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Erin Nicole Gordon

Erin Nicole Gordon is a certified professional facilitator, seasoned strategy consultant and leadership coach that specializes in visual methods to solve complex challenges and craft meaningful experiences. With over two decades of consulting and facilitation experience in-person and online with top consulting firms, for the largest systems implementations in the world, and at the most senior ranks across the whole of government, Erin brings her expertise and ever-curious, high energy to every engagement. 

As founder and executive director of WAYFIND®, she and teaming partners provide professional facilitation, consulting, training and coaching services that leverage creative techniques and visual methods to map futures, navigate uncertainty and chart new ways of working. Erin leverages her experience as a visual practitioner and facilitator to design and deliver online learning courses and workshops. As a certified agile coach (ICP-ACC), MBTI® practitioner, and DiSC® authorized partner, trainer and facilitator, she is increasingly sought after by emerging and executive leaders and teams alike to accelerate growth and development.

Erin holds a MBA and MS in Strategic Management from Indiana University and BS in Commerce and Spanish from the University of Virginia. She is a Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) with IAF, Certified Integral Coach® with New Ventures West, Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with International Coaching Federation, Certified Virtual Facilitator (CVF™) with INIFAC, and maintains a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification with PMI. Erin grounds her design thinking and innovation expertise with certification from the University of Virginia and is a registered yoga instructor (RYT-500) with Yoga Alliance. 


EDUCATION

MS Strategic Management / Kelley School of Business, Indiana University 2016 

MBA / Kelley School of Business, Indiana University 2015

BS Commerce / McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia 2007

BS Spanish / College of Arts & Sciences, University of Virginia 2007

Minor Studio Art / College of Arts & Sciences, University of Virginia 2007

CERTIFICATIONS

IAF–Certified™ Professional Facilitator (CPF) / IAF

Associate Certified Coach (ACC) / International Coaching Federation

Certified Integral Coach® / New Ventures West

Certified Virtual Facilitator (CVF™) / INIFAC

DiSC® Authorized Partner, Trainer & Facilitator / Wiley

Agile Certified Coach (ICP-ACC) / ICAgile

MBTI® Step I™ & Step II™ Certified Practitioner / Myers and Briggs Foundation

Design Thinking & Innovation / Darden School of Business, University of Virginia 

Global Strategic Management & Leadership / Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Project Management Professional (PMP) / Project Management Institute

Team Performance & Facilitating Virtual Collaboration / Grove Consultants International

Technology of Participation® Design Principles, Facilitation Methods, Leadership Ed. & Strategic Planning / Institute of Cultural Affairs USA

Graphic Facilitation / Crowley & Co.

Certified Yoga Instructor (RYT-500) / Yoga Alliance