Biography
Carol C. Robinson is a retired educator, serviing over 30 years as teacher, strategic planning specialist, and (don't hold it against her) middle school principal. She earned her doctorate from Virginia Tech in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.
Carol continued her joy of helping others by selecting coaching as her encore career. In 2012 she launched her business CC Robinson & Associates, LLC, working with aspiring and new entrepreneurs and leaders. She earned coaching certifications with the International Coaching Federation (Profession Certified Coach), Global Team Coaching Institute (Practioner), Center for School Transformation (Evocative Coach), and CoachVille (CoachVille Professional Certified Coach). She is also a certified assessor for EQ-i 2.0 (Multi-Health Systems), National Institute for School Leadership (NISL), and DriV (Leadership Worth Following).
Carol continues to be involved in the non-profit world thought her leadership (Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals/ VASSP, Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership/VFEL, Centreville Immigration Forum), coaching, and volunteerism. She is active in her Rotary Club of Centreville-Chantilly and the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce. Carol is very proud and honored to be selected to conduct her break-out session "Enlisting the Super Power of Listening" for the 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Australia. She has been approved by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a SWaM Small Business.
If you look in the dictionary, Carol's picture is sure to be there as the face of "life longer learner"! In addition to completion of the GTCI Practioner Course (2023), she is currently taking a course through Launch Academy to build her skills to deliver high quality online courses. This interest stems from her interest in expanding her course offerings, most recently "Coaching Practices for School Leaders" for VFEL to an international audience. Carol is also pursuing ICF certification in team coaching.
In her spare time, Carol loves visiting with family and friends, reading, learing community history, exploring new places, having grand adventures, and looling for what best meets the nees of her clients.