About Ann Vanino and Moving Forward

What Ann's clients are saying...

"Coaching has changed my life dramatically. Living in New York City and caught up in the rat race, my life was very unbalanced. Working with Ann, I was able to change that by working on the areas of my life that needed to be enhanced. I liked working with Ann as my coach because it was taking a proactive approach to changing the things in my life that were not quite right. I was tired of complaining about my life and what was wrong with it and my friends were very tired of hearing my complaints. With Ann, I took my life in my hands and made it become more of what I want. Ann is an amazing listener but more than that she sees immediately what the problems are and is able to come up with great ideas on how to work on them, one step at a time."
- Filmmaker

"Even though I have had an extremely successful professional career, about two years ago I hit a big bump in the road. My stress levels were over the top from the demands at work and the needs of my husband who had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy treatments. The strain impacted my decision-making and I made some poor communication choices with my bosses. Thankfully I knew Ann and trusted that if I reached out to her for assistance, she would be able to guide me back to a place of equilibrium and balance. She helped me do that and more. Through her coaching, I was able to move forward in all areas of my job and to enjoy it again. My relationships at work are stronger than ever. And my husband is healthy. Working with Ann was one of the best things I've done for myself and those I care about."
- Law Firm Administrator

"Ann Vanino is my coach of choice. Ann has taught me to view my life as a circle. From that perspective of wholeness, she has introduced me to a number of skills I have learned to implement with great success. Whether it is one-on-one or in a teleconference class, Ann's coaching has guided me to a spiritually richer and more successful and satisfying life."
- Educator, Author and Entrepreneur

Coaching and Consulting that Works

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In 1996, Ann Vanino founded Moving Forward Coaching & Consulting. Moving Forward's coaching and consulting guide individuals to career success and fulfillment and organizations to maximum performance.

Business and Government Experience

Ann has been an entrepreneur and business owner since 1991 when she co-founded Williams & Vanino, Inc. helping Fortune 500 corporations and government agencies comply with government regulations and manage their environmental programs effectively.

Ann's prior career includes management positions at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC and New York City's Department of Environmental Protection. As Assistant Commissioner of New York City's Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team, she oversaw responses to over 600 chemical emergencies a year. The Team was a national leader in emergency response in the 1980s, during her tenure.

Workforce Development Experience

In 2008, Ann co-founded The High Desert Region Green Jobs Initiative and served as its Strategic Consultant until May 2010. The Initiative linked economic and workforce development to advance the green economy in northern Los Angeles and San Bernandino counties and eastern Kern County. The initiative was achieved through public/private partnerships and guided by a collaboration of the private sector, government, community-based organizations addressing career development and job training, labor, educational institutions, youth, and under and unemployed adults.

From 2005-2007 Ann was involved in a major Foundation Initiative to develop career pathways for out of school youth. Her work centered on creating profiles of stakeholders and win-win scenarios for their collaboration, participating in the implementation of the Initiative and working closely with a Community Based Organization that provides innovative GED/workforce preparation programs for juvenile offenders.

Writing

Ann is the author of a book, Leadership on Trial: Lessons from The Apprentice, a booklet Achieving Balance in Your Life and two eBooks: Power Stories and Coaching Corner Volume 1. Ann writes The Manager's Hub Blog and a bimonthly eZine, Power at Work. From 2000-2005, Ann wrote a local, weekly newspaper column, Coaching Corner that guide readers to a fulfilling life, that is currently in its second printing by the newspaper.

Community Activities

Ann is a member of the Business Advisory Council of the South Valley Work Source Center whose mission is to enhance the economic vitality of the Antelope Valley by providing quality career resources and employment services to job seekers and businesses. Ann provides a quarterly workshop for job seekers at the Center titled, Empowerment In This Day and Time.

Ann currently volunteers time to the Antelope Valley Youth Build Charter School and is involved in establishing a workforce preparedness training program for youth in Boron, CA.

Ann was a member of the Board of Directors of The Antelope Valley Chambers of Commerce from 2004-2010. From 2003-2006, she chaired the Chamber's Business Education and Services Committee.

Ann was a member of the Founding Executive Board of The Antelope Valley WomenÕs Conference in 2006. She served on the Founding Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Chapter of The International Coach Federation in 2002.

Education

Ann received her training as a coach at The Coaches Training Institute in San Rafael, CA. She received a Master's Degree in Public Administration from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree, magna cum laude, in Environmental Studies from the State University of New York at Albany.

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Moving Forward
PO Box 721461, Pinon Hills, CA 92372-1461

E-mail: Ann@MovingForward.net

Phone: 661-992-8130