Twenty-eight years of living and leading overseas with my husband in multi-cultural contexts has had a transformational impact on me. Experiencing the wonder of human interaction and the potential of authentic connection across profoundly different cultures has brought me to deeply value the ways we build trust and allow ourselves to be impacted by the people and the world around us. Coaching and leading a well-being initiative among hundreds of inter-cultural team members has instilled in me a passion for building bridges and breaking down walls that divide humanity.

Now, after returning to my country-of-birth, living in a multi-cultural community and multi-generational household, I am more aware than ever of what is at stake for all of us if we can’t figure out how to navigate interaction among people who are different from each other.

Different Like Me® is an invitation to join me on this journey of discovery. I’m coming to believe that leading with conversational and cultural competency isn’t found in being more influential or assertive, nor in learning to be more articulate or skilled in our communication, nor in figuring out the right thing to do or say in an ever-changing society and environment. Instead, I believe the path to meaningful human interaction is marked by deep intentionality, courageous vulnerability, and healthy humility; by an authentic desire to truly see and be expanded by a dynamic world and an amazing humanity around us.

As an ICF PCC coach, Gallup Certified Strengths® Coach, MA in Human Services Counseling, and Conversational Intelligence® Enhanced Practitioner, I am grateful to bring my experience and education, together with yours, to this powerful group learning and coaching adventure.