Jenn is Director of Teaching & Learning Innovation at College of the North Atlantic in Newfoundland and Labrador and has worked in higher education for 20 years. She holds a Professional Coach Certification (PCC) from the ICF and graduated from the Certificate in Executive Coaching programme at RRU in 2015. Jenn is also an Appreciative Inquiry facilitator and a member of the Authentic Leadership GlobalTM community. She is passionate about safe streets and serves as Director of Women’s Cycling and on the Executive board of Bicycle Newfoundland and Labrador.
Experience
Jenn is an experienced facilitator, educator, and faculty mentor/coach. She worked internationally for most of her career, including at College of the North Atlantic – Qatar where she worked for 8 years. Since 2015, Jenn has provided over 800 hours of coaching and was featured in the ICF #ExperienceCoaching series in 2019. In 2018, Jenn established her own coaching practice and in 2020, she joined College of the North Atlantic in NL where she is the Director of a brand new Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation.
Education
2004
Master of Education, Curriculum Studies
Memorial University of Newfoundland
2004
Bachelor of Music Education
Memorial University of Newfoundland
1999
Bachelor of Music
Mount Allison University
2015
Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching
Royal Roads University
2017
Professional Certified Coach
International Coaching Federation
2019
EQ-i 2.0 & EQ 360 Assessor
EI Advantage
2020
Certificate in Professional Mentor Coaching
Royal Roads University
Awards
N.D
Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies
Awarded Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies
Publications
Wicks, J. (August 11, 2020). Transformative Leadership Through Coaching: Following the Ripple Effect. Coaching World/International Coaching Federation. URL: https://experiencecoaching.com/transformative-leadership/
Wicks, J. (January 10, 2018). The Ripple Effect of Leadership Coaching. Coaching World. International Coaching Federation. URL: https://coachfederation.org/blog/case-study-ripple-effect-leadership-coaching
Wicks, J. (2010). Navigating Borders: Language & Culture. In Despite this loss: Essays on culture, memory and identity in Newfoundland and Labrador, eds. Ursula A. Kelly and Elizabeth Yeoman, 137-56. St. John’s: ISER Books.
Wicks, J. (2009). “Aren’t we proud of our language?”: Authenticity, Commodification, and the Nissan Bonavista Television Commercial. Journal of English Linguistics, 37(3).