Meet the Coach

I teach you to turn red lights to green and achieve your goals by learning to better understand yourself, your workplace changes, and the challenges you face in today’s global business environment. And when your goals lead to early retirement or second careers, I help you to make a smooth transition. 

I work with both individuals and companies. The individuals I coach typically seek to improve their performance in their current job or to find a more satisfying and fulfilling career. The companies that I work with frequently are concerned about “saving” a struggling, recently promoted executive or a talented employee who is simply not meeting expectations. 

Education and Training

Having spent more than 30 years coaching individuals and teams as a manager and senior executive in workforce and professional development, I have helped scores of people to overcome workplace changes, achieve career growth and become happy at work. I bring with me both content knowledge and practical, workplace experience. I have also been trained to coach adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as well as those who want to fine tune their career skills.

• MA and PhD from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
• AB degree from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Certification/Recertification as an SPHR, Senior Professional in Human Resources, from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), each year since 1997 and through 2010.
• Certification as a Workforce Development Professional from the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP).
• Trained at ADD Coach Academy, the leading trainer of ADHD coaches world-wide, Slingerlands, New York.
• Trained and certified as a Retirement Coach by Retirement Options, St. Louis, Missouri.

Memberships

• International Coach Federation (ICF)
• International Association of Coaches (IAC) 
• National Career Development Association (NCDA)
• Association of Career Professionals International (ACPI)
• Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), Workplace Issues Committee
• Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
• American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

On a Personal Note

My career path has taken me from teacher and writer to trainer, manager, director, vice president, consultant and coach. I’ve also been a speaker and presenter. My greatest professional experience was helping to lead the team that designed, developed and implemented the nation’s 21st century electronic occupational information system (O*NET) for the US Department of Labor. This award-winning Web-based resource directly impacts the lives of millions of people in career transition every year. On my own time, I’m someone who loves to learn and grow. Jane Austen and Zadie Smith are two favorite authors. One of my greatest joys is traveling. I’ve been to the Going-to-the-Sun Highway in Glacier National Park, to the 11th Century Historic Salt Mine in Wieliczka, Poland and to the Great Wall in China, and loved every minute of it.  I’ve been married to my wonderful husband for 33 years and I’m the mother of a terrific 28 year old son.  Now as a professional development and career coach, I feel that I am living my dream job — doing something that I love, that truly interests me and that I know makes a difference — by helping others to live their lives more fully with increased happiness and passion.