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Leadership & Life Coach

As a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Amazon jungle, I realized that if I was going to make a difference in the world, I needed more skills. This was the beginning of a lifelong journey of exploration, education, and challenge.
I received my master’s in nursing and midwifery at Yale University and set to work providing care for marginalized women and families. I was drawn to teaching and wanted to link my commitment to quality health care with preparation of the next generation of nurse midwives. I accepted a position as faculty at the University of Puerto Rico. Here I was mentored by a gifted leader who nurtured and challenged her staff to grow and achieve in extraordinary ways. I learned the vital importance of effective leadership and the impact it has on the individual, team, and organization.
I founded and directed a non-profit focused on improving maternal child health care in a public hospital in the Dominican Republic. For ten years, I consulted with Dominican health care providers and officials while leading teams of volunteers from the United States. The challenges of working in a different culture were magnified by my novice leadership skills. Over time, I learned how to organize and lead a multicultural team of health care workers, embodying the skills learned from my mentor. This, with a large dose of humility, helped establish a sustainable model for this organization.
My children were entering adolescence and needed me closer to home. Returning my focus to work in the U.S., I became increasingly aware of the effects of ineffective leadership on the quality of health care. I earned my doctorate in nursing practice and leadership from Yale University and was promoted to the role of co-medical director of our clinical practice.
In addition to individual coaching, I currently work as a consultant to assist health care leaders improve the quality of care through cultural change. My approach includes deep listening, strategy development and creative planning skills based in leadership theory, personal experience and solid compassion for the challenges people face.  I help individuals and leaders attain their goals and create the impact they desire within their own lives and with their teams.  Whether the client is looking for personal growth and development or to increase the impact of their leadership skills, dedicated coaching can catalyze change.