Patrina Clark
SPHR, RACC, MSM, IPT
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Brains Based Coaching Expert, Consultant and Speaker Expert

Patrina Clark Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Mindfulness, Heart Based Leadership, Heart Based Living, Intentional Presence, Human Resources, Organizational Design
- Career Focus
- Executive and Leadership Coach, Human Resources Consultant, Professional Speaker
- Affiliation
- Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), Birkman International Consultants, Human Capital Institute
Patrina Clark, President and Founder of Pivotal Practices Consulting LLC, loves reconnecting people with their passion and purpose.
She received numerous awards and commendations during her highly accomplished 25-year career in the federal government, including the Navy's Meritorious Civilian Service Medal and a Hammer Award from the Partnership for Reinventing Government.
Patrina is an artful consultant, coach, public speaker and trainer who excels at bringing order to chaos and facilitating insights to individual and collective greatness.
She serves on the Board of Experts for the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce and is particularly passionate about the Chamber’s Women’s Led Economy Initiative because of its potential to create an entirely new paradigm for women’s empowerment, leadership, and wealth.
Patrina has completed graduate studies and programs at Harvard, Cornell, Georgetown, George Washington University, and the University of Maryland. She has numerous professional affiliations and certifications, including the Human Capital Institute's Human Capital Strategist (HCS) and the HR Certification Institute's Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), the Neuro Leadership Group’s Results Associate Certified Coach (RACC).
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Your Heart Has a Mind of Its Own . . . Seriously
Ever have the feeling that your heart has a mind of its own? Turns out you were right. Ever acted on a hunch that you really couldn’t explain logically but you felt very strongly that it was the right thing to do? Neuroscience — the scientific study of the nervous system — is really helping us better understand the importance of the body, heart, and mind connection. And, it turns out that our hearts and our gut do indeed have minds of their own.
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Six Keys to More Joyful Living
Being predictable is a part of being human. Our brains are actually wired to embed habits, increasing the number of things we can do on autopilot. Our ability to operate on autopilot, to be aware of our environment and solve problems, has been the key to our survival. John Medina describes it this way:
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Patrina Clark
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
- Henry S. Haskins
Contacting Patrina Clark
Patrina M Clark
(301) 927-2389 land
(443) 481-8511 mobile
pivotalpractices.com
joyfullyyou.com
How to get started
Capabilities:
- Strategic human resources/talent management consulting and advisory services (human capital strategic planning, performance management/improvement, onboarding, recruiting, labor/employee relations)
- Business process reengineering
- Executive and leadership coaching
- Human resources leader coaching and advisory services
- Leadership training (development and delivery)
Biographical Highlights:
- 25 years of distinguished federal service (Government Accountability Office (GAO), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Department of Navy, Internal Revenue Service (IRS))
- Subcontracting awards at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), and Federal Drug Administration (FDA)
- Adjunct faculty member at Georgetown UniversityExecutive Education
- Board of Experts Member, U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce - strong advocate for Women’s Led Economy™ initiative
- Board of Directors, Academy of Hope (AoH)
Noteworthy Professional Certifications:
- Results Coach - Neuro Leadership Group (NLG)
- Human Capital Strategist (HCS) - Human Capital Institute (HCI)
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) - HR Certification Institute (HRCI)
- Leadership Architect and Team Architect - Korn-Ferry/Lominger
- Golden Personalty Type Profiler (GPTP) - Golden LLC
- Birkman Method - Birkman International Inc
- Project Management - Master's Certificate - George Washington University
- Infinite Possibilities Coach and Trainer - TUT Enterprises Inc