A Foundation of Experience

The work I offer through Exploring Beyond Divorce is grounded in decades of professional leadership, nonprofit service, and — most importantly — years spent walking alongside people during one of life’s most disorienting transitions.

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What matters most to me now is not what I built in my career, but how I listen, how I hold space, and how I support clarity when life feels unsteady.

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Grounded Experience in Divorce Recovery

From 2006 to 2014, I chaired Divorce Recovery, Inc. in Tucson, Arizona — a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals navigating divorce and significant relationship endings.

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​During that time, I facilitated weekly Divorce Recovery support groups, each spanning eight to ten weeks and typically composed of 10–20 participants. Over the years, I had the privilege of working directly with more than 350 individuals from diverse backgrounds, ages, and walks of life.

I witnessed grief, anger, fear, confusion — and also resilience, insight, and renewal. ​This experience sits at the heart of Exploring Beyond Divorce.
 

This was not theoretical work. It was lived, human to human, and tender and companionate.

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Professional Leadership and Systems Thinking

Earlier in my career, I worked extensively in technology, consulting, and organizational leadership — experiences that quietly shape how I approach this work today.

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I began my professional journey in film editing at WGN-TV studios in Chicago, then moved into technical consulting and corporate innovation.

 

Over the years, I served as a systems architect, founded and led a North American consulting firm, and later built and operated a subscription-based internet company that grew to over 600,000 registered users before its sale in 2012.

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While this work may seem far removed from divorce recovery, it taught me how to:

• see complex situations clearly

• listen beneath surface narratives

• support people through change

• and create structures that bring steadiness during uncertainty
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Those same skills are quietly present in how I guide this work today.

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Non-Profit and Community Service

My commitment to service has extended beyond divorce recovery.

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I have served on the boards of nonprofit organizations in Tucson, Arizona,  including faith-based and community organizations focused on education, outreach, and care. I was also elected President of the International Coach Federation of Southern Arizona (2013–2014).

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In Ashland, I have volunteered with synagogue committees and community initiatives, and for a time served at the Ashland Winter Shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness.

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Writing and Ongoing Reflection

I have been writing personal reflections for more than 30 years. Much of this writing is shared through my ongoing series Labyrinth of Life Chronicles, as well as the Moments of Awareness collection — brief reflections that explore insight as it arises in ordinary moments.

 

These writings reflect the same spirit that guides Exploring Beyond Divorce: thoughtful, grounded, and human.

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Education and Training

My formal education and training include:

• University of DePaul, Chicago — Business Administration

• Control Data Institute, Los Angeles — Computer Technology

• University of Arizona, Tucson — Business Administration

• Newfield Network, Boulder, Colorado — Ontological Coach Training
   

Closing Note

This page offers background, not distance.

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Everything I’ve done — professionally and personally — informs how I show up here: with steadiness, humility, and respect for the deeply personal nature of this journey.

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If you’re here, you don’t need fixing.
You need space, clarity, and support that meets you where you are.

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That is the work I offer.

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Ronnie K