Women Leaders Association Names Barbara Bowman Boise Coaching Partner

BOISE, November 12, 2026 — –REDPRESSWIRE– The Women Leaders Association, the largest publisher and events organization for women professionals with 43,000 members and more than 130 regional chapters, today announced Barbara Bowman, ACC, as the first Coaching Partner of its Boise chapter, giving Boise-area members a coach screened for credentials, track record, and client results.

Coaching is one of the highest-impact investments a professional woman can make in her career, and one of the hardest to shop for. Titles are unregulated and quality varies enormously. Under Coaching Partners, the association does the screening on the member’s behalf, vetting every coach for recognized certifications, verifiable experience, and excellent client reviews, so members can book a consultation with confidence.

Bowman describes herself as wise, discerning, strategic, relatable, and motivating. She has spent more than 35 years helping leaders and organizations grow and evolve, make a deep impact, and find fulfillment through both healthy and challenging seasons, in local, national, and global contexts. Her three coaching specialties speak directly to women in the Boise area who are moving up: next-level female leaders, career re-engineering, and what she calls leading when life gets messy.

Her approach begins with deep listening and creating a confidential, trusting space where a leader can clarify goals that reflect her values and aspirations. Through thoughtful questions and honest, constructive feedback, Bowman helps clients recognize their strengths, explore possibilities, and take ownership of their next steps, adapting her approach to each client while continually developing her own skills as a coach. Her aim, in the words of her practice: “Lead with confidence. Flourish with purpose.”

She coaches from experience at the executive table. Bowman spent nearly a decade as Vice President of Member Services at the Boise Chamber of Commerce, then nearly nine years as Vice President of Advancement at Mission Aviation Fellowship in Nampa, where she served on the executive leadership team and led the marketing and communications, development, advancement services, and internal and corporate communications divisions. Since 2018 she has been Vice President of Client Services at DickersonBakker, building capacity for mission-driven organizations to grow their impact, and in 2022 she founded 2Flourish Coaching and Consulting.

Through 2Flourish she offers one-on-one next-level leadership coaching for emerging and established leaders, guidance for leaders in transition or navigating difficult circumstances, and strategic consulting for corporate and nonprofit teams focused on strategic thinking, effective programs, and healthy workplace cultures. She is certified in Working Genius, PrincipleYou, DISC, Myers-Briggs, and StrengthsFinder. One client, a new executive director, put it simply: “Coaching with Barb was the highlight of my week… it made all the difference in the world to have a trusted partner journey with me until I was ready to fly solo.”

Bowman is an International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach. She holds a Master of Arts in Executive Coaching and Consulting from Concordia University Irvine and a Bachelor of Science in Career Counseling, earned cum laude, from Colorado Mesa University.

“Every leader goes through healthy seasons and challenging ones, and the challenging ones are often when a trusted partner matters most,” said Bowman. “My work starts with listening, so a leader can clarify goals that reflect her values, recognize her strengths, and take ownership of her next steps. I’m glad to bring that work to the Women Leaders Association’s Boise members.”

Boise-area members can view Bowman’s full profile, including her focus areas and credentials, or book a complimentary discovery session with her through her page at https://BoiseWomenLeaders.org/CoachBarbaraBowman

“Barbara has led at the top of organizations Boise knows well, and she understands what it takes to keep growing when the season gets hard,” said Lydia Price, 2026 Volunteer Chair of the Women Leaders Association. “Our Boise members will find in her a wise, steady partner for the next step in their leadership.”

Bowman’s appointment is part of a national rollout extending Coaching Partners across the association’s network of more than 130 chapters, pairing each city’s members with coaches selected for that market.

Coaching Partners extends the association’s mission of giving professional women both structural transparency and individual support. Research from Pew and others estimates that women still earn roughly 15 percent less than men on average, and the association’s Glass Ceiling Score project scores most major U.S. employers on how fairly they promote women into management and executive roles. Coaching Partners adds the personal dimension: once a member sees the landscape clearly, a proven coach helps her move through it.

About Barbara Bowman

Barbara Bowman, ACC, MA, is a leadership coach and consultant and the founder of 2Flourish Coaching and Consulting. An International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach, she brings more than 35 years helping leaders and organizations grow, including executive roles as Vice President of Member Services at the Boise Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of Advancement at Mission Aviation Fellowship, and Vice President of Client Services at DickersonBakker. She holds a Master of Arts in Executive Coaching and Consulting from Concordia University Irvine and a Bachelor of Science in Career Counseling from Colorado Mesa University.

About the Women Leaders Association

The Women Leaders Association is a non-profit committed to the development and advancement of women in the corporate arena. With 43,000 members and more than 130 chapters in major cities, it is the largest publisher and events organization serving women professionals, producing conferences, leadership programs, original research, and daily publications for its members. We also celebrate the top 50 business women in each city, publish a Glass Ceiling Score ranking how well most employers advance women, and then recognize the best women’s employers in each city from these rankings.

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Visit the Boise chapter: https://BoiseWomenLeaders.org

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