Biography
I am a licensed psychologist with expertise in career and leadership development. As a coach, I am passionate about helping people navigate their unique pathways to achieving meaningful and rewarding careers and advancement into leadership roles. I find it gratifying to help people accelerate their journey into leadership by helping them develop skills critical to their career progression.
My strengths as a coach draw directly from my background in education, research, and senior leadership. I have held senior leadership positions in higher education and leadership positions in national professional organizations. My service on committees devoted to promoting and sustaining diversity, equity, and inclusion informs a contextualized understanding of work environments.
I have over 20 years of experience teaching and conducting research related to career and leadership growth and development. In addition to being a published author in these fields, I have presented nationally and internationally on various career topics, such as work-life integration, as well as women’s careers, and women’s leadership.
Key areas of expertise include:
Career coaching:
• Seeking career advancement or a more meaningful career
• Seeking a job or career to achieve improved work-life balance
• Voluntary and involuntary job or career change
• Career re-entry after caregiving, illness or disability, military service, etc.
• Encore careers post-retirement
Women’s leadership coaching:
• Address persistent barriers, challenges and inequities associated with women’s leadership
• Increase confidence and resilience in the workplace
• Identify and counter misconceptions, double-bind and other biases, imposter syndrome
• Identify strengths, opportunities and challenges
Leadership Coaching Across Industries:
• Higher Education
• Managing Attorneys
• Technology/IT Managers
• Business Management
