Bridging the Gaps Between Theory, Vision, and Practice

I operate as the Principal of Bellwether Way Consulting, partnering with higher education institutions, non-profits, and executive leaders to design resilient programs and navigate moments of deep transition.

While I personally lead every engagement, I frequently convene specialized teams of subcontractors—from instructional designers to media producers—to deliver large-scale projects that require diverse technical expertise. Whether you are facilitating a board-level strategic plan, building a competency-based curriculum, or integrating trauma-informed care into your organizational culture, we help you move from abstract concepts to embodied action.

Core Services

1. Strategic Planning & Organizational Discernment

I facilitate participatory planning processes that honor spiritual traditions while delivering concrete operational outcomes.

• Mission, Vision, & Values Facilitation: Guiding boards and staff through "Discovery and Engagement" phases to clarify organizational identity.

• Communal Discernment: Utilizing Quaker and Ignatian decision-making models to help organizations navigate complex change.

• Organizational Assessment: Conducting stakeholder listening sessions, document reviews, and SWOT analyses to ground strategy in reality.

2. Instructional Design & Competency-Based Education

I help institutions design educational models that are modular, scalable, and spiritually grounded.

• Competency Framework Development: Full-cycle development of frameworks, from "blueprinting" microcredentials to designing assessment matrices.

• Curriculum Architecture and Instructional Design: Creating learning pathways that bridge the gap between academic theory and vocational practice.

• Content & Media Production: End-to-end development of educational media, including scriptwriting and video production for hybrid courses.

3. Executive Coaching & Leadership Development

I provide "strategic sparring" and management coaching for leaders facing high-stakes complexity.

• Leadership Coaching: Weekly high-touch sessions for leaders navigating organizational restructuring, role clarity, and stakeholder management.

• Adaptive Strategy: Using frameworks like Cynefin and Two Loops to help leaders diagnose complex challenges and move past decision paralysis.

• Resilience & Capacity: Developing sustainable boundaries to prevent burnout in mission-driven leadership roles.

4. Workshop Facilitation & Retreat Leadership

I design and facilitate immersive learning environments that move beyond information transfer to transformation.

• Vocational Discernment & Deep Listening: Guiding groups through rigorous discernment processes, including "Clearness Committee" training for collegiate formation and retreats focused on faithful and mission-aligned innovation.

• Arts-Based Inquiry & Social Change: Utilizing modalities like Theatre of the Oppressed and improvisational theater to help teams envision "what comes next" and practice dynamic leadership.

• Trauma-Informed Practice: Training for religious and community leaders on ministry with trauma in view, focusing on building resilient, "courageous" systems.

Selected Workshops, Trainings, and Talks

• Boston College Diversity and Inclusion Summit “Tending to Fractures: Actionable Strategies for Trauma-Informed Cultures”

• Jesuit Refugee Service, Theological Consultation “Imagination as a Lens for Complex Thinking in Reconciliation”

• Boston University's Danielsen Institute "Mapping the Terrain of Moral Disorientation: From Moral Injury Measures to a Moral Orienting System Assessment"

• Boston College and Sophia University Consultation "Exploring Formative Educational Approaches to Generative Artificial Intelligence"

• Education Beyond the Walls, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary “Made in the Image of a Maker: Exploring Public Theology through Creative Practice”

• New England Yearly Meeting, The Religious Society of Friends “Listening for Life: Demystifying Leadings, Vocation, and Discernment”

• Candler School of Theology “Theatre of the Oppressed and Creating What Comes Next"

• The BTS Center and The Maine Council of Churches "Courageous Churches: Change in Human Systems" (Leadership Training)

• Youth Theological Initiative, Emory University “Colanders, Calls, and Kitchen Tables: Realistic Vocational Discernment for Today”

• The Walker Center for Ecumenical Exchange "Arts-Based Practices for Dynamic Leadership and Group Facilitation"

• Trinity College Faculty Training Series "Clearness Committee Training for Collegiate Spiritual Formation"

Work With Me

I approach every contract as a partnership. While I am available for select speaking engagements, my most impactful work happens when we have the lead time to tailor the engagement to your specific strategic goals. References from prior institutional and executive clients are available upon request.