SKILLTREE COACHING
Skilltree Coaching offers empowering, engaging career coaching for emerging leaders from underrepresented backgrounds.
MEET THE COACH
Sylvia Artiga Monreal, MEd, is a mestiza nerd and clear-sighted communicator, adept at fine-tuning people and projects to get them unstuck and on their way. She loves the challenge of learning, researching, and imagining better possibilities.Professionally, Sylvia works in education and the nonprofit sector, recruiting, training, and coaching individuals in career development, personal leadership, and team management. She's designed and facilitated workshops for AmeriCorps members, out-of-school time educators, college students, nonprofit managers, and board directors. She created Skilltree Coaching to fulfill her dream of supporting emerging leaders from underrepresented backgrounds.She curated ¿Cómo Se Dice Nerd?, an online space dedicated to celebrating Latinx nerds and our contributions to art, music, and pop culture. She is a graduate of the first Young Adult Writing Workshop at VONA/Voices and Hugo House's Yearlong YA Manuscript Class and regularly hosts panels at GeekGirlCon.
SERVICES
Skilltree Coaching offers a range of options to boost your leadership or push your career. See something you like or want to propose something different? Send a message using the Contact form below.
Career & Job search Support
Resume Refresh: A detailed review, including formatting, line-by-line revisions, and style guidance. Price negotiable.
Interview Prep A customized mix of confidence-boosting and demystifying the interview process. Price negotiable.
“Thanks for your advice - you really made me reconsider the value of my existing work experience, and I think that will make a big difference.” - Resume Refresh Client
customized workshops
Designed to help groups and teams practice new skills. Topics include inclusive leadership development, Millennial engagement, nonprofit work culture, and more. Rates range from $25 - $150 per hour, depending on travel and logistical needs, size of audience, level of customization, and ability to pay.
“I thought Sylvia was absolutely amazing and I will look for any other trainings she puts on. Her content and organization was impressive, and her delivery was inviting and informative.” - Training Participant
Program Consulting
(Nonprofit, L&D, DEI)
Spark new ideas and build the strengths of staff, emerging leaders, or board members. Topics include program design, board development, recruiting diverse staff, and more. Project scopes range from one to three months with negotiable rates.
“Sylvia is outstanding - great pacing & engaging. Brilliant agenda, so well paced, great to have external speakers - really brought the content to life. Such a fantastic & worthwhile use of my time.” - Training Participant
Individual Career Coaching
Advice, resources, and encouragement for individuals looking to develop their personal leadership styles and reach their professional goals, especially Millennials from marginalized backgrounds. Currently not accepting new clients.
“Sylvia's straight-forward and caring approach helped me to see my self and my goals more clearly. I recommend working with Sylvia to anyone wanting to take the next step- even if, or especially if- you don't know what that next step is.” - Coaching Client
Click here to download the Character Sheets
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Speaking Engagements
- University of Washington Museum Studies program: "Professional Narratives: Storytelling and Careers" (2022)
- D&I Futures: "Early EDI Professioals" (2022)
- GeekGirlCon Panelist & Moderator (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
- University of Washington Alumni Association Career Development Sessions (2021)
- Alene Moris National Education for Women’s Leadership Institute (2016, 2017, 2019)
- Seattle Works' "The Bridge: Board Training" (2018)
- Washington Nonprofits: "Engaging Millennials: From Stereotypes to Solutions" (2017)
- Teach for America WA Alumni Board: “Non-Profit Board Leadership 101” (2017)
- Seattle University Master of Nonprofit Leadership (MNPL) program: “Boards and Volunteers” (2016, 2017)
- National Collegiate Honors Council 2016 Annual Conference (2016)
- Seattle CityClub's Civic Boot Camp (2016, 2017)
- Teach For America's Latino Leadership Summit (2014, 2015)
Selection of Past Talks
Job Points: Dump stats, job points, skill trees: nerds have a lot of practice building characters designed to excel in their chosen professions, but we don’t always know how to do the same in real life. This workshop will provide a career planning framework grounded in character creation systems, like the kinds found in Final Fantasy titles, D&D campaigns, or Bioware games. Together, we’ll make a space to reflect, clarify, and celebrate our experiences and fill out a custom character sheet for our professional selves.Storytelling as a Career Asset: The most dreaded and predictable part of the job interview is when you hear, ‘Tell me about yourself.’ But what if you had a clear idea of how to share your strengths, identity, and potential? Storytelling is how we make sense of the world, and narrative intelligence is the ability to leverage the psychological power of a story to change behavior and inspire action. This workshop will discuss storytelling as a key tool to your career journey and provide a framework for developing your own professional narrative.Volunteer Leadership - Board Service in Seattle: Want to increase your impact in your community? Ready to develop new skills or take on a new challenge? Local nonprofit boards are hungry for members, but too many people miss the opportunity to serve on a board entirely. In this session, participants will learn the mindsets of effective nonprofit boards, understand the opportunity to build personal leadership through board service, and discover what sort of boards might appeal to them.Nonprofit Work: Challenges and Champions - The nonprofit sector plays a vital role in our community, even if we don't often recognize it. And, more and more, nonprofit employees are asked to do more important work with less and less support. In this session, participants will learn about the structure of the sector, understand topics like overheard and burnout from the nonprofit staff perspective, and how better to serve as a steward and supporter of nonprofit work.