Lead with Courage.
Lead with Clarity.
Lead with Wholeness.
Executive Coaching for community college leaders with a specialization in Filipina and Women of Color leadership at the intersection of identity, power, and purpose.
You have spent decades proving yourself in rooms that were not built for you. You have led through burnout, erasure, and the invisible tax of representation. And you are still here — which means you already know what it costs to lead without the right support.
Claire’s executive coaching is for leaders who are done surviving and ready to lead on their own terms — with cultural grounding, strategic clarity, and a framework built for liberation, not assimilation.
This Coaching is For You If You Are…
• A Filipina or Woman of Color executive navigating systemic barriers in higher education or a mission-driven organization
• A community college leader of color stepping into or expanding executive leadership
• A first-generation leader carrying the weight of representation while building your legacy
• An executive in transition — new role, new chapter, or redefining what leadership means for you
• A leader who has been told to shrink, assimilate, or lead like someone you are not
Liberation-Rooted. Culturally Grounded. Strategically Sharp.
Claire’s coaching is not about fitting you into a leadership mold. It is about excavating the leader you already are — and building the skills, structures, and self-trust to lead from that place consistently.
Every engagement integrates:
• The NARRA Method™ — Nurture, Advance, Reset, Revolutionize, Activate: a liberatory leadership framework grounded in cultural identity and systemic analysis
• RISE UP™ Pillars — Reclaim, Ignite, Sustain, Excavate, Uplift, Progress: the strategic roadmap for moving from burnout to breakthrough
• Ingat Ka™ Micro Meditations — somatic mindfulness practices rooted in Filipino wellness philosophy, integrated into every session
• EQ-i 2.0® & EQ 360® Assessment — scientifically validated emotional intelligence tools debriefed through a culturally grounded, liberatory lens
• Embodiment Mindfulness Practices — coaching that helps insights move from the mind into lasting behavioral change
What Claire Brings to Every Engagement
Guiding Principles
Presence
Listening for Understanding
Curiosity and Openness
Confidentiality and Integrity
Connection and Clarity
Professional Experience
30 years of higher education leadership
Former community college president
PhD in Education, Oregon State University — critical ethnography, Filipina/x/o experience
Coach Member with ICF Global and Sacramento Chapter
Certified EQ-i 2.0® and EQ 360® Administrator (MHS)
Liberatory leadership and culturally grounded frameworks
You Don’t Have to Lead Alone.
The clarity, courage, and community you’ve been looking for are not on the other side of one more performance review or one more strategic plan. They are on the other side of doing this work — with the right guide.
Claire has capacity for a limited number of new coaching clients. If you are ready, let’s talk.
Testimonial
“There’s something uniquely uplifting about working with someone whose skills, passion, and career are in perfect alignment. It’s more than just competence — it’s a kind of energy you can feel in every interaction.
Claire is that person. Meeting with her feels less like a transaction and more like a collaboration. You walk away with the sense that you’ve been part of something meaningful — a moment where someone’s life’s work touched yours in a wonderful way.”
-Karin Edwards, Ed.D., President, Clark College