Alumni Coach Referral Program
Seeking support for your career, leadership, or professional needs?
This is the program for you! We have partnered with Bishops who own independent coaching practices and are excited to support the OWU community! Coaches offer one free Discovery Session and a 15% discount on their services to OWU Alumni, Staff, and Faculty. Fees will vary.
Please note that we will receive a list of who our coaches meet with, and all other details will remain confidential. All outcomes of the coaching are between the coach and client, and are not that of OWU Career Connection and Alumni Engagement & Success.
See FAQs below:
Career Connection: If you are within your first 5 years post-graduation or are needing quick help (e.g. interview preparation, resume review, an introductory exploratory meeting) Career Connection can support you! Please email careers@owu.edu or a specific Career Catalyst to set up a meeting.
Alumni Coach: If you are past 5 years post-graduation and/or wanting more in-depth and consistent support, then working with an Alumni Coach is the best step forward! These individuals have the bandwidth to work with you on a more regular basis, and they provide specialized programs and services that may better meet your needs.
*Please note that our Career Connection team is happy to make an introduction or a referral as to who we think may be the best fit!
We continue to add new coaches to our program who have a wealth of services and tools at their disposal.
Main areas of support are:
- Career Exploration / Career Transition
- Resume, Cover Letter & Statement Review
- Interview Preparation
- Leadership
- Finances
- And More!
Click on each person’s name below to see more about them, and determine the right coach for you!
Sandy Demarest
Founder, Executive Career and Retirement Coach — Demarest Directions
Sandy Demarest, a Certified Career, Leadership, and Retirement Coach at Demarest Directions, excels in guiding individuals through transitions to achieve fulfillment in work and life. She specializes in coaching those contemplating retirement or new life chapters. Sandy is also a coauthor of Midlife New Life: Living Consciously Midlife and Beyond.
Sandy provides 8-week small group coaching programs: one-one 3-month and 6-month coaching engagement to design next chapters. Sandy is happy to provide more information.
All her coaching programs include the new book, Midlife New Life, Living Consciously Midlife and Beyond.
Update from Sandy (1/30/2025):
Midlife is a time for adventures and wonderful, new opportunities, but it can also be a time of uncertainty and challenges. Do you have questions about what lies ahead and how to make the most of the good things to come and meet the difficult challenges head on?
Our new book, Midlife, New Life: Living Consciously in Midlife and Beyond, coauthored by Sandy Demarest, Paul Ward and Eileen Caroscio will provide answers to some of your questions about preparing for the many challenges you are likely to face in the second half of life.
For more information visit: https://demarestdirections.com or Amazon.
Update of next session of From Success to Significance next cohort will begin in March.
Sarah JanTausch
Founder, Career & Executive Coach — Value Based Careers
Contact
Columbus, OH
sarah@valuesbasedcareers.com
www.valuesbasedcareers.com/
@sarah-jantausch
Sarah is an Executive & Career Coach, Speaker, and Trainer who works with individuals to create values-based careers and unlock the hidden job market. She coaches individuals on career pivots, “Generosity-Based Networking (TM)”, and aligning total vocational impact with personal values. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in Politics & Government and a Master of Science in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University. Sarah serves on the Board of Directors at the Ohio Career Development Association and sits on the National Career Development Association’s Government Relations Committee as a State Coordinator and incoming Co-Chair. She is also a member of the Delaware Area Chamber of Commerce. Please see her upcoming events here.
We’re proud to share feedback from those who have experienced Sarah’s services firsthand:
“Sarah was wonderful throughout the whole process! She explained everything very well, and I felt she truly listened to my questions and feedback. I feel much better prepared to submit resumes and cover letters. I would recommend her courses and workshops to anyone looking to explore their career journey.”
“I loved the Pathways Planner part of the initial assessment. I found this particularly insightful and interesting! I wish I had a recording of the results meeting with Sarah and the Pathways Planner rep so I can reference it in the future. I’m also glad that the resumes are also available in Word files as well as PDFs and Google Docs. (This will also make it easier to copy/paste the formatting for the cover letters for the resumes.) I appreciate the meeting flexibility also.”
If you would like to schedule a meeting with Sarah regarding an OWU Career Conversation, please visit her calendar page below:
Sarah’s Direct Calendly Page: https://calendly.com/jantausch/owu
Evelyn J. Walter
Founder and Coach — Next Up Leadership Group
Contact
Broomfield, CO
evelyn@nextupleadershipgroup.com
nextupleadershipgroupllc259863.hbportal.co
@evelynjwalter
A career, executive and leadership coach, Evelyn comes to coaching, training, and facilitation with 25+ years of experience leading human resources teams in global corporate environments at Level 3, Clorox, Vail Resorts, and Cummins. Evelyn’s most noteworthy and rewarding professional accomplishments were the result of her ability to coach leaders, facilitate employee development, and lead team development work. Evelyn has her CPC Coaching certificate as well as her Master of Education.
Evelyn’s business offerings include the following:
- Career Coaching
- New People Leader Coaching
- Executive Coaching
- Human Resources Coaching
If you would like more information about Evelyn’s services, please click here.
By quickly establishing a deep level of trust, Evelyn helps individual contributors, leaders and teams move to authentic self-awareness, leading to organizational and personal transformation. Evelyn’s skill as a presenter and conversational demeanor opens participants to new possibilities and perspectives. A natural servant-leader, Evelyn thrives as an advisor and coach to individuals who aspire to achieve their next level of employment, leadership, and team performance, often in the midst of rapid growth an change in their organization or life. Leaders describe Evelyn’s approach as motivating, passionate, and high energy.
Based in Denver, Colorado, Evelyn, and her husband actively volunteer with several non-profit organizations, raise two daughters, and attempt to train one disobedient dog. Evelyn is happiest when she is planning her next trip. Her favorite Girl Scout cookies are Thin Mints.
Clifford Jones
Creator of the Clarity Shift Method™, Author, Strategic Coach, Workshop Facilitator
Clifford (Cliff) Jones helps emerging professionals, key executives, and founders, mostly in tech and finance, make a smooth transition to more purposeful work, including starting or growing a business. Meetings are career-centric in most cases, and Cliff works with emerging professionals, and individuals in tech, finance, and more. He also does executive coaching and small business coaching. www.CliffordJones.com is his primary site, and www.artbycliffordjones.com is his art life.