Judy Vernick
“We can’t impose our will on a system. We can listen to what the system tells us and discover how its properties and values can work together to bring forth something much better than could ever be produced by our will alone.”
— Donella H. Meadows, Thinking in Systems
Judy Vernick is the founder and owner of Pittsburgh-based Quantum Leap Coaching. A Professional Certified Coach (PCC), specializing in Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC™), she works with individuals, couples and teams to navigate change and cultivate resilience. Judy thrives at the intersection of personal and professional transformation and systems change.
Over the past 20 years, she has expanded her range of coaching credentials to include Organization and Relationship Systems Certified Coach (ORSCC); Neuroscience of Coaching Practitioner through BEabove™ Leadership and WBECS /coaching.com; Embodiment/Somatic Coaching through Coaches Rising, “The Power of Embodied Transformation”; Project Management Professional (PMP®) from the Project Management Institute; Professional Co-Active® Coach and Leadership Program through The Co-Active Training Institute; and Leadership Pittsburgh XXII.
Judy holds a PhD in Educational Communications and Technology and an MA in Linguistics from the University of Pittsburgh. Her career spans academe, and for-profit and non-profit technology venues, including roles at Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute.
She has served on numerous boards and advisory councils, contributed as a consultant for Chatham University’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship, and has been a speaker for organizations including Point Park University’s Sports, Arts and Management Program. Judy is also a licensed esthetician and makeup artist, and an award-winning triathlete.
Why I’m a Relationship Systems Coach
“Coaching is an investment in your system’s wellbeing with immediate returns.”
— Judy Vernick
I believe the most far-reaching way to impact our lives for the better is through relationship. As a Relationship Systems Coach, I have the privilege to witness aha moments. This fundamental power of the human spirit to see what’s truly present is life affirming, and offers a deep sense of appreciation for why we’re here, and what we can do together. The ORSC™ approach is the most innovative coaching technology I’ve found in my professional experience to help people move into right relationship with themselves and others. It’s key to defining the range of possibility.