Ozzie Gontang

Current

• - at Vistage Interntational, the World's Leading CEO Organization
• Chair at Vistage International
• Counselor & Facilitator at Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine

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Past

• Group Chair at Vistage 29
• Coach/Counselor at Coach/Consultant/Counselor
• Job Developer at United Pan Asian Community (UPAC)

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Education

• U.S. International University

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Ozzie Gontang’s Summary

33 years as a family therapist
22 years as a Vistage Group Chair/facilitator of a group of 17 CEOs (6/06
32 years as a coach of runners, walkers & Marathoners (San Diego Marathon Clinic)
22 years as facilitator in conflict resolutions and situations of crisis management
20 years of coaching mid-level managers and employees
13 years as Group leader for support to patients with severe heart disease and related health problems- Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine (SCIM)

Ozzie Gontang’s Specialties:

20 years group facilitator & individual coach to 17 CEOs with Vistage International, formerly TEC, world's largest membership CEO organization, Conflict resolution, crisis management, coaching & counseling high profile individuals regarding behaviors that can be career stopping; Teamwork; workshops in communication and behavioral styles; presentations on Fierce Conversations, the dynamics of group behavior, creating high performance collaboration and communication, stress management

Ozzie Gontang’s Experience

• -

  Vistage Interntational, the World's Leading CEO Organization

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  June 1986 — Present (23 years 6 months)

  Independent Contractor as Coach/Counselor/Consultant.
  Work with CEOs and their management teams in both their professional and personal growth and development.
  Individual counseling and coaching to individuals and families
  Group work with CEOs, direct reports to the CEO, & heart patients
  Individual work with CEOs, executive teams,
  Individual counseling and coaching
  Transformational and developmental work with individuals & teams

• Chair

  Vistage International

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  1986 — Present (23 years )

• Counselor & Facilitator

  Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine

  (Hospital & Health Care industry)

  1982 — Present (27 years )

  Lead the Group Support sessions for Healing Hearts and Lifestyle Change Programs at Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine.
  
  Also do counseling, coaching and psychotherapy with individual patients both in the program and also in my private practice.
  
  Walking and running with private patients as part of the therapy session since becoming the first Running Therapist trained by psychiatrist, Thaddeus Kostrubala, Author of The Joy of Running

• Group Chair

  Vistage 29

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  1986 — 2009 (23 years )

• Coach/Counselor

  Coach/Consultant/Counselor

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  1976 — 2009 (33 years )

• Job Developer

  United Pan Asian Community (UPAC)

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  December 1974 — May 1975 (6 months)

  Developing job positions for Asians for UPAC which was part of the Regional Training Employement Consortium which was federally funded. It was finding jobs at the entry level for people from Hmong tribesmen and other displaced individuals to JDs, Ph.Ds, and M.D.s and other highly trained individuals who were unable to get licensed or certified or prove their background/experience in their fields.

Ozzie Gontang’s Education

• U.S. International University

  Ph.D. , Psychology , September 1981 — May 1989

  B.A. Liberal Arts Villanova University 1964
  M.A. Theology Augustinian College, Wash. D.C. 1972
  M.S. Rehabilitation Counseling, San Diego State U., 1975
  
  Course work completed for M.A. Religious Education Catholic University, Washington, D.C.

Additional Information

Ozzie Gontang’s Interests:

Personal growth and development, Inner Work, Running, Coaching walkers and runners, Writing, Correct Posture, Proper form and style in posture and running, philosophy, Mythology, Storytelling, Depth Psychology, Leadership, and High Performance in individuals and organizations.

Ozzie Gontang’s Groups:

Director, San Diego Marathon Clinic est. 1975
Maintainer, FAQ rec.running since 1996
American Assoc. of Marriage & Family Therapists
American Assoc. of Medical Athletes

•    Vistage - CEO Leadership
•    Mindfulness
•    Vistage Chair Group for Leveraging Social Media
•    Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
•    Vistage Chairs

Ozzie Gontang’s Honors:

Cope Award Winner for 2001 given by TEC International to the top Chair recognized for his contribution to TEC, his fellow Chairs and to the TEC community