Membership

Welcome to the San Francisco East Bay Chapter of the International Coach Federation!

Are you looking for a way to connect with other coaches who are excited about the coaching profession? Are you committed to personal development? Or, perhaps you just want to "rub shoulders" with other coaches who are unleashing their energy, enthusiasm and excitement. If so, this is THE place to be!

CHAPTER VISION AND FOCUS

As a diverse community of professional coaches, we pool our resources and energy together to support each other’s individual practices and take coaching into our communities.

We're committed to:

• Bringing visibility and credibility to the profession of coaching within our community
• Reaching out into the San Francisco Bay Area in order to make a difference
• Providing community, connection and support to our members
• Offering outstanding opportunities for professional development
• Representing the International Coach Federation on a local level

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Some of the many benefits you can enjoy as a member of the East Bay chapter are:

1. Monthly in-person meetings with coaching colleagues designed to:
   • cultivate connections and support within the coaching community
   • share ideas, techniques, interests and committee news
   • inform members of different coaching styles, models, resources and events
   • experience superb speakers and programs
     
2. Access to participation in special events and publicity designed to increase public awareness of the local and national levels of ICF and of members' personal services/practices
   
3. An email newsletter with announcements of upcoming speakers, workshops, and related topics for the Bay Area coaching community
   
4. Opportunity to promote your own workshops, books speaking events, etc. throughout the greater Bay Area coaching community
   
5. Our website, where you can list your access information, coaching niches and specialties - and where other announcements and resources are available as well
   
6. Opportunities to join committees that allow you to grow, build stronger ties with fellow coaches, and advance your own particular interests

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FEES AND MEMBERSHIP LEVELS

Local Credentialed Coach - $59.00 per year ($30.00 July 1–December 31)

Requirements

• You hold an ICF Credential in good standing.
• You hold current membership in the ICF.
• You practice an identifiable form of coaching as part of your professional practice or occupation.
• You designate the ICF San Francisco East Bay Coaches chapter as your home chapter.  

Local Member -- $79.00 per year ($40.00 July 1–December 31)

Requirements

• You hold a current membership in the ICF.
• You practice an identifiable form of coaching as part of his/her professional practice or occupation.
• You designate the ICF San Francisco East Bay Coaches chapter as their home chapter

Chapter Affiliate -- $99.00 per year ($50.00 July 1–December 31)

Requirements

• You practice an identifiable form of coaching as part of your professional practice or occupation.

You can join East Bay Coaches by clicking on the link below. This will take you to the Acteva Website where you can pay by credit card. You will also have the opportunity to complete the activity questionnaire, specifying your coaching specialties. We look forward to seeing you soon!

For those who wish to join the chapter as new members by registering and paying by credit card, log on to the Acteva website.

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MEETING AND LOCATION TIME

The EBC meets in-person monthly, with meetings held on the third Monday evening of each month lasting from 6:30pm-9:00pm. As a member, your activity fee allows free attendance at these functions. Guests pay a $15 fee for any given event.

• Agenda:
  6:30 to 7:00 pm Interactive Networking
  7:00 to 8:30 pm Program
  8:30 to 9:00 pm Building our Community; Sharing with Authenticity

If you are a current member of ICF, please note that the activity fee allows you to vote and hold a leadership position in our Chapter, and ICF chapters receive $25/year per ICF member. Our Chapter participation fee helps supplements the funds needed in order to maintain our website, offer gratuities to our speakers, and fund initiatives such as incorporation.

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TRY BEFORE YOU BUY

You are welcome to attend any chapter meeting prior to joining. Non-member guest's fees are only $15 per meeting and, if you are a member of the ICF (outside of the Bay area), the fee is only $10 per meeting. We also have a $5 per meeting rate for student guests. If you attend a dinner or lunch meeting and you are not a member of this chapter, the above fees would apply in addition to the cost of the lunch or dinner.

It's to your financial advantage to join and begin to reap the benefits of participation in our Chapter! If you are not a current ICF member, after enjoying East Bay Chapter membership for six months, there is a requirement to join the parent ICF organization. For more information, refer to the ICF web page at www.coachfederation.org.

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YOUR EAST BAY COACHES LEADERSHIP TEAM

President: Nancy Montier
President-elect: Position Available! Please volunteer!
Vice President: Veronica Wolfe
Secretary: Nanda Berman
Interim Secretary: Marilyn Ellis
Treasurer: Steven ("Shags") Shagrin
Past President: Howard Bloom
Program Chair: Annette Bourget
Membership Chair: Marian Shapiro
Internal Communications: Denise Kalm
Web site/IT Coordinator: Eric Hoffman
ICF Chapter Liaison: Sara Orem

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