In Memoriam - Francine Campone, MCC, AMCS
All of us at CSJ are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear colleague and CSJ supervisor Francine Campone.
We were recently informed that Francine had passed away. While we do not have any additional details to share at this time, other than that she passed away peacefully, we are deeply grateful to have had the chance to know and work closely with Francine, who was a truly remarkable and lovely human being.
She self-described as "mature and complex," shaped by her "extensive education and training, immigrant family background, art-making, grandmothering and many years of formal Zen practice." She worked as a coach for more than 30 years and contributed to the coaching profession as a mentor, researcher, assessor, and supervisor, and in all of her many roles touched the lives of countless clients and coaches — rippling out to all of those they impacted in turn.
In describing her reasons for being part of the CSJ supervision program, Francine noted that "I do this work because I am deeply committed to encouraging the next generation of coaches to nurture a more inclusive and compassionate generation of leaders. As a formal Buddhist practitioner, my core values center on accepting and appreciating the full spectrum of human beings and doing what I can to foster an inclusive, just and compassionate society."
She truly lived these values, and her death is a loss to the whole CSJ community, as well as to the coaching profession as a whole.