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Academic Advisors
Barb Loftin, ACC, CPLC
President and Founder of B Loftin Cosmetics LLC, Barb got her feet wet in the entrepreneur world in 2000 when she converted her experience in retail cosmetic sales into her own eCommerce business providing premium skincare and color for women. This business translated into the philosophy of beauty from the inside out.
In 2013, Barb felt God call her into training to be a Christian Life Coach. She received her CPLC from the Professional Christian Coaching Institute in 2015 and her ACC in 2017. She loves to encourage and walk alongside women to help them become Gods intended best and invite them to pursue and deepen a love relationship with the Father. With a heart for hurting people, she wants to help others move forward gaining perspective, clarity and hope and helps accomplish that goal with her coaching business, New Pathways Coaching.
Forty-six years ago, Barb married her high school sweetheart, Denny and they live in Florence, Kentucky. Together, they raised two wonderful daughters, who have blessed them with 4 delightful and adorable grandchildren. Her daughters and families live at opposite ends of the country which calls for much travel time.
She has a BA in Communication and a minor in Psychology from Northern KY University and lovingly
serves her local church in the capacities of prayer, worship and hospice ministries.
Jessica Fall, ACC, CPLC
Jessica brings 20 years of professional experience in process creation/improvement, project management and training. A true “activator” & “connector” at heart, she is fueled by helping people and processes work well together. She currently serves as the Dean of our Admissions department and oversees the Academic Advisory team.
Alongside of her professional pursuits, ministry leadership has always played a strong role in Jessica’s life. From the early days of youth ministry to more recent roles as Director of Women’s Ministry and MOPS Ministry, she holds a deep passion for helping others grow in their spiritual life.
After a break from the business world to begin a family, the Lord prompted her to begin coach training with PCCI. Now a Certified Professional Life & Leadership Coach, she is privileged to partner with Christian women seeking to walk out the fullness of God’s calling on their life.
Jessica and her husband James are southern-California transplants, now living in the Knoxville, TN area. There they are raising two elementary-aged sons and living the minivan dream. Jessica enjoys coffee, life-giving friendships, and little adventures with her family.
Delinda Summers
With a passion for helping others reach their true potential within their home, marriage, church, and community, Delinda joins the Academic Advisory team with over fifteen years of experience in service-oriented roles in East Tennessee.
Delinda’s professional and service background includes nonprofit senior home care, church and inner-city ministry, and marriage mentoring and coaching. She believes her true calling is helping others toward the next chapter God’s story has for their lives, just as she seeks and strives to follow His best for her own.
Although she is a Florida native, Delinda and her husband Gregg have resided in Sevierville, Tennessee for sixteen years. She enjoys taking in the beauty of God’s creation, being creative while homeschooling eleven-year-old son Harrison, and loves having “all her chicks in the nest” when their adult children, Savannah and Conley, visit.
Linda Delia
Linda’s professional training in technology has been a foundation throughout her career in program development & communication. She has served in church ministry for over 35 years and enjoys her role as a servant leader drawing others deeper in their faith.
Linda felt God calling her to transition into coaching after observing the patterns of holy noticing: listening, guiding, and deeply connecting with those she served. Seeing the growth potential in others as well as in organizations was the work that has energized her throughout her lifetime. She is driven to help people connect the dots in their life story and help them draw out their own unique gifts and talents to see where God might be calling them to use those gifts.
She seeks to follow Christ’s example of journeying with others as they encounter the love of the Father calling them to be fully alive in every season of life. Linda is passionate about promoting the development of engaged and thriving parishes while recognizing the unique gifts and talents within leadership, ministries, and the parish community at large. It is her joy to accompany others as they find where God is moving in the ordinary places of their lives, discover their unique calling, and equip them to use their gifts and talents where God has planted them. She achieves this with her 1:1 private and group coaching roles.
Linda is a Catholic Accompaniment Coach, certified through the Human Formation Coalition, Strengths Champion Certified Coach®, and is preparing to receive her Life Coaching CPLC from the Professional Christian Coaching Institute in 2024.
Linda married her high school sweetheart over 40 years ago and they enjoy life in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Together, they have four adult children and have recently become grandparents. When not coaching or volunteering, In addition to writing, Linda enjoys entertaining family and friends, snuggling with her new granddaughter, being outdoors, and is usually seen with “at least” one book in her hand.
Ann Wilds
Ann Wilds is a life and mindset coach who believes that God intends for each one of us to flourish and is passionate about seeing people cultivate a life that does. She is a seasoned professional with over 36 years of leadership, employee development, and consultant experience with a Fortune 100 company. Ann first began to explore the concept of coaching while contemplating what the future might hold as she approached corporate retirement. She founded her own company, Wild Grace Coaching, where she helps individuals, groups, and businesses unlock their fullest potential. Ann has received coach training through PCCI and two other Christian coach schools and is a Certified Master Christian Life Coach, a Certified Master Mental Health Coach, a Clifton Strengths Certified Champion, and a SYMBIS certified facilitator. Ann is currently pursuing her CPLC and ACC designations.
A lifelong learner, Ann holds a master’s degree in counseling, a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and a graduate certificate in theology, along with several designations in the P&C insurance industry. She has been a lay counselor in her local church for many years and currently serves as the program’s supervisor. Ann is also an author of both fiction and non-fiction, with books such as Lessons for the Journey and Hope from the Pit. She is a semi-active blogger and has been a freelance writer for both radio and print media. Ann has been married to her college sweetheart for 39 years and they have one adult daughter. Together, they reside outside of Houston, Texas, on several wooded acres that she calls the Magic Forest. There they share life with a rescue dog(s) and a plethora of wildlife. Though she has traveled extensively and been on many adventures, from skydiving to scuba diving, she most enjoys the simpler things of life such as studying God’s word, spending time in nature, reading a good book, and sipping a cup of hot tea. Visit www.annwilds.com to learn more and to access her free resources.
Natalie Guzman
Natalie completed her PCCI coach training in 2022. Later that year, she leveraged her training to land a position in workforce development at the academic medical center where she has worked for 23 years. Natalie leans on her PCCI core and elective training every day as she pours into the lives of the students she coaches in an internal apprenticeship program.
In her budding coaching side hustle, Natalie brings joy, empathy and grit to coaching mid-career women who are bravely navigating the threshold of change. No stranger to life’s disruptions and the power of choice, Natalie brings sense and sensibility to her coaching craft. After personally standing on the cliff of burnout more than once, Natalie has shifted her legacy to supporting others in detecting its warning signs, exploring viable career options and building resilience.
Natalie is a Spiritual Director, Motions of the Soul Enneagram Practitioner, and Certified Realife Process Facilitator. She looks forward to helping you discern what’s next on your coaching journey.