Rena DeLevie
Dobbs Ferry,NY
Summary
Rena DeLevie is dedicated to reducing suffering for clients across age, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, political leaning, and religion. Rena is committed to using her MFT education and life experience in her work as a therapist.
Prior to transitioning to Marriage and Family Therapy, Rena DeLevie worked in the corporate sector as a Leadership and Operations Expert. In this capacity, she tapped into the concepts and skills of DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) and NVC (Non Violent Communication) along with compassion, accountability and humor. In addition, Rena is a 22 year practitioner of mindfulness/meditation and 5 years in Al Anon. Rena’s book, Compassionate Leadership, set her reputation as a leading pioneer in Compassionate Leadership and her TEDxTalk “Compassionate Management — using compassion as a business tool | Rena DeLevie,” has been used in businesses around the country as a model to radically change Leadership Culture and how we treat one another.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Compassion Officer
Rena DeLevie LLC
06.2006 - 01.2024
- Leadership training, coaching, course creation and delivery across the globe on topics such as Cross-generation communication, Performance Reviews, Delegation, and Compassionate Management. Consistent embedding of client mission and values in their courses and workshops.
- Financial guardianship of up to $28 million annual budget
- Passionate about connecting people and process via operational efficiency
- Remote management across domestic and global offices (pre- and during Covid)
- Strategic and genuine cultivator of relationships that lead to mutually beneficial partnerships across internal divisions and locations, and external vendors and clients.
- Organizational design across levels of hierarchy and function, division and location
- Professional speaker to audiences live or virtual
- Brand ambassador continuity across internal or external communication and on each project
Clients include: dressbarn, UBS, JPMorgan Chase, Saint Gobain, Gardiner & Theobald, & small businesses
Vice President of Operations
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc., New York 7/00–9/05
07.2000 - 09.2005
Director of Operations, Brand Creative Department
J.Crew Group, Inc
05.1992 - 06.2000
Education
Master of Science - Couples And Family Therapy
12-2026
3.780 GPA
Relevant Coursework:
- Family Systems Assessment
- Group Experience
- Professional Issues and Ethics
- Domestic Violence
- Development across the Lifespan
Extracurricular:
- Growing through Grief: Understanding and Supporting Youth Exposed to Loss Mercy. Emily Murphy, PhD LMSW
- You Can Go Home Again: Reconnecting With Your Family. Monica McGoldrick, MSW, PhD
- Trauma Informed Supervision for Student-Interns with adverse childhood experiences, Mercy University Arthur G. McCann 7th Annual lecture sponsored by School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Counseling,
- Novel Practices For Breaking Free From Panic And Anxiety: A Somatic meets Narrative training event, Marie-Nathalie Beaudoin, Ph.D. and Jim Duvall, JST Institute LLC
The School of Visual Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design/Advertising, 1988
Skills
- Compassionate Leadership
- Leadership Development
- Operational Efficiency
- Self-aware Empath
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Dependable and responsible
- Organization and time management
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Computer skills
- Active listening
Pronouns
she/her/hers
Accomplishments
- TEDxTalk, Compassionate Management using compassion as a business tool, Rena DeLevie
- Author, Compassionate Management, How Ambitious Creatives Become Kick-Ass Leaders
- Spinsterbabe a documentary. You can be happy, single, and open to love.
Timeline
Chief Compassion Officer - Rena DeLevie LLC
06.2006 - 01.2024
Vice President of Operations - Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc., New York 7/00–9/05
07.2000 - 09.2005
Director of Operations, Brand Creative Department - J.Crew Group, Inc
05.1992 - 06.2000
Mercy University - Master of Science, Couples And Family Therapy
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