About

My mission is to inspire experienced professionals to realize their unique passions and qualifications, and provide them with strength, resources, and strategies to achieve their job search or career transition.

I have a background in recruiting and career development spanning over 20 years. As many of my clients, however, I came to a point where the career that I had worked so hard to build wasn’t working for me anymore.  
It was one of those “a-ha” moments!  I realized that my true passion was using my expertise to help others.  That’s why I started coaching… to assist others in living their true passion!

Who I Work With

I work with experienced professionals of the Boomer Generation who are unemployed, under-employed or planning a career transition.

My Beliefs

  • Even in the worst economies, the best prepared candidates find jobs.
  • Each person is gifted with innate passions, talents, and strengths.  It is your right, perhaps even your obligation, to use your unique gifts to better yourself and others.
  • You can’t control others: you can only control your own attitudes, actions, and beliefs.  Accepting responsibility for your career has always been important.  Now it’s essential.
  • Mistakes can be a growth experience.
  • The more you give to others, the more you will receive.
  • People enjoy helping others, but they are much more willing to help someone they know.
  • Life is too short to waste in an occupation, or career that you don’t love!
  • You’ll never reach your destination without creating a strategic “road map.”  Otherwise you’ll waste a lot of time on the way to nowhere.
  • Courage is it’s own reward.
  • Live each day in the moment.  You can’t change yesterday or predict  tomorrow, but you can live today to the fullest!

Accomplishments

  • Cited in Who’s Who in technology (Education Category) three years in a row by Crain’s Cleveland Business Online.
  • Created a centralized career site for fourteen regional colleges and universities to combine job listings in one place.  Students from all schools could easily access and apply for job openings.
  • Cited by the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education for co-founding the Northeast Ohio Career Consortium.
  • Presented at regional and national associations for career, employer relations, and internships.

Education/ and Certifications

  • Certified Career Management Coach from The Academies.
  • Ph.D. in Higher Education from The Florida State University – Specializing in vocational counseling.
  • Masters of Science in Counseling and Human Services – Vocational Counseling track from The Florida State University.
  • Bachelor of Arts in Language Arts from The University of Florida.