JML Coaching
Leadership clarity starts with one honest conversation
About JML Coaching
Connection, Curiosity, Growth
JML Coaching is grounded in connection, clarity, and transformation. We begin with your current goals and challenges, build on your strengths to create sustainable strategies for growth. We encourage clients to bring their whole selves.
We support leaders in nonprofits, educational institutions and mission-driven organizations as they navigate growth and change. My coaching helps rising and senior leaders build clear communication, healthy teams, and confident leadership practices. I have experience working with neurodiverse individuals and with leaders who want to support a range of thinking and communication styles. My goal is to help you lead with clarity, and steady focus.
Meet Your Coach
My Approach: I use a human-centered, reflective coaching style grounded in deep listening, clear thinking, and honest conversation. I work with both the head and the heart—supporting leaders as they slow down, notice what matters, and build practices that create lasting change. My role is to offer perspective, ask the right questions, and help people move forward with clarity and intention.
My Path to Coaching: My path to coaching grew out of a long career in higher education leadership, building teams, developing programs, and supporting educators and staff as they guided students and institutions through change. I have had a front-row seat to leaders as they experimented, made difficult decisions, succeeded, and sometimes failed. I have always found energy in the moments when a person or team moves from uncertainty to clarity. When a new idea takes hold, when someone grows through a challenge, or when a setback becomes a turning point for stronger leadership. Experiencing coaching myself showed me the value of having a grounded partner who brings perspective across complex systems and personal demands. That experience reshaped how I lead and made coaching a natural extension of my work.
Professional Background: I am a teacher, researcher, and technologist who grew into leadership roles over time. Across more than 25 years, I’ve been driven by the same core questions: how do people learn, how do behaviors change, and how do teams become effective. That curiosity has shaped my work as an educator, faculty developer, technology leader, and now Dean, where I’ve built programs, supported innovation, guided teams through change, and helped leaders grow their confidence and capacity.
Services and Offerings
1:1 Coaching
One-on-one coaching provides dedicated time to reflect, gain clarity, and set a direction that aligns with your goals. Together we support the transformation you want to create in your work and life.
Group Coaching
Group coaching brings people together to learn, reflect, and work through challenges in a supportive setting. It helps each person grow by gaining insight from both the coach and the collective experience of the group.
Facilitated Engagements
Facilitated engagements provide structured support for teams and organizations as they navigate complex work. These sessions strengthen alignment and focus through strategic planning, leadership retreats, and collaborative processes designed to move groups forward with clarity and purpose.
Why Coaching with Jill ?
“Working with Jill came at the perfect time for me. During our twelve sessions, I was navigating a new role, my manager had just moved on, and my new manager was new to leadership. It was a lot to manage, and having Jill’s support truly made a difference. She is incredibly approachable and insightful, with a gift for breaking things down so they feel completely achievable. Every concept she shared was simple, clear, and actionable, and the tools she gave me helped me build confidence quickly. Honestly, having Jill available to me during that transition was life changing. I highly recommend her coaching. Her style is adaptable, supportive, and genuinely helpful for people at any stage in their career.”
— K.R. Learning & Development Specialist
Jill's coaching style is highly effective and impactful. She creates a very welcoming environment that immediately fosters trust, yet she is equally willing to challenge assumptions and push boundaries. Her questions often make me stop, reflect, and unlock completely new ways of thinking. I consistently achieve actionable insights during our sessions. I highly recommend Jill if you are looking for a coach who will meet you with warmth while guiding you toward significant personal and professional breakthroughs.
— M.B. Executive Coach and Consultant
“I look forward to every coaching session with Jill. Each time, I leave reenergized with new strategies and perspectives that inform my leadership approach. I am more focused, strategic, and confident in my role.”
— M.A., Higher Education Leader
“Working with Jill has been truly transformative. She helped me reframe my long-term goals and current initiatives, allowing me to grow as a leader. Her empathy, insight, and ability to offer fresh perspectives set her apart.”
— T.H., CIO