Our Founder
It begins with a vision…
Dawn DeFrancesco, PhD, PCC
Dr. Dawn DeFrancesco has over 20 years experience developing and implementing learning and development solutions across many diverse industries. Her career has encompassed every aspect of learning and development, from designing and facilitating training to evaluating the effectiveness of performance improvement solutions. As a former leader in a Fortune 500 company, Dawn knows first hand the personal and professional impact when your life is out of alignment.
It was through Dawn’s personal journey with coaching that she was able to reconnect to her values and create a new vision for her life and career that ultimately led her to becoming both a health and leadership coach herself. Through that experience, Dawn understood the importance of a multidimensional approach to self-development. Her passion for helping others reconnect to their values led to the creation of It’s a New Dawn Coaching & Consulting.
Dawn is certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). In addition to coaching, she is also a Co-Founder and CEO of Trio Coaching Academy, an ICF-accredited coach training program.
Dawn’s credentials include:
Education:
PhD in Training and Performance Improvement from Capella University
MA from Teachers College Columbia University
BA from Pennsylvania State University
Certifications:
Erickson Certified Professional Coach – Erickson Coaching International
Certified Team Coach – Solutions Academy
Master Level Nutrition Consultant Certification – American Fitness Professionals and Associates
Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Coach Certification
Master Performance Consultant Certificate - Association for Talent Development
Improving Human Performance Certificate - Association for Talent Development
Assessments: Hogan, FIRO-B, Workplace Big 5, Influence Style Indicator, Change Style Indicator, Persight, and Center for Creative Leadership Benchmarks
Certifications
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ICF PCC
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Erickson Certified Professional Coach
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Solutions Academy Team Coach
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AFPA Master Nutrition Consultant
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Hogan Assessments
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Workplace Big 5 Profile
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CCL Benchmarks 360 Assessment
Testimonial
“I’ve worked with Dawn over the last two years in her capacity as adjunct faculty and later as Director of Coaching Education at Pacific College. Dawn is deeply committed to personal & professional growth, she has acquired a number of specialty certifications in various coaching assessments, is loyal, dedicated and detail conscious. Dawn is also highly regarded for her coaching skills by students a peers alike! She is seeking to expand her coaching repertoire & would serve well - any organization, individual or team seeking to optimize and empower…”
-Dr. Leena Guptha, DO, MS, MBA, PhD, Academic Dean of Online Education at Pacific College of Health and Science