Dear Valued Members, Colleagues and Friends of ACTO,

With the passing of the Summer Solstice, we are at the half-way mark for the year, a time when the skies are clearer, the breeze is warmer and many of us in the world are in vacation season. We hope you are being nurtured with a refreshing break for your mind, body and spirit.

In this issue of our newsletter you will read a summary of the conference with several Glimmers, gleaned from conversations and feedback from our participants and speakers. Board member Sukari Pinnock Fitts said, ‘As I experienced the conference unfolding, I felt a sense of being part of a global coaching community — a community that values voices that were Afrocentric, Indigenous and Sociocultural in coaching frameworks and approaches to coaching practice.’

We would like to express our gratitude for all of us, who together made the conference happen – the Conference Committee and support teams, the ACTO Board, our generous sponsors, the speakers and the participants. Each one of us brought a gift to the event! Halli McNab sums it up when she says, ‘I appreciated that all of us (the presenters and attendees) were talking and learning about critical topics in coaching that you can’t learn about in many venues. And in a very real and authentic (not canned) way.’

With the conference behind us, we will move ahead with ideas for how we can continue this exchange around critical topics in a real and authentic way. Our focus is to increase global engagement and to ensure we maintain and add to an active, creative and committed Board.

Many members of ACTO might be due for membership renewal and this is a gentle reminder to check the status of your membership and renewal status.

We hope you enjoy this edition of our newsletter.

Warmly
ACTO Board Members