Bio
For 15 years, I worked as a Human Resources manager and director at such companies as Metapath Software, RealNetworks, Brandrud Furniture and Jefferson Wells International.  I coached employees and managers during times of career anxiety, burnout and performance difficulties.  It became clear to me that most often the difficulties existed because the individual and the job were not a good match.  The person’s authentic gifts were not being utilized, hurting both the company and the employee.  I was powerless to affect meaningful changes because I was a representative of the company.  This frustration led me to become a Career Coach profession. In 2006, I received a Certificate in Coaching from Coach Training Alliance.  I utilize my own gifts and experience to guide others into a life of professional fulfilment.

I also have a strong creative side, which I use in my coaching practice. I am a writer, of screenplays and fiction. In 2001, I won the Burien New Works first place prize for a full-length play, My Lady’s Hand.  Subsequently, in 2003 My Lady’s Hand was produced in partnership between Mad Dog Productions and Moonlight Theatre Company and again in 2004 at Burien Theatre.  An original short one act, The Lioness was produced in the 2004 Mae West Festival.  I have acted in productions for Belltowne Theatre, Moonlight Production Company, The Union Garage and several other Seattle theatres.  Additionally, I have directed productions for Moonlight Theatre Company, SIS Production and the Mae West Festival.  I have taught acting under my own company, Puck’s Playground for adults and children. I am currently working on my first novel.

Because I am the busy and sometimes tired mother of two small daughters, ages 4 and 1 and have a 13-year-old stepson, I understand the need for balance between professional and personal lives, and incorporate this understanding into my coaching.  

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