Santalynda Marrero, EdD

LatinaVIDA Coach and Facilitator

Santalynda Marrero, EdD is a dynamic organizational consultant, executive coach, facilitator, trainer, and thought leader. Dr. Santalynda Marrero draws on her expertise as a counseling psychologist and 30 years of experience in helping individuals, teams and organizations to propel to the next level in facilitating talent and leadership development. Her belief in story as "data with a soul" that engages mutual regard and leverages talent, led her to co-author the book: The Diversity Calling: Building Community One Story at a Time (2011 Xlibris/Amazon). Her chapter, Living Multiple Realities as a Latina in America, is her compelling story of challenges faced and possibilities realized through a cross cultural lens.

Santalynda is masterful at coaching across cultures, generations, and levels within organizations sharing defining moments that reveal patterns as a way to move beyond self, or other imposed barriers, to foster successful beginnings and transitions. She has come to recognize that successful people, especially the underrepresented, find creative ways to open doors that might not otherwise be open for them. As a co-founder of LatinaVIDA she continues to support the advancement Latinx and other underrepresented talent through planned talent management efforts, mentoring, and coaching across career spectrum.

Dr. Marrero's clients range nationally and internationally across sectors. Her fluency in Spanish has led her to consulting work on leadership and diversity/inclusion in Latin America (Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico) and Puerto Rico. She was an invited speaker to the International Women’s Conference at the University of Havana, Cuba in 2018.

Prior to launching SM Consulting in 1998 in California, Santalynda held several mid and senior level management positions, at Stanford Hospital and Medical Center, Avantek/Hewlett-Packard, Bell Laboratories, and Rutgers University where she received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology.

KEY AREAS OF COACHING THEMES ADDRESSED (PARTIAL LISTING):

  1. Defining Success in Alignment to Intention

  2. Servant and Anticipatory Leadership

  3. Understanding Your Personal Narrative for Expansion

  4. Emotional Intelligence and Conversational Intelligence

  5. Diversity Inclusion and Engagement

Santalynda has customizable coaching packages and programs and offers a 30-minute free initial consultation.