Learn how to protect your confidence with Diana Cutaia.
Registration Required. This workshop is intended for ages 13-17.
Confidence isn't something you need to build from scratch—it's already within you. The challenge? Learning how to protect it from outside pressures, self-doubt, and setbacks. In this fun and interactive workshop, you'll explore practical strategies to safeguard your self-belief, navigate social pressures, and bounce back from challenges with resilience.
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Diana Cutaia founded Coaching Peace in 2012, but her journey began two decades earlier. Today, her clients span from school districts to national organizations to global companies. The focus of Coaching Peace is to create positive and safe cultures that enable its members to lead with empathy and understanding.
Prior to starting Coaching Peace, Diana served as the Director of Athletics and Sport-based Initiatives for Wheelock College. Her unique approach to sport was featured on the front page of the Boston Globe, NCAA On Campus, and Athletic Management Magazine.
Diana also pioneered the first-ever academic program in Sport-Based Youth Development at Wheelock College. She taught several courses, including Sport and Society, Intro to SBYD, and Intro to Youth Sport Coaching. Additionally, Diana taught a Leadership in Coaching course for the Institute for Rowing Leadership and served as an adjunct instructor at Dean College and Northeastern University. Over the years, Diana has presented to colleges on topics ranging from diversity and gender equity to sportsmanship and decision making, and Title IX.
Diana's coaching experience includes notable roles such as head women's basketball coach at Curry College and assistant women's basketball coach at Mount Holyoke College. She also led the women's basketball program at Norwalk Community College, propelling it to National Standing in just four years. Under her leadership, the Panthers achieved remarkable success, ranking #1 in the New England Region for three seasons and among the top eight teams nationwide.
Questions? Contact jennym@deschuteslibrary.org
AGE GROUP: | High School Age |
EVENT TYPE: | Teen Program | High School Aged Program |
The two-story, 38,855-square-foot library opened in 1998 and features exposed beams and high ceilings, complemented with eastward-facing windows, looking over Bend’s civic square.
