M.Ed. and Parent Coaching Institute™ Certified Parent Coach®

Effective parenting is the art of pairing freedom and support.

I enjoy helping parents who seek to:

• move from challenges to solutions;
• guide their student to make the most of his or her educational and life experiences;
• worry less and want to reduce family stress;
• gain new parenting approaches to develop an adult-to-adult relationship with their college student.

Founder/Parent Coach/Parent Relations Consultant, Successful College Parenting, 2009-Present

Associate Director, The Filene Center for Academic Advising & Career Services, Wheaton College (MA), 1987-2009

Parent Coaching Institute Certified Parent Coach®, Seattle Pacific University, 2005 
Trained in Appreciative Inquiry & Living Systems Theory                              

Susan Vogt Leadership Fellow (2006-2007), Boston Consortium for Higher Education
    Susan Vogt Leadership Coach (2007-2010)

M.Ed., Lesley College, 1987

B.A., Bennington College, 1985

Professional Memberships 

• Presenter, Student Affairs Division, Keeping Families in the Picture, Salisbury University, August 2012
• Presenter (on-site & webinars), Berklee College of Music, Parent Orientation, May 2009-2013, August/Sept. 2009-2012, January 2010-2013, Family Weekend, October 2009-2012
• Co-presented Berklee Parent Relations Model for Vice Presidents of Student Affairs, Colleges of the Fenway,  Spring 2012
• Presenter (webinars), Carroll University, Disability Services, 3-part webinar series for parents of students with disabilities, Fall 2010 and 2011 
• Presenter (on-site), "Parenting Through the College Exploration Process", The Williams School, New London, CT, April 2010
• Presenter (on-site), "Parenting Beyond the Here & Now", The Women's Education & Leadership Fund, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT, Feb. 2010
• Presenter (on-site), Prospective Student Visiting Days, Parent "Ask Me" Sessions, Homecoming Parent Programming, Wheaton College, 1987-2009
         

• Co-Presenter, Pre-conference Institute, (AHEAD) Assoc. on Higher Education And Disability, Creating Parent Education from Design to Reality, July 2011
• Co-Presenter, ACPA - National Conference, Keeping Parents In The Picture, Mar. 2011 
• Co-Presenter, NAFSA - Regional Conference, Parents as Partners:  A New Paradigm for Working with Parents of Education Abroad Students, Nov. 2010
• Co-presenter, "Building Blocks to Successful College Transition", 2010 Rehabilitation & Transition Conference, Kohler, WI, Mar. 2010
• Presenter, Administrators Promoting Parent Involvement, 2009 
• Presenter, Love, Light, Laughter Women's Conference, Appreciative Parenting, Spring 2007
• Presenter, "Advising Across the Campus: A Collaborative Approach", National Academic Advising Association Conference - Region 1, 2006 

• Author, Successful College Parenting Strategies, 2009-2013
• Parenting Expert for College Expert Panel, On-line "Go-To" for parents - 2011
• Featured Contributor, Corporate Wellness Magazine, The Cost of College, May 2011
• Featured Author: Parent Coaching Institute Parent Express E-zine, “Dare to Share: Parenting Through Our Stories”, Feb. 2010
• Contributor, The Parent Express E-zine, Book Review:  College of the Overwhelmed, October 2009
• Contributor,  Parent Success Stories: Positive Changes Through the PCI Coaching Model, Parent Coaching Institute, 2009
• Contributor, “Appreciative Parenting: Imagining the Possibilities”, Aspire Magazine, April/May 2007 Cover article

• Appreciative inquiry model for catalyzing change
• Expertise in experiential learning model
• Studied "Leaderful Practice"
• Court mediation -- district court
• Volunteer leadership in both private and public schools and community organizations