Christian Coaches Press Kit Page 2

The President and Director of Christian Coaches Network is Gary Wood, an International Coach Federation Professional Certified Coach and a Certified Master Christian Coach. Through his coaching firm, G.E.Wood and Associates, www.gewood.com, Gary specializes in consulting with and coaching senior business and nonprofit leaders and executives. His primary clientele are Christians. Prior to assuming leadership of CCN, he was an Advisory Board member to its founder since inception.

God used 35 years experience as an entrepreneur, church planter, nonprofit executive and in leading and working with leaders and volunteers, to prepare Gary to provide vision and direction for Christian Coaches Network after he assumed leadership on February 1st of 2010.

Gary loves teaching and explaining the scriptures. He is a speaker, writer and the author of 52 Solutions for Those Who Need a 25 Hour Day, a practical book aimed at improving personal work effectiveness. He and his elementary school sweetheart, Alice, now wife of 37 years, live in the beautiful Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada

CCN Members

CCN members come from a broad cross section of professional expertise, coaching specialties, life experience and Christian backgrounds. They come from many countries around the world. They share a common love for the Lord Jesus Christ and a commitment to striving for excellence in delivering their various coaching services, products and programs.

Current news

After a reoccurrence of cancer in late 2009, Judy Santos asked Advisory Board member, Gary Wood to consider assuming leadership of CCN. Through much prayer and consultation, Gary considered the proposal and confirmed his sense that God was behind it. Formal transfer took place on February 1, 2010. Judy passed away in early March of 2010. Member coaches confirmed their sense that this change reflected God’s provision for allowing CCN to move into the future serving the Christian coaching community.

Founder and how CCN got started

Judy Santos launched the Christian Coaches Network in 1998 to create an organization around which faith-based Christian coaches could gather for learning, connection and greater public exposure. Her bold vision and effort attracted like-minded Christian coaches who shared a vision to collaborate in professional association and create a conduit between Christians and trained, professional Christian Coaches.
Judy began coaching full time in 1997, and after graduating from Coach University in 1998, she later led over one hundred tele-courses, training new coaches. She was awarded the Master Certified Coach designation in 2004 from the International Coach Federation and went on to serve on the faculty for the Institute of Life Coach Training, co-leading the first ICF accredited life coach training program led from a Christian perspective.