Executive Coaching

Rox is a seasoned professional. She understands the challenges of working with volunteers, growing an organization, making and executing tough decisions, and how to build strong teams. Rox’s expertise as an executive coach has benefited emerging leaders, CEOs, and Cabinet Secretaries. Her support has resulted in improved professional focus, renewed passion and vision, career development and strategic positioning. She also understands crisis management, having worked in complex state and national organizations with high public scrutiny. She works with executives as their thought partner to develop clarity of vision and to create strategic plans that deliver a high return on investment.

In her executive roles, she has reported to volunteer boards of directors and elected officials for more than twenty years and worked to develop their philanthropic and strategic thinking. While serving as CEO of Nurse-Family Partnership, she helped the organization obtain multi-year, multi-million dollar commitments from donors including Blue-Meridian Partners. She has also coached emerging professionals into management and leadership roles

Rox is supported in this work by Donalyn, another highly experienced professional. Donalyn has years of experience guiding organization leaders in fundraising, grant management, and network building. Her education and professional experience involve expertise in technical writing, and at SWR she has guided many leaders and emerging leaders in resume and cover-letter building. Donalyn has years of experience preparing individuals for interviews during changing life-stages.

SWR understands the competing tasks of executives, including the need to spend time on high-level thinking while motivating the board, staff, and volunteer teams to maximize commitment and productivity.