A Whole Person Design Life Coach who received his certification through an ICF Accredited program at Baraka Institute http://www.barakainstitute.com, located in Portland, Oregon and a member of the ICF-NW Coaches Association http://www.nwcoaches.org, Gary embraces a creative, innovative and passionate coaching style, and maintains the belief that life coaching is most effective for managing the personal challenges that stretch us to our limits and for achieving those life goals that require the gentle and objective support of a caring, experienced professional. After all, if the transformations we envisioned making in our own lives were simple, we’d have made them already! Gary’s Transformational Life Coaching offers the tools, perspective and support you need to reach higher than you can on your own and effectively execute these changes in your own life!

Gary’s coaching style also draws from various areas in his life, including a strong pastoral foundation of 25 years, personal experience in recovery, and transformational work. Born and raised in Iowa and having lived in several major cities throughout the Midwest, Gary’s down-to-earth work ethic has been key to his professional success in numerous areas, including several years developing and guiding leadership, project, and service-oriented teams for corporations and non-profits which has helped him recognize the value of the individualas well as the importance of relationships as equally vital aspects of helping his clients achieve their goals and applying this knowledge to his coaching.  Additionally, Gary’s professional experience involved marketing and interacting with companies both nationally and internationally, promoting, coordinating and supervising events, tradeshows & sales throughout the U.S., as well as several years spent successfully managing a business of his own and servicing accounts in four states.

Gary currently makes his home in Newberg, OR, and when he’s not coaching his clients in pursuit of their dreams enjoys traveling, spending time with family, walking Dutton, his dog, barbecuing, hiking with friends and enjoying the rugged, scenic beauty of the Oregon coast!