Marie Kerpan

Specialty 1:

Experience and

Training

Marie Kerpan is the founder of Green Careers, the first consulting practice supporting the transition to careers that promote ecological, social and economic sustainability, launched in 2000. In addition to working with individuals and groups in her practice, she has designed, produced and delivered green careers programming for the Bioneers Conference, the SF Green Festival and the Solar Living Institute. This year Marie joined the faculty of the Green MBA at Dominican University in San Rafael, CA, as an instructor and mentor.

A leader in the sustainability movement in the SF Bay Area for the past 8 years, Marie was the first Director of Sustainable Marin, providing sustainability education and advocacy in Marin County. She is also a co-founder of Sustainable Mill Valley, working to shape sustainable public policy in her home town.

Formerly a Vice President and Senior Consultant for 5 years with Drake Beam Morin, the industry leader in career transition consulting, Marie's professional background also includes 10 years on Wall St. in a variety of executive line and staff positions including operations management, strategic planning, training and development, and product management.

Marie is the author of "Balance: The Ultimate Challenge of the 21st Century" published by Berrett-Koehler in a collection of essays entitled When the Canary Stops Singing: Women's Perspectives on Transforming Business.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in sociology and psychology, Marie has completed graduate studies in philosophy, cosmology and consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.

Marie can help you with any part of your green career journey.

Green Career Consulting

• Description: M arie can support you in all phases of your career transition or job search, from clarifying direction, through job search strategies and tactics to salary and benefits negotiation. She is also experienced in coaching clients who want to start a green business or who are looking to advance in their current green career.

Her on-going work as a leader in sustainability advocacy and as a faculty member/mentor in the Green MBA program at Dominican University enable her to stay abreast of career opportunities in the emerging green economy.

• Main Benefit/Outcome for Client:

  • Learn how to translate your skills and interests into a satisfying green career
  • Learn effective job search strategies and tactics which will serve you throughout your career
  • Receive customized support from a seasoned green careers expert, business executive and leader in the sustainability movement

 

•  Pricing Range: $150/hour

“I found working with Marie very motivating and informative. I was able to focus more on my career goals rather than on the challenges and obstacles. I found myself not only more organized in looking for a new green career but also more effective. I reached a more specific audience – people that wanted to hire me for my job skills and background."

“Marie encouraged me to only apply to jobs that are at my level which caused a huge sea change within me and now I feel very confident and assured when I'm out there on the job search. I feel like a top level professional and it's causing people to respond to me in a completely different way. I thank my lucky stars that I met her.”

“Marie has been a great resource for me. I was in a job that I hated for 5 years before we started working together. Then things started changing fast! She helped me sort through my skills and interests and found a whole new green career area to explore that I'd never thought of. During the job search I would talk myself out of going after what I really wanted. Marie would reiterate that I didn't need extra training or experience and that I needed to continue on with the plan. Lo and behold, I got hired at a non-profit whose values matched mine. I've totally switched careers and within 3 months, I've received a promotion and a raise. Without Marie's coaching I wouldn't have gotten the interview and negotiated such a great benefits package.