Coon left the GOP executive director's position in the fall of 1975 to begin work on his [[Ph.D.]] (then Ed.D) in counselor education at the at the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville. He completed the program in 1979 and worked for two years for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas. He was licensed as a counselor in 1980.
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Coon left the GOP executive director's position in the fall of 1975 to begin work on his [[Ph.D.]] (then Ed.D) in counselor education at the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville. He completed the program in 1979 and worked for two years for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas. He was licensed as a counselor in 1980.
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As a psychologist and counselor, Coon built a successful management consulting practice serving businesses in Central Arkansas. He offered consulting, training and counseling services to chief executive officers and owners of both small and large businesses alike. As an adjunct professor at the Little Rock campus of Webster University in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], he taught Human Resource Development and was a pioneer in Arkansas for new methods of improving the effectiveness of individuals, teams, and organizations.<ref name=obit/>
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Coon established his counseling and motivational speaking bureau, the Life Guide Center of Human Resource Development and Career Counseling. He was licensed as a psychologist in 1985. He is also an adjunct professor of human resources development for the Little Rock campus of Webster University in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]].
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Coon established a motivational speaking bureau, the Life Guide Center of Human Resource Development and Career Counseling. He was licensed as a psychologist in 1985.
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Coon, a former [[Methodist]] is a member of the [[Church of Christ]].
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Coon, a former [[Methodist]], was a convert to the [[Church of Christ]].