My Story
Throughout my career, I have coached performing artists, writers, musicians, painters, designers and non-profit professionals from early career and through mid-career work and life transitions. As a creative artist working in performance art and creative writing, and with a family of creatives, I understand what drives art making and fuels creativity. The highlight of my over 25-year career in executive-level fundraising and planning in the non-profit arts arena is the work I completed with artists to bring their projects to life. I credit the experience of my husband's death and raising school-aged children as a solo parent for transforming my lifelong passion for personal growth into a spiritual path that continues to deepen every day.
My Background
I have a degree in psychology and a masters in performance studies from NYU with additional training in creative business planning, group facilitation, mindfulness practices, organizational leadership and performance. I was co-founder of a non-profit presenting organization called Rivertown Artists Workshop (RAW). I am a graduate of the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) and am a certified creativity coach with the Creativity Coaching Association. I was a scholarship recipient and graduate of the 2021 conscious leadership program of Sounds True and New York University, called the InnerMBA.
For over 25 years I have championed the work of artists in the arts and culture arena as a life coach, as a non-profit executive and founder.
I’m also a transitions expert. We are, all of us, undergoing multiple transitions at once. I have learned through my own experience that change is a gateway to a life with meaning and purpose. Change is hard, especially the kind of change that we don’t invite or welcome. But even shifts that we do provoke are followed by a period of transition that can trigger all kinds of resistance AND is also a time that is full of possibilities.
Creative women deserve a champion to help them navigate real-life transitions so that they can make an impact in the world in the biggest and most authentic way possible.
I support women artists and creators BECAUSE they are the change-makers who tell our stories, teach our children, touch our hearts and stir our souls. If you are interested in deepening your own awareness around patterns and behaviors that keep you playing small - I am here to support you stepping into your gifts IN A BIG WAY.
I am here to support you through life’s most challenging personal and professional transitions so that your perspective on change shifts from one of fear and avoidance to curiosity and action.