ABOUT janice
I’VE BEEN FOLLOWING
THE SAME QUESTION
FOR MOST OF MY LIFE
What makes us who we are—and what becomes possible when we begin to see ourselves, each other, and the stories we’re living differently?
DIFFERENT CHAPTERS.
THE SAME QUESTION
UNDERNEATH THEM.
I’ve always wanted to understand what makes us tick.
Why we do what we do. Why some conversations open possibilities while others shut them down. Why we can know exactly what needs to change and still find ourselves stuck.
That question has taken me through psychology, conflict resolution, organizational work, coaching, leadership development, and the study of how we create meaning together.
On paper, those may look like different chapters.
To me, they’ve always been part of the same conversation.
THE CHAPTERS
Psychology taught me to look beneath the surface.
Organizational work taught me to look at the system.
Coaching taught me to trust what can emerge in the conversation.
CMM gave me language for something I’d been noticing all along:
meaning is something we create together.
Somewhere along the way, I realized I wasn’t collecting unrelated disciplines.
I was learning to see the human experience from different angles.
BEYOND THE WORK
I’m interested in people. Probably to an unreasonable degree.
I collect meaningful moments. I notice the conversations underneath the conversation. I’m endlessly curious about why something stays with us, why certain people cross our paths, and why some experiences quietly change who we become.
I’m drawn to the places where meaning shows up unexpectedly—in a conversation, a coincidence, a moment of ridiculousness, or something that absolutely did not go according to plan.
And when I need to come back to myself, I usually find my way to the ocean.
Something about standing in front of something that big has a way of putting things back into perspective.
Turns out, I’m still looking for meaning. Just with better scenery.
THE WORK IS HUMAN.
THE FOUNDATION RUNS DEEP.
My work draws from several disciplines because people don’t arrive in neat categories.
Communication taught me to pay attention to what happens between us. Organizational work taught me to notice the systems shaping those interactions. Psychology deepened my understanding of what happens within us. And coaching taught me to trust what can emerge when people have the space to see themselves and their choices differently.
Different lenses. One human being.
COMMUNICATION
BA, Communication
University of Southern California
Conflict Resolution focus
ORGANIZATIONAL WORK
Corporate & International HR
Leadership · People · Organizations
PSYCHOLOGY
MA, Clinical Psychology
Azusa Pacific University
MFT Track
COACHING
ICF Professional Certified Coach
PCC · Coach Trainer & Educator
CMM Institute Fellow · 2026–2027
LET’S START WITH A CONVERSATION.
You don’t need to know exactly where the conversation will lead.
Sometimes it begins with simply naming what’s here, what’s changing, or what you’re trying to make sense of.