MA, ACC – Guest Faculty, RIHEL Coaching Academy
Founder, Switchback Institute and Executive Director of the Switchback Foundation
Beth founded Switchback Institute to address the challenges of people in high impact careers. She is a coach, certified through the International Coaching Federation and has 30 years’ experience in strategic planning, leadership development and workforce resilience spanning government, private and faith-based communities. She spent 13 years in the Colorado Departments of Human Services, Public Health and Environment, and Public Safety (CDPS) working in disaster response. She served as Department Manager for Organizational Development, State Training Officer, Public Information Officer and Behavioral Health Specialist.
Beth created the CDPS Leadership Strategies Institute and co-led the development of a statewide system for standardized behavioral health response during disasters; she served as the state’s behavioral health lead during large-scale catastrophic incidents. Beth’s resilience material has been delivered in various formats to over 100 agencies and conferences nationally and internationally.
Beth has been married to Jim for 33 years and they have two daughters, Kate (31, a middle school teacher) and Carly (28, an artist and reiki master). She received her Master’s Degree in Strategic Communication and Leadership from Seton Hall University and her B.A. in Sociology from The Colorado College.
