ICF-CT In-Person Chapter Meeting & Program
Lift As You Rise: A Collective Launch for a Year of Peer Power
Presented by Judy Garfinkel & Stephanie Tishler
Location:
Wyndham Southbury
1284 Strongtown Rd,
Southbury, CT 06488
Friday, September 26, 2025
9:00am-9:15am: Welcome
9:15 am – 9:45 am: Networking & Buffet Breakfast
9:45am -11:30am: Interactive Presentation
ICF CCEUs are available for this session
Core Competency | 0.75
Resource Development | 0.75
This 90-minute interactive session kicks off the ICF-CT program year by exploring the concept of professional generosity as a pathway to deeper collaboration, mutual support, and community resilience. Participants will strengthen their capacity to support others while clarifying what they themselves need to thrive. Activities will integrate multiple ICF Core Competencies. Participants will leave with a tangible commitment to practice and receive professional generosity in the coming year.
By the end of this session participants will have:
- Ignited energy and camaraderie in our coaching community.
- Reflected on how generosity within the coaching community can deepen coaching effectiveness and ethical alignment.
- Strengthened commitment to mutual support and collaboration.
- Identified one action to support peers this year and one need
- A collection of community wants and offers for reference throughout the year
- An understanding of how professional generosity connects to the ICF Core Competencies and the coaching mindset.
- Practiced cultivating trust and presence in peer-to-peer support conversations.
- Demonstrated active listening skills by exploring another coach’s needs with openness and curiosity.
Speaker Bios
Judy Garfinkel, PCC
Judy is a Career Transformation Coach. She helps clients clarify "what's next." Her expertise in building confidence and resilience supports personal development and the ability to navigate career and work transitions, especially now! She is a PCC credentialed coach, certified as Trauma-Informed, Whole Person, and Life Purpose and Career Coach. Judy also crafts bespoke resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles, and bios that open doors for her clients and land jobs. Judy is a Past President of the International Coaching Federation - Connecticut Chapter.
Website: www.moveintochange.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judy-garfinkel-2017/
Stephanie Tishler, PCC
Stephanie is a career transition, professional, and business development coach and founder of Tishler Coaching Services, LLC a global coaching business based out of Central CT. She is an iPEC-certified coach, has her PCC credential from ICF, and is also certified in NOW WHAT Career Transition Coaching and Positive Intelligence Coaching. She is currently President Emeritus of the CT chapter of The International Coach Federation, having served as President in 2023-2025. Connect with Steph below!
Website: https://tishlercoachingservices.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-tishler-cpc-pcc-307237/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tishler_coaching_services/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tishlercoachingservices