What Partners Are Saying
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-School Principal
Christy helped us focus our work, stay grounded in our goals, and grow stronger as a team. She brought clarity to complex processes and always led with professionalism, while also holding empathy and understanding. Her support made a real difference for our school.
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-Program Director
It was incredibly helpful working with Christy on identifying appropriate improvement goals for our program. She was skilled at listening and repeating back to me the critical aspects of my thinking as well as asking questions that pressed me to think deeper. We saw great results and I’m feeling confident moving forward.
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-Executive Director
Christy has been exceptional to work with. Each time she meets with our building administrators, our principals share the benefits of the work and conversations with Christy. I have seen some amazing changes in how they are approaching the school improvement process and the work with their staff effect change.
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-Technical College Program Director
Christy’s guidance has been instrumental in helping us clarify our goals, strengthen our teams, and stay focused on meaningful improvement. Her ability to listen, coach, and challenges us to grow has made a lasting impact.
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-Julie Kangas, Principal Chautauqua Elementary School, Vashon Island School District
Christy had a thoughtful, steady presence—she listened without judgment, recognized my strengths, and gently surfaced areas for growth. Her communication was clear, respectful, and always solutions-oriented. Whether I needed help thinking through a systems-level challenge or simply space to process a frustrating day, she met me where I was and offered both empathy and next steps. The experience felt personal, purposeful, and deeply supportive—exactly what I needed in a coaching relationship.
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-Chris Feist, Tahoma High School Associate Principal
Christy is one of the best thinking partners I have had an opportunity to work with in my 25 years as an educator. She is smart, efficient and insightful. I highly recommend her as a thinking partner and I am looking forward to working with her again this fall.
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-Dr. Ta'Keishia Parker, NAESP Fellow, Center for Women in Leadership
Thank you so much for your excellent facilitation of our last meetup! I truly found the topic and discussion incredibly engaging and insightful. The information and tips you shared were highly valuable, and I’m already looking forward to applying them. I appreciate leaving the meeting feeling both informed and inspired. Thank you for your leadHERship!
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-Workshop Participant, 2025 ASCD Conference
How vulnerable and clear the presenter was. She was on point with all of her content.
What Coaching Clients are Saying
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Toni- Medical Professional
"Christy is a skilled coach and a good listener. She brings this warmth, respect and curiosity to our conversations. Her manner of questioning is thought-provoking and her observations spot-on and insightful. She gave me space and used silence to help me think and explore my responses. It was also very easy working with her on our busy schedules. Her Calendly was so convenient it was easy to book or reschedule a coaching session with her. I learned so many useful and important actions that I can take in the issues that I brought up during our coaching sessions."
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Kathryn- IT Professional
“I would highly recommend Christy as a coach. You will gain some forward momentum in your life and also great insight in what is going on within yourself. She is calm, smart, organized and a lovely person to work with. I loved how she brought structure to the sessions, always keeping in mind the forward movement. She often brought tools to the sessions that made the reflection on my side possible. Her reflections were also on point. I felt truly supported.”
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Heather- Higher Education Professional
“Christy is very results focused. Whatever the topic, she helped me discover solid approaches/next steps to progress. I was more centered in my thoughts and more prepared for the conversations and situations that were on the horizon and moving toward me. With Christy's assistance, I entered into conversations and situations more prepared to handle them, with a clear sense of the values I wanted to maintain.”
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Sarah- Legal Professional
“Christy is an amazing coach - warm and patient, she coaches with a calm confidence that immediately put me at ease. She is a fantastic listener and incorporated tools that really helped me with some tough decisions I had to make. I am really glad I got the opportunity to work with her!”
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Mary- Educational Professional
“ I felt truly heard and understood throughout our sessions. Christy’s ability to focus on not just what I was saying, but also what I wasn’t saying made me feel comfortable and safe to express myself fully.”
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Lenora- Project Management Professional
“Christy has an exceptional ability to create a safe and trusting environment, which allowed me to open up and explore my thoughts and feelings without hesitation. Her empathetic nature, active listening skills, and supportive approach were truly remarkable. She tailored her coaching techniques to fit my unique needs, making each session impactful and productive.”