"You alone can do it, but you cannot do it alone."

— O. Hobart Mowrer

Welcome to the first edition of Recovery Coaching Times, the newsletter of Recovery Coaches International. We're very proud and enthusiastic to introduce ourselves as we learn more about you and how to best support the addiction recovery community through coaching. We hope you'll enjoy receiving our quarterly newsletter and would love to make this a more interactive relationship over time.

In this issue we introduce our 2009 officers, highlight one of our most seasoned coaches, and list upcoming and ongoing events related to RCI and Recovery Coaching. In our next issue we'll be sharing more about the history of RCI and its co-founders. We look forward to getting to know you better. Feel free to contact us at any time and forward this newsletter to others who may benefit from it.

Special Report
Introducing RCI's 2009 Officers

President, Jan Michelle Brown, ACC
jan@spiritworksfoundation.org

Jan's Bio »

Vice President, Catherine Campaigne, ACC
catherine@treetopcoaching.com

Catherine's Bio »

Secretary, Carol McKenzie, CPC
carol@positivechangecoaching.com

Carol's Bio »

Treasurer, Deborah Mann Smith, ACC
voiceoftheheartcoaching@gmail.com

Deborah's Bio »

President-elect, Doreen Cardwell, CRC
doreen@coachcardwell.com

Doreen's Bio »

Message from the President
Message from the President
Welcome to what promises to be the most exciting source for information about Recovery Coaching. My name is Jan Brown; I am the current President of Recovery Coaches International (RCI) and thrilled to be writing a short update highlighting some of the news of our organization. First, I would like to congratulate the Get the Word Out Task Force for their efforts to create this ezine and for their work on developing a database for RCI. We're now connected in a way that will boldly advance our work.

Read more »

Coach Spotlight
Pat Moomey, BRI, CATC, CRC
(Board Registered Interventionist, Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor,
Certified Recovery Coach)
Pat Moomey has been in her own recovery since 1982 and has been doing interventions since 1984. She was
the Director of Rehabilitation at The Salvation
Army from 1995-2002. Pat specializes in grief,
assertiveness, shame and co-dependency, and
she added Recovery Coaching to help clients
identify and define values, strategize decisions,
uncover purpose and obtain tools.

Pat's Website »

Conferences & Events
RCI Meetings & Task Forces
· Get the Word Out Task Force
    Contact: Andrew Susskind at
    andrew@andrewsusskind.com
    3rd Wednesday of each month, 8:30am PT
    All RCI members welcome

· RCI Annual Meeting
    October 26, 2009
    All members are invited to attend tele-meeting at 4pm PT
    The call-in number is 712.775.7111, pin 2664688
    Mark your calendar and plan to attend

Ongoing Educational Seminars
with a Recovery Coaching Focus
· A Great Life in Recovery
    An ICF SIG--Special Interest Group
    2nd Tuesday of each month, 12:00 Noon PT
    Contact: Alida Schuyler at greatlifeinrecovery@gmail.com

· Recovery Uncovered
    (A Coaches Training Institute-sponsored group)
    4th Wednesday of each month, 10-11am PT
    Contact: Deborah Smith and Theresa Swift at
    voiceoftheheartcoaching@gmail.com

Upcoming Conferences
· The Southern California Recovery Summit 2009 »
    Loyal Marymount University
    Los Angeles, CA · October 16, 2009
    Linda Landon, ACC and Andrew Susskind, MSW, ACC
    "Recovery Coaching 101: What's Coaching Got to Do With It?"

· 2009 ICF Conference »
Orlando, FL · December 2 – 5, 2009

For a full calendar of events, click here »

We look forward to expanding our relationships with all of you and welcome suggestions and ideas for ways to create stronger alliances along the way. Enjoy the change of seasons.

Gratefully submitted on behalf of RCI,

Andrew Susskind, MSW, ACC
Editor


Fall 2009 In This Issue · Special Report · Message from the President · Coach Spotlight · Conferences & Events Click Subscribe to receive future issues of Recovery Coaching Times and opt-in to the RCI mailing list. RCI Officers Jan Brown, ACC President Catherine Campaigne, ACC Vice President Carol McKenzie, CPC Secretary Deborah Mann Smith, ACC Treasurer Doreen Cardwell, CRC President-Elect Founders and Past Presidents Alida Schuyler, MA, PCC Andrew Susskind, MSW, ACC Editor Andrew Susskind, MSW, ACC Mission Statement of Recovery Coaches International: To advance, promote, and provide strengths-based coaching to the addiction recovery community. To support, educate, and inspire the members of Recovery Coaches International. To further the interests of Recovery Coaching clients worldwide. If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and other RCI communications, please click Unsubscribe.

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