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VISION
Our vision is clear –
a world with exceptional
leaders thriving in successful organizations making a difference.
In partnership with our clients, we design effective business and people strategies and develop extraordinary leaders for organizational success.
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CAVENDISH VERNAL SERVICES
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Coaching
Supporting professional development goals to advance personal and organizational success
Development
Developing leaders to increase knowledge or skills
Consulting
Partnering to provide strategic advice and guidance on business topics, issues, or challenges
Services That Start with the Business
We believe in strategically aligning
business and people insights. We do
this through business services that are
tailored to meet the needs of the client. Services include:
Strategic business planning
Executive advising
Leader succession planning
Finance and HR advising
Services That Start with the Leader
We believe that an organization mirrors the strength of its leaders. That's why we partner with our clients to design customized solutions to grow the skills of their leaders. Services include:
Coaching Services
- Executive coaching
- New leader integration
- Small group coaching
- Team coaching
Development Services
- Relationship Talking presentation skills development
- Custom-tailored workshops to accelerate specific leadership skills
OUR TEAM APPROACH
At Cavendish Vernal, our team partners with you so you can achieve successful outcomes for your people and your business.
The Cavendish Vernal team approach is designed to ensure that every client benefits from the collective strengths and expertise of the team. While coaching and advising take place within a confidential and trusted setting, each team member is supported and informed by the deep experience and breadth of the Cavendish Vernal team.
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OUR TEAM

LAURA PIOTROWSKI
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PRESIDENT
laurap@ccvernal.com
“We don’t have to do it alone.
We were never meant to.”
– Brené Brown

PAUL BORAWSKI
CONSULTANT
paul@ccvernal.com
“If your actions inspire others
to dream more, learn more,
do more….you are a leader.”
– John Quincy Adams

BRIDGET COFFEY
CONSULTANT
bridgetc@ccvernal.com
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
– Theodore Roosevelt


DONNA GRUNZE
CLIENT EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR
donna@ccvernal.com
“How wonderful it is that nobody need
wait a single moment before starting
to improve the world.”
– Anne Frank

ALISON SPARKS JOHNSON
CONSULTANT
alison@ccvernal.com
“If we are together, nothing
is impossible. If we are
divided, all will fail.”
– Winston Churchill

AURORA KAPLAN
CONSULTANT
aurorak@ccvernal.com
“Don’t quit. Never give up trying to
build the world you can see,
even if others can’t see it.”
– Simon Sinek

LESLIE O’CONNELL
CONSULTANT
leslieo@ccvernal.com
“There is always light - if only
we're brave enough to see it,
if only we're brave enough
to be it.”
– Amanda Gorman

KAREN VERNAL
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF DREAMER
karen@ccvernal.com
“Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world. Indeed, it is the
only thing that ever has!”
– Margaret Mead

JENNIFER BOUDREAU
OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
jenniferb@ccvernal.com
“Behind the cloud the
sun is still shining.”
– Abraham Lincoln

JILL DESMOND
CONSULTANT
jilld@ccvernal.com
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
– Mary Oliver

SHARON ELLIS
RELATIONSHIP TALKING TALKER
sharone@ccvernal.com
“People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.”
– Lewis Cass

KEVIN HARDMAN
CONSULTANT
kevinh@ccvernal.com
“When we are no longer able to
change a situation, we are
challenged to change ourselves.”
– Viktor Frankl

CHERYL JUECH
CONSULTANT
cheryl@ccvernal.com
“We teach what we most
need to learn.”
– Gloria Steinem

TRACY LALLY
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
tracyl@ccvernal.com
“I can do things you cannot,
you can do things I cannot;
together we can do great things.”
– Mother Teresa

MIKE PIOTROWSKI
INTERN
mikep@ccvernal.com
“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”
– Babe Ruth

MICHELLE WICK
RELATIONSHIP TALKING PARTNER
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