The Board of Directors

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the PCI is guided by an outstanding, committed Board of Directors.

Louise Stewart
Interim President

Ms. Stewart resides in Dallas, Texas and is the parent of two children. She has more than 23 years experience in application consulting and managed services. Ms. Stewart is currently a senior manager in IBM's Package Application Services group. Ms. Stewart has worked as a consultant for such companies as KPMG, Oracle, and Southwest Airlines. In addition to her career in application services, Ms Stewart is a Stephens Minister and PCI Certified Parent Coach®. A Stephens Minister is a non-denominational, one-on-one, confidential lay ministry that assists people experiencing difficulty dealing with life situations.

Connie Anderson
Treasurer

Connie Anderson lives in Bellevue, Washington with her husband and teenage son. Her daughter's family, including three grandchildren, lives in Stuttgart, Germany. Ms. Anderson brings more than thirty years of business experience to the Board of the Parent Coaching Institute. She is a Certified Commercial Investment Manager, a Certified Property Manager and a Washington State Real Estate Associate Broker and Notary Public. She currently works as a Senior Property Manager with Legacy Partners Commercial in Redmond, Washington. Ms. Anderson is a PCI Certified Parent Coach®, a Stephens Minister in the Episcopal Church, and the sole proprietor of her coaching business, The Joyful Mulligan. In her leisure time, Connie enjoys cooking, gardening, and acoustic guitar.

Dede Barnes
Secretary

Ms. Barnes resides in a small rural town in Northern California where she has lived for over 36 years with her husband, Henry. She is the parent of two adult children and enjoys one grandson whenever she has a chance. Ms. Barnes has been in the education field since 1980. She currently teaches kindergarten at a small school with a geographical outreach of over 500 square miles. Ms Barnes is a PCI Certified Parent Coach® and applies her coaching skills with families at her school. Ms. Barnes has held the office of president of the Evergreen Federation of Teachers Union, and has also served as the organization's treasurer.

Carmine Corino, CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®
Director

Carmine Corino, the father of two young children, is a Certified Professional Planner™ professional and founder of Cornerstone Planning Group LLC, headquartered Saddle Brook, NJ. Carmine provides a process that "Clarifies The Win" for his clients and develops a solid plan to achieve his client's goals and objectives. Named "Top Financial Planner" by Consumers' Research Council of America for 2008 and 2009, Carmine is a member of the Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council, the President's Council for New York Life, and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He has been featured in the Star Ledger newspaper for his work in estate planning. In March 2010 he met with members of Congress to discuss the impact financial planning. A leader in his industry, Carmine brings his financial know-how and leadership abilities to the PCI Board of Directors.

PCI Staff

Gloria DeGaetano
CEO/Executive Director

As founder of the PCI in 2000, Gloria DeGaetano is considered the originator of parent coaching as a new career path and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Today Show, and other venues. Creator of the visionary PCI curriculum and Parent Coach Certification®, Gloria's passion is to forward the main goal of the institute—to link every parent in the world with a PCI parent coach. She is dedicated to the PCI Vision, and deeply understands the immense importance of parenting well to transform society. Gloria's actively engaged in all aspects of the PCI and works together with her dedicated staff to insure the highest level of training and service to both students and parents.

An internationally acclaimed parent educator and author, Gloria's books and educational materials have been translated into German, Spanish, Danish, Turkish, Korean, and Romanian. A sought-after speaker, Gloria has over 25 years experience encompassing education, consultation, lecturing, and parent coaching. She is the mother of two grown sons. Her work at the PCI is "her play" as nothing brings her more satisfaction than catalyzing parents and professionals into productive action on behalf of parents and children.

For more information, please visit Gloria's speaking Web site: www.GloriaDeGaetano.com.

Gloria's Bio
A Brief History of the PCI
What Students and Grads Say About the PCI and Gloria DeGaetano

Support Staff

Leona McQueen, PMP
Program Manager

Leona and her husband recently moved to Seattle from Bainbridge Island where they had lived for 22 years. Leona is the mother of two adult children and is a recent grandmother. She is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute and has a business background in the telecommunications industry and business systems. Leona is currently attending evening classes at Bellevue College toward completion of her degree in Early Childhood Education. She also volunteers her time to the Washington Chapters of Alzheimer's Association editing their online publications. Leona enjoys cooking, gardening, and bicycling. Leona first heard of The PCI™ in April and was so drawn to its mission she was determined to finish her degree so she could enroll in the Parent Coach Certification® Training Program. She is thrilled to be supporting The PCI™ and its vision in her role as Program Manager.

Pam Mach
Administrative Assistant

Pam Mach is a Seattle native currently living in Bothell, Washington with her husband and two school-aged sons. She attended Whitman College and graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Communications. Pam has a business background in commercial credit and software support. Her volunteer work has included cooperative preschools, PTA, and Boy Scouts. She first encountered the work of Gloria DeGaetano in a moms and infants support group discussion on the effects of media on brain development. Fast forward ten years and Pam is honored to work for the PCI in her administrative support role. She loves to cook, travel, and read.

Geoff Duncan
Information Technology

Geoff is responsible for making sure the PCI is online all the time and leveraging both new and established technologies to support the PCI and its distance learning initiatives. Geoff is also a freelance writer, a musician…and a deep, deep well of trivia. Geoff has a special place in the hearts of PCI grads as he is prompt in making any changes requested on PCI Web site bios.

PCI Instructors

The Parent Coaching Institute and Seattle Pacific University proudly offer progressive professionals an innovative, year-long learning experience to become a PCI Certified Parent Coach®. At the PCI, we are dedicated to upholding the highest standards for parent coach training. As an institute, made up of heart-centered, highly skilled leaders in the field of parent support, our highest priority is to offer individualized parent coach training to each participant. We value and place a high priority on our relationships. The parent/child relationship is sacred. The parent coach/parent relationship is sacred. As is our relationship with you.

As a student in our program, you'll have the unique opportunity to work with a dynamic group of leaders in the parent coaching profession who exemplify the mission of the PCI. Each PCI instructor is carefully selected to ensure the highest delivery of program content to our students. Our course instructors come from a wide variety of professional backgrounds and yet, what they have in common is their unwavering commitment to the PCI and their unparalleled level of professionalism and skill. The PCI content course instructors are all adjunct faculty with Seattle Pacific University. All PCI Instructors have gone through the PCI training program and have received Parent Coach Certification®.

Karen Bierdeman

Karen Bierdeman earned an M.Ed. in Childhood Behavior Disorders from the University of Washington, a B.A. in Psychology from Reed College, as well as teaching certification in both general and special education. Before becoming a parent coach and PCI instructor, Karen was a professional educator for 15 years. She taught first grade and was a literacy trainer for other teachers. Additionally, she taught children labeled "Seriously Behaviorally Disordered" and jumped feet first into supporting challenging students to learn anger management, social skills, as well as the standard school curricula. It was during this time that Karen discovered that focusing on people's strengths yielded better results (and was more fun!) than only remediating their weaknesses. Since transitioning from teaching to parent coaching, Karen has focused on building her parent coaching practice to support moms of intense, challenging children overcome toxic guilt. Since she teaching is in her blood, she is grateful for having been an instructor for over 5 years.

Barb Bushey

Barb received her Masters in Early Childhood Education from Oakland University and her Bachelors in Elementary Education from Eastern Michigan University. She has been married for 39 years and has a daughter who is working on her PhD. in nursing. Barb worked for 37 years as an early elementary teacher and consultant to preschools. A recognized national leader in early childhood, Barb has co-authored a popular book with Carleen Glasser on Choice Theory for young children and served on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for Early Childhood Education. Barb, now retired from teaching, is currently enjoying coaching a group of four year olds and their parents preparing them for kindergarten. Little people have always had a special place in her big heart. Now the students and staff at the PCI, have the privilege of experiencing that big heart close up. Barb is a steady force for our students, constantly inviting them to increased levels of aliveness in their training. She models full participation well and is an inspiring guide and inspired leader at the PCI. She likes to let everyone know that her teaching with the PCI is "her dream brought to destiny." How fortunate for all of us!

Danielle Cossett

Danielle earned her Masters in Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work in Massachusetts and her Bachelors in Psychology from Bowdoin College in Maine. For over twenty years, she has worked in a variety of settings as a psychotherapist with women, children, and their families facing life stressors due to grief and loss, addiction, chronic and terminal illness, domestic violence and abuse, depression, and trauma. Her passion for parenting guided her to The PCI coaching program where she is able to synthesize her professional and personal experience into her mission to "affect the lives of millions" through supported and conscious parenting. As a Parent Coach and PCI Faculty member, Danielle encourages relationship in the simple wisdom of every day moments.

Danielle is developing her business—Growing Children Well—by providing Parent Coaching to individual parents as well as workshops and groups. She also works as the Clinical Director for a mental health agency in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Danielle lives in Corrales, New Mexico, with her husband, three children, two llamas, and two cats.

Margann Duke

Margann has supported families and parents for over 20 years, working in the areas of marriage and family therapy and parent education. The PCI Parent Coach Certification® Program was the perfect complement to her therapy background, providing the training to reach a new level of positive effectiveness with her clients. Margann keeps a private coaching practice focused on supporting families of children with learning differences. In addition, she facilitates Process Calls for the PCI and works with the other Process Call facilitators to ensure that PCI students experience the power of the PCI Coaching Model, along with its magic. Margann has a deep appreciation for the PCI program and takes great joy in being able to share it with others. Margann's work as coach and instructor is complemented by the best part of her life: being the mother of four great kids, ages preschooler to teenager. One of the most transformational moments of her life was traveling to Ethiopia to adopt her two youngest children. To learn more about Margann and her coaching practice, visit her Web site www.funfamilycoach.com.

Dawn Galvin

Dawn received both her Masters of Arts in Education and her Bachelor of Science in Education from The University of Findlay. Along with instructing for the PCI and growing her own coaching practice, Dawn is also a first grade teacher who compassionately works with her students each day to become confident risk takers who believe in themselves and honor their own unique individuality. Dawn has coached volleyball at the collegiate, high school, and junior high levels and understands the importance of commitment and supporting others in tapping into their own internal motivation. Dawn is a proud mother of two amazing little girls and she understands and empathizes with the demands of daily life as a spouse, mother, teacher, friend, sister, and all the other roles we play in life. Dawn believes that the more we love ourselves and take care of ourselves, the more we will be able to love and take care of others. Dawn is dedicated to the PCI's vision and truly believes that transformation begins within and ripples outward creating change in our families and communities. Dawn truly believes that unlimited potential lies within each and every one of us and that each moment is a new opportunity to make a new choice in the direction of our dreams. Dawn is known for her caring and supportive nature as she lovingly guides students on their parent coaching journey. To learn more about Dawn visit her Web site at www.holisticcoachingservices.com.

Dulcie Gretton

Dulcie holds a M. Ed. in Adult and Community Education from the University of Calgary and a B.A. Ho in Sociology from Queen's University. For the past 14 years she has worked in a variety of community contexts supporting parents as a parent educator. Her extensive experience in the design and delivery of parenting programs connected her with parents across a broad spectrum. Through this she became aware of a deeper longing to connect with parents at the heart level, the place from which our best parenting flows. Becoming a parent coach made this possible and she loves to share her joy and enthusiasm for this process with PCI students. In her role as an instructor with the PCI, she readily applies her understanding of the unique needs and strengths of adult learners and counts it a privilege to support PCI students in their journeys toward becoming parent coaches. Dulcie thinks of her work with PCI students, parents, and her own children as a knitting together of soul with role and she consciously creates space for one's wise inner self to speak and be heard. As the first Canadian graduate of the PCI, Dulcie is establishing her part time coaching practice north of the 49th parallel where she and her husband are the proud and transformed parents of 2 daughters (10 and 14 years) and a son (17 years). Visit Dulcie's Web site at www.renewedparent.ca.

Roni Stein

Roni treasures participating in the PCI productive community. As an educator for over forty years she has worked in settings from nursery school through university level. Providing environments that address learners' needs is an area of ongoing interest. In particular, she has enjoyed using her study of "the theory of loose parts" as a tool to create dynamic spaces for children that facilitate social-emotional and physical development. She has been both a teacher and administrator and appreciates the challenges of making things work well for all members of a learning community. To that end her studies relate to furthering cultural sensitivity through exploration of key dimensions of cultures. Roni believes in life-long learning and inspires, motivates, and leads both students and staff in authentic self-reflection. Roni's wisdom touches us deeply and inspires all of us to new levels of growth. In addition to her PCI training, her latest ventures include learning about being a grandma and bird watching. Both offer rich opportunities to sharpen observation and listening skills—always priorities for Roni. In addition to teaching for the PCI, Roni has a growing coaching practice that she finds very gratifying.

Shiela Wenger

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