Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
— Mary Oliver
leadership coaching
As your coach, I act as a thought partner and catalyst, helping you understand your strengths and overcome barriers so you can define and reach your goals. I can help you build the scaffolding for strategic thinking, balance, and leadership.
As a coach and a leader in San Francisco's nonprofit sector, I have had the privilege of working with diverse colleagues and clients representing a wide variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and passions. I believe that we reach our greatest leadership potential when we nurture that which is unique in and important to us — and that our organizations are better off for this diversity of cultures and perspectives. I approach every relationship from a position of empathy and cultural humility. Both inside and outside of the coaching room, I am continuously working to understand my own biases and regularly participate in workshops and trainings on allyship and anti-racism.
Certified through Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute, June 2021
What People Are Saying
Shannon’s synthesis of issues / areas I shared during each coaching session helped me get out of my head, stop and listen. Listening to her summary and themes she heard from me, really helped me zone in on identifying a clear focus for the session. With the identified focus Shannon very seamlessly asked questions and made recommendations for us to leave the session with a completed roadmap and actionable items before every session.
I am truly amazed at how Shannon brilliantly paced our conversation —no matter how complex the plan we discussed and created during a session, Shannon was calm, thoughtful and strategic as we got to a final plan. I always left our sessions with a huge sigh of relief because I had a plan I could implement immediately.
— Nelly, Nonprofit Executive Director
Shannon takes the time to deeply listen to her coaching clients, and she does so with compassion enough to challenge them when it would be helpful. She doesn't presume to know the answers or insist on a certain path toward a breakthrough, conclusion, or plan. She is really invested in helping people help themselves, so that they can build up their own skill set and learn to slow down, take a step back, and consider what would be the most helpful or most important thing to do next.
— Allison Eckert, Nonprofit Leader
Shannon really listens and provides the space to find the answers to questions you have without being told them directly. This allows for true ownership of your results. At the end of each session, I feel refreshed, energized, and ready to take on my professional goals.