GLOBAL REACH, LOCAL FOCUS.
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The IEA’s mission is to support members by providing opportunities for:ENGAGEMENT with an international community of shared interest and diverse approaches. EDUCATION in theory and application of the Enneagram. Developing greater EXCELLENCE in the use of the Enneagram. |
OUR CORE PRINCIPLES:Inclusive & Supportive Community: Building a community where everybody is welcome. We welcome, represent, and provide a forum for all people and diverse Enneagram perspectives, teachers, practitioners, and enthusiasts. Accessible: Meeting people where they are. We believe knowledge should be unintimidating and accessible to all levels of Enneagram experience from novice to the expert. This also includes being financially accessible and affordable. Educational & Engaging: Creating a safe space for exploration, growth, and lifelong learning. We provide high quality gatherings, events, and opportunities to learn from each other and master teachers. Learnings should include both understanding the theory and how to practically apply it. Giving Back: Helping others with gratitude. We want to serve, give back, and make a difference in our community and the world. |
OUR BOARD |
GARRICK ISERT Co-Chair & Secretary Garrick Isert is a coach and problem solver. Understanding how to drive positive change in behaviors and thoughts is what motivates Garrick. He was introduced to the Enneagram 10+ years ago and it’s become one of the best tools he’s found to really understand himself and how he shows up in the world. He helped found IEA Georgia, now IEA Southeast USA, to build a community for those seeking greater awareness and understanding of the Enneagram in their personal growth journey. Garrick owns The Executas Group, LLC which helps individuals, teams, and organizations make lasting change in how they think and behave. |
LYNDA ROBERTS Co-Chair & Treasurer Lynda Roberts is an IEA Accredited Professional With Distinction and a Riso-Hudson Certified Enneagram teacher. She designs and facilitates Enneagram workshops and programs, including an IEA Accredited Enneagram Training Program. She has also designed and taught self-awareness and authentic leadership programs for businesses and organizations. She has served on the faculty of The Enneagram Institute and the Deep Coaching Institute. Lynda enjoys being "in community" with fellow Enneagrammers and spiritual seekers. She served on the IEA Global Board for six years and as IEA President for two of those years. She's very excited to now be participating in the IEA Southeast USA Affiliate as it serves to bring together and nurture a local Enneagram community. She's involved in the Diamond Approach work as a member of Sandra Maitri's International Retreat Group. Lynda is a certified Project Management Professional, and is retired from a management career in Information Technology and a teaching career in Georgia Tech’s Professional Development Program. |
LEE FIELDS Board Member Lee first met the Enneagram in 1994, but it was a brief encounter that didn’t go very far until 2019 when her work began in earnest. Her particular interests are practical applications of the Enneagram for personal growth, in relationships and to address trauma. She’s an Enneagram teacher/practitioner and is currently expanding her study through The Narrative Enneagram, including a small study group with core faculty member Peter O’Hanrahan. Lee lives with her husband Clay and their son Duncan, along with their two practically hairless Cornish Rex cats, Rover & GoGo. |
Doug Farmer Board Member Doug Farmer is an International Enneagram Association Accredited Professional, a graduate of both the Atlanta Center for Wellness/Enneagram Georgia Enneagram Applications Certification Program and the Enneagram Prison Project (EPP) Guide Training Program. He is also an IEQ9 Certified Practitioner. When he retired from his first career after 31 years, he entered ministry where he served as a hospice and trauma chaplain for about 12 years. It was during his ministerial studies that he was introduced to the Enneagram in 2011. He began working with the Enneagram for personal transformation and growth as well incorporating it into his pre-marital coaching work. He established Enneagram Charleston and is an enneagram teacher/coach who works with individuals, businesses, church groups, and engaged couples. He still teaches in South Carolina prisons and lives with his wife, Cile (short for Lucile) in a suburb of Charleston, South Carolina. |
Catie Harrison Board Member Catie Harrison is an International Enneagram Association Accredited Professional and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation. She is an organization development consultant and executive coach with over 28 years of Human Resources experience in organization development, talent management, executive development, team performance, organizational culture, diversity and inclusion, and change management. When introduced to the Enneagram in 2006, she began studying it for personal development. Catie began studying the Enneagram to become a practitioner in 2016. She started locally (in Charlotte, NC) with the Enneagram Approach. Then she expanded her study through a variety of certification programs including Enneagram in Business, Enneagram Applications, and Action to Awareness International in addition to several workshops and conferences. In 2019, Catie incorporated the Enneagram within her executive coaching practice. |
Tony Holmes Board Member Tony Holmes is a Certified Enneagram In Business professional, an International Enneagram Association (IEA) Participating Member, and a current IEA Southeast USA Affiliate Board Member. His passion is using the Enneagram to help individuals make success and happiness a reality, and empowering teams and organizations to thrive. His career includes over 25 years with various leadership and corporate roles consulting to organizations of all types, and over 30 years learning and applying the Enneagram to lead and develop teams and individuals. His 9 True Illusions, LLC firm applies the Enneagram for high-performing teams, leadership, communications, conflict, emotional intelligence, and personal, professional, and organizational development. Tony lives in suburban Atlanta, GA, and increasingly focuses on using the Enneagram to help students and young adults via coaching, mentoring, volunteering, teaching, speaking, participating in his Alumni (University of Michigan) and profession’s formal mentoring programs, and related activity with social media communities. |
Lisen Roberts Board Member Lisen Roberts, Ph.D., is a seasoned counselor educator with over 25 years of experience preparing Master’s-level professional counselors for careers in mental health and school settings. Since 2018, she has incorporated the Enneagram into her personal and professional pursuits. She is certified in the Riso-Hudson approach through Enneagram Georgia with Nan Henson and Lynda Roberts. She has also studied with Chelsea Witbrook and is currently deepening her expertise through ongoing study with Russ Hudson and Catherine Bell. Passionate about fostering personal growth, Dr. Roberts specializes in integrating the Enneagram with a wide range of mental health counseling techniques and self-awareness practices. |
Letter From the Board.Welcome to the Southeast USA Affiliate of the International Enneagram Association! We support the vision of a world in which the Enneagram is widely understood and constructively used. We’re here to learn and grow as we build Enneagram community together.Our Affiliate was founded in 2017, originally as an IEA Chapter in Georgia. As awareness and use of the Enneagram is rapidly expanding, our community is expanding as well, and we're now the Southeast USA Afflate of the International Enneagram Association. It’s an exciting time to be involved with the Enneagram and part of the IEA!We encourage you to get involved and help shape our community. Our community welcomes anyone interested in the Enneagram, from newbies to experienced teachers, and everywhere in between, you are welcome. Our programs and resources represent various schools of thought and multiple ways of applying or working with the Enneagram. It is our pleasure to feature new thought leaders and help further their work.Our invitation to you is JOIN us, PARTICIPATE in the online meetings, SHARE your knowledge and ASK your questions. SIGN UP for the mailing list and newsletter to keep up with meetings and events and BECOME A MEMBER as we continue to grow and offer more ways to learn and be together. We look forward to seeing you in our monthly Affiliate meetings, informal Chats, and special events!Our Affiliate has a dedicated volunteer working Board, and if you have interest in being involved at that level, please reach out to us.IEA Southeast USA Affiliate BoardGarrick Isert (Board Chair)Lynda RobertsLee FieldsDoug FarmerCatie Harrison Tony Holmes Lisen Roberts |