About Robin

 

Background

I was born and raised on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland.  My husband and I started dating in high school, and after college we were married and returned home to establish our careers.  

After 22 years with a local nonprofit organization, I left an executive position to start a second career.  I worked with a coach to determine what I wanted to do in the next chapter of my life, and found the coaching process to be exciting, rewarding and absolutely life-changing. 

I decided to establish my own coaching practice where I could utilize my past experience and education to help others who are mission- and service-oriented be more successful in their roles and in the process find more happiness and fulfillment .  Coaching nonprofit leaders feels like a very natural progression from the career that I enjoyed for so many years. 

Experience

I joined a small community hospital as a personnel assistant in 1986.  As the organization grew into a local healthcare system, I continued to take on more and more responsibilities, and by 2003 I was serving as Executive Vice President. 

Over the years my responsibilities included strategic planning, internal and external communications, fund raising, staffing the governing board, line management,  and numerous special projects.  My career offered me lots of variety and the opportunity to wear many hats, which helped me learn many skills.

Education

I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Delaware in 1986 with a minor in sociology and a concentration in communication, graduating summa cum laude.  I received a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Wilmington College in 1994.  The combination of the liberal arts and business education has served me well throughout my career.  I absolutely love learning and enjoy every opportunity to further my education, both formally and informally.   In 2009 I was certified as a coach through Coach Training Alliance.

Memberships

 

International Coach Federation

National Council of Nonprofits

Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations

Delaware Association of Nonprofit Agencies

 American College of Healthcare Executives

Kent County Chamber of Commerce

Queen Anne’s County Chamber of Commerce

Business Women’s Network of Delaware

“Experience is not what happens to you.  It’s what you do with what happens to you.”

                                                                                                                        Aldous Huxley