Meet your instructors
Chad Bacastow, RBLP-T
Owner and Founder
Chad Bacastow is a combat veteran with 20 years of service in the Marine Corps, spending 12 years as an enlisted Marine and 8 years in the Warrant Officer ranks. His passion for teaching and coaching started when he began instructing junior Marines and Soldiers during their entry-level technical school and it developed further when he was assigned as a Marine Corps Drill Instructor, introducing recruits to the concepts of teams and leading by example.
After multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Chad retired from active-duty service and continued to support the Marines as a government contractor before moving his family to New Hampshire. Working in the defense industry as a Program Manager, Chad has been given the great privilege to lead teams and positively influence organizational culture.
Chad completed his undergraduate degree in education and training in 2017 from the University of New Hampshire (College of Professional Studies) and his master's degree in leadership from UNH CPS in 2018. Chad taught for RBLP as an adjunct instructor during 2020 and 2021. He is a member of the National Eagle Scout Association, received the Bronze Star for actions in Iraq, holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) and Resilience-Building Leader Professional Trainer (RBLP-T) certifications, and was a contributor to the graduate-level leadership textbook (Cultivating Your Leadership Capabilities).
Dr. Carrie Morris, RBLP-T
Adjunct Instructor
Dr. Carrie Morris is an educator, leadership developer, and consultant whose work centers on people—their strengths, needs, and capacity to grow. Raised in a Navy family, she developed an early appreciation for adaptability, discernment, and relationship-building, shaping her view of leadership as a learnable and sustainable practice grounded in reflection, experience, and shared responsibility.
Across a 30-year career, Carrie has developed leadership capacity in classrooms, schools, districts, and higher education. She began as a public school educator and advanced into leadership roles, earning her undergraduate degree from Elon University, a master's degree from UNC Wilmington, and a master's and doctoral degree from East Carolina University. Her work includes leading a grant-funded leadership initiative, teaching in an international doctoral program, and presenting nationally and internationally. Now retired from state educational service, she supports leadership development across sectors through CLLM Educational Services, LLC, and as an adjunct instructor with Crucible Leadership Solutions, LLC (RBLP certifications), partnering with leaders and teams to strengthen learning, collaboration, and adaptive capacity.
