Diana Oulahan

Professional background
Diana has been a trainer and personal coach for the past 20 years and has developed numerous workshops for managers and senior executives on goal setting, stress management, and achieving success in the workplace. She has hands-on experience in coaching, teambuilding and leadership development which provides her with unique perspectives on how helping an individual succeed equates to building a successful business. She frequently speaks before professional, civic and social groups. Diana received a BA/Economics from National University of Honduras and completed post graduate work at Loyola University in economics. She has a degree in Psychorietology  from the Institute of Psychorientology in Laredo, TX.

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Training expertise

•Train the Trainer
•Personal Coaching
•Team Building and leadership development
•Cultural diversity training on Latin American and US differences & similarities
•Adult & Child Education

Education

•Certified Personal Coach – Silva International (2008). Coaching Training at The Coaching Academy, London, UK  (2014)
•Participants in multiple self-development workshops and seminars since 1986
•Silva Instructor – Silva International (Since 1994 – multiple programs)
•Post Graduate Economics Degree – Loyola University, New Orleans (1966-67)
•BS/Economics – National University of Honduras (1965)

Fairfax Country Public Schools, Parent Liaison and interpreter: 1991-1993 & 1998–Present:

•Diana has worked with Fairfax County Public schools for over 18 years: Office Assistant Child Find, Parent Liaison at Kings Park, & English/Spanish Interpreter for most of this time period
•Silva International, Instructor & Personal Coach, 1986 –Present: Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras & US
•As a Silva Instructor and Personal Coach, Diana has worked with companies and individuals to teach stress management, goal setting, self-esteem strengthening, developing increased concentration and managing the mind and emotions to create a more positive life
•She has created numerous training courses and workshops such as ‘Create a Life of Success: Work and Achieve your Goals’, ‘Finding the Balance in your Life’, ‘Becoming a better you – How to reinforce your self esteem’
•Leadership training and team building are at the core of what she does, having worked with numerous small businesses and social organizations, to help them build the team’s purpose and communicate effectively in today’s multi-cultural society

Various , Economist, 1967–1979:

•Diana trained as an economist and spent her early career as the financial manager of a large housing project in Honduras (1,000 houses, financed by the Inter-American Development Bank) from 1967 to 1972. In the 1970s she was twice Education & Training Director of a Labor Training Center in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. After taking a break from her career to have a family, she decided to pursue training and education as a full-time profession, and became a Silva International Instructor in 1994.
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