Jennifer Powers

Current

• Professional Coaching & Training at Jennifer Powers

Past

• Lead Research Project Manager at Department of Veterans Affairs
• Research Assistant at University of Houston

Education

• Coach Training Alliance
• University of Houston-Downtown
• University of Delaware

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Connections

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Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

Jennifer Powers’s Summary

Jennifer Powers, MA, CPC, is a highly sought after coach, speaker, and author who works passionately to help people live and work at their full potential. She is a leading expert in providing personal development for professional growth to professionals, business teams and organizations that are ready to shift into action.

Jennifer is a graduate of University of Delaware and earned her master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Houston. She serves on the Board of the Northwest Coaches Association and is the incoming President of the National Speakers Association-Oregon Chapter.

The energy and excitement Jennifer brings to her line of work is contagious as she inspires changes in the lives and businesses of her clients across the country. Jennifer’s belief system is simple—life doesn’t have to be anything less than amazing— and she is passionate about sharing that message with the world.

Jennifer Powers’s Specialties:

Through her practice, Jennifer combines experience in management, entrepreneurship, and self-discovery with masterful coaching skills to help professionals uncover their own secrets for success. She does this three ways:
(1) facilitating her custom designed Breakthrough Thinking Program for business teams, (2) supporting individuals with one-on-one Power Coaching, and (3) delivering highly interactive and inspirational keynotes, workshops, and seminars.

Jennifer Powers’s Experience

• Professional Coaching & Training

  Jennifer Powers

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  January 2005 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  Professional coaching and speaking services specialized in working with professionals, executives and business owners.

• Lead Research Project Manager

  Department of Veterans Affairs

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year)

  • Recruited to assume a leadership role on two research projects and assist the associate director of the center in strategic planning and special projects.
  • Responsible for the overall management of the projects including recruitment and supervision of eight research assistants and administrative staff members. Conducted performance appraisals.
  • Prepared and managed budgets, organized and established study timelines, set recruitment strategies and targets.
  • Designed and implemented reliability checks to ensure accurate data collection, entry, and verification.
  • Maintained fiduciary responsibility for the projects under the supervision of the primary investigator.
  • Initiated and employed marketing and public relations strategies to search for new research funding sources and facilitate the collaboration of various groups within the VA, Baylor College of Medicine, and community organizations to further research interests.

• Research Assistant

  University of Houston

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  2002 — 2003 (1 year)

  Student Fellowship-Research Assistant for Masters Program, Department of Sociology

Jennifer Powers’s Education

• Coach Training Alliance

  Coach Certification, 2005

• University of Houston-Downtown

  MA, Sociology, 2001 — 2003

• University of Delaware

  BA, criminal justice, 1988 — 1992

Additional Information

Jennifer Powers’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog

Jennifer Powers’s Interests:

Group facilitation, workshops, life coaching, Business coaching, business development, networking, entrepreneurism, personal development literature, public speaking, International travel, cooking, walking/hiking, yoga,

Jennifer Powers’s Groups:

Board Member, Northwest Coaches Association, Member International Coach Federation, President of National Speakers Association-Oregon Chapter, Member Portland Female Executives.

Jennifer Powers’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
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