My personal experiences and background make me a great coach for those serving in church leadership, those with a desire to improve team dynamics and work relationships, and parents wanting to better understand their children and their own parenting style.
Over the years, I have encouraged and coached a wide range of personalities. One of my favorite aspects of coaching is helping others discover their core motivations and how those motivations impact a person’s ability to interact with others well. I love being able to listen and hold space for a person to discover who they are more clearly and find ways to move forward.
I have over 25 years of experience in leading, recruiting, equipping, and empowering other leaders, teams, and volunteers in non-profit and faith-based organizations. I have experienced the real challenges of creating teams utilizing volunteers with limited time and resources. All of this previous experience and knowledge informs, shapes, and influences my approach to coaching.
My education and qualifications include a BS in Hospitality Management from The Ohio State University and a MA in Children and Family Ministry from Bethel Seminary (MN). I am a YEC Certified Enneagram Coach and a trained coach by CAST (Coach Approach Skill Training). Currently, I am working on my International Coaching Federations (ICF) certification. I have additional endorsements in the Enneagram including EIP (Enneagram Internal Profile) and Enneagram For Parenting through YEC (Beth McCord).
The greatest joys of my life are my husband, Jeff, my two adult children, their spouses, their awesome dogs (Paco the pug, Harley the beagle, and Finn the australian shepherd) and last but certainly not least, our beautiful granddaughter!
Endorsements
“I signed up for Rubberband Creations coaching hoping to improve how I handled hard life situations. Suzanne has a calm and compassionate approach which truly connected me to my faith and inspired me to lead people in my life. Thanks to Suzanne, I now have a new improved outlook on Fear, Trust, and Leadership that is propelling me forward everyday.”
Wendy Adams – Director, Normal Memorial Library
“Suzanne, is not only passionate about building purposeful and competent teams, she’s great at it. While serving at Ashland First UMC, Suzanne was instrumental in creating a culture of mission focused, functionally clear-eyed, strategic teams that together helped us form individual disciples and move an aging congregation toward renewed growth and mission effectiveness. RBC is a gift to local churches looking for solid coaching in team-based ministry and mission fulfillment.”
Rev. Dr. Dan Bilkert, Retired Pastor, The United Methodist Church
