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Rachael Finley
“Beingship” is the New Leadership
Leadership. We all talk about it. It feels like we are constantly striving towards it. We try to “do” it as best as we can. But the more we talk about it, chase it, and do it, the more complicated it feels and becomes. Let’s take a fresh perspective and stop thinking about leadership as something we are always DOING and start considering what’s possible if we get intentional about how we are BEING as leaders. During this keynote, Coach Roach takes us on a journey through story & science that challenges the audience to approach the rest of the conference and beyond from a “Beingship” perspective.
About Rachael Finley
Rachael, aka “Roach”, is a connection specialist and seasoned presenter with over 20 years of leadership and culture building experience. She’s held multiple service and employment leadership positions, built and expanded successful teams, and is an accomplished athlete. She’s also a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), and Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation and runs her own coaching and consulting business. “Coach Roach” has used her skills, abilities, and passion for building connections to support individual, team, and organizational goals by bringing and keeping humanity in the workplace and at the forefront of her actions.
Rachael graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services. Three years later she graduated with a Master’s degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Campus Recreation Leadership. She’s an alumni of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and serves the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) as a Board of Director and School Faculty member.
Rachael’s recreation and outdoor leadership background provides a playful and “don’t-take-yourself-too-seriously” approach to life and leadership, which has served and fueled her success. She believes that our connections to each other and ourselves make our lives healthier, richer, and more full.
Be it her Native American heritage, midwestern roots, or love for a good memoir, Rachael uses storytelling to engage audiences with laughter, emotion, and “ah-ha!” moments. Her numerous lived experiences, accomplishments, and challenges allow her to create engaging and thought-provoking talks that leave her audiences with ideas, actions, and paradigm shifts in thinking. Audience members are invited to look deep within themselves and unlock their inner power.
Read more at https://rachaelfinleycoachingandconsulting.com/about-me
Keynote Speaker
Sponsor for this event:
Kevin George
Kevin leads a comprehensive campus recreation department that supports the health and well-being of the Rowan community. The department supports students through informal recreation, intramural sports, sport clubs, group fitness, personal training, and aquatics programs. Kevin’s energetic team of professional staff, graduate coordinators, and over 200 student and part-time staff supports campus well-being through multiple indoor and outdoor facilities, various and diverse programs and services, and initiatives that provide opportunities for student learning and growth. Through collaborations with a variety of divisions and departments, Kevin leads the integration of a well-being culture across the campus by helping students and employees who are navigating the dimensions of well-being: physical, emotional, community, social, financial, and purpose.
He attended Robert Morris University and obtained a B.S. in Business Administration with a specialization in Sport Management and has a M.E.S. in Sport Management from the University of Florida. While at UF, Kevin served as a graduate assistant of intramural sports at the Recreational Sports Department and served as a Summer Sports & Fitness Intern with the Navy MWR in La Maddalena, Italy.
His Rowan University career began at the Rec Center in 2004. An active member of NIRSA – Leaders of Collegiate Recreation, Kevin has been recognized by the association with the Horace Moody Award for Student Development in 2006 and the Region I Award of Merit in 2019. Rowan University’s Thrive Well-Being Initiative was featured as NIRSA’s 2nd Promising Practices for Health & Wellbeing in 2022.
Kevin currently serves NIRSA in the following capacities as well:
- NIRSA Foundation Board Member
- NIRSA Health & Wellbeing Task Force Member
- Asian Caucus Leader
- Region I Health & Wellbeing Committee Member
Kevin resides with his wife and 3 daughters in Haddonfield, NJ and enjoys spending his spare time officiating women’s collegiate basketball and playing in the Rowan Summer Employee Softball League.
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