Member Profile

I was born right here in the Midwest – Muncie, Indiana and grew-up in New Jersey. 

I was introduced to Buddhism in 1979 while I was a student at Denison University. I went to the Philadelphia Dharmadatu which was founded by Chogyam Trungpa, where I received my first meditation instruction.  I experienced how I could actually work with my thoughts and feelings in a very pragmatic way. I also experienced how I could grow and develop intentionally.  I’ve continued my practice to this day and have been a member at the ZLMC since 2011 and recently became a board member. 

The ZLMC has become a “home-away-from-home” for me. The sangha is a great source of intimate friendship and inspiration. It’s been exciting to see how the center has grown over the years. Currently I’m an advanced student studying Koans with Roshi Robert Althouse. It’s been a extremely challenging course of study where there is no “answer” and there is an “answer” that requires me to go beyond my thinking mind for the “answer”. 

Professionally, I’m an executive coach who helps leaders and their teams reach their full potential by uncovering the “hidden” source(s) of their resistance to realizing their full potential. I use the Immunity to Change(ITC) process to do this. It is a simple process that uncovers the “hidden” sources of resistance efficiently and pretty easily. I learned the ITC process from Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey of Harvard University who are the originators of it and have been refining the process over the past 20 years with individuals, teams and organizations.   

I’ve also been certified as a Master Somatic Coach through the Strozzi Institute.

I received my Masters in Organization Development from Loyola University and received my BA in philosophy from Denison University.