Ohio Valley Professional Coaches Alliance Announces Donate-A-Coach Winners

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Ohio Valley Professional Coaches Alliance (OVPCA) received a tremendous response to their “Donate-A-Coach” program, which will provide professional coaching engagements to executives of six nonprofits in the region at no cost to them. The randomly selected winners are:

Behringer-Crawford Museum – Covington, Kentucky

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass – Lexington, Kentucky

Bluegrass for Babies – Cincinnati, Ohio

Eastern Area Community Ministries – Louisville, Kentucky

Jewish Family and Career Services – Louisville, Kentucky

Women 4 Women – Louisville, Kentucky

Members of OVPCA, a regional chapter of the International Coach Federation (ICF), are donating their time for these pro bono engagements in celebration of International Coaching Week (February 5 -11, 2012). The donated engagements will consist of a minimum of eight (8) one-hour coaching sessions, delivered by a professionally trained coach of the recipients' choosing.

“We are thrilled to support organizations that give so much to our communities and look forward to partnering with them to achieve their most critical objectives,” said Katie Gaughan, OVPCA President. “The overwhelmingly positive response to this program reflects an increasing awareness of coaching's value to individuals and organizations. It is a great privilege to bring this value to such deserving nonprofits.”

About OVPCA

The Ohio Valley Professional Coaches Alliance (OVPCA) serves coaches, clients and the community in the Ohio Valley region of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. We are a chartered chapter of the International Coach Federation (ICF).

Formed in 1995, today the ICF is the leading global organization, with over 18,000 members, dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high professional standards, providing independent certification, and building a network of credentialed coaches. The ICF exists to support and advance the coaching profession through programs and standards supported by members and to be an authoritative source on coaching information and research for the public.

OVPCA is dedicated to providing a forum for members to network and collaborate; offering learning and development opportunities for members to grow as coaches and increase business success; connecting prospective clients to highly qualified coaches in their area; and raising awareness and educating the community about professional coaching, the ICF, our chapter and our members.