Joyce McEwen Crane, Ph.D. | Teacher and Coach

Joyce’s life reflects the power of transformation. Over time, she has stepped fully into her voice as an executive and leadership coach and corporate trainer, partnering with leaders, teams and organizations to navigate complexity, strengthen culture and move meaningful work forward.

As a Master Certified Coach (MCC) and an Advanced Certified Team Coach (ACTC), Joyce works across sectors, helping individuals and teams confront difficult realities, adapt to change and lead with clarity and conviction. She is known for her strategic insight, her willingness to ask the hard question and her deep respect for the human experience. Her curiosity about what drives people – and how systems shape behavior – fuels her work.

Joyce emphasizes the importance of understanding relationships and complex systems in mastering leadership. She designs learning experiences and coaching engagements that challenge assumptions, surface new perspectives and support lasting growth.

In addition to earning her MCC credential from the International Coach Federation, Joyce holds certifications from the Institute for Life Coach Training and the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. Her assessment qualifications include the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), EQi-2.0, Immunity to Change and Adam Grant’s PrinciplesYou. She completed the Art and Practice of Leadership Development at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government Executive Education and earned a Ph.D. in psychology from Southern Methodist University. With 23 years of experience as a psychologist and clinician in Texas and Kansas, she has also taught as an adjunct professor, owned two successful businesses and directed counseling centers.

Joyce partners with the Kansas Leadership Center as a teacher and coach, contributing to leadership development experiences and working with custom clients. In addition to her work with KLC, she co-owns Resonance Coaching and Consulting with her husband, Alan.

A proud fifth-generation Kansan, Joyce comes from a long line of farmers, teachers, community servants and entrepreneurs. When she’s not coaching, she can be found traveling, singing (sometimes loudly), sailing on a local lake, making greeting cards or experimenting in her kitchen with recipes that may (or may not) ever be repeated.

City: Wichita, Kansas