ANN L. CLANCY, Ph.D.

Guiding people and organizations in making artful choices to attain their desired results.

Ann. L. Clancy, president of Clancy Consultants, Inc. brings the best of two approaches to her work with clients: an extensive background in group/organizational change and individual expertise in evoking excellence in her coaching clients. This background uniquely qualifies Dr. Clancy for facilitating individuals and organizations to make the best choices possible in reaching their vision and goals. She brings many resources to her clients including an international background, writing and publishing experience, and involvement as a community activist.

Dr. Clancy is an executive consultant, professional facilitator with expertise in cultural diversity and community planning, and researcher in qualitative studies. She partners with clients to help them envision, strategize and implement changes--from clear vision, strategies and goals to aligning individuals and multiple groups around a common purpose. Over the past 18 years, she has worked with a wide range of clients from community groups and non-profit organizations to corporations, retail businesses and local, state and federal government agencies.

She is an accomplished coach working with executives, small business owners, professionals and teams in strategic and performance related issues. Her focus is on evoking the best in her coaching clients and to guide them in realizing their vision and dreams. Dr. Clancy is a member of International Coach Federation and supports the organization's coaching research program.

Her interests extend from the international to her local community. She is a strong advocate for small business and works with the Business Expansion & Retention Program of the Big Sky Economic Development Authority in Billings, Montana. She assesses the needs of small businesses and provides resources in terms of organizational change and coaching. Dr. Clancy has also been involved in many community projects in the area of historic preservation, Neighborhood Task Forces and conducting numerous public meetings and Town Hall sessions around community issues.

Her international background and interests include spending five years abroad living in Vienna, Austria; Hamburg, West Germany; and Barcelona, Spain. She remains involved in cultural and global issues as executive committee member with the International Organization Development Association (IODA), which meets in a different country each year. She is the IODA liaison with International Coach Federation.

Dr. Clancy was a successful business writer for more than 10 years, working primarily in the health care field doing public relations, marketing, speeches, and community relations writing. She was author of Coach's Corner, a column providing coaching tools and structure for personal and professional development, published bi-weekly in Big Sky Business Journal in Billings, Montana, and author of a coaching column in the monthly newsletter of the Association of International Professional and Business Women in Oslo, Norway.

Her doctorate is in Human and Organizational Systems from The Fielding Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California, USA. She has a M.A. in Organization Development. She makes her home in Billings, Montana.