Jennifer Decoste
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Executive Coach to Higher Education and Nonprofit Leaders | Experienced Higher Education Consultant and Executive | Entrepreneur | Creative Innovator
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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PresidentACT Executive CoachingFeb 2024 - Current (2 years 8 months)ACT Executive Coaching accelerates the growth of nonprofit and higher education leaders through Action, Clarity, and Transformation. ACT offers executive coaching services to leaders searching for ways to become authentic leaders, inspire others to lead well, set goals and take action, and delegate effectively to get the right people doing exemplary work.- Senior Vice PresidentRW Jones AgencyMay 2023 - Feb 2024 (10 months)
- Vice President for Leadership StrategiesCredo Higher Education ConsultingJan 2019 - Apr 2023 (4 years 4 months)The Vice President for Leadership Strategies leads and manages Credo’s Leadership Strategies division of the firm, which primarily includes the services of:
• Strategic Planning and Implementation,
• Academic and Administrative Efficiency and Prioritization
• Strategic Advising,
• Leadership Retreat Facilitation,
• Board Development and Education, and
• Fundraising.
This leadership position also serves as a senior consultant on various assessment projects, lead comprehensive projects and strategic advising engagements, and facilitate client leadership team retreats and presidential strategy days. The Vice President for Leadership Strategies owns the responsibility of growing this division of the firm, incl - Vice President for StrategyCredo Higher Education ConsultingMay 2016 - Jan 2019 (2 years 9 months)I lead and manage Credo's Strategic Planning division of the firm, which includes the services of
Strategic Planning and Implementation, Strategic Advising, Leadership Retreat Facilitation, and Board Development and Education.
I also serve as a senior consultant on various assessment projects, lead comprehensive projects and strategic advising engagements, and facilitate client leadership team retreats and presidential strategy days.
I own the responsibility of growing this division of the firm, and serve as a member of the sales team by identifying and closing opportunities. - Vice Chancellor for Institutional Strategy and Planning and Chief Diversity OfficerUniversity of WisconsinPlattevilleJun 2012 - May 2016 (4 years)
- Associate Vice President for Institutional DiversityClarkson UniversityJan 2008 - Jun 2012 (4 years 6 months)Serve as Chief Diversity Officer
- Director of Institutional Equity and DiversityPenn State AltoonaJan 2004 - Jan 2008 (4 years 1 month)
- Senior Training AdvisorPenn State UniversityJan 2001 - Jan 2004 (3 years 1 month)
- SManager of Training, Education, and Project ManagementSiemens Medical Engineering now Delta Health TechnologiesJan 1997 - Jan 2001 (4 years 1 month)
- Assistant Director of Admission and Student Financial AssistanceUniversity of HartfordJan 1994 - Jan 1997 (3 years 1 month)
- Summer HireShared Medical ServicesJan 1991 - Jan 1993 (2 years 1 month)
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- Professional Certified CoachCollege of Executive Coaching
- PhD, Women's Studies and EducationPenn State University
- GHigh School, High SchoolGreat Valley High School
- MS, CounselingUniversity of Hartford
- BMus, Music Education and OperaUniversity of Hartford
- MMillennium Leadership InstituteMillennium Leadership InstituteJan 2015 - Jan 2016 (1 year 1 month)