One Common Unity | For the Love of Life

"Many thanks to HawaH and One Common Unity for supporting our first annual Raw Life Retreat! I hope this heart-felt contribution supports the amazing work you are doing."
--Ashley & Deep Green Wellness

“Before this project I really didn’t think much of what I said to people because I’m the typed of person if I have something to say I’m going to say it. In other words, I don’t hold anything back. But now I realize that there’s a certain way to say what you feel and not be rude about it. I think of words like this, “Each word has an emotion attached that’s why we should always watch what we say.”
--Calvin Smith (A NU View youth participant, 2007)

“One Common Unity has been a great inspiration to the diversity of students at Wilson Senior High School in Washington, DC. Their teachings and commitment have created and molded our Peace Program and provided an opportunity for our students to realize their responsibility to one another and the planet. Keep up the great work OCU!”
--Dr. Stephen Tarason, Former Principal, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School

Carolyn Butcher

Leadership role:

Board of Directors

Carolyn Butcher – Principal & Executive Coach

Carolyn has served organizations and leaders over the past 19 years as a coach, trainer, sales and business systems consultant, project manager, and director of client services. For ten years she worked for McKesson Corporation, a Fortune 18 (Global 50) health care services and technology business. In 2006, Carolyn became an executive coach with the goal of helping leaders expand visions, advance missions, and build dynamic communities and teams through the power of questioning, clear visioning, personal and organizational storytelling, strategy development and execution.

Carolyn received a Master of Science in Leadership and Human Resources Development from the University of Scranton and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Carolyn is a Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation and graduated from the Leadership Coaching program at Georgetown University. Carolyn is also certified as a Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages.

Carolyn’s strength lies in her versatility and ability to hear and see the big picture. Carolyn strongly believes in the leadership vision, mission and purpose of One Common Unity. Her leadership practice is principled and centered on the values of communication, creativity, connection, and love of community and the entrepreneurial spirit. In Carolyn’s spare time she enjoys traveling, sailing, yoga, and is active with DC-based service organizations including CitizenEffect.org, LanguageETC.org, and OneCommonUnity.org. Carolyn's home base is in Washington, DC.