About Us

With more than 30 years' experience in the nonprofit sector, C. T. Brown & Associates, LLC offers transition coaching and consulting to individuals and organizations experiencing transition. This includes, but is not limited to, preparing for an executive or board leader transition, supporting individuals in work or life transition. As a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coach Federation (ICF),  Catrese also provides executive coaching for executives in nonprofit organizations, has coached intact work teams and facilitates meetings and board retreats.

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Who We Are

​Catrese Brown is a certified coach, consultant, and trained facilitator. As a solopreneur with a background in Organization Development and Training, she works with organizations across the nonprofit spectrum on transition planning and executive transition management. She also facilitates board and staff meetings and retreats, and is a nationally recognized speaker on transition planning topics. Catrese coaches executives and other individuals to help them work through transitions. 
 
Catrese is a PCC through the International Coach Federation (ICF), has a MS in Human Resource Development from what was Towson State University, and is a certified administrator of the Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI). She is a founding Board member and Past President of the ICF Maryland Chapter, and the former Board Chair of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia Development Advisory Board. She is also a collaborating team member with Managance Consulting and Coaching and TransitionGuides, now a part of Raffa, PC. 

Our History

C. T. Brown & Associates, LLC, founded in 1997, typically works with nonprofit organizations and leaders, and local government departments and leaders. ​For the past 15 years, Catrese has been a contributing team member of TransitionGuides, which was bought by Raffa PC in 2014. In that role, Catrese helped develop and manage processes and procedures around transition and search in the nonprofit sector. While not a recruiter or headhunter, she has facilitated and supported hundreds of search processes throughout the country.

Over the course of her career Catrese has worked at Catholic Charities in Baltimore leading a Management Training and Development Program and running a community education program. She has served as an interim executive director for a social service agency, taught elementary school and organized large national and local events.