Penny Koch-Patterson

Director of Client Engagement, Certified Coach & Consultant

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Penny Koch-Patterson , Director of Client Engagement, Certified Coach & Consultant

When the heart is touched by direct experience, the mind may be challenged to change.
— Fr. Peter HansKolvenbach, S.J

As a professional and executive coach, Penny draws upon 22 years of experience across management roles in IT, higher education, and non-profit administration as well as start-up organizations. She provides highly customized coaching and consulting designed to enhance performance for her clients and their organizations. Penny works with her clients to support their personal and professional growth by helping clients consider what matters most, and integrate it all. She couples her coaching, consulting, and facilitation work with her M.B.A. in Marketing and her doctorate in Leadership to help create relevant, meaningful, and actionable solutions for her clients. Penny spends her free time skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and traveling with her family in their Volkswagen “bus.” She is a want-to-be urban farmer; harvesting a variety of organic fruit and veggies from her backyard.

  • ICF Certified Professional Coach, Certified Mentor Coach
  • Certified in The Leadership Circle Profile 360, StrengthsFinder, and the Extraordinary Teams Inventory
  • MBA
  • Doctoral degree in Leadership
  • Serves as a mentor for participants in the Contemplative Leaders in Action program at Seattle University
  • Solo travel across Western Europe
  • Moved across country alone, no friends or family, with no job and no prospects
  • Spent six months working at Disney World, so I know all the ins and outs of all things Disney!
  • Ken, Henry & Charlie ;-)

With over 20 years of experience in tech start-ups, nonprofits, higher education, business and healthcare, Penny has a unique perspective on how coaching serves leaders spanning a variety of roles and professions. Penny has a track record of supporting leaders at all levels across industry including, Fortune 50 clients, healthcare and non-profit organizations.

As an ICF certified professional and executive coach, Penny provides highly customized leadership coaching and consulting designed to enhance performance for her clients and their organizations. Her super power is as an integrative thinker, collating disparate ideas into a larger holistic construct. She has studied and taught business, adult learning, and organizational leadership. These experiences help Penny to understand organizational dynamics and guide individuals to be more effective at work and in life.

Examples of Executive Coaching and Consulting Engagements:

Chief Nursing Officer:  Motivation of Team and Self during COVID Crisis / Strategic Development of Direct Reports / Crisis Communication.

Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Fortune 25 Retail: Discernment of Promotion in EVP Role / Developing process and people to support leadership transition.

Physician-Leader: Self-Awareness / Conscious Communication / Leadership Presence / Emotional Mastery.

VP, Fortune 25 Retail: Team Development / Self Awareness (self and team) / Trust-Building / Effective Communication

Delivery of “Manager as Coach” Training

Delivery of  “Learn to Lead” Training Program for Healthcare Leaders:  Emotional Intelligence / Feedback and Coaching / Self-Awareness / Managing Up / Influence / Stakeholder Communications

Industry/Functional Experience:

  • Healthcare
  • Technology
  • Non-profit/Education
  • 1-1 Coaching
  • Group Coaching
  • New Manager/Leader Coaching
  • Team Coaching
 

Education and Certifications:

BA in Communications, SUNY Oswego
MBA, Bentley University
Ed.D., Seattle University

Certified in the following:

  • International Coaching Federation – Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
  • The Leadership Circle TM 360 Assessment, The Leadership Culture Survey
  • Integrative9 Enneagram
  • The Hogan Assessments

 

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Fun, adventure, learning and love are at heart of it all for Penny. You can always find Penny up for a vacation to Disney, or off to the mountains for a weekend of skiing.