"I participated in the 6 week Navigating Change Learning Series that Alice Chen designed and facilitated, and I was completely blown away. It is the PD that you wish all PDs were. Alice took into consideration our time, needs and emotions when hosting each session. She was responsive and inclusive, challenged and supported us to talk about really challenging topics like race, gender, and class dynamics. Alice knows how to elevate deeper dynamics in a way that feels empowering to the people in the room rather than pejorative. Each time I attended a session of hers, I truly felt as though I mattered and my perspective was valued and like I was learning as opposed to being talked at. Alice is a gifted coach and facilitator and I look forward to working more with her in the future."

"Alice knows how to create spaces where people can come together to reflect, dialogue and engage with one another around really challenging topics (i.e. like race, politics, emotions, etc.). She creates a warm and welcoming community that encourages people to take emotional & intellectual risks. In her workshops, she seamlessly blends reflection with direct instruction. She invites participants to not just absorb new information, but to really be present to their experience as they are learning. She’s taught me so much about the role of emotions in leadership & the importance of presence and reflection in collaboration & creating impact. I am a more confident, compassionate and effective leader because I’ve worked with her."

I absolutely enjoyed my time in the Navigating Change series and am looking forward to joining other sessions with Alice! This experience provided a space for me to pause life and focus on self-care amidst the uncertainty of all the things that are happening right now. This course helped me become more self-aware and helped me understand how not processing my emotions (or making space for my emotions) works against my goals and overwhelms my soul and provided me with right-sized tools to make emergent planning possible! Thank you!

"Participating in the Navigating Change Series that Alice Chen designed and facilitated allowed me to connect with coworkers in a way we never had before. We opened up, were vulnerable, and it so positively contributed to not only my own well-being, but the culture and climate of our school. I've already noticed more authentic, compassionate interactions following this series, and I give full credit to our training and to the incredibly thoughtful and compassionate way that Alice held space for all of us."

"When I started working Alice, I was underwater - unhappy, unclear of my future, & overwhelmed by potential paths. I wanted to figure out what my "life plan" was. Through working with her, I learned I don't need a plan for everything before I get started doing something & that I can take small steps towards a path I might want as a way to understand if I really do want that & to discover what's next. Alice helped me develop mindsets & tools to experiment by way forward. When I finally quit my job, it felt like the next right thing rather than a huge risk. Because of our work together, I am more confident, know myself better, & feel like I can figure things out as they come rather than need to figure them all out at once."

“Alice’s way of facilitating was an equal balance of both the head and the heart, almost an externalization of how I aspired to with my own practice as a teacher. Even now, as an instructor of political science, I teach my students a variation of a framework that I learned doing a group program with her. I completely reoriented the why of my teaching practice and structured a class in a way that is more student-led. It made me love teaching more, my students were happier, I could tell they were achieving in my classroom and my job. Alice has modeled the power of listening to others and shown me how I can co-create rather than dictate in leadership spaces.”

"Alice’s leadership development cohort was the most transformative learning experience of my career. Due to Alice’s expert facilitation, I became a stronger leader from inside out. I learned how to tap into my inner wisdom and get honest about what was holding me back. Alice brings unmatched rigor, humor, empathy, equity, and wisdom to every one of her learning experiences."

“Alice is an incredible leader who helps people think differently about their lives and their roles in their work and in the world. I participated in six session workshop series that Alice designed and facilitated at the outset of the COVID pandemic on navigating change & uncertainty. Through this experience, I was able to critically reflect on my own personal and professional practices each week in a short amount of time and walk away with deeper connections, more confidence, and concrete strategies to manage challenges. Alice created a space for participants to reflect, share, and learn from other during a very difficult moment in time. Every time I work with Alice, I learn concrete strategies I can use in my daily life, develop more knowledge of and appreciation for who I am and become more confident as a leader.”