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Quarterly Frederick Coaches Coffee

Follow-up to the April 17, 2026, meeting

Hello Everyone,

For those who attended, I want to express my gratitude for your patience as I was summoned for jury duty. I was just two steps away from being questioned by the judge about potentially serving as a juror in a case involving a double homicide. It was a relief to be called, but I must admit that I was a bit disappointed that I didn’t get to serve.

Now, let’s talk about our speaker, Jennifer McCloskey. She’s the owner of Girardi Associates and she shared some valuable insights on using and interpreting professional body language.

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To get your certificates and provide feedback, please complete this post session survey (Google Form), https://forms.gle/v4j1znGGSUAfFjfT6.

Theme for this year: ICF Professionalism

If yo want more information about Jennifer:

Jennifer McCloskey is the owner of Girardi Associates, an Executive Coaching, Organizational Change, and Corporate Training company. Her coaching and workshops have been well received by several corporations including Lululemon, Amazon, WSSC, Hewlett-Packard, Department of the Navy, Northrop Grumman, churches, athletic communities, and numerous Universities throughout the United States, as well as in South Africa and India. She has been a Keynote speaker at several Earth Day events and was the feature of a CBS Evening News story on Women in Non-traditional Roles as a civil engineer.

Jennifer is a thirty-three-year volunteer at a home for children and mothers in Washington DC. Jennifer offers insight in her first book, Put Comfortable Shoes in my Coffin, where she shares heartfelt stories and life lessons. Check out Jennifer’s course on Udemy, the Seven P’s of Effective Public Speaking, and join her on LinkedIn. 

Website: www.girardiassociates.com

In Person Gathering for Frederick Coaches Coffee Participants! Mark your calendars

For our upcoming IN-PERSON session on July 10, 2026, I believe I’ve found a coffee shop that offers a dedicated room for our meeting. ICF Metro DC is also exploring the possibility of sponsoring the rental of this space.

My Organic Market (MOM) in Frederick is a great place to meet, but unfortunately, they don’t allow room reservations, so it’s first come, first served. I would prefer a more formal arrangement for this session.

We’re hoping to have some networking and skill-building activities. If you have an activity you love to offer clients or a skill you’d like to share, please reach out. Let’s make this an interactive and engaging session for everyone involved.

Interested in sharing your expertise or know someone who would like to share, please contact me at [email protected].

Mark your calendar for our last virtual session, tentatively scheduled for:

October 9, 2026, Topic: PanelSpeakers sought 'What does ICF Professional mean for me and my coaching practice'.

Warmly,

Your FCC facilitator, Sandra Menzies

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