I love to play in many “sandboxes.” I use sandbox as a metaphor for where we spend our time with others, in work and play. My own sandboxes include:

LEADER • CHANGE MAKER • FACILITATOR • STORY-TELLER • CREATIVE THINKER
DANCER • TRAVELER • GARDENER • PHOTOGRAPHER • PODCASTER


Hello! I'm Sarah.

As a professional change leader, a leadership coach, and organizational development consultant, I specialize in team development, communication, and conflict resolution. I am a master facilitator of workshops and team events, and also work 1:1 with successful leaders in complex environments. I work with leaders at all levels, from emerging professionals to senior leadership.  

I also work with private clients across the U.S. to creatively facilitate Board retreats and strategic planning sessions, and conduct leadership development educational workshops.

I developed a unique integrated approach to my practice by blending current theories, industry-leading certifications in human behavior, mental health experience, and an advanced degree in dance/movement therapy. My holistic practice for coaching and consulting leaders is uniquely designed to help you:

You and I can collaborate to grow your potential!

• Clarify and realize your goals
• Identify and leverage your strengths
• Examine the choices you make which create value and purpose in your life and work

Sarah's Professional Experience & Affiliations:

Cone Health | Greensboro, NC

• Senior Consultant for Organizational Effectiveness [2019 - present]
• Manager of Organizational Change [2009 - 2019]
• Organizational Development Specialist [2001-2009]
• Dance/Movement Therapist & Program Coordinator - [1990-2001]

• Cemela Foundation
• National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL)
• Reading Connections (literacy program)
• Association of Professional Addiction Network (APAN)
• Cone Foundation
• Impact Alamance
• Alamance Burlington School System
• Authoracare (Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro)
• NC Association of Healthcare Access Management
• Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT
• American Dance Therapy Association Conference
• Connecticut Hospital Association


I support leaders working on solutions in one of the most rapidly evolving and complex fields: healthcare. I focus on the people side of change at Cone Health and institutions during major strategic project plans including reimagining the patient model and relocation of staff, as well as facilitating executive leadership training and coaching for teams and individuals.


Education & Training:

• Professional Coaching | CoachU and Coach Academy International
• Massage Therapy, Body Therapy Institute | Saxapahaw, NC
• MA (Dance/Movement Therapy) | Goucher College | Baltimore, Maryland
• B.A. (Biology) | Agnes Scott College | Atlanta, Georgia


Assessment Certifications:

• Big 5
• Myers-Briggs
• DiSC, including Work of Leaders, EQ, 5 Dysfunctions of a Team
• Discovery Insights
• Change Style Indicator
• The Implications Wheel



Board Affiliations:

• Creative Aging Network, Board Chair
• Presbyterian Counseling Center, Board Chair
• American Dance Therapy Association, 8 years, held various leadership roles: Treasurer, Standard and Ethics, Public Relations, Carolina Chapter of the ADTA, President, Vice President, Treasurer, Diversity Task Force
• Association of Change Management Professionals, Diversity Framers: Task Force for Diversity


Clients:

6-hospital system | 13,000 employees