Monica combines her training in sociology, public policy and business with her background experience in the not-for-profit sector to support CFAR clients seeking to refresh strategy and initiate large-scale change initiatives.  She is particularly skilled at organizational evaluation—developing metrics and measurable targets and assessing outcomes—and has broad experience in leadership coaching and talent development. At CFAR she works in the academic medical center, health and hospital systems and foundation sectors, and in the firm’s change and strategy practice areas.  She holds a Master of Public Policy from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies.

Monica is especially interested in working with clients to better understand their group dynamics and business processes. She enjoys working with mission driven organizations to clarify complex problems and create strategies to implement new practices. Once the business problem is surfaced, Monica is skilled at working with leaders at all levels to learn what inspires them and build on their interests to make the planned change a reality.

 

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Evaluation—For complex programs, identifies metrics, gathers data, analyzes and reports results that help describe the results of change initiatives.

• Change implementation—Designs and implements large group events that engage organizational leaders in developing new behaviors and practices.

• Leadership development—Provides coaching support to help leaders manage complex projects and engage and develop staff.

Recent Projects

• For an academic medical center, worked with senior leadership to develop practices and behaviors to alleviate stress and reduce conflicts associated with limited patient bed availability.

• For a national foundation that focuses on child welfare issues, coached a project manager to develop team relationships and designed group projects to facilitate large-scale change efforts.

• For a corrections company, developed an action plan that integrated the work of several departments to successfully achieve the goals of the strategic plan.

Professional Facts

• Master of Business Administration, Strategic Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• Master of Arts, Public Policy, Johns Hopkins University
• Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Certificate in German Culture, Princeton University
• Dual nationality, German and American, fluent in German

Selected Writing

“Briefing Notes: Strategies to Develop Weight, Authority, and Gravitas” (with Tom Gilmore)

“Briefing Notes: Role of a Steering Group” (with Mal O’Connor)