ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
Certified Executive and Leadership Development Coach
Certified Emotional Intelligence Facilitator
MARY ELLEN DONLEVY, PCC
Conversation. Clarity. Leadership.
Mary Ellen combines extensive executive and leadership experience with robust coaching to help individuals and organizations create change that lasts. Her coaching is informed by a strong understanding of business, leadership and managing people, helping her to understand her clients and their challenges. A coaching partnership is key to Mary Ellen's process — the client identifies the focus, the ideal outcome, and how success will be measured.
Her career path was progressive: from Sales Representative at McGraw-Hill/Platts, to being recruited to help build Bloomberg LP's Energy Market business, to selling Bloomberg's Financial Information services, to Managing Director at the New York Stock Exchange. Mary Ellen brings the knowledge gained and lessons learned throughout her corporate career directly into every coaching engagement.
Are you experiencing a professional transition — a new role, exploring your next chapter, or something else? A partnership with the right coach is an investment in your personal growth. Mary Ellen's approach guides clients through discovery, using methods that deliver results — helping leaders, executives, and professionals in transition move toward clarity, confidence, and a plan for what's next.
Ready to take the next step? Book your free Discovery Call today!
Why work with Springfield Coaching?
At Springfield Coaching, growth isn't just a goal. It's a process of uncovering clarity and conditions to lead at your next level
We partner with senior leaders and high performers ready to lead at a higher level — helping them uncover their strengths, build strategies, and develop the leadership presence their next level demands. Our coaching philosophy is grounded in authenticity and results — combining proven coaching methodology with 25 years of real-world business experience to create the clarity, confidence, and strategic edge that produces lasting transformation.
Professional Leadership
Senior leaders reach a point where the skills that earned them their seat stop scaling with the role. The communication style that worked at one level creates friction at the next. The individual execution that made them indispensable becomes a liability when they need to lead through others. This is where most of our coaching work begins — helping leaders understand how their approach lands, where it's working, and where it needs to evolve. We work on executive presence, strategic communication, emotional intelligence, and the leadership identity that fits where you're going — not just where you've been.
Who this is for: Senior professionals stepping into bigger roles, leaders receiving feedback they're not sure how to act on, and executives who know something needs to shift but can't see it clearly from the inside.
Personal Growth
Leadership and personal growth are inseparable. A new role, a career crossroads, a personal transition, or a strategy that's stopped working almost always surfaces deeper questions about values, identity, and what actually matters.
Our coaching creates the space to work through those questions with clarity and intention — helping clients move forward from a place of strength rather than reaction.
Who this is for: Individuals at a crossroads — employed or in active search, dreading the next chapter and trying to figure out what it looks like. Anyone wanting to live and lead more authentically — avoid the overwhelm, burnout, and stress that come from running on a strategy that no longer fits.
Teams and Organizations
When a leader grows, their team feels it. We work with leaders who are building or inheriting teams, navigating conflict, or trying to create the psychological safety that drives real performance. Our approach draws on experiential learning — whether a Zoom call, corporate offsite, or team development programs — structured around a specific topic or general team building.
Who this is for: Managers, leaders and teams navigating more effective communication and collaboration.