Liz Sumner

Current

• Director at Career Management Alliance (part of Kennedy Information)
• Founding Member/Director at SmallPondPresents.com

Past

• Life Coach/Wise Woman at Find Your Way Coaching (Self-employed)
• Project Manager at Northeast Cooperatives

Education

• Academy for Coach Training
• Antioch University Seattle
• University of Oregon

• Westtown Friends School

see less...

1 more...

Recommended

5 people have recommended Liz

Connections

128 connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

• Career Management Alliance
• Small Pond Productions
• Fuzzy Logic

Liz Sumner’s Summary

One theme that continues throughout my eclectic career is the desire to empower individuals and groups, help them be effective and do their best work.

My philosophy can be summed up as follows:
Do what you love.
Love what you do.
Stop doing what you hate.

My favorite compliments are when people tell me that I make their lives easier and more at peace.

Liz Sumner’s Specialties:

time management, knowing what's really important, all things digital, freakish ability to harmonize

Liz Sumner’s Experience

• Director

  Career Management Alliance (part of Kennedy Information)

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Manage all operations, programs and services of the nation's premier professional association for the careers industry (e.g., resume writing, career coaching, career counseling, outplacement, recruitment, human resources, college/university career development, government/military career transition, welfare-to-work).

• Founding Member/Director

  SmallPondPresents.com

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Performing Arts industry)

  November 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)

  Founding member of a community theater company.
  
  Our Vision:
  A joyful performing experience that is a by-product of camaraderie, commitment, and pleasure in serving the audience.
  
  Our Mission:
  To create, produce, and perform great entertainment and provide an opportunity to showcase our talent.

• Life Coach/Wise Woman

  Find Your Way Coaching (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  April 2002 — 2008 (6 years)

• Project Manager

  Northeast Cooperatives

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Wholesale industry)

  March 1995 — April 2002 (7 years 2 months)

Liz Sumner’s Education

• Academy for Coach Training

  CPC , ICF Certified Professional Coach , 2002 — 2003

• Antioch University Seattle

  M.A. , Planned Change , 1991 — 1992

• University of Oregon

  B.S. , Journalism , 1980 — 1982

• Westtown Friends School

  1968 — 1972

Additional Information

Liz Sumner’s Websites:

• Career Management Alliance
• Small Pond Productions
• Fuzzy Logic

Liz Sumner’s Interests:

career management, 3-part harmony, community theater

Liz Sumner’s Groups:

Career Management Alliance, Small Pond Productions, Fuzzy Logic

•    Women@Work Network, LLC
•    Antioch University, Seattle - Alumni
•    University of Oregon
•    Career Professionals Network
•    JibberJobber - Career Management
•    RecruitingBlogs.com Group
•    HARO--Help A Reporter Out
•    Westtown School Alumni
•    The Sage Network

Liz Sumner’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch