Heather Fester

Experience

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  Saginaw Valley State University

  Jul 2006 - Jul 2007

  Assistant Professor of Writing Studies
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  Lincoln University of Missouri

  Aug 2007 - Dec 2013

  Associate Professor of English and Writing Across the Curriculum Coordinator

  Coordinator of First-Year Writing and Writing Across the Curriculum.

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  Shakti Communications

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2013

  Writer, Writing Coach, Scholar, Consultant

  I offer the following services:--Writing consultant--Freelance writer on spiritual, growth-oriented, and creative topics--Creativity coach in one-on-one sessions on all types of writing and all stages of the writing process from poetry to nonfiction--Writing/English tutor--Community writing courses (facilitated and developed): Writing to Heal, Meditation and Poetry, Spirit of Creativity, Writing with the Felt Sense, and Sufi Poetry

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  California Institute of Integral Studies

  Jan 2014 - Aug 2015

  Director, Center for Writing and Scholarship
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  Unique Self Coaching Collective, Certified Coach

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  Certified Coach

  Includes Integral Coaching Canada, Unique Self, and Otto Scharmer's Theory U techniques.

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  Naropa University

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  Graduate Teaching Assistant and Editor

  Core Writing Seminar I & II Instructor, Associate Editor of JKS journal Something on Paper, and Managing Editor of Bombay Gin.

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  University of Colorado Colorado Springs

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2022

  First-Year Rhetoric and Writing Instructor & Creative Writing Coordinator

  Promoted to Senior Instructor in May 2022. Taught composition, advanced rhetoric, and creative writing courses.

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  Colorado School of Mines

  Jun 2022 - now

  Teaching Associate Professor of Humanities & Nature and Human Values Coordinator
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  Stagen Leadership Academy

  Jul 2022 - now

  Executive Coach

  I work as an Executive Coach supporting participants in the Advanced Leadership Program at Stagen. In this role, I support the course leader, meet regularly with other coaches about the curriculum, and work with participants as they engage with the course materials.In November 2022, I commenced from the Development System Orientation training, a version of the Integral Leadership Program for coaches.