BDV Coaching - About Becky

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Becky is a coach, writer, and educator living in Rochester, NY

Becky D’Angelo-Veitch is an educator, coach and writer with over 25 of experience in faith formation ministries in three PC(USA) congregations, as well as a one year term of service as a Young Adult Volunteer (YAV). Most recently, she served as director of Faith Formation at Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, NY, a role she held for over 20 years. Currently, Becky’s work is centered around coaching, writing, and teaching yoga. A Certified Associate Christian Educator, Becky also holds a certificate in Youth and Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a BSEd in Elementary Education and middle-school English from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Becky is a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, and completed 200-hour Yoga teacher training through Yoga Farm Ithaca.

As a coach, Becky has worked with numerous cohorts of educators, pastors, and chaplains through the Presbyterian Church (USA) Office of Christian Formation, in addition to a practice of individual coaching, which has mainly focused on faith-based and non-profit leaders. Becky is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credentialed through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and received her coach training through Vibrant Faith Ministries. Becky is a part of the Synod of the Northeast Coaching Network, the Presbyterian Coach Network, and sits on the board of the ICF Upstate NY Chapter.

As a writer, Becky was a regular contributor to the curriculum "Follow Me: Biblical Practices for Faithful Living" published by the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, and edits the daily devotion, "These Days". She has also written curricula for PC(USA) Special Offerings, and the Faith Practices Toolkit with the Office of Christian Formation, as well as multiple articles for "Presbyterians Today". Currently, she is working on creating Guides for Sharing Stories with Children for Flyaway Books, and is a curriculum writer for Illustrated Ministry.

In her spare time, Becky is an avid reader, a mediocre knitter, and a connoisseur of gluten-free baked goods. In warm weather, you can find her kayaking, biking, or hiking with her husband and two daughters--in the winter months, you can find her complaining about the cold on a ski lift.