Shaffer Coaching helps you navigate challenges with clarity, confidence, and intention.
I help leaders, faculty, and purpose driven organizations respond to real-world demands with practical, effective action.
Through coaching, workshops, facilitation and equity-informed strategy, I support people to move forward with thoughtfulness, authenticity, and integrity.
Whether you are staring down burnout, dealing with dysfunction, or trying to get to the next level with your career, I can help you map the landmines and build the skills you need to succeed.
What I Do
Leadership Development & Consulting
Outside perspective for organizations and teams tired of doing things the way they’ve always been done. Growth for your leaders aligned with your values.
Academic and Executive Coaching
One-on-one coaching for people ready embrace their potential and make changes.
Workshops & Facilitation
Sessions that help that make hard conversations easier and complicated topics usable — built for your culture, your audience, and your goals.
Why do people hire Shaffer Coaching?
Because I bring decades of experience at the intersection of coaching, leadership development, facilitation, and equity-informed organizational work. My approach is informed by both professional credentials and long-standing partnerships with clients across higher education and the nonprofit sector.
Clients value Shaffer Coaching because of my uncommon combination of strategic thinking, unflinching commitment and practical optimism that offers accountability with kindness. Whether focused on community and belonging, culture change, or personal growth I partner with people to help them think differently, act more effectively and make meaningful change.
Trusted by hundreds of clients and 70+ institutions nationwide since 2013
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