Judy is an Organization Development practitioner and leadership coach with over a decade of experience leading projects across the public, nonprofit, higher education, and international education sectors. She is passionate about helping organizations and teams create environments that allow their best thinking to come forward and create a positive impact for society.
Whether through training, facilitation, coaching, or consulting, Judy has a proven track record of helping her clients come together to have conversations that matter. Some of her most recent projects include organization-wide cultural transformation initiatives with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and large group stakeholder engagement and meeting design/facilitation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Judy has also expertise in designing and delivering relevant, timely, and actionable Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training for managers and executives in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors.
Judy is passionate about creating environments that enable collaboration and creativity and her expertise in facilitation is the foundation of her approach. The skill of facilitation has been a through line for her career, starting with her cross-cultural collaboration work in rural Japan as a JET programme participant and continuing with her work in multi-stakeholder coordination as a Curriculum and Data Specialist for American University’s School of International Service.
As a facilitator, Judy comes highly recommended with several clients noting that her energy and charisma as well as her focus on experiential workshop design create a uniquely impactful experience. Judy is an expert in using qualitative and quantitative data to help leaders build stakeholder support and create lasting impacts. She is well versed in evidence-based theories and industry best practices for increasing team performance, developing leadership competencies, and addressing organizational culture change.
Judy holds dual Bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, as well as a Master of Science in Organization Development from American University. She holds a graduate-level certification in evidence based coaching from Fielding Graduate University and is a certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace practitioner.