About

My home is in the Seattle area.  I’m a native of Oregon, the great-great-granddaughter of pioneers and some big risk-takers.  I went to college in New York and ended up staying for 26 years.  I returned to the beautiful pacific northwest in 2016.

In my over 30 years of experience in adult learning and organizational development, I have worked with leaders in various industries and environments.  I have worked with business leaders and teams nationally and internationally and with such organizations as Anthem, IBM, Google, Maersk, The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Columbia Executive Education, Goldman Sachs, Harvard Executive Education, New York University Stern School of Business, Macy’s, Comcast, Chubb, Citigroup, Standard Bank, Ernst & Young, Chevron, PepsiCo, Rockefeller Foundation, Verizon, the United Nations and the Central Intelligence Agency.  I have personally coached emerging leaders as well as leaders in the C-suite from Fortune 100 companies in financial services, management consulting, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing.  My international work has been with leaders or leadership programs in China, India, Japan, Europe, Mexico, the Middle East and Africa via in-person sessions, phone and video calls. 

I’ve enjoyed leading workshops and presentations for the American Society for Training & Development (now ATD), International Coach Federation, and the International Association of Business Communicators.  I was thrilled to present my paper at the International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations at Cambridge University in 2008.  My thought-leadership has been published in the Training Journal and in Technology-Enabled Learning Excellence for HR.com.  My work with measurement of the ROI on internal coaching teams at Anthem was featured in Training Magazine. 

As a trained and former professional singer, I use a creative and disciplined approach to leadership and team effectiveness.  I want to stay focused on business results while allowing room to improvise.  That really adds value to businesses from various industries and I love every minute of my work.   

Academic:

Adjunct faculty at New York University in the department of Leadership and Human Capital Management where I taught executive coaching, teambuilding, communication skills and leadership at the graduate level.

Education:

M.A. in Strategic Communication and Leadership from Seton Hall University

B.A. in Cultural Studies Concentration: Communication Training for Adults - State University of New York

Certifications: 

• Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coach Federation (ICF)
• The Hudson Institute of Coaching
• Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching
• Meyer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®)
• Hogan Assessments
• Insights Discovery®
• The Suite of 360° Assessments from the Center for Creative Leadership 
• SPIN® Selling Skills

Volunteer Experience:

• Dress for Success -- New York NY – Coach to speaker’s bureau
• The IF Project – Seattle WA – Inmate Mentor
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters – Tacoma WA – Big Sister
• 501 Commons – Seattle, WA - Pro Bono Consultant to non-profits