About Marna…
Marna is an operations and strategy leader with over 20 years of experience helping organizations scale through clarity, alignment, and disciplined execution. She partners closely with executive teams as a trusted operator ensuring strategy is not only defined, but effectively communicated, operationalized, and sustained across complex, global organizations.
Her work sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, and people. Marna designs operating models, planning frameworks, and performance systems that create focus and accountability while enabling leaders and teams to do their best work. She is particularly effective in environments navigating growth, transformation, or organizational complexity.
A defining element of Marna’s leadership is her people-first philosophy. She believes sustainable enterprise performance is driven by empowered leaders, clear expectations, and healthy cultures. Throughout her career, she has coached leaders, developed talent, and built resilient teams that balance operational excellence with trust, engagement, and adaptability.
Marna’s leadership style is grounded in curiosity, empathy, and integrity, qualities shaped early by a lifelong interest in how people collaborate, make decisions, and lead through change. That perspective informs how she approaches executive partnership, change leadership, and organizational design today.
Outside of work, Marna values time with her family and staying active outdoors. She enjoys skiing, hiking, camping, cheering on her kids at sporting events, and giving back to her community through local volunteer work.
Education
Degrees
Gonzaga University, Master of Arts, Organizational Leadership
University of Washington, B.A., Communications
Certificates
IDEO, Design Thinking Certification
Center for Effective Performance, Criterion Referenced Design
Langevin, Consulting Skills for Trainers
Skills
People & Team Leadership
Strategy Development
Organizational Design
Change Management
Performance & Talent Management
Instructional Design & Development
Curriculum Assessment & Evaluation
Program & Project Management
Volunteer
Renton Little League Board of Directors
Board Member
Coaching Coordinator
Girl Scouts of Western Washington
Troop Leader
Day Camp Director
Meyers Briggs: INTJ
Introverted
Intuitive
Thinking
Judging
Rational
Analytic
Creative
Driven
Enneagram: Enthusiast
Curious
Optimistic
Versatile
Spontaneous