Laverne D. Webb, MPA, PCC, CPCC

Career Profile: A successful entrepreneur, CEO, federal government senior executive, nonprofit leader, leadership and organization development expert, and certified executive and career coach. Four decades of experience leading organizational transformation and change. Supports leaders who work in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environments to achieve personal and organizational results and impact. Conducts professional leadership development and coaching, working with the US government, international agencies, nonprofit organizations, private companies, universities, and the UN System, as well as individuals and entrepreneurs. Brings a deep awareness drawn from decades of work in multicultural and cross-cultural environments. 

Core Expertise: 

  • Leadership and executive coaching

  • Career transitions

  • Multicultural leadership

  • Rich experience as an entrepreneur, manager, and leader of organizations, people, and good causes

Key Certifications:

  • PCC, International Coach Federation

  • CPCC, Coaches Training Institute

  • Licensed Firework® Career Coach

Tools:

  • Customized 360 assessments

  • Myers-Briggs® Type Indicator I & II

  • Gallup StrengthsFinder®

  • DiSC Behavioral Profile®

  • Emotional Intelligence® Appraisal

Current Work

Founder and CEO, The Webb Alliance, LLC, 2016 to Present

  • Executive coaching for organizational leaders and managers seeking to enhance impact and results

  • Career coaching for leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, and individuals seeking to align their strengths with career aspirations or transition to new jobs or careers

  • Support government, international organizations, nonprofits, and private sector companies and individuals in innovative transformation and change processes with leaders, managers, and teams

  • Serve as Job Search Counselor for US State Department, Foreign Service Institute, Career Transition Center.

Clients include: US Government agencies, US Department of State, Peace Corps, UN System Staff College, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Inter-American Development Bank, Georgetown University, private sector executives and entrepreneurs, professionals in career transitions.

Selected Professional History

  • Co-Founder and CEO, EnCompass LLC (1999-2015)

  • Founder and President, The Webb Alliance Management Consultants (1994-1999)

  • Director, Office of Volunteer Services, US Peace Corps (1988-1993)

  • Country Representative/Project Manager, Catholic Relief Services (1985-1988)

  • Executive Director of multiple community-based nonprofit organizations

Selected Publications and Presentations

“Mentoring Women: A Win-Win Approach to Growing Internal Talent.” Presented with UNAIDS. XII International Organizations Career Development Roundtable, November 18-19, 2015, Madrid, Spain.

“Leadership Development at the UN: Multiple Perspectives on Working in the World’s Most Diverse Environment.” Moderator, panel discussion, International Leadership Association (ILA) 17th Annual Global Conference, Leading Across Borders and Generations, October 14-17, 2015, Barcelona, Spain.

“The Future of the Leadership Industry Across Borders and Generations.” Panel member, ILA 17th Annual Global Conference, Leading Across Borders and Generations, October 14-17, 2015, Barcelona, Spain.

“Attending to the Gap: Virtual Mentoring Program for Women Leaders at UNAIDS.” Presenter, ILA Women and Leadership Affinity Group Conference, June 7-10, 2015, Asilomar, CA.

Multicultural Leadership in the 21st Century (white paper). L. Webb, J. Darling, and N. Alvey, EnCompass LLC, 2013.

“A Deep Dive: Exploring Non-Western Approaches to Leadership Development.” Workshop facilitator, International Association of Facilitators Europe Conference, October 5-7, 2012, Geneva, Switzerland.

“Building Customer Service in Local Government: Appreciative Inquiry in the City of Dubuque.” L. Webb and S. Rockey, Consulting Today, 2005.

“Organizational Change Inside and Out: The Impact of an Appreciative Inquiry.” S. Rockey and L. Webb, Journal for Nonprofit Management 9 (1): 2005.

“Sustaining Appreciative Inquiry in Local Government: A Challenge of Leadership.” D. Simmons and L. Webb, AI Practitioner, November 2005.

Education

  • MPA, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

  • Organization Development Program Coursework, Georgetown University

  • Undergraduate Studies, Florida State University

Training

  • Personal Leadership®: A Year of Living the Practices: Schaetti, Ramsey & Watanabe

  • Future Search Conference Design and Process and Group Facilitation Methods: Weisbord & Janoff

  • Appreciative Inquiry: Cooperrider & Whitney and Watkins & Mohr

  • Open Space Methodology: Harrison Owen

  • Strategic Planning: Institute of Cultural Affairs

  • Whole-Scale Change Methodology: Dannemiller

  • Total Quality Management in Healthcare: Deming and JCAHO

Volunteer Service

  • Board Vice President, MD Community for Life-Talbot, 2018-Present

  • Founding Member, Women of Peace Corps Legacy, Inc., 2014-Present

  • Executive Producer, documentary film, Women of Peace Corps Legacy, 2014

  • Member of Chairman’s Advisory Council, American Red Cross, National Capital Region, 2016-2019

  • Board Member, American Red Cross, National Capital Region 2014-2016

  • Member, Tiffany Circle, American Red Cross, 2014-2015

Languages

  • Native English

  • Proficient French