WORK HISTORY
2023 – Current
Transformation and Empowerment Coach
Within The Bigger Picture Coaching – Germany and the US
Coaching Expertise:
- Individual Coaching: Empower individuals to identify and leverage core strengths, develop emotional intelligence, and cultivate resilience through personalized coaching.
- Community & Team Coaching: Facilitate workshops fostering collaboration, communication, and leadership to build strong, resilient communities.
Coaching Impact:
- Guide clients towards a positive mindset and develop the skills to navigate challenges with confidence and compassion.
- Foster meaningful connections within communities, creating a ripple effect of positive change.
Key Skills:
- Strengths Identification & Development
- Emotional Intelligence Coaching
- Mindfulness & Goal Setting Techniques
- Workshop Facilitation & Team Building
- Leadership Development & Communication
Benefits of Coaching:
- Increased Resilience & Self-Belief
- Enhanced Emotional Intelligence
- Improved Communication & Collaboration
- Empowered Individuals & Thriving Communities
2019 – Current
Mentor and Project Manager
BaRuIs e.V. – Germany and Kenya
I have been connected to the community of Rusinga Island in Kenya since 2003 and have since developed a close and supportive partnership
Community partnerships
- Consulting local communities in Germany and Kenya in building cooperative and empowered partnerships
Community development
- Focus on building three pillars of community – Education, Environment and Economy
- Current projects run by local groups that we support: library, special needs school, sponsorship programs, tree nurseries, micro-loan initiatives, fish farm
Mentorship of leaders
- Assisting four local project partners through each project phase – planning, implementation, and sustainability
- Program oversight and guidance with annual trips to the community for project assessment and accountability
Leadership Academy
- Developing a training with and for the community leaders that reflects on current beliefs and behaviours, shifts mindset and approach to how to deal with challenges, breaks down old patterns and creates new habits, and is focused on united visions and actions
- Follow up communication online to retain forward progress on goals and objectives
2013 – 2019
Project Coordinator and RAP Consultant
SPIE GmbH – Germany and Liberia
Liberia – Team Deputy Leader of Environmental and Social Safeguard Team for PIU Mt. Coffee Hydro Power Plant
- Development of RAP (resettlement action plan) – identification of lost assets, verification of owners, planning of village set-up and house design together with PAPs, relocation, compensation report and payments
- Change management – leadership training, creation of sanitation and waste management rules
Germany – Project Coordinator
- Optimisation of processes and structures to support management
2012 – 2013
PA to Directors
Petrofac Ltd. – Scotland
2008
Residential Care Worker
Precision Care Ltd. – UK
Working in a safe house with teenagers with challenging behaviour
2007
Training Development Cooperation
DRH Richmond Vale Academy – St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Project Management in development cooperation
Community participation and capacity building with local villages on the island
2003
Project Coordinator
Akado Health Center – Kenya
Accounting and proposal writing
Rebuild Aids orphans support program
2002 – 2003
Project Coordinator
ChildWatch and Greenway – Thailand
- Work in daycare center and safe house with street children, abused children and child prostitutes
- Work with local youth group and set up intercultural exchange program
EDUCATION
2022 – 2023
Mindset Coach Certification
Mindset Coach Academy
Certification as a Mindset Coach, NLP Coach, NLP Practitioner, Time Line Therapy Practitioner, Hypnosis Practitioner and Mindset Dimensions Practitioner (ICF Accredited)
NLP, Hypnosis, Time Line Therapy and EFT
2008 – 2011
Social Management
FA Berufsschule, Berlin, Germany
Project Management
Marketing and Fundraising
Leadership Training
2003 – 2006
Bachelor of Applied African Studies (BA)
University of Bayreuth
Focus on Development Cooperation, Anthropology, Development Sociology, Intercultural Communication
Economics and Project Management