Laura Guyer
As a senior Organizational Development Specialist and Executive Coach, Laura draws upon over 25+ years of experience coupled with certification from ATD and the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland to provide coaching that flexes to meet coachees’ needs, serving as a “just-in-time” strategic thinking partner, as well as someone who can support and feed longer-term capacity building goals.
Over the years, Laura has been privileged to partner in supporting coachees globally in both the private and public sector, with a focus on the USG. Laura has coached leadership at all levels from within the United Nations family of agencies (UNFPA, UNDP, and FAO); USAID, and more particularly, Mission staff,OTI, and BHA; the US Forest Service International Programs; and, the World Bank Group and IFC. With a background in improvisation, Laura excels at helping coachees pivot and reframe challenges as opportunities, bring a growth mindset to imagining new possibilities, and practice letting go in order to say, “Yes, and…”
Professional Experience
Beyond executive coaching, Laura is a senior organizational development and training specialist with decades of experience at TRG providing strategic organizational support and training management services in multicultural environments and has delivered training and OD support in over 50 countries. Building women’s leadership has been an area of particular focus for Laura over time, as well as capacity building in the social welfare space, particularly as it relates to orphans and vulnerable children.
Education & Background
Laura holds a BA in English from Butler University and did her post-graduate work at Butler in Linguistics and Education. In her life prior to consulting and coaching, Laura was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Community Development in the Solomon Islands, as well as a Peace Corps trainer and Training Director in the Solomons, Papua New Guinea, and Morocco. Likewise, she served as head of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) Departments at Butler University, the University of Southern Colorado, and the University of Portland. Not only is she a certified practitioner of MBTI, DiSC, and graphic facilitation, but she’s also a licensed K-12 teacher as well. She currently resides in southern Vermont where most enjoys daily walks with her irrepressible Goldendoodle.
To learn more, her LinkedIn profile found here.
Get In Touch
We offer a free 30-minute introductory call to explore and reconfirm your interest in coaching, learn more about your coaching goals, determine coaching cadence, set rates and if you’re interested, schedule your first session. Use this form to get in touch with Laura.