Veteran Spotlight: Mark Stamper

1 - Biography including a history of your service for our country:

• Retired from IBM after 35 1/2 years / Consultant and internal professional coach / Leader of the Coaching Community of Practice / Received prestigious IBM Leadership Award

• Currently an instructor for Coaching Skills course at Maryland University of Integrative Health / Also mentor coaches students / Faculty teaching award

• Retired as adjunct instructor for a community college in Indiana (31 years) / 2015 adjunct of the year for Indiana North Central Region and nominee for adjunct of the year for the entire statewide system

• Graduate Studies certificate from University of Texas at Dallas in Executive and Professional Coaching (included ICF Certification)

• Owner of Coach Mark Stamper coaching/speaking practice (coachmarkstamper.com)

• Has served as president of three non-profits (Volunteer Service Award from White House for work with one of them)

• MBA (Outstanding Professional of the Class award)

• Marine Corps veteran – 1969 – 1975

2 - How has your military service informed you in your work with clients?

Discipline to learn coaching competencies and utilize them in service to clients.

3 - What made you decide to be a coach? 

Was looking to formalize mentoring when working for IBM; got pointed to coaching, drank the Kool-Aid, and never looked back.

4 - What is your area of interest?

Leadership / Strategy / Presenting / Whole person wellness / Life coaching / Spiritual coaching  

5- What is the one unique thing we would be surprised to know about you?

Still proud of the time I bicycled around Lake Michigan.

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