Coaching
I spent the first half of my career in executive leadership roles, from start-ups to legacy organizations. I now offer intensive coaching for C-suite leaders and their senior teams.
Recent Engagements
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Coach a C-suite through an org redesign, working with the senior team to address conflict and lead with confidence and courage.
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Guide a leader through an org-defining decision to expand into a new market and product line.
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Support an executive through a career-threatening setback, learning from loss and re-gaining a trust in his instincts.
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Steer a newly-minted division leader to "level up" in management and strategy at the enterprise-level.
What our work looks like
I develop individual plans for each client, but here are a few options:
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Weekly coaching sessions; in-person or virtual.
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On-the-ground observations of you in action: in group settings, presenting or engaging one-on-one with peers and staff.
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Feedback and editing of written work.
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360-degree feedback review, including interviews with colleagues and a written synthesis of observations and recommendations.
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Wrap-up, at the end of the coaching engagement, with an overview of growth and continued recommendations for learning.
How do we begin?
First, we'd set up an exploratory conversation. You'll share what you're hoping to change, and I'll demonstrate my approach by working with you on an issue you're struggling with now. At the end of our conversation, I'll share a proposed plan and my monthly rate, and we will both decide if we think we'd work well together.
About me
I started my career in South Central Los Angeles, first as a union organizer, and then as a high school English teacher. Interested in system-level change, I spent the next 15 years running non-profit organizations. As the head of talent acquisition for Teach For America, I led the talent strategy for scaling the $350M organization as it doubled in size. I went on to serve as the Executive Director of Educators for Excellence in New York City and became a Partner with the Wildflower Foundation, where I raised funds and drove the regulatory approval process to build a public Montessori school in the Bronx.
My coaching practice launched 10 years ago, when the CEO of an international start-up asked me to observe her and give feedback. As my work expanded across the US, Europe and Asia, I noticed that our most career-threatening barriers often aren’t strategic - they're relational, and connected to how we manage our emotions. This led me to study the brain and body at the Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy in New York City, which supplements my BA from Wellesley College and MA in Education from Loyola Marymount University.
I am now a licensed psychotherapist with a private practice in New York City and an executive coaching firm that works with clients all over the world. In my free time, I hike with my partner and our dog Tom, and work on my old house on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. I have a deep love for musical theater and occasionally moonlight in my town's productions.
