Meet Coach Désirée

At Character Arc Leadership Coaching, I promise to be your dedicated partner in transformation.

I will listen deeply, not just to the words you speak, but to the aspirations, challenges, and untapped potential beneath the surface. Together, we will uncover and strategically leverage your innate strengths, illuminating the unique talents that reside within you.

This journey is about more than just setting goals; it's about unlocking your personal "character arc" – the powerful narrative of your growth and evolution. Through our work, you will step into the most authentic, unique, and powerful version of yourself, ready to lead with purpose, impact, and unwavering confidence.

Your extraordinary future awaits.

My Promise
My Origin Story

Have you ever felt like you’re standing at a pivotal moment in your leadership journey? Called to evolve, to lead with more clarity, or to reconnect with a deeper sense of purpose?

Leadership is a story in motion, and you have the power to author yours with intention.

I’ve always been drawn to transformation. Long before I became a leadership coach, I was captivated by the character arcs found in literature, fantasy, and role-playing games...stories that revealed a powerful truth: we don’t become great leaders in spite of challenge, but because of it.

That lens shaped my 24-year career as a Federal Human Capital leader, where I worked at the intersection of strategy and humanity, supporting leaders through change, complexity, and transition. Behind every role and reorganization, I saw the deeper story unfolding: people searching for clarity, alignment, and purpose.

So for me, the next natural chapter was to become a coach.

Characters Matter

As an ICF Associate Certified Coach and Gallup Global Strengths Coach, I blend strengths-based science with the art of storytelling to help leaders evolve with clarity, confidence, and integrity. Through Character Arc Leadership Coaching, I help you uncover the themes shaping your leadership today and intentionally design what comes next.

Because when you lead from your story, you don’t just change your path, you invite others to rise with you.

Ready to author the next powerful chapter of your leadership story? Let’s begin.

24

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Human capital leadership across the federal government: the full depth, not a highlight reel.

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YEARS OF LEADERSHIP

FEDERAL AGENCIES

Progressively responsible roles through the highest non-SES levels of federal service.

Six distinct organizational cultures. Six different mission sets. One consistent throughline: developing people.

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PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

ICF ACC · SPHR · Gallup Global Strengths Coach · Neuroscience Certified Coach. Not collected for the wall, applied in every session.

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HIGHEST FEDERAL LEVEL

PERSON WHO READS YOUR MESSAGE

The ceiling before the Senior Executive Service. Which means the coaching comes with real organizational altitude.

No intake coordinators. No automated sequences. Just Désirée.

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