MEET ASCENT

FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

As founder and principal consultant at Ascent, Alison's expertise in leadership development and team dynamics from her extensive training and experience supports and challenges her clients, guiding them to become a healthier team and more self-aware. She is a certified Myers-Briggs and Working Genius practitioner and was a member of The Table Group’s CAPA Pro group of consultants.

Alison spent over 15 years in administration and counseling and brings energy, perspective, and engaging sessions to the teams and individuals she serves. She works with non-profit and for-profit businesses of all sizes. Helping teams and leaders lead with clarity and care is the focus of Alison’s work.

Her workshops are lively, enriching, and teams leave with a greater understanding of each other, themselves, and the work they are committed to doing.

CONSULTANT

Debbie brings over 40 years of  teaching and administration experience in K- 12 and higher education to the Ascent group. Her love of a continuous improvement mindset has become foundational with her work on her own teams and with varied institutions as a consultant and speaker. 

Debbie’s style of work can be characterized by the term critical friend. Her relational style of coaching resonates with people and teams where her care and concern are balanced with supportive recommendations and honest feedback. Her desire is to help move teams to where they want to be and create an environment where they can and will continue to grow, improve, and see how their challenges can become opportunities.

Her work has also been marked by involvement in national organizations, most recently serving as a Commissioner for AAQEP, Association for the Advancement of Quality in Educator Preparation.  A speaker and workshop facilitator in the areas of change and transitions, continuous improvement culture, and action research, Debbie also co-authored with Richard Sagor the book The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence: Lessons from a Transformational Leader and most recently co-authored The Habit of Passionate Teaching with Randall Wisehart.