Coaching & Consulting
Fifth Arc Studio helps organizations change in ways that actually last, and helps the leaders driving that change find solid ground while they do it. For people and systems in motion.
Book a CallFifth Arc Studio is a coaching and consulting practice for people and systems in motion. We work with individuals, teams, and institutions who know something needs to change and want to move on it with intention, not by default. That means holding strategy and story together, systems and self together, and walking through the hard middle of a transition with someone who has actually done it.
Not a framework we apply from the outside. The territory we actually work in, whether the room is a leadership team or a single person at a crossroads.
Navigating change with intention, professionally and personally. The inflection point, looked at honestly.
Changing institutions and changing yourself turn out to be the same work. We treat them that way.
Twenty years inside federal agencies and mission-driven institutions, where complex things move slowly, if they move at all.
Building the next chapter with intention, not default. Practical, never prescriptive.
Showing up with clarity and purpose, every day. Leadership as a practice, not a title.
We've had the privilege of working with organizations doing important, complex work.
Currently leading development of a SaaS product for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), continuing nearly two decades of work making the systems people depend on actually work for them.
Led cross-functional teams on the Federal Permitting Dashboard, a high-profile initiative to bring transparency, accountability, and faster decision-making to the federal infrastructure permitting process. Recommendations went to Congress and contributed to a later executive order.
Led a water data discovery engagement, bringing together a cross-functional team of Product, Design, Engineering, and Acquisition Strategists. Oversaw stakeholder research, delivered a comprehensive strategy report, and coached the team on modern software practices, agile delivery, and product-driven operating models.
Led a discovery engagement with the Delaware Government Information Center, assembling the right expertise to assess accessibility across 140+ state websites. Delivered a risk and compliance framework and strategic roadmap to meet ADA Title II and WCAG 2.1 AA deadlines.
Co-authored a widely used guide for government technology projects, now referenced across the federal government to help agencies reduce delivery risk, improve vendor oversight, and build and buy technology more effectively.
Let's design what's next together: wisely, courageously, and with care.
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