Biography
Darcy Luoma is a master certified coach, dynamic facilitator, and professional speaker. She has her Masters of Science in Organization Development from Pepperdine University, where her thesis research showed profound results that life coaching significantly increases overall life satisfaction and professional growth. Darcy served for 12 years as the Director of U.S. Senator Herb Kohl's office. She is now the owner and president of Darcy Luoma Coaching & Consulting, LLC, which focuses on creating high-performing people and teams. Darcy balances her thriving business with raising her two energetic daughters, adventure travel, and competing in triathlons.
Learn more at www.DarcyLuoma.com
Coaching
Professional Experience
- United States Senate – Director for 12 years
- White House – National Advance Staff
- Wisconsin Governor – Deputy Transition Director, 2003
- Public Policy Research Non-Profit – Senior Education Outreach Specialist
- Leadership Institute – Coordinator and Lead Facilitator
- Hallatt Consulting Group – Consultant and Motivational Speaker
Community Service and Professional Organizations
- National Speakers Association, Professional Member
- Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, Member
- Madison Area Business Consultants (MABC), Member
- Consulting for Organizational Reflection and Effectiveness (CORE), Founder’s Circle
- Wisconsin Women in Government (WWIG). Scholarship recipient, Past president with keynote speaker Elizabeth Edwards, banquet chair with keynote speaker Hillary Rodham Clinton, and board member
- Greater Madison Federal Agency Association (GMFAA), Active participant and award-winning committee member
- TEMPO, Active member since 2003 of this professional organization of women in executive and leadership positions
- Wisconsin Women’s Network
- Madison Organization Development Squad (MOD Squad)
- Organization Development Network (ODN)
- Association for Training and Development (ATD)
- South Central Wisconsin Chapter
- Wisconsin Institute for Learning Disabilities/Dyslexia, Inc. (WILDD)
- Advisory Committee Member
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Greater Madison Area Chapter
Education
- Pepperdine University, Graziadio School of Business and Management – Masters of Science in Organization Development (MSOD), Master’s Thesis on the Impact of Life Coaching on Overall Life Satisfaction
- University of Wisconsin–Madison, La Follette School of Public Affairs – Public policy graduate seminar graduate
- University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Bachelor of Science double major in Mathematics and German with teaching degree
- Landmark Forum – Chicago, Illinois