Catherine Bell

About Catherine Bell

I support people who are doing courageous, values-driven work in the nonprofit sector—people who care deeply, lead thoughtfully, and want to create spaces where others can thrive. Core areas of my expertise include:COACHINGAs a Professional Certified Coach, I help leaders stay grounded in their purpose and humanity while navigating the very real pressures of organizational life. I support executive leaders and middle managers to lead with clarity and courage, even when the path forward is uncertain. Through one-on-one coaching, I walk alongside individuals discerning career moves, strengthening their authentic leadership approach, and reconnecting them to their core purpose. My coaching centers on helping you develop greater self-awareness and practical strategies to lead effectively while remaining true to your values.FACILITATIONI work with teams and groups to move through conflict with honesty and care, communicate across difference, and create structures that support clarity, trust, and accountability. My facilitation approach focuses on helping people reconnect to one another and to the shared work they are here to do. Whether guiding a team through organizational change or holding space for community members divided by political or cultural tensions, I create environments where authentic dialogue can flourish and collaborative solutions can emerge.TRAININGI provide energizing, interactive adult learning experiences that build practical skills with real-world applications. My training programs focus on strengthening communication, cultivating systems of feedback and accountability, and fostering organizational cultures where people can show up as their full selves. Each training experience is designed to meet participants where they are while providing concrete tools they can immediately implement in their work. Through experiential learning, reflection, and practice, I help teams and organizations develop the capabilities needed to create more human-centered workplaces.

Experience

1. Principal

   Catherine Bell Consulting

   Mar 2020 — Present · Long Beach, CA, US

   COACHINGI work with clients at all stages of their careers to powerfully connect to their inherent wholeness and to speak with their most authentic voice. I approach coaching as a partnership that supports you to tap into your own fierceness, resourcefulness, and sense of abundance. Specialties include-Career and leadership development: hearing and heeding the call-Navigating challenging interpersonal and team dynamics -Practicing anti-racist leadership (for White people)-Evolving from climate overwhelm to climate action-Supporting new and experienced managers -Women owning our power and leadership-Building community and overcoming isolation-Work-life balance for activists and parentsFACILITATIONI will design an in-person or virtual facilitation process that builds engagement and gets results; these range in size from interpersonal mediation to large group gatherings, and range in duration from single sessions to multi-day retreats, and longer-term projects to guide a group through a design or decision-making process. Specialties include-Team-building and revitalization-Difficult conversations -Collaborative decision-making-Responding (rather than reacting) to unexpected events-Creative program design -Goal setting and work-planning-Strategic planningTRAININGI offer dynamic and interactive trainings that lead to more equitable practices, as well as more engaged and skilled teams. I work with clients to identify their team’s learning goals, and custom-design sessions to meet your group’s needs. Training duration ranges from a couple of hours to half-day, full-day, or multi-day engagements, or a series over multiple months. Specialties include-Navigating Dynamics of Power and Privilege-Gender Identity and LGBTQ Inclusion-Anti-racism (from beginning to advanced)-Storytelling and Relationship-Building-Effective Facilitation Skills-Management and Team-building Skills

Education

• New York University

  Master of Arts - MA, Sociology of Education

  2003 — 2006

• Amherst College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature, General

  1995 — 1999