Who I Am:
A Resilient, Resourceful Leader and a Catalyst for Growth

In today’s world, so many of us are encouraged and even pressured to become experts or specialists. I have been, and always will be, a generalist – someone who is passionate about learning and seeing the connecting threads across disciplines, experiences and communities of people. And I have built a productive and interesting career by weaving many of my life’s threads together. 

• As a museum educator, I got to do one of the things I loved: teach! And I discovered my love for weaving historical threads together in ways that honored different ages, experiences and learning styles.
  
• As a program and marketing director for an alternative health center, I learned about developing and implementing successful educational programs. And I discovered the importance of mindfulness, authentic communications and empathetic listening in everyday life.
• As a director of communications for a complex, multi-state environmental partnership, I learned about managing teams and groups and effective public engagement. And I discovered I’m a closet scientist who loves to explore the complexities of whole beings and systems.
• And finally, as the leader of a regional nonprofit, I galvanized my experience to become an insightful servant leader and manager of people, a creator of collaborative teams, a builder of efficient systems and a guide for organizational growth. And I discovered my resilience, grit and love of shepherding people and organizations toward their goals.   

Visit my LinkedIn site to learn more about my professional experience. Since founding Firebird in 2020,  I have completed 77 hours of coach training and logged over 75 coaching hours. I am a certified career coach by the National Association of Workforce Development and a member of the International Coaching Federation.