About me
- Named a Global 100 Leader in Legal Strategy & Consulting (Lawdragon 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Board member, International Coaching Federation (ICF) chapter; DEI committee
- Formally trained ADHD coach
- Member of NALP; PDC (Professional Development Consortium); and PD Providers Network
- Nuanced understanding of “Big Law” business, culture, and leadership
- Trainer and coach with Volta Talent Strategies
- Top-producing legal recruiter with a respected national search firm
- Management-side Labor & Employment litigator, 12+ years, top-ranked NYC BigLaw firms, including firms top-ranked specifically in L&E
- Federal district court clerkship in Philadelphia
- University of Michigan Law School (honors), Elected Class Representative, all three years
- The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (magna cum laude), including business strategy, brand management & organizational leadership
Outside of work, I live in West Hartford, Connecticut, with my husband, our two teenagers, and Ozzie, a Labradoodle who has, against all odds, become one of my better leadership teachers.
< Ozzie has become one of my top leadership muses.
I’m grateful for each of my professional experiences, including…
Fully Human Leadership™
The four pillars:
Assume positive intent
Most people want to do “the right thing.” As a coach, I often get to hear the innermost thoughts and feelings of people who seek my counsel. As a result, I firmly believe most people operate from a desire to do something positive, even if it may not always appear that way. We are better able to understand each other if we recognize that the root cause of bad behavior is usually a disconnect between method and objective.
Be Fully Human™
All of us, from the head honcho to the new person on their first day, have emotions, imperfections, a personal life, and a professional life. The most effective leaders understand that we can never – nor should we – segregate our professional lives from the rest of who we are. Those leaders weave that informed judgment into the fabric of their organizations.
“I am because we are”
Whether they realize it or not, the most effective organizations operate on the principle of “I am because we are.” This is a South African philosophy called Ubuntu that the best leaders understand intuitively. They know that leveraging each individuals’ highest and best qualities engages each person fully and inspires them to give their maximum contribution.
Own your value
Each of us has a unique combination of personality, temperament, talents, and skills. Owning Your Value means identifying what those attributes are, and then deploying them to benefit an organization that needs and values them. Like an orchestra conductor who brings out the best in each player, a great leader understands how to bring out the best in each individual in the organization.