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Kristin Arnold just loves working
with teams. You could say she has a passion for teams. Back in
1990, when the Coast Guard was looking to fill a strange new position
called “team facilitator,” they instantly thought
of Kristin. Recognizing her natural inclination to build extraordinary
teams, they decided to make her a facilitator. And she was so
successful, people in the community started asking her to facilitate
their teams, and QPC was born!
There’s more to Kristin than just QPC, Inc. |
| history
& geography |
Born and raised
in Encino, CA, Kristin decided she was going to go to the United
States Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT while she was in
9th grade…and this is even before women were allowed to
go to the academy. In 1978, Kristin entered the third class
of women to attend USCGA, and managed to survive four years
of military prison. Got a great education, saw much of the world
in the summer, but not a whole lot of fun during the school
year. In 1982, Kristin graduated and was stationed onboard a
buoy tender, USCGC Buttonwood, in Galveston, Texas. The only
woman on board with 52 men, the skipper (and his wife) were
terrified! But after a while, things calmed down and Kristin
was qualified as a Deck Watch Officer and promoted to Operations
Officer.
Kristin then served in several
staff management jobs in San Francisco: Small Boat and Aviation
Facility Manager and Military Personnel Branch Chief –
the perfect environment to hone her team skills.In
the meantime, Kristin earned her MBA from St. Mary’s College
of Moraga, CA. and discovered
her passion for teams. |