Work
College Counselor, Academic Coach and Tutor
WyzAnt.com, Concord, MA (November 2013 – Present)
Thinking Partner and Career Coach, Founder and President
ValiantLane LLC, Concord, MA (April 2010 – Present)
Principal Scientist
Private Consulting Practice, Concord, MA (2009 – March 2010)
Senior Project Manager and Senior Hydrogeologist
Gradient Corporation, Cambridge, MA (2008)
Operations Manager and Senior Hydrogeologist
GeoTrans, Inc, Harvard, MA (2006 – 2008)
Project Hydrogeologist
S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc., Bethesda, MD (2001 – 2006)
Research Hydrogeologist (Field Investigations)
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (1997 – 2001)
Teaching Assistant (Geology)
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (1996 – 1997)
Research Laboratory Assistant
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM (1995)
English as a Second Language Tutor
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM (1994 – 1995)
Training
COACHING
Certified Health & Well-Being Coach
Certified Lifestyle Medicine Coach
Wellcoaches School of Coaching
Wellesley, MA (2022)
Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare 2018
Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, Boston, MA (2018)
Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare 2017
Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, Boston, MA (2017)
Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare 2015
Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, Boston, MA (2015)
Mental Health Literacy for Coaches: What Coaches Need to Know
The Institute of Coaching Professional Association, Teleclass (2014)
Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare 2014
Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, Boston, MA (2014)
Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare 2013
Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, Boston, MA (2013)
Immunity to Change
The Institute of Coaching Professional Association, Teleclass (2013)
Organize Your Mind, Organize Your LIfe
The Institute of Coaching Professional Association, Teleclass (2013)
Character Strengths in Action: Improving Mindfulness, Well-Being, Leadership and Teamwork
The Institute of Coaching Professional Association, Teleclass (2013)
Coaching for Capabilities in Leaders, Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare 2012: Theory, Practice & Results
Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, Boston, MA (2012)
Evidence-Based Coaching Mechanisms of Action Webinar
Wellcoaches Corporation, Wellesley, MA (2011)
Motivation and Meaning Webinar
Wellcoaches Corporation, Wellesley, MA (2011)
Generating Positivity Webinar
Wellcoaches Corporation, Wellesley, MA (2011)
Evidence for Coaching Webinar
Wellcoaches Corporation, Wellesley, MA (2011)
Coaching Clients to Flow Webinar
Wellcoaches Corporation, Wellesley, MA (2011)
Body Intelligence Webinar
Wellcoaches Corporation, Wellesley, MA (2011)
Wellness Coach Training
Wellcoaches Corporation, Wellesley, MA (2010)
LEADERSHIP & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Self Expression and Leadership Program
LandmarkEducation, Quincy, MA (2011)
Advanced Course
LandmarkEducation, Quincy, MA (2011)
Forum-in-Action Seminar
LandmarkEducation, Quincy, MA (2011)
Landmark Forum,
LandmarkEducation, Quincy, MA (2010)
RISK COMMUNICATIONS
Establishing Trust and Credibility with the Public
Frontline Corporate Communications, Inc. at The University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (1998)
Selected Publications & Presentations
GeoTrans, Inc. 2007. Synthesis Report on Five Dense, Nonaqueous-Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Remediation Projects. National Risk Management Research Laboratory. Cincinnati, Ohio. May. EPA. 600(7):066. [Note: V. Lane co-author at GeoTrans, Inc.]
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2006. Remediation System Evaluation (RSE), Ellis Property Superfund Site, Evesham And Medford Townships, New Jersey, Report Of The Remediation System Evaluation, Site Visit Conducted April 19, 2006, Final Report. Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation. Arlington, VA. September. EPA 542(6):015. [Note: V. Lane co-author at GeoTrans, Inc.]
Lane, V.A. 2001. “Distribution of chlorinated solvent contamination in a surficial clayey aquitard: Evidence for fractures and attenuation.” MS Thesis. The University of Waterloo. Ontario, Canada.
Lane, V.A., B.L. Parker, and J.A. Cherry. 1999. “Distribution and fate of chlorinated organic chemicals in a surficial clay aquitard.” Waterloo Solvents-in-Groundwater Research Program Progress Meeting, May 11‑13, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Education
MSc Earth Sciences
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (2001)
BS Environmental Science-Hydrology Option
Socorro, New Mexico (1996)