Laurie Maddalena is the founder and CEO of aleadership development consulting firm thatprovides leadership development programs formanagers and executives, executive coaching,management training, Myers-Briggs facilitation,Emotional Intelligence surveys and leadershipassessments. Laurie has been personally mentoredby Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles, and is a certified Success Principles Trainer.
Laurie is a member of the National SpeakersAssociation (NSA), and is a Certified SpeakingProfessional (CSP), a designation earned by lessthan 15% of speakers worldwide. She writes amonthly online column for next generation leadersfor CUES, is a contributing writer on leadership for The Huffington Post and CUInsight, and haspublished articles in Credit Union Management Magazine.
She is a contributing author to the international best-selling books, Women Who Empower and Women Who Shine.
Laurie has worked directly with Brené Brown, a bestselling author and researcher, and is acertified Dare to Lead
facilitator.
Prior to establishing her own coaching and consulting business, Laurie served as VicePresident of Human Resources/Organizational Development at Montgomery CountyTeachers Federal Credit Union (MCT). Under Laurie’s leadership, MCT was awarded the“Excellent Place to Work” designation by the Maryland Work~Life Alliance for seven yearsin a row.
Laurie earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and a Master of Sciencedegree in human resources/organizational development from The University of Maryland,University College. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in speech communication fromSyracuse University. Laurie is a certified executive coach through The Coaches TrainingInstitute, and completed team and organizational coaching training through The Center forRight Relationship and Team Coaching International.
Laurie lives in Maryland with her husband, Rino, and their three young children, Olivia, Lucaand Clara. She loves good food and wine (especially Cabernet Sauvignon), plays tennis, isan avid reader and cappuccino lover.