January 2023 President's Letter

President's Letter

JANUARY 2023

To many, the coming of a new year represents an opportunity to begin again.

Welcome to this beautiful new year!

I hope each of you had a warm and wonderful holiday season. As we put away our decorations and look forward to what lies ahead, I can't help but think about what this year will bring. I don't make resolutions in the new year. Instead, I take advantage of this magical, new energy to see how I can improve my life and coaching business. I take the time to reflect and act on places I have hidden away or avoided working on. The new year is a time to create a clean slate, eliminate distractions and align with fresh possibilities. I find something exhilarating about harnessing the power of this transformative energy and genuinely believing in what I want to achieve or dream of accomplishing. For ICF Tennessee Charter Chapter, a new year means a time of transition. One such transition is the Board of Directors, and it is my honor to introduce volunteers committed to serving in 2023.

• 2022-23 President: Brenda Baird, MCC          

• Incoming President 2024-25: Anna Walker, MBA, ACC

• Treasurer: Jayne Robinson, ACC

• Secretary: Joyce Kyles, MCPC

• Financial Oversight: Jason Brooks, BCC

• DEIB: Jennifer Gamble, PBC

• Membership: Kimberly Dudash, PCC

• Marketing/Communication: Shad Morghiem, ACC

• Professional Development: Nancy Scott Ph.D.

• Community Outreach: Karen Nash, PCC

• Technology: Aikyna Finch, PCC

Please welcome our Chapter Special Projects Leaders.

• Lisa Gamble, The Inaugural In-Person ICFTN Conference – Nashville

• Nichole Provonchee, MBA and Kari Beam, ACC – ICFTN Website Upgrade

• Dayle Savage, PCC – ICFTN Book Club

• Donna Yurdin, PCC – ICFTN Executive Coach Special Interest Group (SIG)

Please join me in congratulating the 2023 Board of Directors and Chapter Special Project leaders. Thank you all for your support of the ICFTN coach community.

If you also like to use this new energetic time to plan for your professional coach development or networking opportunities, please consider joining us at one of the many events or programs we’re planning in 2023 or volunteering on a committee or special project.

To learn more about what’s happening at ICFTN, visit www.ICFTN.org or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram.

On behalf of everyone at ICFTN, thank you for your continued membership and friendship, and we look forward to working together in the new year.

With gratitude,

Brenda Baird, MCC

2023 ICFTN President