Santalynda M., EdD

A dynamic coach, organizational consultant, facilitator, and coach, Dr. Santalynda draws on more than 25 years experience as an organizational development and diversity consultant to help individuals, teams and organizations in engaging, expanding and transforming to their optimal best.  Her broad range of competencies across senior levels and her fluency in Spanish and bi-cultural status have naturally led her to successfully facilitate and train on leadership and diversity/inclusion in Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico.

Prior to launching SM Consulting in 1993, Santalynda held several internal consulting positions, including Director of Staff, Management and Team Development for Stanford Medical Center for fourteen years, Manager of Training & Development for Avantek/Hewlett-Packard, Human Resources and College Relations Specialist at Bell Laboratories and Counselor and Academic Advisor at Rutgers University.

MY PASSION TO COACH

  • Santalynda enjoys coaching across cultures and generations, sharing defining moments that reveal our patterns as a way to move beyond self, or other imposed barriers, to foster successful beginnings and transitions. She has come to recognize that successful people, especially the underrepresented, find creative ways to open doors that might not otherwise be open for them. Her lively and inspirational presentation style makes her a highly sought conference keynoter and panelist. With her upbeat personality, clients find her easy to speak to and they trust and have confidence in her approach due to her strong business acumen.

COACHED LEADERS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES IN THE FOLLOWING KEY TOPICS:

  • Leadership and Executive Development, Intercultural Communication and Diversity & Inclusion & Belonging, Emotional and Conversational Intelligence, Executive Presence, Team Development, Personal Growth 360º.
  • Some of Dr. Marrero’s clients in the public and private sectors include:
    PepsiCo including /South America, Port of Oakland, Various California Cities, UCSF Medical Center, United Airlines, M.I.T., LinkedIn, National Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Xerox Corporation, University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, Utah State University, County of Santa Clara, Stanford Medical Center, University of Texas Medical Center, and Alameda Fire Chief and various Fire Service and non-profit organizations

MY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • She has a broad perspective of women’s issues, gender roles and challenges within cultures and throughout a cross sector of organizations including nontraditional careers such as fire service.
  • Masterful at  coaching across cultures, generations, and levels within organizations sharing defining moments that reveal patterns as a way to move beyond self, or other imposed barriers, to foster successful beginnings and transitions.
  • She writes extensively with an emphasis on engagement and coaching for women on the blog Fire Breathing Women/Mujeres Que Respiran Fuego.
  • She was an invited speaker to the International Women’s Conference at the University of Havana, Cuba in 2018.
  • 30 years of experience in helping individuals, teams and organizations to propel their careers to the next level
  • Co-authored the book: The Diversity Calling: Building Community One Story at a Time, because of her belief in story as “data with a soul” that engages mutual regard and leverages talent. Her contribution-Living Multiple Realities As A Latina in America

MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • She proudly served on the Board of Academic Advancement of Youth for John Hopkins University.
  • Held several mid and senior level management positions, at Stanford Hospital and Medical Center, Avantek/Hewlett-Packard, Bell Laboratories, and Rutgers University where she received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology.
  • She is a former faculty member at the Summer Institute of Intercultural Communication (SIIC), co-teaching a three-day course on the foundations of intercultural communications.   
  • She is the co-founder of LatinaVIDA, a unique learning platform designed by Latinas with senior executive experience.

MY CREDENTIALS

  • Doctor of Education, Rutgers University, Counseling Psychology
  • Master of Arts in Education, Rutgers University, Counseling Psychology
  • Bachelor of Arts, Douglass College, Spanish Literature and Education K-12
  • Faculty (Former) – Summer Institute of Intercultural Communication – Reed College