Joining OMT in 2019, Dr. Bernadette Costello collaborates with leaders, teams, and organisations so they can reach their full potential. As a consultant, her methods involve listening intently to the needs of her clients and helping them identify focused solutions that will work best with their culture and climate.
As a coach, her focus is to help the client identify a desired impact and develop a clear plan to achieve that result. In consulting and coaching, she uses a variety of strategies that have evolved after many years of facilitating and coaching. Her experience includes working with organisations and leaders in the public, non-profit and higher education sectors.
Bernadette received a Bachelor of Social Work from Southern Illinois University, a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a doctorate in Higher Education from George Mason University. She is an ACC, and Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner and holds an SHRM-SCP certification.
Bernadette lives in Northern Virginia with her husband. She loves spending time with her three grown daughters, travelling and vineyard visiting. She enjoys running, cooking and tending her flower and herb gardens.
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” - Eleanor Roosevelt