| BARBARA A. CANDALES, Ph.D. '74 , Advanced Personal & Executive Coach |
| Following a distinguished career in the Connecticut State University System, Barbara A. Candales decided to turn her educational background and considerable skills toward assisting others who are making life and career transitions and transformations. |
| Since early 2009, she has served as an advanced personal and executive coach. In that role, she draws on years of experience in a variety of coaching pursuits, ranging from developing a coaching model for Latino college students to leadership development coaching for non-profit organizations. |
| It’s a culmination of a her work in the Connecticut State University System, where she earned such accolades as the 2005 Teaching Excellence Award and was honored for three decades of contributions to Latino and Puerto Rican Studies. At Central Connecticut State University, she directed the social work program and served as a social work professor. She also worked closely with workplace-bound social work majors as a field placement coordinator, and later, as field liaison for senior interns. |
| In 2006, she was selected as Social Worker of the Year by the Connecticut chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. In 2009 she received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Eastern Connecticut State University. |
| As a coach, she holds a variety of professional trainings such as appreciative inquiry, emotional intelligence (EI), is certified by the College of Executive Coaching, and a member of the International Coach Federation. She is certified to evaluate many assessment products such as emotional intelligence, Myer Briggs and Strong Interest Inventory. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. |
| Over the summer of 2010, she presented her model for coaching college students, titled Latinos Reaching for the Dream, at four Connecticut universities. |
| Questions and comments may be directed to Barbara through the Office of Alumni Affairs at alumni@easternct.edu. |
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