About Us

Leadership is not a solo sport!

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Holmes Street Leadership is here to help you and teams within your organization manage the tough challenges of today: increasing complexity, rapid change, demanding stakeholders, and multiple crises.

Our expertise in leadership, interpersonal and team dynamics, and organizational development provides you with a trusted partner to address your challenges and reduce your stress.

There’s no limit to how great teams and leaders can be!

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We love what happens when people get together in the workplace and focus on a shared purpose. We especially love helping people feel confident, resilient, engaged and excited about the work they do, how they do it, and who they do that work with. Our work is driven by a deep curiosity and passion for the potential that is in each of us, that when harnessed, can exponentially increase the positive impact of our work in the world.

Denise Holmes

Principal (MA, MBA, PCC)

An engaging and skilled coach and facilitator, Denise has a special ability to help executives master leadership dilemmas and have tough conversations in new, more productive and healthy ways. Clients value Denise’s non-judgmental, appreciative and direct approach to challenge and partner with them to address tough leadership and team challenges.

In 2009, after 10+ years of providing a mix of training, organizational development, and human resources expertise as an employee of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and InFocus Corporation, Denise founded Holmes Street Leadership Consulting, LLC Consulting. In her roles of coach, facilitator and organizational development consultant, Denise brings a deep curiosity, compassion, and authenticity to her work. She has a broad background in designing and delivering experiential leadership development, coaching individuals and teams through change and for increased performance, and applying system dynamics to her consulting.
Denise is a credentialed coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF) and holds a Master of Arts degree in applied behavioral science from the Leadership Institute of Seattle, with a focus on coaching and consulting in organizations. She also holds an M.B.A. from Marylhurst University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies from the University of Oregon.
When not focused on work, Denise makes her own dogs jealous by volunteering weekly at a local animal shelter. She is also enamored of Korean dramas and music, looking forward to some day perfecting her Korean and planning her next visit to S. Korea.

Pam Rechel

Associate (MA, MBA, PCC)

Pam has coached hundreds of managers over 20 years to help them manage employees and make effective changes in their organizations. Pam has a special gift for helping leaders create a culture of accountability, be crystal clear in their thinking, and more effectively communicate difficult messages.

She is committed to making managers’ work easier because for too many years she and a whole lot of great, talented teammates suffered in awful work environments where people worked hard but didn’t get great results; didn’t have much fun and were worn down by constant change. She knows it can be different and helps leaders and their teams to build resilience in the midst of constant challenge and change.
DEIB – (Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging) is a lifelong learning focus for Pam. She is passionate about being able to competently coach and facilitate challenging discussions related to how teams and individuals experience marginalization because of their differences. Everyone should be able to feel like they belong.
Pam is a credentialed coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF) and holds a Master of Arts degree in applied behavioral science from the Leadership Institute of Seattle, with a focus on coaching and consulting in organizations. She also holds an M.B.A. from George Washington University in Information Technology, and an M.S. in Education Administration from Syracuse University. Pam holds the highest certification for Myers-Briggs Type Indicators (MBTI) facilitators, including Step II, and has facilitated Myers-Briggs team workshops for 15+ years in the U.S. as well as, Singapore, Taiwan, and Ireland.
Pam was a volunteer coach in the SupporTED program. She loves cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, hiking, cooking, and eating fun, healthy food with her wife.