About Deborah
Deborah Guy Skriloff is first and foremost a personal coach. Fully invested in supporting private sector individuals and business owners in taking their lives and/or businesses relationships to the next level through customized personal and interpersonal skills development and effective technology solutions.
She is the former managing director of the corporately sponsored Courage to Succeed Mentoring Program with Junior High school partnerships in New York City, Denver and Charlotte. Focused on developing financial skills, character development and mentor-ship relationships, this program has been strongly embraced and has recently celebrated it's 15 year anniversary.
She has lead skills development workshops and programs locally and regionally for many years and has spearheaded the reorganization and retraining of entire service departments to better serve evolving needs.
Raising her children, serving the business community
After taking several years off from the corporate arena to raise her young family, and with a desire to work with local businesses, she created Crossing|Bridges|Coaching in 2005, to support small business owners and private sector individuals in taking their businesses and/or lives and relationships to the next level through customized personal and interpersonal skills development and effective technology solutions. She is a Sr. Planning Consultant and Partner to Completexrm, developers of Franklin Covey Software Planplus Products.
Understands the needs of today's businesses
She also understands the need for organizations in the Hudson Valley to thrive and to do more with less in this turbulent time. As a Franklin Covey certified facilitator she brings the highly acclaimed 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and 7 habits of Highly Effective Teens to the Workforce Development Programs, members and membership alliances of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce.
She lives in the beautiful Mid-Hudson valley area with her dandy husband Michael, their three amazing and delightful daughters and the family dog.
Extended Bio:
Deborah is a faculty member of a Seminary and Institute of Religion and currently teaches a high school class several times a week.
She is activity involved with the Children's Community Theater in her County and has appeared in several productions and worked behind the scenes. She is a Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselor for Citizenship in the Community and Nation, a Former Ambassador for the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Former co-chair of the Chamber's Education Committee.
Fear Mastery Coach and Education Advocate
In addition to her work in the business sector, for several years she got to work with teenagers who made their living and their home on the streets of Times Square and often eventually the prisons. Several years later she got to travel alongside and support birth mothers on their journey, as they prepared for and placed a child or children with an adoptive family. During these times she witnessed over and over again the devastating effects of fear, in the absence of education and support, and became an advocate for both, becoming certified as a fear mastery coach and educator in 2007.
A Very Proud Moment
Though she has received various accolades and awards for her work in the corporate and community arena, she has recently learned, that she was voted the "Best Bedtime Story Teller in the World' by a group of 7-10 year old slumber party experts. Next to raising her three daughters, and being a supportive companion to her husband, she honestly can't think of anything that has made her feel more accomplished.
She is the former managing director of the corporately sponsored Courage to Succeed Mentoring Program with Junior High school partnerships in New York City, Denver and Charlotte. Focused on developing financial skills, character development and mentor-ship relationships, this program has been strongly embraced and has recently celebrated it's 15 year anniversary.
She has lead skills development workshops and programs locally and regionally for many years and has spearheaded the reorganization and retraining of entire service departments to better serve evolving needs.
Raising her children, serving the business community
After taking several years off from the corporate arena to raise her young family, and with a desire to work with local businesses, she created Crossing|Bridges|Coaching in 2005, to support small business owners and private sector individuals in taking their businesses and/or lives and relationships to the next level through customized personal and interpersonal skills development and effective technology solutions. She is a Sr. Planning Consultant and Partner to Completexrm, developers of Franklin Covey Software Planplus Products.
Understands the needs of today's businesses
She also understands the need for organizations in the Hudson Valley to thrive and to do more with less in this turbulent time. As a Franklin Covey certified facilitator she brings the highly acclaimed 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and 7 habits of Highly Effective Teens to the Workforce Development Programs, members and membership alliances of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce.
She lives in the beautiful Mid-Hudson valley area with her dandy husband Michael, their three amazing and delightful daughters and the family dog.
Extended Bio:
Deborah is a faculty member of a Seminary and Institute of Religion and currently teaches a high school class several times a week.
She is activity involved with the Children's Community Theater in her County and has appeared in several productions and worked behind the scenes. She is a Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselor for Citizenship in the Community and Nation, a Former Ambassador for the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Former co-chair of the Chamber's Education Committee.
Fear Mastery Coach and Education Advocate
In addition to her work in the business sector, for several years she got to work with teenagers who made their living and their home on the streets of Times Square and often eventually the prisons. Several years later she got to travel alongside and support birth mothers on their journey, as they prepared for and placed a child or children with an adoptive family. During these times she witnessed over and over again the devastating effects of fear, in the absence of education and support, and became an advocate for both, becoming certified as a fear mastery coach and educator in 2007.
A Very Proud Moment
Though she has received various accolades and awards for her work in the corporate and community arena, she has recently learned, that she was voted the "Best Bedtime Story Teller in the World' by a group of 7-10 year old slumber party experts. Next to raising her three daughters, and being a supportive companion to her husband, she honestly can't think of anything that has made her feel more accomplished.
