Amy has more than 20 years of public and private sector leadership experience and is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation. Her coaching clients have included civilians and military officers in the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Agriculture; she has also coached professionals at companies such as Boeing, Warner Bros., The Four Seasons, and Goodyear. She is skilled in administering the Hogan, EQi, and various 360 assessments. Amy has coached Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidates and provided guidance for writing and refining Technical and Executive Core Qualifications. In her work serving on Senior Executive candidate screening and interview boards, she assessed hundreds of qualification packages for leadership suitability. As a coach, she focuses on fostering her clients’ leadership development and personal fulfilment.
Amy was a United States government civil servant from 2006 until 2021 and held progressively complex and impactful positions at the Departments of the Navy, Defense, and Veterans Affairs. Her achievements include serving as Chief Learning Officer and Executive Director of the Human Capital Services Center; while there, she expanded learning and development opportunities for more than 600,000 Veterans Affairs employees, contractors, and academic affiliates. She also created the VA’s first learning podcast (“Are You Future Ready?”) which ranked among the top 25 government podcasts in its first year.
Amy holds a bachelor’s degree from Johnson & Wales and a master’s degree in business administration from the Citadel. She completed both the Harvard Senior Executive Fellows program and the University of North Carolina Senior Executive training.
Amy is the proud wife, daughter, niece, and cousin of veterans from the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Coast Guard. She lives with her amazing husband and adorable rescue dog, Hula, near Chapel Hill, NC. In 2021, she and her husband left the Washington, DC area after selling their house and belongings to travel the country full-time in their Airstream. Over 2.5 years, they visited 49 states, Canada, Mexico, and 55 national parks; they also took Hula to dip her paws into each of the Great Lakes. Amy loves to be outdoors, whether skiing, hiking, biking, or sitting with a good book or around a campfire with friends. She is a professionally trained chef and worked as a bread baker during college. Cooking and baking are among her favorite hobbies and how she likes to serve the community; she enjoys volunteering with food security organizations, teaching after-school cooking classes, and demonstrating how healthful foods can also be delicious. Her personal motto is “Semper Disco” – “I’m always learning.”
