Ronda Dorsey, M. Ed.

Founder & Principal Coach

ICF Heartland Chapter, Director of Partnerships and Sponsorships

BrainFirst® Institute Certified

Reduce Noise. Increase Clarity. Move Forward with Purpose.

I work with organizations, groups, teams, and individuals navigating communication friction, burnout, conflict, decision fatigue, complexity, and high-pressure environments that no longer respond to the old ways of operating.

Many of the people I work with are highly capable and deeply responsible. They’re not looking for motivation. They’re trying to understand why things that once worked no longer do.

Most problems aren’t isolated people problems.

They’re conditions problems.

My work combines leadership coaching, systems thinking, mediation, neuroscience-informed reflection, instructional design, and organizational facilitation to help people identify hidden friction affecting communication, leadership, relationships, and performance.

The goal is not perfection.

The goal is clearer thinking, more sustainable movement, and systems that become easier to operate inside.

Operational Background

  • 21 leadership seminars facilitated across Resident, Mobile Education Team (MET), and Online environments

  • 318 adult learners trained across Army leadership settings

  • 18 cross-functional instructional collaborations

  • Department of the Army Civilian Service Commendation Medal recipient

  • 4.7 / 5 Outstanding Department of Defense performance rating

  • 9.27 / 10 live facilitation satisfaction rating

My background includes leadership facilitation, mediation and conflict resolution, instructional systems design, relationship intelligence diagnostics, neuroscience-informed coaching, and organizational learning environments.

Why “Hellbender”

Hellbenders are ancient aquatic salamanders that survive only in clean, highly oxygenated ecosystems.

They are considered indicator species: their presence signals environmental conditions healthy enough to sustain life.

People struggles are too often treated as individual performance problems when the truth is they are signals about the conditions people are operating inside.

Start with clarity.

Take the ClaritySnapshot to explore what’s creating friction and what might help movement feel possible again. Then book a Clarity Conversation and see if Hellbender Coach is a good fit.