Prior to her work as an executive coach, Denise served as the Chief Operating Officer for a large, regional law firm in the Pacific Northwest, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt. She worked as a law firm COO for over 12 years and before that was the Director of Operations for a large, multi-county behavioral health organization in rural North Carolina.
Denise holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee in Educational Psychology with a concentration in collaboration, communication, culture, and dialogue. She has an M.S. in Counseling Psychology from Indiana University, and a B.S. in Exercise Science and Wellness from Ball State University.