Renee Porter-Medley
Process Manager & Discovery Experience™ Guide
Bill O’Brien
Founder & Senior Strategic Advisor
Will Hughes
Researcher & Discovery Experience™ Guide
Renee Porter-Medley
Archetype Code: H-643
Model Role: Coordinator
Renee guides individuals through their Discovery Experience™ and manages our overall process. Her model role is coordinator, one who facilitates and harmonizes joint action.
Renee has a Master of Professional Studies in Organization Development, and applies insights from ongoing training and academic study to reinforce the effectiveness of the Discovery Experience™.
Bill O’Brien
Archetype Code: H-489
Model Role: Catalyst
Bill is the Founder and Designer of The Family Tapestry Discovery Experience™. His model role is catalyst, one who provokes or speeds up significant change or action. Bill excels in the language of metaphor which enriches the design of each family’s unique tapestry. He is also the master weaver who brings the individual discovery threads together into recognizable patterns and themes for the family discussion. Bill has 20 years of experience as a Senior Administrative Officer with Princeton University, and is a Colonel, United States Army, Retired.
Will Hughes
Archetype Code: H-497
Model Role: Surveyor
Will guides individuals through their Discovery Experience™. His model role is surveyor, one who examines in a graceful, comprehensive way. He is deeply committed to helping individuals and their family engage in impactful conversations. Will has a Master of Science in Clinical Counseling, and prioritizes researching resources for Family Tapestry and the families we serve. Will is also an experienced chef and amateur mycologist.
Renee and her family at her daughter’s wedding
Bill with two of his passions, interpreting a PRO-Development Report and miniature soldiers
Will and his daughter
Discovery Experience™ Guide
Discovery is the process of learning something new.
Discovery often uncovers something previously unrecognized as meaningful.
A guide is a person who advises and shows the way to others.
Senior Strategic Advisor
Senior represents wisdom and experience.
Strategic means identifying goals & means for achieving them.
Advisor shares deep knowledge and provides unbiased advice.
Symbolism of our logo
colors of nature,
green-growth
blue-tranquility to tempest
tan-soil, roots, nourishment
brown-structure, strength, limbs
tree-living organism that is evolving over time
natural image conveying natural order of family evolution
colors also signify different generations of family stakeholders
threads-straight lines represent elders and serve to frame the family
wavey lines-new generations being woven into the family tapestry
our logo is an example of the creation of a tapestry unique to each family ‘no one design fits all”
“a family that supports one another thrives”
Looking for more information?
Email renee@myfamilytapestry.com to schedule a conversation. Share days/times you are available to talk.
Our initial conversation is focused on developing a contextual, comprehensive understanding of your unique family experience and your expectations for our service.