Community​ ​Involvement​ ​&​ ​Volunteering

• After school garden program volunteer – Leopold Elementary School. Work with Kindergarten through Second-graders in the school garden, 2017–2017
• Volunteer Coach and Coach Training Facilitator – One-to-One Women Coaching Women, a non-profit providing free coaching to women with low incomes, 2014–2016
• Initiator and facilitator – Simplicity Circles, Earth Holders Project. Madison, WI, 2012–2014
• Classroom Volunteer – Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison, WI