ABOUT CHRISTY
Christy McClendon began her career at the edge of human experience as a hospice social worker and child advocate, in rooms where the moment demanded everything and pretense had no place.
That early formation did something lasting. It grounded her in presence and in a principle she has watched hold true across every context since: when people grow in clarity and integrity, what they touch begins to reflect that same coherence.
She carried that into executive leadership, where she led teams, developed boards, and guided organizations through growth, crisis, and change. And she carries it now into Life Integrity, where she works as a coach, facilitator, teacher, and strategic advisor.
A Consistent Thread
Across every role and context, one thread runs through Christy's work:
The commitment to meeting each moment as it is without blame for the past or attachment to a fixed future.
This is not detachment. It is the deepest form of engagement by meeting what is actually present with clarity, care, and the willingness to respond from that meeting rather than from a script.
It is also, she has found, the condition under which the most meaningful change becomes possible in individuals, in groups, and in the systems they lead.
How She Works
Those who work with Christy often describe a similar experience: a grounded warmth that makes honesty feel safe, and a quality of attention that surfaces what has been invisible.
She is known for her ability to name what matters without sharpness, to hold complexity without rushing it toward resolution, and to support people in accessing their own clarity rather than handing them hers.
The result is not dependence. It is an expanded capacity that stays with the person long after the work ends.
Formation and Practice
Christy's approach is informed by decades of lived leadership experience, integral coaching methodology, psychospiritual study and practice, contemplative traditions, yoga and meditation instruction, and ongoing learning through study, teaching, and being coached herself.
This depth shows up not as abstraction but as steadiness, precision, and the capacity to work at the intersection of the practical and the profound.
Life Beyond the Work
Christy values a life grounded in relationship, movement, and presence. She has shared life with her partner for over 30 years, finds joy in yoga, hiking, dance, and time with family — and keeps company with three cats named Gracie, Poppy, and Lily.
Recognitions
25 Most Admired Leaders, Phoenix Business Journal
2021, 2018
Athena, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
2014
50 Most Influential Women in Business, AZ Business Magazine
2012
Most Admired CEOs, Phoenix Business Journal
2011
Western Kentucky University College of Health and Human Services Hall of Fame
20 Women to Shape Arizona by 2020, Arizona Republic
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