Remembering Susan London
ITP Board member Susan London was a devoted mother, grandmother, coach, trainer, consultant, and master community builder. We at ITP, as well as all who met her, were blessed to have been the beneficiaries of her great energy, expertise, and love. Susan passed away in her sleep on Tuesday, November 29.
Upon joining ITP’s Board of Trustees in early 2010, Susan immersed herself in strengthening our alumni community. "It’s time to launch a new era for mutual empowerment in the ITP Alumni Community," she said. Her first initiative was the novel concept of the Alumni Shared Wisdom Unconference, held October 1, 2010, to "share wisdom, stay connected to the transpersonal perspective so important to each of us, and to build our alumni community."
Always full of excitement and ideas, Susan had great plans for connecting ITP alumni with each other and for building a network for mutual support and empowerment. She began with a pilot program in her hometown of Santa Cruz. She succeeded in establishing regular alumni gatherings there, while encouraging alumni in other areas to do the same.
As founder and principle of her consulting company, The Collaborative Advantage, Susan worked with many well known corporations. She was among the first to bring the idea of leaders as coaches to organizations. Susan spent her career developing practices, programs, and consulting conversations that are essentially transpersonal in nature. She focused on expanding each person's perspective on what is possible in their own performance and on harnessing the tremendous power of creative collaboration.
Over the years Susan demonstrated she was a lifelong learner who honed her skills as a consultant, trainer, executive coach, and authentic human being. ITP was blessed with her many gifts for too short a time. Our community will remember Susan London fondly and miss her vitality and commitment.
