Welcome!  If you're an experienced leader looking for customized coaching to help you turn the page to a new chapter in a purposeful and fulfilling life, buckle up and get ready to roll!  My coaching can help you make sure your next steps align with your faith and  values. 

 

I founded DCS in 2014 to help equip leaders trying to make a positive impact in the world. Many of my clients are seeking fulfillment as they shift gears and enter into their third acts, all while staying true to their highest beliefs and principles. 

 

They either own or  lead  businesses, or serve as leaders in secular as well as faith-based organizations and initiatives. They are delighted to find an executive-life coach who "gets it" and "gets them" beyond their titles and positions. 

 

With an ever- expanding  pool of coaches from which to chose these days,  they can trust they're working with a grounded professionally certified coach who is not only intuitive but also has the wisdom, knowledge and skills that come from 40+ years of holding it down and handling business in the real world.

  

To Whom Much Is Given, Much is Required
I have worn many hats: entrepreneur and spiritual leader, communication and marketing executive, award-winning writer and journalist. But wait, there's more. I started my career as a pre-school teacher and social worker.

 

I have served as an editorial page editor and writer at two major New England newspapers, a vice president at a statewide healthcare foundation, and a chief marketing officer (CMO) in higher education. I am a natural-born mentor; a teacher and a preacher, a mother, grandmother, sister, auntie, and friend. 

 

In my fifties, I overcame a crippling fear of heights when I walked across the seven swinging bridges hanging from trees 30 feet above the jungle at Kakum National Park Canopy in Ghana, Africa. These days, almost a year after back-to-back hip replacement surgeries, I am thrilled to be walking my favorite river trail in Connecticut again.

 

No life experience is wasted, including our fears, struggles and suffering. Whether wrestling with personal, career, or faith issues, we each have a deep-well of God-given gifts and talents from which to draw. Spirituality, also known as the inward journey, and faith are central to my story of service and servant-leadership, starting at an early age. 

 

Rolling Stones Gain Valuable Lessons    

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, I began my early education in Munich, Germany and moved around a lot as a result of my father's military career. It was nothing to switch schools in the middle of the school year back in those days. It was, at times, traumatic and disorienting. 

 

Little did I know my disruptive, nomadic childhood was giving me a world-class education in human behavior, history, and culture. It sowed the seeds of many of my personal and professional attributes as a progressive and empathetic yet pragmatic leader.

 

Emotional intelligence, resiliency and adaptability formed my professional platform before they became corporate buzzwords. Integrity and accountabiity, along with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEIJ+) have also been key reference points.      

    

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