Marion H. Biglan, PCC, brings more than twenty years of experience leading teams and partnering with managers and organizations to be more effective in fulfilling their missions. After graduating with a history degree from Southern Methodist University, Marion started her career as a 5th grade teacher through Teach For America in rural Louisiana, then became the founding executive director of Teach For America’s Chicago site. Marion went on to help found Teach For America’s Human Assets team, where she spent almost ten years building and ultimately leading the Business Partner team. In 2015 Marion launched her business, MHBiglan Consulting, now called Illuminate Collective in partnership with her colleague Miwa Kamras and has partnered as a coach and consultant to leaders and organizations such as national non-profits, arts organizations, and school districts. Marion holds a Professional Coach Certification (PCC) from the International Coach Federation and a Professional Diversity Coach Certification (PCDC) from the Coach Diversity Institute. She is a trained facilitator of the Immunity to Change program and is a trained mediator through the Social Justice Mediation Institute.
Marion is a proud resident of Cheltenham Township outside of Philadelphia, where she raises two teenagers and continues her journey to live and foster racial equity. She is the co-founder of a network of women who come together to build deeper relationships across race called Women In Community and serves on the boards of the Cheltenham School District Foundation and the Friends of Bache-Martin.
Marion Biglan, marion@illuminate-collective.com