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The Receipts for the Hard Parts: Expertise & Media

Most people can help you when things are going well. I specialize in the moments when they aren't.

Crossing the gap between who you were and who you are becoming requires more than just a pep talk. It requires a guide with the strategic backbone of a corporate leader and the specialized tools of a transition expert. My work is built on 16 years of navigating the highest-stakes moments of human life—from boardroom crises to the "messy middle" of personal reinvention.

Strategic Leadership & Risk Management

The professional credentials that allow me to navigate the technical and organizational side of your transition.

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Senior Professional in Human Resources® (SHRM-SCP) 

  •  Beyond standard HR, the SHRM-SCP is for senior-level professionals who align people strategy with organizational leadership. It requires a proven ability to lead through real-world decision-making and high-pressure change.

    • Certified Since: 12/2020

Senior Professional in Human Resources® (HRCI)

  • This certification is the "gold standard" for leaders operating at the strategic and policymaking level. It represents a technical mastery of HR law, risk management, and workforce strategy.

    • Certified Since: 10/08/2020

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Workplace Mental Health Ally

  •  Developed by Psych Hub and the SHRM Foundation, this training allows me to identify the "unannounced" crises in the workplace—anxiety, depression, and burnout—and respond with competence rather than just a policy manual.

    • Completed: April 20, 2025

16-Year Security Veteran

  •  My career in private security took me from a guard to a Director of Public Safety. It taught me to stay calm and steady for others when things fall apart.

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Whole-Person Transformation

The science-backed tools I use to help you find your footing when your identity feels like it's shifting.

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Certified Insight Coach (CIC)

  •  Rooted in ICF Core Competencies, Insight Coaching moves past simple advice to create the conditions for transformative clarity. It is coaching focused on the level of possibilities rather than just the problems.

    • Awarded: 3/14/2026

Certified Transformational Nutrition Cancer Specialist

  • This specialty is designed to support clients through the profound disorientation of a health crisis. Having lived through Stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s follicular lymphoma, I offer practical and spiritual support. It helps you survive and truly live.

    • Awarded: 11/12/2025

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Relentless Mastery: My Commitment to You

Why my learning never stops.

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Growth isn’t a finish line; it’s a direction. My clients are high-achievers who are constantly evolving, and I believe their guide should be doing the same.

 

I am a lifelong student of human resilience and the science of "becoming." Because crises keep changing, I am committed to staying at the leading edge of coaching mastery. If there is a better way to help you find your footing, I will find it. I will master it and bring it to our work together.

In the Media

Keri is a frequent guest discussing leadership, resilience, and navigating the "in-between."

Featured Appearances

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