Kate is the co-designer, creator and founder of the Mentor-Coaching Institute™, a professional learning program in partnership with Pearson Canada and Education Leadership Canada (ELC), supporting school and system leaders in the areas of leadership, coaching and mentoring.Kate is also co-author of When Mentoring Meets Coaching: Shifting the Stance in Education (Pearson Canada, 2016) in which she and Jeanie Nishimura share the educational leadership capacity building training model… Show more Kate is the co-designer, creator and founder of the Mentor-Coaching Institute™, a professional learning program in partnership with Pearson Canada and Education Leadership Canada (ELC), supporting school and system leaders in the areas of leadership, coaching and mentoring.Kate is also co-author of When Mentoring Meets Coaching: Shifting the Stance in Education (Pearson Canada, 2016) in which she and Jeanie Nishimura share the educational leadership capacity building training model, skills and stance of Mentor-Coaching, which they have designed, developed, licensed, distributed and facilitated in 27 school boards across the province of Ontario, Manitoba, New York State and Texas.For more on the Mentor-Coaching Institute, please visit:www.pearsoncanada.ca/wmmc Show less

Recent Publishing and Programming Partnership:- Co-creator, designer and lead of the Mentor-Coaching Institute©, in partnership with Pearson Canada. A highly successful national leadership development program supporting educators, school and system leaders in the areas of leadership, coaching and mentoring. - Co-author, with Jeanie Nishimura, of When Mentoring Meets Coaching: Shifting the Stance in Education, published by Pearson Canada (2017)Programming: - Partnering… Show more Recent Publishing and Programming Partnership:- Co-creator, designer and lead of the Mentor-Coaching Institute©, in partnership with Pearson Canada. A highly successful national leadership development program supporting educators, school and system leaders in the areas of leadership, coaching and mentoring. - Co-author, with Jeanie Nishimura, of When Mentoring Meets Coaching: Shifting the Stance in Education, published by Pearson Canada (2017)Programming: - Partnering with schools, districts and provincial/state level organizations to design and facilitate large scale customized programming for system and school leaders, in the areas of coaching, mentoring, leadership and capacity building. - Coaching and training of coach-facilitators at local level, to lead programming and provide support at the system or state level. - Facilitation of specialized school based programming and coaching provided for teachers, students and parents. Private Practice: - One on one leadership or transitional (personal or professional) coaching. For more information, please see www.katesharpe.com Show less

- Co-leading the PACT Life Plan Program with Program Manager. - Leading specialized coach training for coaches working with high-risk, young offenders. Youth referred directly by the courts or probation, for one year, as part of sentencing. - Designing and facilitating of on-going training and professional development for coaches.- Facilitating monthly coaching meetings and case studies. - Mentoring and coaching for coaches. - Supervising weekly reports submitted by all… Show more - Co-leading the PACT Life Plan Program with Program Manager. - Leading specialized coach training for coaches working with high-risk, young offenders. Youth referred directly by the courts or probation, for one year, as part of sentencing. - Designing and facilitating of on-going training and professional development for coaches.- Facilitating monthly coaching meetings and case studies. - Mentoring and coaching for coaches. - Supervising weekly reports submitted by all coaches. - Liaising and meeting quarterly with coaches, probation, youth and the courts. Show less

- Served for four years as a member of the Curriculum Advisory Council for the Province of Ontario, in conjunction with the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA). - Member of the National Advisory Committee for the Acitv8 program.- Awarded the Young Professional Award by the Canadian Association for Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAPHERD) for leadership.