Biography
Seth is the Director of the Wichita State University Center for Leadership Development and serves on the teaching and coaching team at the Kansas Leadership Center. Seth is also a member of the Ad Astra Coach Alliance.
On staff at WSU since 2006, he has worked with nonprofit boards, coalitions and government agencies all over the state. Seth has earned the Professional Certified Coach credential from the International Coach Federation and was the first person to complete the Kansas Leadership Center coach training.Seth teaches and provides mentor coaching in the KLC Coaching Intensive.
Seth has embraced the coaching profession after seeing how much progress committed coaching clients can make on their challenges. Seth’s approach is grounded in the belief that more is always possible, so he is particularly ready to coach people who are considering taking new risks and people who are trying to stay in touch with their creativity. He served two years on the executive committee of the International Coach Federation Heartland Chapter.
A lover of group singing, Seth often travels with an instrument and an iPad full of song lyrics. He lives in Winfield with his wife, Jenny, and their two children. Seth is currently working to adapt his master's thesis on the history of the Walnut Valley Festival into a book celebrating the festival's upcoming 50th anniversary.