Ruth Ann is a proponent of creative philanthropy whose unusual charitable investments have landed her on Oprah and the Today show. Ruth Ann encourages people to discover the thrill of giving money, time, skills, ideas and other assets to the causes they care about, and shares their stories on www.thrillionaires.org.

Ruth Ann is a “recovering journalist.” Starting out as a teen deejay in her native Buffalo, NY, she spent three decades in media work, including Emmy-nominated television reporting and anchoring at the CBS-TV affiliate in Nashville, TN, a daily talk-radio program on WLAC-AM, and 17 years as a columnist for the Nashville Banner.

After retiring from her journalism career, she chaired the board of More Than Money, a national nonprofit assisting top wealth-holders to put their money where their values are. That organization’s coaching program inspired Ruth Ann to learn about the emerging field of professional coaching.

She joined the International Coach Federation and the International Association of Coaches. Ruth Ann is currently a member of the ICF Foundation Board. She served on the Board of Governors of the IAC as well as the board of the Thomas J. Leonard Foundation. She became a Co-Founder of The Foundation of Coaching in order to create the independent resource for coaching information she had sought nearly a decade ago. Ruth Ann served on the board of the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Society of Professional Journalists (of which she has been a member for over 30 years).

She is a member of the Women Donors Network, the International Women’s Forum, Rachel’s Network, the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences, the Radio and Television News Directors Association, American Women in Radio and Television, the Buffalo Broadcasters Association, and is a lifetime member of the Broadcasters Foundation.

Ruth Ann is an IAC certified professional coach. In her pro bono practice, Ruth Ann has been a thinking partner to authors, scientists, executives, performers, and other dynamic individuals.

Ruth Ann says, “I work every day to apply my money and my moxie to the biggest problem in the world – untapped capacity. In my coaching, my grant-making, and my donor activities and organizations, I want to help people discover how much they’ve got and how to make the most of it for themselves and for others.”

Ruth Ann Harnisch is married to William F. Harnisch, president and CEO of Peconic Partners, an investment management firm with offices in New York City and Long Island.

Clients are authors (many New York Times bestsellers), seminar presenters, creators of institutes and organizations, product developers, web and retail merchants and consultants. All are ranked at the top of their field and have a significant following.

David is the former COO of CoachInc.com and past President of CoachU. While President, David founded the International Coach Federation (ICF).

David was invited to Japan where he helped Coach 21 found the Japanese coaching industry. He returns there each year to train coaches and has been designated the Grandfather of Coaching in Japan.

David was also a founding stockholder of Corporate Coach U, and went on to form Coach Live!, a coaching conference/live events company. He also produced Coaching 99, a very successful conference held in Dallas, TX.

A Master Certified Coach and pioneer of the coaching profession, David has been quoted widely in newspapers, magazines, and has been featured in radio and television interviews about the coaching profession. He is passionate about helping people and has coached hundreds since he began coaching in 1993.

David is a graduate of Cornell University and is a member of the International Coach Federation. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with his wife and two children.

Formerly General Manager to Thomas Leonard and author of ‘Multiple Streams of Coaching Income,’ Andrea enjoys an energetic, creative, visionary and action-oriented environment. She lives in Calgary, Alberta with her husband of 13 years, and is looking forward to moving to Vancouver Island in 2008.

Bringing her past nonprofit experience, and experience as a coaching client, Linda joins The Foundation of Coaching as Director of Operations. Linda resides in Franklin, Tennessee, with her husband, David.

Elizabeth spent over 25 years developing client-focused, team medicine models while working in physical therapy, primary care, surgery and rehabilitation medicine. At the University of Washington Medical Center, she used coaching skills and models to enhance and improve client-family-healthcare provider interactions. Her most cherished accolade was being dubbed the ‘heart and soul’ of the medical team by one of her physician colleagues. Priceless!

Elizabeth is a graduate of UCLA, Stanford University, Coach U and The Coaches Training Institute. She lives near Seattle in beautiful Edmonds, Washington with her husband David, extended family and multiple pets. Cherished!