There’s a lot under the surface.
I’ve had a LOT of career indecision. I never chose a direct path—in undergrad at Bowdoin College I was an Art History major, and in my first year out of school quickly bounced from a job in museum curation to undergraduate admissions. Years later, I found myself in management consulting and then change management. I look back at my time and think—what happened?
There’s a LOT under the surface of every decision. I went to undergrad near the Maine coast. Sometimes, we’d go out during low tide and see the world that emerged as water receded. We’d walk out in the mud and see entire ecosystems normally hidden.
Rather than pursuing a specific vocation, I was subconsciously choosing career options that built SKILLSETS instead. Without knowing it, I was experiencing first-hand that a path of learning was steering my moments of indecision.
As a coach, I want to help guide my clients in pivotal moments, both explicit crossroads and times when they might be lacking passion and focus. By focusing on root causes of both actions and emotions, I help clients maximize their goal-orientation for career growth—ideally one optimized towards lifelong learning.
I know there’s a lot below the surface. I’d like to explore that with you.
Professional Experience
Organizational Effectiveness Consultant, Slalom Consulting
JULY 2018-PRESENT
Change Management Lead – International Insurance Company
Crafted, branded, and executed change management initiatives accompanying implementation of Salesforce Sales & Service Consoles, Origami Risk, and Microsoft D365 Finance & Operation for an end user population distributed across three states. Successfully collaborated with third-party vendors to drive adoption.
Management Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton
JULY 2016-MAY 2018
Learning Developer – International Consulting Firm
Managed creation and validation of 95 self-service job aids for firm-wide rollout of Workday. Workstream included up to 8 peers and rotating contractors. Direct collaboration with high-level HR SMEs as well as technical reviews with the design and process map workstreams.
Change Management Strategist – International Consulting Firm
Collaborated on change management, stakeholder analysis, and communication frameworks during discovery for a finance and cost accounting IT overhaul. Co-led strategy and execution of primary stakeholder focus groups, comprised of up to 70 senior management professionals. Created templates & SOPs for stakeholder feedback, and briefed change team on potential performance and organization gaps.
Admissions Officer, Johns Hopkins University
JULY 2014-JUNE 2016
Managed regional territories (Latin America and the Pacific Northwest) for applicant recruitment for undergraduate programs, including on-site travel, programming, and communications.
Collaborated with the Domestic and International Recruitment Teams to set strategic, long-term goals, using data to determine effective outreach and programming
Led the Admitted Student Reception team to organize over 35 annual global yield events