About
Judy Ranieri, MA
Life & Legacy Coach
Judy Ranieri, MA specializes in keeping her finger on the pulse. Now,
as a grandmother, she looks back at her various life experiences
and sees how she has been a witness to history in the making. In
the 60s, she was a student at The New School for Social Research,
now The New School University, in New York. She was at school
the day a bomb went off on11th Street, the day they discovered the
SDS, Students for a Democratic Society, were using the apartment
to make bombs. She saw Eugene McCarthy, every Tuesday night,
as he was teaching in the classroom next to the one she was in.
Judy was where it was happening, when it was happening. She met Angela Davis, at Kennedy Airport, two days after her name was taken off the Top 10 Most Wanted List and escorted her to The New School auditorium, where it was packed to capacity. She witnessed Angela’s people searching the premises, looking for bombs and securing the building before she came on stage to share her life story.
Judy had the opportunity to meet many of the women in the forefront of the Women’s Movement, Bella Abzug, Gloria Steinem, T. Grace Atkinson, and others.
Judy has over 20 years’ experience as a trainer, workshop leader and facilitator. In the late 90s she decided to add coaching to her other professional skills. She completed her training at The Coaches Training Institute, San Rafael, CA, when coaching was just beginning to enter the market place.
In 2002, Judy decided to combine her life long love of multiculturalism and spiritual studies by entering the master’s program, at Holy Names University, Sophia Center in Culture and Spirituality. She completed her degree in 2003. She first presented “Grandmother’s Wisdom Box” as part of her course work. From that, “The Wisdom Box: Getting to the Heart of the Matter” evolved.
Professional Associations:
- International Association of Storykeepers
- The Legacy Center, Associate
- Women’s Intercultural Network, member
- Association of Personal Historians
Trainings/Workshop/Presentations:
- The Human Side of Change, Bank of America Tech Center
- Working With Heart, Bank of America Tech Center
- Reflect, Recharge and Soar, The Women’s Network of Contra Costa Co.
- Advanced Reading Skills, Federal Reserve Bank, Phillip Morris, Royal Bank of Canada, and many others
- DiSC – Know Your Style, Mercantile Systems
- Introduction to Coaching, Mercantile Systems
- Listening Skills
- Wired for Wisdom – Public Forum
- Wisdom from the Inside Out – The Women’s Health Center
- Wisdom of the Mind, Body, Spirit – Public Forum
- The Wisdom Box…A Legacy of Love – The Women’s Health Center, Rossmoor, Del Web retirement communities
- Be an Architect of Change – Clayton Baha’i Group
- Collaborator for “Inspiration and Wisdom” presented in a small town outside of Sydney, Australia, for care givers and nuns.
Publications:
- Co-Author Bringing Out the Best in Others, (Internal corporate publication)
- Published “Another Mother for Peace” in Heart of a Mother, by Sheryl L. Roush
- Take Time, a collection of quote on time
Currently, Judy is a legacy coach, the Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Notebook Project, www.notebookproject.com, which is traveling journal, circulating the world, asking women, “Who are you?” “What do you want?” and “What is an “aha” moment that changed your life forever”?