ABOUT

Charity Pennock, ACC

Principal

Charity is a seasoned professional with over 20 years’ experience in director and management positions. Charity’s career has been based at the intersection of business and the nonprofit sectors in the areas of clean energy, economic development, entrepreneurship, and technology. She has built organizations, launched new programs, and worked across sectors including corporate, government, higher education and non-profit partners and clients. These experiences helped Charity to use and refine her abilities in seeing the big picture, understanding people’s motivations, asking important questions, creating actionable plans, and walking with people through conflict and emotionally taxing situations. Charity is an International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach and a Gestalt International Study Center Certified Coach.

Charity enjoys hiking, reading, traveling, and spending time with her family. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband Andy and their four boys.

Email: charity@northstreetgroupllc.com
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Andy Pennock, PhD

Principal

Andy is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of Virginia’s Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he teaches courses on leadership, policy analysis, and organizational change. He has extensive experience in executive education, having worked with federal executives, state legislators, international officials, school leaders, and medical professionals on adaptive leadership, change management, and systems thinking. Andy has designed and delivered leadership development programs for the Federal Executive Institute, the Aspen Institute, and the EU-funded WeLead program, among others. His work focuses on equipping leaders to navigate complex challenges, foster collaboration across organizational boundaries, and generate systemic progress in high-stakes environments.

Andy loves adventuring with his four boys in and around Charlottesville. He and his wife, Charity, love to cook, read, garden, travel and have good conversation whenever they can.