Kelly L. Howarth, M.Ed., Ppcc Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Qc, Ca

Berlin, Germany

Coaching career changers upskilling and reskilling in digital technology to identify transferrable skills, apply job search strategy, & achieve employability goals using the CAR Method (Context, Action, Results):► Evaluating tasks and self-presentation tools using achievement rubrics► Collaborating with students to polish their self-presentation tools (resumes, cover letters, portfolio websites, LinkedIn profiles) and prepare for job interviews► Providing feedback and coaching learners through their tasks and action plans► Working internationally with North American and European adult learners, linking learners geographically to support each other through the job search process

► Co-Founder of The I AM Joy Project, a body, heart, and mind empowerment initiative combining movement, creativity, and coaching to inspire wellness and joy► Developing, promoting, and delivering self-empowerment sessions combining group coaching with movement in collaboration with a yoga instructor► Applying a group coaching approach (in-person) of the "Post-Pandemic: Getting Unstuck" session to a small group of participants

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Self-publishing non-fiction motivational self-help books and a novella, involving:► Writing, researching, editing, and overseeing final output► Collaborating with co-author using shared drive and tools, engaging in motivational co-writing sessions► Working with manuscript consultants, editors, beta readers, and cover and interior layout artists to arrive at a professional finished product► Producing book trailer videos, working with a video editor to storyboard content into the final product► Promoting, selling, and distributing books► Engaging with readers via social media and email► Currently working on:✎"Happily Ever After--A Reality Check": co-authoring with Laurie Johnson (Winter, 2024)✎"Growing Forward: 365 Days of Intention" (Fall, 2023)✎"A Rainbow of Differences: Let's Explore What Makes Us Unique" (Winter 2024)✎"Everybody Loves a Clown...Or do They?" (Fall 2024)✎"Playbook: A Compendium of Plays" (2025)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Partnering with individuals, teams, and groups sandwiched between shifting priorities to empower themselves through life/work transitions, including:► Providing pedagogical coaching for educators, support staff, community facilitators and organizers, and executive directors (leadership coaching)► Professional coaching for project scope development, managing staff, job/career, and leadership► Personal (life) coaching: transition, work-life balance/blend, career and job change, family and intimate relationships, organization and effectiveness, homeschooling/unschooling, divorce, empty nest, intimate betrayal, family violence, and recovery► Co-producing learning/coaching videos aimed at inspiring change and growth► Engaging in mentor coaching with master-level students enrolled in a university coaching course

Community Health Education Program (CHEP) - CHSSN► Designing interactive online learning for adults (via Zoom)► Developing & implementing curricular tools & evaluation measures for health & social video conferences► Planning, coordinating, & facilitating community-based learning via video conference (150+ participants via Zoom Meeting/Webinar), using polling, chat, breakout rooms, & whiteboard tools.► Evaluate program learning outcomes via formative & summative evaluation processes► Coach & train community facilitators in group animation, video conferencing, & related follow-up activitiesSeniors Health Promotion Modules & CHEP Session DVD Training - CHSSN► Coaching & training in the delivery & facilitation of seniors health promotion modules, CHEP sessions & CHEP session recordingsFamily Violence Toolkit Project - CHSSN in collaboration with EDUCALOI► Consultant - surveying service providers via focus groups to analyze needs in developing Family Violence Toolkit► Facilitating ToolKit delivery via panel & small group discussions with local service providers throughout Quebec (See REISA's article about the project below)Community Radio Project - CHSSN in collaboration with CJMQ Radio, SherbrookeProduce radio capsules, involving: ► Developing a program of 8 health & social topics (Osteoporosis, Dependencies, Bullying, Communication, Self-Esteem & Teens, How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex, Addiction & Recovery, Online (Gaming) Addiction, Grieving & Loss. ► Finding, vetting, & interviewing guest speakers & developing scripts ► Evaluating community learning outcomes Health Priorities Consultations Project - CHSSN► Participating as part of a multi-disciplinary team to study how English-speaking Quebecers receive English healthcare services, coordinating with remote & rural communities to organize focus groups, at times, facilitating these groups.► Contributed to project report, writing sections & proofreading/linguistic revision of final version

Montreal & South Shore, Quebec

Providing customer service and engaging in tenant relations, involving:► Showing dwellings, completing and signing leases, and managing rent increases► Processing rental applications, verifying credit and employment references► Resolving tenant issues and complaints and promptly responding to maintenance issues

Saint-Lambert, Qc

Working with Information Technology (IT) candidates involved in validating their skills via the Recognition of Acquired Competencies (RAC) service:► Developing tools/content and evaluation measures for soft skills competencies: communication, teamwork, customer service, & job search/employability► Developing, planning, and facilitating highly interactive soft skills seminars, applying a group coaching approach► Evaluating elements of acquired competencies► Employability/Career Specialist: Coordinating Internship, supporting (largely immigrant) RAC candidates in their employability goals, and providing individual and group coaching through a Career Development Series titled "Sharpening Your Self-Presentation Tools: Resumes, Cover Letters, LinkedIn Profiles, Interviewing & Job Search Skills"

Montreal & South Shore

Facilitating various MELS credit courses in Vocational Secretarial (DEP), Transition to Work and Popular Education programs, including:♦ Applied Business English♦ Writing Business Correspondence♦ Job Search Techniques♦ Career Options♦ English Conversation♦ Time Management♦ Records Management♦ Keeping Healthy & Self-Knowledge♦ Communication Skills

Montreal, Canada Area

Developing, implementing, and evaluating various adult learning programs, involving:► Designing and delivering personal and professional development workshops & motivational talks► Facilitating personal and professional development learning► Designing and implementing formative and summative evaluation tools► Developing curricular materials, web content, and reports and performing editing and linguistic revision

Montreal, Canada Area

Developing curricula for and teaching the following courses in the Call Center, Financial Management & Accounting, and Information Technology (IT) programs:♦ Human Resources Management & Supervision♦ The Customer Approach♦ Job Search Techniques (Self-presentation: cover letter, CV, LinkedIn profile, & interviewing skills)♦ Report Writing♦ Script Writing (Surveys, Sales, Customer Service)♦ Learning Techniques & Study Skills♦ Effective Communication Skills♦ Effective Oral Presentation♦ Techniques for Effective Teamwork♦ Surveys and Interviewing Techniques♦ Skills for Facilitating Adult Learning (for Concordia University's Summer Learning Institute)Providing internship coordination and supervision for call center students, financial management/accounting students, and information technology students, involving:► Coaching students to find work-study placements► Providing employment leads and opportunities► Reviewing and evaluating student progress, meeting with students and employers to discuss the experience and resolving performance issues through coaching and mediation► Organizing and coordinating a career fair aimed at matching call center students with prospective employers

Montreal, Canada Area

► Recruiting temporary and permanent employees for clients, involving needs assessment and interviewing (pre-screening, competency-based, and behavioural)► Verifying candidate references using pointed questioning► Relationship selling: establishing and expanding corporate client base

Professional & Personal Coach Certificate (Ppcc), Executive And Life Coaching

Activities and Societies: 45-hour internship in Coaching Intervention and Processes to help/mentor and create an applied/competency-based.

Master Of Education, Curriculum And Instruction

Diploma In Adult Education, Teacher Certification

Certificate, Human Resources Management

Bachelor Of Arts, Major In Psychology And Minor In Education

Various Studies In Arts And Entertainment (To Present)

♦ Acting (English Montreal School Board Westmount Adult Education Centre) ♦ Voiceover (Paula Davis, Dialect Coach through M.S.O.P.A..