He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology / Alliant International University, a MS in Human Resource Management from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management and Labor Relations, and a BA in Psychology, French, and Political Science from Rutgers College. Karl received his executive coaching training through Fielding Graduate University, focusing on the International Coach Federation’s core competencies and an evidence-based approach. He is also certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Instrument (MBTI) and is an accredited Enneagram Teacher. Other certifications include PHR (through SHRM/HRCI) and ACC (through ICF).

In his spare time, Karl enjoys working out, singing, photography, attending theater and concert events, traveling, and catering to the whims of Cha Cha the Chiweenie and Ziggy the Chihuahua.

Whether you lead an organization, are a member of a community group, are an environmental or social entrepreneur, a business owner, or are ready to make a job or career transition, Dr. Duffy will guide you through a change process that will ensure a better future.

Dr. Duffy’s interest in the challenge of combining economic growth with an eye to the future it creates was piqued by her early involvement in family run cattle ranching, recreational land sales, and residential housing businesses, along with travels to environmentally fragile and economically disadvantaged places around the world.

Her education and work experience uniquely qualify Dr. Duffy to help people address complex real-world challenges including poverty alleviation, job creation, livelihood development, community development, income generation, enterprise development, food security and natural resource conservation.

Dr. Duffy’s professional background combines experience in business start-up and management, economic development, community development, agriculture/food systems, and natural resource conservation. Her expertise includes consulting, teaching, training, curriculum design, delivery, and evaluation, business and career coaching, assessing, designing, managing, monitoring and evaluating programs and projects and designing and managing applied research projects. She is also a former stockbroker, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and is fluent in Spanish.

Her MS in International Business from Saint Mary’s College, Moraga, CA and BA in Business Administration from Stephens College, Columbia, MO grounds her in traditional business principles and practices. Her Ph.D. in Agricultural Education, certificate in International Agriculture and Resource Management from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, and training as an applied system scientist by prominent professors including Norman Borlaug, the “Father of the Green Revolution”, enable her to understand issues involving human and natural system interactions. Dr. Duffy’s training as a coach by the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara and certifications as an ICF Associate Coach and Job and Career Transition Coach make it possible for her to expertly move people from good intentions to good action.

Dr. Duffy provides services to academic institutions, development and conservation organizations, community groups, businesses and individuals in both the public and private sector and developed and developing world to help them create effective and sustainable responses to problems they face.

Her clients include New United Motors Manufacturing Inc., Dominican University of California, Banyan Global, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Davis, United States Peace Corps, Biodiversity Support Program (a consortium of World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and World Resources Institute funded by USAID), Texas A&M University, Mississippi Consortium for International Development and The United Way.

My goals are simple: to help my clients make decisions to reach their full potential. Whether clients are making a career choice, or a management decision coaching can make sure they at least consider all the alternatives.

Her clients include small business owners, entrepreneurs, artists, independent contractors and other professionals.  She helps them organize their thinking so they can organize their businesses and their lives.

She is the author of “How Be A Successful Entrepreneur In Your First Year” and “What Do You Want Your Business To Do For You?”   Her next book will be first in a series “Future Trends/Future Opportunities in Business”.  As a gifted speaker, she also shares her insights with audiences nationwide.

As a successful business owner in her own right, Marilyn knows what it takes to succeed.  She also knows how to help her clients find a proper balance between their professional and personal lives. Using a nautical theme, Marilyn likes to say, “If you are stuck on the rocks, lost in the fog or surrounded by sharks, I will shine my harbor light on you and bring you safely home.”

Marilyn accomplishes this by helping her clients define their goals and then holding them accountable for those goals.  She will challenge you to look deeply at all that you think about what it takes to grow a business and how to accomplish your goals without sacrificing your life in the process.   She is available for individual and group coaching.

Awarded the 2003 International Coach of the Year, Dory Willer is a certified executive coach that offers over 25 years of experience as a human resources executive, international speaker, and training facilitator to her clients. She has broad and diverse experience working for two Fortune 100’s, most recently as a VP of Human Resources. Her coaching expertise is success coaching which creates breakthrough performance for individuals and organizations to a new level of thriving. Nationally known for aligning people to their success factors, Willer maintains a limited practice of individual clients for executive and performance coaching; the majority of her work is with business teams/units as an action strategist coach. Nic-named A Cheerleader for Your Soul – Willer empowers a ‘can do’ spirit from the inside-out which leads her clients to producing stunning results.

Willer founded Beacon Quest Coaching in 1998 after obtaining her coaching credential from the prestigious Hudson Institute; her degrees are from USF in Organizational Behavior, along with an HR Executive Certification from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Her graduate coursework was in career development from John F. Kennedy University. She holds advance coaching certifications from various coach training institutes; is a past president of an International Coach Federation SFO Chapter; a member of the National Speakers Association, National Association of Business Coaches and the Society of Human Resources Management. Willer is quoted frequently in print publications, a TV and Radio guest, has co-authored four published books, and co-host of The Thrive Factor radio show on the business channel of Voice America.