Cathy Donahue
Managing Partner
About
Dynamic executive coach, communication strategist, and trusted advisor with a 30+ year record of partnering with senior leaders, executives, and rising talent to navigate transitions, clarify their value, and lead with confidence through growth and change. Known for guiding clients through professional inflection points – new roles, expanded scope, organizational change, and career pivots – with an emphasis on execution and outcomes. Advisor to 500+ organizations across education, business, arts, and industry, delivering executive coaching, leadership development, and organizational strategy. Specialized experience supporting student-athletes translating athletic identity into professional value, including a new startup leadership opportunity with BluChip, a digital hub connecting student-athletes to the tools, opportunities, and networks they need to succeed at work. Highly rated facilitator and award-winning educator in managerial communication, recognized for Excellence in Teaching. Co-author of Today’s Business Communication, an open educational resource (OER) textbook offered at no cost to students in university classrooms for 5+ years.
United States
New Milford
Professional Training & Coaching
Organizational Leadership, Communication, Training and Development (HR), Strategic Planning, Marketing, Strategic Communications, Enrollment Management, Fundraising, Non-profits, Volunteer Management, Annual Giving, Public Speaking, Grant Writing, Stewardship, Community Outreach, Teaching, Nonprofits, Leadership Development, Strategy, Social Media
Experience
Managing Partner
Donahue Strategy Group
New Milford, CT
Productivity, Performance, Impact. Partner with leaders to identify solutions and strategies to build their professional brand, solve problems at work and add value. Recent client needs: revitalize underperforming teams, manage a difficult boss or colleague, reshape organizational charts, facilitate planning programs to create shared priorities, begin a job search, develop impactful employment communications and build professional presence.
Advisor
BluChip
Atlanta, GA
BluChip is a career development platform built for competitive student-athletes. We help current and former athletes turn their drive, discipline, and team mindset into career success—building networks, landing internships, and fast-tracking their path to the workplace.
Adjunct Faculty, Business Communication
Central Connecticut State University School of Business
Excellence in Teaching Recipient 2023 Excellence in Teaching Semi-finalist 2018
Advisory Board Chair
Center for Teaching & Innovation at Central Connecticut State University
The Center for Teaching & Innovation contributes to student success by providing faculty the community and tools needed to be the best educator they can.
Adjunct Faculty
SCMA at Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Partner
Partners in Mission
Provide management consultative strategy to schools nationally on leadership, strategic planning, marketing, communications, public relations, enrollment management, and board development. Conduct marketing and enrollment management assessments to prioritize institutional needs and actions. Veteran presenter on leadership, sustainability, strategic communications, marketing, enrollment management, and strategic planning.
Director of Enrollment, Marketing & Communications
Catholic Schools of Fairfield County
Develop and implement strategic initiatives to grow enrollment for a system of 31 schools and 9000 students in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Provide consultative and advisory strategy to key school constituencies at the system and local levels in leadership, marketing, enrollment management, communications and mission advancement. Develop curriculum to advance professional development in planning, communications, integrated marketing and public relations.
Founder
National Alliance for Marketing Catholic Schools
A volunteer-driven, grass-roots organization of professionals who collaborate and share best practices in marketing Catholic education.
Board Member
Association of Catholic Admissions & Advancement Professionals
Chair, Archdiocesan School Board Marketing Committee
Archdiocese of Hartford
Education
Saint Joseph's University
Organizational Development & Leadership
College of the Holy Cross
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