Renee Dimino Instructor Spotlight
Renee Dimino Instructor Spotlight
Monroe Community College | First Year Experience, Career Development, Health and Wellness
About Renee
Renee Dimino of Monroe Community College is passionate about helping people build meaningful connections and support others through periods of change and transition. Drawing on her expertise in First Year Experience, Career Development, and Health and Wellness, Renee empowers professionals to develop coaching skills that foster reflection, growth, and self-discovery. Through her teaching, she encourages participants to move beyond solving problems for others and instead create space for meaningful conversations that help individuals uncover their own insights and solutions.
Course Taught
Coaching Strategies and Developing a Student Success Coaching Mindset
Why Take This Course?
Coaching skills are valuable in any role that involves supporting, guiding, or developing others. This course helps participants learn how to facilitate meaningful conversations that encourage reflection, growth, and problem-solving through human connection and shared energy.
Participants develop practical coaching skills, including how to ask thoughtful questions, listen deeply, and create an environment where others can explore ideas and discover their own solutions. These skills can strengthen professional relationships, improve communication, and support student and employee success across a variety of settings.
What to Expect
Participants can expect an engaging and practical learning experience focused on building coaching skills that can be applied immediately in their work. Throughout the course, learners practice conversations that foster connection, encourage reflection, and help others navigate challenges and opportunities with greater confidence.
By the end of the program, participants leave with practical tools and firsthand experience using coaching techniques that support meaningful dialogue and empower others to find their own way forward.
Instructor Reflection
Through teaching this course, Renee has gained a deeper appreciation for the dedicated professionals throughout SUNY and beyond who are committed to supporting others through change and transition.
One of the most rewarding experiences has been watching participants grow in their confidence as coaches. She has seen individuals learn to let go of the need to be the “fixer” and instead embrace a more supportive approach that helps others discover their own path forward. Witnessing these transformations continues to reinforce the power of coaching conversations and the positive impact they can have on individuals, teams, and organizations.
Why She Teaches for SUNY CPD
For Renee, the most rewarding aspect of teaching for SUNY CPD is the people. She values the relationships she has built with fellow instructors and participants from a wide range of roles, backgrounds, and career stages across the SUNY community.
She is inspired by being part of a learning environment where people are committed to personal growth, meaningful relationships, and supporting one another’s success. The opportunity to connect with professionals who genuinely care about showing up better for others in their workplaces continues to motivate and energize her teaching.
Through her commitment to fostering connection, reflection, and growth, Renee helps create impactful learning experiences that strengthen individuals and communities across SUNY.