Meet Shawna & Neil

Dr. Shawna Norris is a Managing Partner and Senior Executive Coach at 2Twenty Coaching® LLC, a boutique coaching and consulting firm. 

She is an International Coaching Federation® (ICF) and National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching® (NBHWC) fully credentialed Personal and Executive Coach, a State of Maryland Certified Mediator, and a public speaker with over 20 years of experience in private industry and government institutions. During her career tenure, she has played key leadership roles in crafting and executing multiple strategic organizational plans. Shawna holds a master's and doctoral degree in Public Administration and Health and Wellness Coaching & Clinical Nutrition. She also holds an executive education certificate from Harvard Business School, and multiple certifications in well-respected leadership assessments and tools. 

She is passionate about unleashing human potential, whether witnessing an individual unlock personal wisdom they didn't realize they had or creating, building, and scaling leadership learning interventions that impact the broader organization.

As a personal coach, she facilitates visioning, shifting mindsets, staying grounded through difficulty, and resilience.

As a corporate coach, she fosters psychological safety for others to be deeply introspective, resulting in greater self-awareness and leadership effectiveness.

Shawna specializes in the following:

1. Executive Coaching
2. Corporate Consulting
3. Wellness Coaching
4. Effective Communication
5. Goal Setting 
6. Conflict Resolution
7. Culture Change
8. Mediation

Neil Norris, MLS, PMP, PPM, CBC is a Managing Partner at 2Twenty Coaching® LLC, a boutique coaching and consulting firm. 

He is a serial entrepreneur, public speaker, trained legal researcher, Satir practitioner, certified Project Management Professional®, Cognitive Behavioral Coach, certified mediator and current doctoral student. He possesses over 20 years of Fortune 100, technology start-up, and higher education experience negotiating with various stakeholders, creating coalition and generating consensus which taught him how effective communication and meaningful engagement were critical for successful outcomes. 

He has a Masters Degree in Public Administration/Legal Studies and certifications in Anti-Racism/DEIA training and Satir Intensive Training from The University of North Carolina School of Social Work. Neil has also paired his education, professional training and life experiences with his passion for meaningful engagement, effective communication and conflict resolution in order to create positive synergy between people and problems. 

Neil specializes in the following:

1. Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy (Satir Method)
2. Goal Setting
3. Corporate Consulting
4. Mediation
5. Cognitive Behavioral Coaching
6. Executive Coaching
7. Effective Communication
8. Conflict Resolution

  Receiving results-oriented, attentive services delivered with respectful honesty meant a lot to us; thus, these values have become integral parts of our approach. We don’t care simply because our clients hire us. We care because we’ve been there - as leaders and in our personal lives.    

-Shawna & Neil

Committing to a healthier level of engagement is just that – a commitment and it’s a big one that takes patience, persistence, and dedication. 2Twenty Coaching is committed to taking that journey with you and providing you with an open and honest platform to move form stagnation to solution.