caitlin elizabeth harper

I’m a writer and the founder of Commcoterie, an organizational change consultancy.

For more than 15 years, I have designed, implemented, and advised leaders on project, people, and communication strategy in businesses across the globe; grown phenomenal teams; and served organizations large and small as an organizational change, internal communication, and operations leader.

Now, I design and implement organizational change management and stakeholder communication strategies with companies and nonprofits that are committed to building a better world.

My communication-driven, people-focused approach to organizational change blends coaching, strategy, and implementation and leverages organic organizational tools and techniques to engage change-makers at all levels, ensuring organizational change is not just an event-specific exercise, but becomes part of an organization's DNA.

Commcoterie is proud to be a women-owned, LGBTQIA-owned, and disability-owned business (aka, that’s me!).

I am a frequent speaker, facilitator, panelist, and podcast guest on topics such as organizational change, internal communication strategy, DEIBA, leadership and learning, management and coaching, women in the workplace, mental health and wellness at work, and company culture.

My proprietary peer coaching program has taught thousands of people to use professional coaching communication techniques in everyday workplace conversations to drive change and achieve business goals.

I earned my BA in English summa cum laude from the University of Florida with minors in Psychology, Linguistics, and Entrepreneurship and my MFA in Creative Writing summa cum laude from The New School in New York City.

I’m the author of the young adult novel, It Will Set You Free (here on Indiebound), and I’m currently at work on my second novel. I’m also the founder of the Renegade Reading Series, which was the longest-running emerging writers reading series in NYC.

As an independent academic scholar, mostly about Harry Potter (yes, it’s a real thing!), I specialize in Quidditch and also frequently discuss humor in the series, the books’ impact on fandoms and fan culture, and fan activism.

I live in New York City with my husband, daughter, and cat. When I’m not doing the many things listed on this page, I am reading, writing fiction, traveling, exploring NYC (and relearning my way around from a toddler’s point of view), cooking, eating, practicing yoga and meditation, relearning how to roller skate, taking adult ballet classes, or drinking coffee on my balcony while listening to the sounds of the city around me.