A recognized expert in developing individuals & teams that consistently achieve exceptional results, Pat has been a coach & consultant to Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurs for over twenty years.

Known nationally as “the coach’s coach” Pat helps professionals from many fields become better leaders and/or more effective coaches. Her education includes graduate training in Counseling and Organizational Development at Columbia University and The Wharton School of Business. A Certified Heartmath Coach, Corporate Coach University International graduate and Neuro-Linguistic Programming practitioner, Pat also holds the International Coach Federation's coveted Master Coach Certification. She augments her coaching skills with an array of highly effective organizational and individual assessment tools. When she’s not coaching, Pat leads classes teaching leaders how to grow their skills and their businesses.

In 1987, Pat formed The Spectrum Group, LLC a consulting firm dedicated to strategic change management.  As its lead coach, Pat supports client organizations in leveraging their human potential, whether their situational need is for executive development, employee hiring or retention. 
Her coaching enables individuals and teams to envision the outcomes they want and need, then develop specific strategies that will help them reach their goals. 

Having experienced the challenges that arise while growing a consulting firm and during years of corporate management, Pat's widely differentiated knowledge adds understanding, heart and sensitivity to her coaching.
 
Before starting her own firm, Pat led the Management and Organizational Development at Equicor, now a division of Cigna. These roles gave her the experience necessary for supporting real organizational change & business results. Years of platform training experience equip Pat to provide special content coaching to her clients.
 
The author of many articles for the American Management Association and other periodicals, Pat presents regularly at professional conferences. She also serves on the Tennessee Leadership & Tennessee Coaches Alliance Boards.  When she’s not traveling for business or pleasure, Pat enjoys music and skeet shooting.