Expert in humans leading other humans
I help CEOs to inspire, cultivate, and celebrate their people as their primary means of driving terrific business outcomes. I am a certified executive coach and certified master facilitator. I’m also a former Chief Strategy Officer, former COO, and career expert in strategic communications, public affairs, and marketing communications.
My experience
I’ve spent decades as a consultant to senior-leadership teams and boards of directors, much of that as a strategy developer and planning facilitator. I am a big thinker, world-class leader herder, outstanding steward of “where are we going, and why” conversations, and an all-around standout doer.
+ C-Suite
I served three years as Chief Strategy Officer then COO for an organization with $28 million in annual global sales and nearly 100 employees. It was a master class in what it takes to steer a complex business with mission programming in a turbulent, rapidly evolving marketplace.
+ Planning facilitation
I have years of experience as a strategic-planning consultant for both commercial and nonprofit clients. I've facilitated strategic-plan development in industries and field including outdoor recreation, healthcare, genetics, public health, physical-activity promotion, and education. I am a certified master facilitator.
+ Communications strategy and management
I am a career communications strategist and campaign manager. Over the years I worked with clients as diverse as execs at Fortune 100 companies, a bipartisan 3rd-party presidential campaign, the global leadership of a mainline Protestant denomination, and respected family foundations investing in systems change for the public good.
Respected voice
Among the media outlets in which I’ve been quoted or published:
Credentials
Certified Executive Coach, trained and credentialed by the Center for Executive Coaching (CEC), an “Approved Coach Training Provider” (ACTP) of the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
Member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
Certified Master Facilitator by the Center for Executive Coaching (CEC).
Accredited Facilitator: the Five Behaviors, a Wiley-brand training program and credential based on the brilliant and simple team-development framework first represented in Patrick Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
Personal me (just for kicks)
🚴🏻 Mountain biker
🏂 Snowboarder
🏍 Motorcyclist
🚌 Camping getaway-er
☀️ Desert rat
❤️ Devoted spouse
👍 Equity and equality advocate
🐶 Gushing dog dad