Dr. O'KenZoe
Executive Coach & Organizational Consultant
Dr. O'KenZoe

I Turn Chaos Into Clarity.

I create a confidential coaching space for deserving leaders to work through their challenges and thought-partner with them on the critical decisions ahead. And I'm not all talk, I'm vested in the outcomes and consult to help implement strategies where appropriate. The result: fewer unintended consequences and results that actually stick.

I partner with executives at colleges and universities, school districts, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations navigating complex people, community, culture, and trust-building challenges. Through executive coaching and targeted consulting, I help leaders gain clarity in their professional decision-making and help organizations align their operations with their strategic plans and institutional goals.

Leading through a complex organizational or leadership challenge?
Working to rebuild trust with your target audience, constituent group(s), or the community you serve?
Need a confidential thought partner for your next series of decisions or career move in education, nonprofit, or government?
Looking for a speaker who can bring insight and energy to your next event?

Have the Experience You Want

Your situation is specific, and my services are always customized to create the alignment you deserve. We'll define the scope, timeline, and success metrics together, whether that's a three-session package, ongoing coaching, or consulting.

Feedback shapes how I work. Many clients set up retainers for priority access, while others return for additional engagements, coaching sessions for new or stifled executive team members, or start a new consulting project.

Executive Coaching

I coach Chancellors, Presidents, Superintendents, Principals, Executive Directors, leadership teams, and rising executives across community colleges and 4-year institutions in higher education, K-12 school districts, nonprofits, and federal, state, and local government. Coaching is tailored to your specific challenges and goals, not a fixed curriculum.

Tailored Coaching Sessions

One-on-one sessions built around your specific challenges, strengths, and goals.

Customized Goal-Setting Workshops

A clear vision, achievable goals, and an action plan tied to your leadership journey.

360-Degree Feedback

A thorough, multi-perspective evaluation of your leadership impact, with actionable next steps.

Leadership Development Programs

Skills and strategies to lead with confidence and authenticity in education, nonprofit, and government settings.

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Consulting: Student and Family Engagement, Community Relations, and Organizational Support

When trust between your organization and the people it serves has frayed, or you're trying to build it from the ground up, I help you close that gap.

Student and Family Engagement Strategy

Assessment of current practices and a practical plan to reach families more effectively, particularly in under-engaged communities.

Community Relations Repair and Strategy

Support navigating public trust issues, community pushback, or the aftermath of a difficult decision.

Organizational Change and Accountability Consulting

Strategic planning, change management, and accountability structures to align your team with your mission.

Equity and Inclusion Consulting

Assessments, training, and infrastructure-level strategy to embed equity into your organization's systems and decision-making, not just its stated values.

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Track Record

Since 2003, I have consulted with nonprofits and faith-based ministries, federal agencies including SAMHSA within Health and Human Services, U.S. judiciary courts in Washington, DC, community college presidents, K-12 superintendents, and governing boards, helping them navigate politically sensitive matters affecting trust with constituents and employees.

$88M
Managed an $88M budget portfolio
$1.8M
Coached a client through decision-making and employee engagement, reducing legal liability and cost

Engagements have produced litigation-related cost savings, secured grant awards, reduced or eliminated audit findings, and unorthodox solutions to problems conventional approaches hadn't resolved.

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Keynote | Guest Speaker | Guest Lecturer | Panelist

My speaking blends a scholarly-informed perspective with a pragmatic, down-to-earth grounding, insightful, candid, and built from lived experience in education, nonprofit, and government spaces. Audiences consistently say topics they once found complex became easier to understand and act on after hearing me speak.

Signature topics
Teams That Transform Toxic Work Culture
Cultivating Your "Who": Identity and Authenticity in Leadership
Leadership and Legacy: An Intertwined Pair
Liberated vs. Passive Leadership
Identity Politics in the Workplace: Race, Gender, Ethnicity, and Sexuality
Equity as Infrastructure: Building equity into the systems and structures of an organization, not just its stated values

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Dr. O'KenZoe

An Executive Coach and Consultant for Chancellors, Presidents, Superintendents, Principals, Executive Directors, leadership teams, and the organizations they lead

I partner with leaders across community colleges and 4-year institutions in higher education, K-12 school districts, nonprofits, and federal, state, and local government. My work spans two connected lines: executive coaching that helps individual leaders grow, and consulting that helps their organizations strengthen trust, transparency, and constituent and community engagement, and operate with greater accountability and alignment.

With experience spanning classified staff and faculty roles through dean, executive director, deputy director, and chief diversity officer positions, I bring a rare vantage point: I have done and often led the work I now advise on. My academic background, including a doctorate, multiple master's degrees, and professional certifications, combined with a natural ability to navigate complex organizational and interpersonal challenges, allows me to help clients and organizations turn obstacles into opportunities. Described as a down-to-earth, witty overachiever, my approach is both insightful and practical.

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Contact

Email: dr.okenzoe@gmail.com

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