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Your human first coach.

I am endlessly curious about what drives people and what holds them back.

From a young age, I was drawn to the big questions: what motivates us, what gets in our way, and what it takes to live with more clarity, intention, and joy. That curiosity brought me to this work early, and it's kept me here ever since.

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I have a corporate background with a Talent lens.

I spent more than a decade in corporate Human Resources at Deloitte and New York Newsday across talent acquisition, talent management, and talent development. I learned what helps people get hired, grow, stay engaged, and thrive at work.

I know burnout and reinvention firsthand.

I’ve lived through burnout, reorgs, layoffs, and big career pivots. I know the power of stepping back to reset, recover, and reevaluate and how a courageous leap can change everything.

I pride myself on being a trusted partner for growth.

Since starting my coaching business in 2009, I’ve worked with hundreds of clients across industries and geographies – places like Deloitte, Amazon, CRA, LifeSci Communications, Maersk, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Verve, Parabilis and Morgan Stanley. I help individuals grow, teams connect, and organizations develop people in ways that are practical, human, and lasting.

I am driven by curiosity and lifelong learning.

With a degree in psychology from Boston University, a PCC credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and training in various assessment tools for individuals and teams, I bring both depth and practical insight to my work.

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On a personal note...

I’m a New Yorker who has called Boston home since college and I love both places deeply (though I'm firmly convinced that New York pizza, bagels, and bacon, egg & cheese sandwiches are just better, sorry). I’m happily married to my husband of twenty-something years and a mom to two high schoolers who’ll tell you my favorite things are gardening and soup. And okay, they’re right — mostly about the gardening thing. I love getting my hands dirty in our flower beds and being a plant-mom to my 50 or so indoor plants. I also love learning new things and exploring new places, whether that means touring a museum, walking a neighborhood, hiking in the woods or floating down a river in a kayak. When I’m not outside or at my desk, I like to relax on the couch with an audiobook (which absolutely counts as reading, no matter what my husband says). 

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What guides the work

Alignment

I believe meaningful growth starts with coming home to yourself.

Before we talk about where you're going, we slow down long enough to figure out where you are. I help you reconnect with what you value, what you need, and what's out of sync so that the steps you take forward are rooted in something real, not reactive. My clients don't get a new set of strategies layered on top of an old, misaligned foundation. They get the confidence and clarity that comes from truly knowing themselves.

Growth

I believe people are always becoming.

I don't show up expecting you to have it figured out and I don't expect you to emerge from our work a finished product, either. Growth is ongoing. Whether you're just starting to name what's not working or you're deep in the middle of a significant change, I bring patience and curiosity to every stage of the process. The goal isn't perfection. It is meaningful, sustainable movement in the direction that matters most to you.

Humanity

I believe people do their best work when they are seen as whole humans.

I see you as a person first; not a job title, not a set of competencies, not a problem to be solved. That means your real life is always welcome in our work together: the competing demands, the hard relationships, the exhaustion, the doubt. I create space for all of it. Not because I want to dwell there, but because real growth can't happen when parts of you have to wait outside.

Courage

I believe growth requires courage.

I will be honest with you. I'll name what I notice without judgement, ask difficult questions and gently push back when something deserves a closer look. And I do this because I know what it takes to look at a pattern you'd rather ignore, or to move toward something before you feel fully ready. I know because I do the work, too. I won't ask anything of my clients that I haven't been willing to ask of myself.

Possibility

I believe coaching should open something up.

I come to every client conversation genuinely curious about what's possible; not just what's practical or probable. I'm not here to help you solve one problem and move on. I'm here to help you see the bigger picture of what you're capable of, and to make that feel real, reachable, and achievable — not abstract. I love it when I hear clients say, "I never even considered that as an option."

Certifications & Training

Leadership Versatility Index (LVI) 360

Hogan Assessments

Positive Intelligence (PQ) Program

Strozzi Institute Embodied

Transformation

Fearless Organization Scan for Teams

Corentus Voice of the Team™ Experience

Smart Collaboration Profile/360

LEGO® Serious Play® Method

Immunity to Change Facilitator

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

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