People come to me for: coaching senior + rising leaders of mission-driven orgs; facilitating peer groups of leaders; designing + facilitating retreats; Advising + thought partnership to mission-driven orgs on organizational development, team leadership, strategy, and impact especially during periods of growth and transition, when there tends to be a ripeness for evolution. I am a certified integral coach through New Ventures West and bring 20+ years building, leading and advising growing high-impact organizations.

People come to me for: help turning their management intuition into concrete skills. Straight talk about leadership—no corporate jargon, no cookie-cutter solutions. They're managers who refuse to be ordinary and want to develop a leadership style that's authentically theirs while building teams that actually thrive.

My favorite kind of project is:

*Supporting, coaching and developing leaders

*Rethinking strategy, aligning organizational focus and performance on priorities, and situational consultations

My favorite kind of project is: a messy one. Good, smart, and kind people who care a lot can sometimes get themselves and their organizations into a pickle. I love pickles! And yes, I like them on sandwiches. But I also love helping people out of their metaphorical pickle. It comes from a belief that there is always a way out - we just have to find it. Everyone - and I mean everyone - has a valuable role to play in working through it. Sometimes folks just need a little help.

My favorite kind of project is: One with a clear goal to improve social impact and include like minded people like me.

My favorite kind of project is: one that is big, messy, important, and needs someone to bring it all together to make it go. It's one that afterwards people are excited to go DO because it's going to have a meaningful impact and we are excited to try out our design

People come to me for: Nonprofit financial management best practices -- from streamlining transactional processing, to understanding and interpreting financial statements, or planning financially for the future, I can provide sound advice from 20+ years experience leading finance teams of nonprofits.

People come to me for: A listening ear and practical guidance for planning a great ending for their project or organization.