Experience

Handel Group®

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Training & Development HGU + Senior Executive Coach

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  •Oversee the development of all incoming Coaches in Training entering the organization.•Assess and identify training needs to create and implement specific development plans for each Coach in Training.•Lead and facilitate calls and trainings for small and large groups both virtually and in person. •Prepare and update educational and training program materials for Coaches in Training.•Collaborate with Executives across divisions on progress, needs, and graduation readiness of Coaches in Training.•Organize and participate in quarterly evaluation calls for Coaches in Training with President of HGU and President of Corp.•Participate in the ongoing development and representation of the HG Method.•Train with the President to run all aspects of HG.•Key Achievements:o Created an onboarding experience for Coaches in Training including orientation and ongoing support.o Have developed and trained 30+ Coaches in Training in The Handel Method in US, Europe, Switzerland, working with the President of HGU to analyze efficacy of training program including curriculum, group process calls, length of training, ultimately restructuring training to maximize efficacy and value and minimize cost and resources.o Steered HGU through a complicated re-organization, taking exceptional care of trainees. o Received 2 promotions in less than 9 months, one to Director of Training for HGU and one to Senior Coach for HGU and HG Life due to proven results, expertise and communication/relationship building skills. Show less

• Senior Executive Coach

  • 2015 - Present

  •Provide ethical, client-centered, culturally-competent trauma informed life and relationship coaching.•Cultivate authentic and trusting relationships with clients. •Support clients by designing and delivering customized coaching specific to needs and goals.•Track client progress, and manage/maintain client files and data for reporting/billing purposes.•Key Achievements:o Assisted 200 + clients including executives/industry leaders, students, actors, and entrepreneurs on achieving goals.o Participated in 50+ community events to increase brand visibility and to enhance new and existing opportunities.o Renewed 100% of HG Life clients upon completion of coaching contracts for continued coaching.o Recognized as an SME and “Go To” coach for conflict resolution, trauma informed practices, and equitable and inclusive spaces as well as for offering trans/gender affirming, culturally sensitive coaching. o Coached professionals on communication, interpersonal, time and stress management, and work-life balance skills. Show less



Self-employed

• DEIA CONSULTANT - Training, Education, Facilitation

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  •Lead trainings and workshops that facilitate discussions on the following topics: creating culture, assumptions and community agreements, social location and proximity to power, systems of privilege, power and oppression, the intersection of social justice and yoga, microaggressions, white privilege, white body supremacy, implicit bias, racialized trauma, spiritual bypassing and cultural appropriation, disruption as a practice, queer identity, trans awareness, 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion and affirmation. •Provide consultancy and coaching to C-Suite, managers, staff of various organizations and corporations as well as to yoga and wellness professionals on creating equity and inclusion via redistributing power, effective communication strategies, and organizational and behavioral changes. •Key Achievements: o Developed and facilitated skillful trainings, curriculum and practices around living DEIA for private and public sectors. o Identified strategies to drive change and advance DEI for organizations and businesses including yoga and wellness industries. o Have facilitated 150* skillful trainings on multiple DEIA topics. Specialties: Anti-oppression, Decolonization, Diversity, Inclusion, Racial Equity, Organizational Change and Development, Cultural Competency, Unconscious Bias, Leadership Development, Gender Inclusion, Gender Justice, Coaching, Accessibility, Equity, Culture Change Show less



Multiple Companies

• Yoga Facilitator, Instructor & Consultant

  • 2001 - Present

  Sole Proprietor (2001 to Present) •Offer yoga facilitation to individuals, groups, and corporations as an independent contractor for various needs and abilities. •Mentor yoga instructors who are wanting to find their authentic voice, teach true to the roots of yoga, and create safer and more equitable and inclusive spaces to practice and learn. Owner & Lead Instructor, Sanctuary Yoga Studio (2015 to 2016) Owner & Lead Instructor, Damaru Healing Arts & D’s Yoga Home (2009 to 2015) •Organized and managed daily operations and administration of studio assuring business operations ran smoothly. •Managed website/social media marketing initiatives and provided stellar customer service to clients and staff. •Structured short and long term financial plans and conducted sales forecasts and establish sales targets. Instructor, Lifetime (2019 to Present) Instructor, Yoga Six (2017 to Present) Instructor, Yoga Source (2003 to 2007 & 2017) Instructor, Washington University (2006 to 2014) Instructor, Wellbridge Athletic Club & Spa (2004 to 2009) Instructor, Nutriformance (2003 to 2009) Instructor, Big Bend Yoga Center (2002 to 2008) •Design/lead classes with a decolonial, anti-oppression, intersectional, and trauma informed lens. •Identify and remove barriers to access, building relationships and alliances and creating an accessible practice. •Key Achievements: o Created a studio from the ground up providing an accessible space to experience yoga. o Taught 15K+ classes for all background and abilities and have mentored 20+ yoga teachers throughout tenure. o Created and implemented effective business and marketing plans which drove new clients and retained current ones. o Developed 200 & 300 Hr Yoga Teacher Training curriculum honoring the roots of yoga and centering the experiences of BIPOC as well as accessibility, social justice, equity, inclusion. o Developed workshops/retreats on Trauma, Anger, Grief, Community Agreements, Social Justice, and Unpacking Whiteness. Show less