Colleen is passionate about using her coaching and consulting skills to help individuals, teams and organizations gain clarity on their business and professional goals and take actions toward being their most successful. Whether a client seeks coaching on transitioning to a new role, addressing their board meeting challenges, or strengthening their relationships, she will ensure they are equipped to do so.

In her 20+ years, Colleen has had the opportunity to work with a diverse group of clients in various disciplines including Financial, Legal, HR, Sales and Technology. Her areas of expertise include executive coaching, management and leadership development, team building, and change management.

Prior to joining QMS, she was Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness for Oppenheimerfunds, a leading global asset management firm based in New York City. In this role, she worked directly with business leaders to provide consulting and learning and development solutions in support of their strategies, goals and talent management process. She also developed strategies for and led a team of HR Technology professionals.

She created competency models and designed and facilitated learning and consulting projects for intact teams, team leaders, and individual contributors on subjects including building strong teams, transitioning to management, leadership development, emotional intelligence and communication skills. She developed the Enterprise Learning Curriculum which provided programs and learning opportunities that addressed core competencies for all levels including the firm’s flagship Management and Leadership Development Program.

She has authored numerous articles, most recently: “Do Women and Men Lead Differently”, “Developing Emotional Intelligence” and “The Case for Emotionally Intelligent Lawyers” and has served on the committee for the Women’s Venture Fund, an organization dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs succeed in business.

Colleen holds a BFA from FIT, and certificates in Management & Organization Development from New York University and Executive Leadership from Columbia University. She has also studied consulting with Peter Block, Flawless Consulting and coaching with Annie McKee, Teleos Leadership Institute. She has experience with a number of psychometric instruments including DISC, Social Styles, Caliper, Personalysis and is certified on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. In addition, Colleen is certified in Focusing and is working toward her certification as a CTI Co-Active Coach.