“Coaching Philosophy: Helping individuals and leaders in mission-focused organizations to lead clearly with head, heart, courage and purpose.”
Rachel is an international executive coach, facilitator and speaker who works with leaders across industries, including government, construction, medicine and the nonprofit sector. She has over 25 years of business experience, including 13 years of federal service. Rachel has coached and facilitated individual leaders and groups in the U.S. and more than 70 countries, including Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Pakistan and France.
Rachel is a champion for brave and authentic leadership. She believes in coaching the whole person—body, mind and spirit—toward brave futures that align with her client’s values. While she works with leaders in all levels of organizations, her passion is for supporting new and midlevel leaders on their journey to greater self-awareness, enhanced communication and increased confidence.
Rachel’s clients appreciate her relatable experience, authenticity, and warmth. She helps them identify what matters and where they would like to go through a nonjudgmental partnership. Her experience facilitating leadership development programs allows for a depth of tools and knowledge to be shared with clients for their most effective leadership.
Rachel’s clients often say she is a “soft place to land.” They walk away from their engagements feeling heard, developing a clear sense of what matters to them and the leader they want to be, and cultivating a deeper inner confidence to help themselves, their teams and their organizations thrive and transform.
Experience
As a former federal leader, Rachel is passionate about supporting public servants manage and lead through complexity. She has worked with clients in all Cabinet-level agencies. Rachel’s held leadership positions in agencies during and following periods of great national upheaval, including 9/11, the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent subprime mortgage crisis. In 2019, Rachel was competitively selected to be trained by Dr. Brené Brown as a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. Rachel loves working with mission-based organizations to help them build their courage-building skills based on the Dare to Lead™ framework.
Education, Training and Certifications
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), Minor in Spanish (James Madison University)
- M.S. in e-Commerce (George Mason University)
- Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching (Georgetown University)
- ICE Fellows Program (Federal Executive Institute)
- ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
- Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator (based on the work of and trained directly by Dr. Brené Brown)
- Certified Grief Educator (by David Kessler)
- Pro Bono coach to the Women’s Impact Alliance
Assessment Certifications
Everything DiSC® (and Authorized Partner); Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team; Learning Circle Profile; EQi-2.0; EQ-i 360; Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Public Service Leadership 360 Assessment
Personal
Rachel resides in Alexandria, Virginia, with her family and rescue dog Smudge. When she is not working, Rachel enjoys traveling, being in nature, walking, listening to live music and reading. Born and raised in a small New England town, she has been a Red Sox fan since before birth, attending games at Fenway Park while in the womb!