Helping Leaders Think More Clearly.

Lead More Intentionally.

Create Lasting Impact.



I partner with leaders, teams, and organizations as they navigate complexity, strengthen leadership, and develop the capacity of the people around them.

As a transformational coach, leadership strategist, consultant, and facilitator, I am especially energized by leaders who develop others and build healthy, highly effective organizations where people can thrive.

For more than 20 years, I have helped leaders build high-performing teams, align people and systems, and create meaningful, sustainable results. My role is not to provide all the answers. It is to ask thoughtful questions, offer perspective, challenge assumptions, and create the space for leaders to access their own best thinking, make confident decisions, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

My leadership journey has taken me through communities that differ greatly in geography, culture, and context—from the Navajo Nation in New Mexico and the South Bronx in New York City, to founding a Title I elementary school in New Orleans and later partnering with schools and systems across Austin, Texas.

Although each experience looked different, they all deepened my belief that meaningful change begins with people—and with leaders who are willing to invest in them.

Those experiences eventually led me to senior system leadership, where I supported strategy and organizational growth across a K–12 network of 11 schools serving more than 6,000 students. I led talent and leadership development initiatives and coached senior leaders through growth, transition, and organizational change.

Across every role—from classroom teacher to executive system leader—one lesson became increasingly clear: effective leadership is rooted in strong relationships, clarity of purpose, and a commitment to developing others.

Clients often describe my coaching as a balance of deep support and thoughtful challenge. I create space for leaders to slow down, reflect honestly, gain new perspectives, and translate insight into meaningful action.

I believe lasting leadership growth begins within—when leaders reconnect with their values, strengths, purpose, and vision while developing the courage to release the beliefs and patterns that no longer serve them. My goal is not simply to help leaders solve today’s challenges. It is to strengthen their clarity, confidence, and capacity to lead through whatever comes next.

Outside of my work, I am passionate about hiking and high-altitude adventures. I have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, completed the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, and hiked the GR20 in Corsica, France. More recently, I have embraced one of life’s greatest adventures: becoming a mama to my daughter, Jones Marilyn.

Both the mountains and motherhood continue to teach me about presence, resilience, humility, and courage in the face of uncertainty. They remind me that meaningful growth rarely comes from avoiding discomfort. It comes from moving through it with intention, curiosity, and faith.

Lead from Within. Lead with Impact.

Coaching Philosophy

My coaching is rooted in one simple belief: sustainable leadership begins with self-awareness.

When leaders lead from their values, strengths, and purpose, they lead with greater clarity,

develop others more intentionally, and create organizations where people thrive.

Whether through coaching, leadership development, or consulting,

every partnership is designed to create meaningful reflection, intentional action, and lasting growth.

What I Believe

• Every leader already possesses strengths worth building upon.

• Reflection creates awareness. Action creates transformation.

• Courage and compassion belong together.

• Lasting leadership transformation begins from within.

Why I Started SBG Coaching & Consulting

Throughout my career, I saw extraordinary leaders carrying tremendous responsibility while rarely having

the space to slow down, think deeply, or invest in their own growth.

I knew there had to be a different way.

SBG Coaching & Consulting was created to give leaders a dedicated place to

reflect, gain clarity, strengthen their leadership, and create greater impact.

Working Together

When we partner together, you can expect:

• A trusted thought partner who listens deeply and challenges thoughtfully

• Honest conversations that create clarity—not just motivation

• Coaching grounded in your strengths, values, and unique leadership context

• Practical tools that turn reflection into meaningful action

• A partnership focused on sustainable leadership, not quick fixes