Lilian Abrams, Ph.D, MBA

Executive Presence | Cross-Cultural Leadership

Lilian is an accomplished, results-oriented executive coach who demonstrates commitment to her clients’ success in the areas most important to them. She utilizes her directness, warmth, thoughtfulness, practicality, and strong belief in delivering immediate value and results in every client conversation. Typical focus areas for clients include executive presence, building strategic networks across boundaries, strategic communications, coaching and developing others, inspiring followership, enhancing political and organizational savvy, and others.

Lilian holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior (Psychology) from The Claremont Graduate School, as well as an MBA from The Peter Drucker School of Management from the same institution. She earned her BA in Psychology from UCLA graduating magna cum laude and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She is accredited as an Executive Coach from the ICF (PCC) as well as the Association of Professional Executive Coaches and Supervisors (APECS) in Europe. Additionally, she is trained and credentialed as a Coach Supervisor. She is working towards her coach supervisor accreditation with the EMCC, as well as additional coach accreditation at the MCC level with the ICF.

Lilian has taught graduate-level business and psychology topics for multiple universities in the greater Los Angeles and New York City areas. She serves on the board of the New Jersey Organization Development Learning Community. She can often be found both providing and pursuing continual professional development as a coach to better support the leaders she coaches.

Nataliya Adelson, PhD

C-Suite Advisory | Intercultural Communications

In her most recent roles with Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Verizon’s Corporate Center of Excellence, Dr. Adelson coached both executives and high potential leaders. She was also responsible for internal coaching and assessment centers, an award-winning career development program for women in technology, global executive onboarding and mentoring programs, and executive education forums. In each of these positions, Dr. Adelson maintained a clear focus on developing a leader’s self-awareness, as well as a commercial and global mindset grounded in driving business results.

Dr. Adelson uses her knowledge and experience to devise customized approaches to develop leaders and their organizations, taking into account organizational, cultural, and marketplace nuances, in addition to commonly used methodologies. Her in-depth, focused approach results in deep, sustainable improvements in executive and team performance, as well as new capacities to tackle complex business challenges and a readiness to assume higher-level roles. She holds a Doctoral and Master’s degrees in Organizational and Clinical Psychology from Walden and Columbia Universities, respectively. She has also completed postgraduate training at the College of Executive Coaching and is certified in a number of multi-rater, team, and organizational assessment tools. As a member of the Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group, the Society for Consulting Psychology, the New Jersey Organizational Development Network, and the Financial Women’s Association, Dr. Adelson is an active speaker and presenter in academic and practitioners’ forums.

David Andrews, M.ED

Government | Emotional Intelligence

Prior to becoming a full-time executive coach, David worked as a Business Process Officer at The World Bank where he supported all global teams. Through this special position, he had the opportunity to connect with staff in country offices around the world and with management at headquarters in Washington, DC. Working directly with senior-level managers and staff on the ground, David gained the trust of sometimes disparate parties and helped to create pathways for communication and solutions to benefit the organization and its mission. He also helped design and implement new programs to raise the stature and recognition of teams in crucial roles for the success of the organization.

David has led teams of learning and communications professionals for information technology, governmental, educational, pharmaceutical, non-profit, and development organizations. He started his career as a high school English teacher where he enjoyed tailoring learning activities to the unique needs of his students. He brings this passion for delivering individualized, holist and strengths-based solutions to all of his work. A lover of learning, David is a voracious reader who continuously seeks out and integrates new ideas through his relationships and his work.

David earned a Masters Degree in Education from the Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelors degree in English and Political Science from the University of Maryland. He has certifications and training in coaching and leadership through The Coaches Training Institute, The Center for Right Relationship – Organizational Relationship Systems Coaching, and the International Coaching Federation among others. He has extensive professional experience working with teams and individuals in and from countries around the world.

David’s clients appreciate his humor, approachability, and curiosity. With his deep and broad expertise across industries, and his skill at asking thought-provoking and direction-changing questions, David’s clients are propelled forward to higher levels of success and satisfaction.

Dana Asher, PhD

Emotional Intelligence | Women & Leadership

Dana currently serves organizations including amfAR (the foundation for AIDS research), Booking Holdings (formerly the Priceline Group), The Ford Foundation, Finalta (of McKinsey & Company), HavenLife (of MassMutual), The New School for Social Research, Oxeon Partners, and Storyful. Past clients include Accenture, Alcoa, Berkshire Partners, Corning, Google, KPMG, Lincoln Financial, Nestlé, PwC, Stop and Shop, and The U.S. Air Force, among others.

Dana works regularly with individuals and teams working sub-optimally as the result of chronic stress amidst rising demand and increased complexity. With awareness that organizations perform only as well as the people in them, and are only as strong and healthy as the internal and external relationships they can sustain, Dana works intentionally and relationally, bringing people and work cultures back into relationship with themselves, one another, and stakeholders. She works effectively with mission-driven leaders and organizations, as well as those who seek a North Star. A contributor to Fast Company and editor of the blog Inner Workings, Dana has been featured in The Boston Globe, More magazine, SELF, and multiple print volumes.

Dana trained in the Systems-Psychodynamic (Socio-Analytic) method at The Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, wherein consultant and client look at person, role, and organization together, and completed two years of Tavistock-method participant observation with infants and their families. Prior to that, Dana was awarded a PhD with distinction from Northwestern University, where she trained in the humanities (the study of the human condition). She brings to client work deep attunement to the power of the stories we tell ourselves.

Rachel Benyola, MBA, M.S.

Entrepreneurship | Executive Presence

Rachel built a seasoned executive team to scale the venture into a North American corporation, making diversity and leadership development critical parts of her company culture.

She continues to executive coach because she passionately ascribes to the philosophy behind servant leadership. In her own words, “It is our responsibility as leaders to coach senior management in ridding ourselves of antiquated business practices, and to usher in the next generation of leaders with supportive guidance.”

Rachel is a direct, tenacious coach who unearths the entrepreneurial spirit in her coachees with creative, proven coaching methods. She activates and inspires leaders to move and take action with focused vision. She aggressively pushes to challenge leaders to go beyond their comfort zone and regain their inner enthusiasm for their work. Drawing from her own pool of expertise as a CEO and executive coach, Rachel leverages unique and often unseen connections among resources within and outside organizations to expand a leader’s influence. Her coaching mottos include: listen aggressively, communicate effectively, develop an entrepreneurial mindset, and create positive energy.

In addition to receiving Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 award in Manufacturing and Industry, Rachel was named one of the nine innovators of the year by Smithsonian Magazine, young entrepreneur of the year by Drexel University, and AnneLondon one of the top 10 hottest Philadelphia emerging ventures in 2017. Rachel is also on Drexel University’s annual 2018 top 40 Under 40 leaders list. Rachel speaks on leadership, the entrepreneurial mindset, and innovation for maker communities, MENSA, women’s leadership organizations, and several universities across the United States.

Rachel holds a Master of Science in Psychology from Chestnut Hill College. She is trained on the Hogan 360º and DISC executive psychometric assessments. Rachel is also certified in the Coaching Mindset Index (CMI). Rachel earned an MBA from Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship with a certification in Leadership. Rachel earned her Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University in Psychology and in Women and Gender Studies. During her time there, she was the first student to receive the prestigious Rutgers Civic Scholar Award for launching a new career and academic development program for minorities and underprivileged youth.

Sherry Bisaillon

Leader in Transition | Change Management

Prior to joining Microsoft, Sherry worked at Dell Computer where she was responsible for designing and executing the people capability strategy for 2,500 employees across the US, Canada and Latin America. Prior to her career in Human Resources, Sherry held progressively increasing leadership roles in Business Development, Sales, and Marketing at GlaxoSmithKline and Baxter Healthcare.

Sherry holds a Bachelor of Science and is certified in Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University. She received her executive coaching training from the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara. Sherry is also a graduate of Leadership Tomorrow and is certified in the Hogan Assessments, MBTI, TiLT, and Firo-B. Originally from Montreal, Sherry now resides with her husband in Kirkland, Washington.

Geetu Bharwaney, DSc

C-Suite Advisory | Emotional Intelligence

She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science (DSc) for her unique contribution to the understanding and application of emotion in business.

Geetu has a strong track record of highly successful, results-oriented coaching programs. She attributes her high performance as a coach to an holistic approach to building relationships with individuals, based on trust, collaboration, support and accountability. Her experience and ability to flex her style of coaching enables her to bring fresh thinking to each coaching session, challenging individual leaders in an empathetic yet productive manner. She tailors her approach to empower clients to seek and find workable solutions and make long-term, sustainable behavioral change.

Her coaching style incorporates thought-provoking assignments that challenge leaders to think and move on from their self-limitations, assumptions and thinking patterns. Changes in performance are typically visible to stakeholders, peers and subordinates, with measurable outcomes and a clear ROI for both client and sponsoring organization.

Geetu’s specialism is the advanced application of emotional intelligence which focuses on the awareness and development of emotional resilience and the associated essential micro-skills of understanding, managing and switching emotion. This frees leaders to work at their optimal performance or “sweet spot”, managing their levels of stress and adapting their functioning to meet business requirements. She is the founding director of one of the first companies entirely focused on emotional intelligence coaching, research, development and ROI evaluation. She has published numerous papers and chapters on emotional intelligence, is an internationally respected and recognized thought leader and speaker, and her latest book ‘Emotional Resilience: how to be agile, adaptable and always perform at your best’ was published by Pearson Business in 2015.

She is Hogan qualified, trained in Behavioural Coaching, and qualified in a range of emotional intelligence survey tools. Her M.Sc. focused on the Psychology of Health (City University, 2005) and her Undergraduate degree was in International Business and Modern Languages (Aston University, 1989). She is a Practitioner member of the Ei Consortium, founded by Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis to advance research and the application of emotional intelligence in organizations.

Geetu is an EMCC International Standards for Mentoring and Coaching Programmes (ISMCP) Assessor and Consultant, aimed at providing a consistent and globally accepted benchmark of good practice in mentoring and coaching programme management. Geetu is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Personnel & Development (CIPD), a qualified trainer of three pioneering accreditations in coaching tools including AIIR’s Coaching Mindset Index (CMI).

Gary Bond

Team Effectiveness | Transformational Change

Gary has expertise in accelerating team development, coaching project teams, meeting design and management, decision making, facilitation, and working with cross-cultural teams. He has worked with a wide range of company cultures and business models. He is particularly effective at helping clients improve performance. His experience spans Fortune 500 companies, middle market firms and tech startups. Clients recognize Gary as a results-oriented thinker, practical, insightful, and who is very good at forging alliances across diverse constituencies. His primary areas of expertise are in building high-performing teams and helping organizations successfully implement transformational change.

Gary brings more than 30 years of experience in providing strategic leadership and coaching in the areas of project management, process improvement, change management, training, facilitation and the development of analytic systems and enterprise IT solutions. He combines experience as an entrepreneur, senior leader in industry, and as a management consultant. Gary has worked with teams in over 30 countries and deployed solutions to 80 countries. His clients include: Credit Suisse, Barclays, Bank of America, Chase, UBS, Merrill Lynch, Marsh & McLennan, Dun & Bradstreet, IHS, Dell EMC, Microsoft, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Amplify. Gary was president of CPCE, a regional training and consulting firm he founded. The firm delivered training to over 250,000 individuals over a 12-year period before its sale to Knowledge Universe.

Gary holds a Bachelor of Science from Rutgers University. He served as Program Manager for Columbia University’s Computer Technology and Applications (CTA) program which focused on delivering training to business professionals. Gary resides with his wife in New York City.

Alvaro Burgos

Executive Facilitation | Diversity & Inclusion

Drawing on his experience as a business manager, leading teams from 5 to 300 hundred people, -both direct and cross-functional-, has given him the knowledge and necessary tools to work with different cultures, languages, backgrounds and career paths, understanding the struggles of the everyday responsibilities and the challenges that individuals face in a fast moving, constantly changing professional environment.

As an executive-leadership coach, he works with men and women who lead and influence the direction of today’s organizations. He is committed to helping leaders face their own challenges of achieving their business goals while developing their communication and leadership capabilities.

As a business consultant, he helps CEO’s of small to mid-sized companies who want to take their business to the next level of growth, bringing clarity of the most relevant issues they need to change and provide new skills and tools to make change happen. He focuses mainly on change management, effective meeting design and facilitation, group problem solving, long term vision, strategic marketing plans and value proposition design.

Alvaro is currently pursuing an MBA from The Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University. He received is Executive Coaching Certification from New York University, is certified in My Everything DiSC, and is fluent in Spanish.

Bernadette Cabrera, MBA

Strategic Thinking | Change Management

Bernadette is committed to inspiring leaders to find their unique strength, talent and voice, enabling them to bring ‘their whole selves’ to their professional and personal lives. She focuses on leadership legacies for senior executives, purpose definition, leaders in transition, navigating cultural and generational differences, leadership in the digital age, executive presence and authentic leadership and women and minority leader development. In her coaching, she employs the principle of integration – the use of a person’s major centers of intelligence: the mind (cognitive), heart (emotional intelligence) and body (somatic) – to achieve holistic alignment of the person in the pursuit of their professional goals.

As a coach, she is known to bring warmth, sincerity and directness that enables her to engage effectively and relate authentically with clients at all levels. Having a strategic perspective allows Bernadette to distill various inputs and get to the core of the client’s issues. By applying her creativity and powerful questioning, she guides clients to different perspectives and actions, enhancing their leadership and personal skills.

Bernadette was born in Manila, Philippines and moved to the US to pursue her Master’s Degree at Vanderbilt University. In the US, Bernadette built a dynamic management consulting career, before pursuing her passion and becoming a full-time coach. She is an ICF certified coach trained at New Ventures West.

Cecilia Carter, MBA

Executive Presence | Diversity & Inclusion

Ms. Carter was also head of community affairs at UBS, where she lead the company’s philanthropic and community outreach. Earlier in her career, she worked in Burson-Marsteller’s corporate consultancy specializing in corporate reputation management, public affairs, and multicultural marketing. Ms. Carter also served as Senior Vice President of Communications for GE Small Business Solutions. During her 12-year tenure with GE, she managed and counseled on corporate campaigns, marketing, and internal communications. During this time, she also served on GE’s Corporate Marketing Council.

Ms. Carter currently serves as a Board Member for the University of New Haven and is a former Director for the Southwestern Connecticut chapter of the Urban League. Her past service includes Chair Woman, Committee for the Association of National Advertisers, Executive Director of the Rhythm & Blues Foundation, and a member of the corporate council for Hands On Network, the world’s largest volunteer agency.

She has been featured in numerous publications including Black Enterprise, Fast Company, and Savoy Magazine as one of the top 100 influential African American women in corporate America. Ms. Carter holds degrees from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University. She is a certified iPEC ELI-MP coach. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from University of New Haven and served as the Commencement speaker at their January 2010 graduation ceremony. Cecilia now resides in New Rochelle, NY with her husband and children.

Manuelle Charbonneau, PhD

Emotional Intelligence | Change Management

Manuelle majored in International Business at the Audencia Nantes School of Management, a Top 5 French business school, and worked internationally in Europe in market research. She has lived or worked in over 27 countries. Her career includes over a decade as a licensed psychotherapist, and several years as a change management consultant with a boutique firm. This was followed by over a decade in human resources in charge of organization development and leadership development for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the $1.6B wholesaler of water for the region.

In addition to her Ph.D. in organizational psychology, Manuelle completed executive courses in cross-cultural communication and global leadership from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, as well as an Executive Leadership Certificate from Cornell University.

Her experience covers a range of sectors including pharmaceutical, biotech, luxury retail, professional and financial services, high-tech, oil & gas, utilities, government, healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, academia, non-profits, entrepreneurs and startups.

Manuelle served as a board member of the Los Angeles Organization Development Network. She is a member of the Human Resources Strategy Forum, a member of the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Resources, a councilor member of the French-American Chamber of Commerce of New York, a founding member of the French Alumni SoCal network, and a member of the Consulting Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, where she has been a repeat national conference presenter.

Dawn Cone, PhD

Emotional Intelligence | Leader in Transition

As a leadership trainer and facilitator, Dawn has delivered numerous presentations to a variety of audiences on topics such as effective leadership styles, managing change, assessing individuals and teams, improving individual and team resilience, effective communication, and managing difficult conversations. She has also presented her research on Perceptions of Cultural Groups at Work at both national and international professional conferences.

Dawn is a licensed psychologist and earned her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University in San Diego, California. Upon completion of her degrees, she received her program’s Outstanding Doctor of Philosophy award and the RHR International Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. Dawn has served as Adjunct Professor teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Effective Communication for Managers and Research Design/Analysis. She is a member of the Society of Consulting Psychology, the Institute of Management Consultants, and is certified in The Hogan Development Suite. Dawn is based in the Metro Detroit area.

Paul Curci

Emotional Intelligence | Team Effectiveness

Some of his past clients have included the CEO of one of the most successful Energy & Utility companies in the US, several senior VPs at one of nation’s largest retailers, CEO’s of several large technology companies, the Head of HR of one of the fastest growing biotech companies, and the management team of a global food company.

Paul is a CTI trained and ICF certified coach and facilitator. He is certified in the Hogan Assessment tools. Paul’s thought leadership on organizational change through self-organizing groups is featured in Productive Workplaces: Dignity, Meaning, and Community in the 21st Century (2012, Weisbord).

Prior to moving into consulting and his role as a Senior Level Consultant at AIIR, Paul was the Publisher of Philadelphia City Paper, an award winning newspaper in Philadelphia. From this experience he learned how pivotal leadership and direct communication is for driving bottom line results. Prior to his role as Publisher, Paul worked as the Director of Sales and Marketing. In addition to business, Paul is passionate about art. He is an accomplished painter and sculptor whose works have been featured in prestigious galleries throughout the US and abroad. Paul holds a B.F.A. from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. He lives in Center City Philadelphia with his wife and four children.

Charlie D’Amico

Career Development | Team Effectiveness

Most recently, Charlie was a leader in the Partner & Leadership Development (PLD) group at PwC, the world’s largest professional services firm. Charlie was part of a team dedicated to designing and delivering world-class leadership development programs and creating a firm-wide culture of coaching and feedback, both efforts leading to the firm’s induction into Training magazine’s Hall of Fame. She was tasked with leading a coaching and assessment based leadership program for hundreds of newly admitted partners, with responsibilities including financial and resource oversight, coaching, design, implementation, and facilitation. She also led the firm’s experienced hire on-boarding program that involves 3,000+ new hires each year, continuing her commitment to helping people navigate career transitions.

Earlier in her career, Charlie was in PwC’s Tax practice for 13 years, cultivating her skills in sales and business development, leading teams, and building relationships both with clients and within an organization. She has extensive experience providing Tax consulting services for companies across a wide variety of industries, including pharmaceutical, consumer products, technology, and manufacturing.

Charlie obtained her Certified Professional Coaching credential from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC) and is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF). While a tax practitioner, she held Certified Public Accountant licenses in Florida and Georgia. Charlie attended University of Florida, where she obtained Master of Accounting and B.S. Accounting degrees.

Monique Daigneault, MS

Executive Influence | Leader in Transition

Monique coaches senior leaders who want to increase their executive influence so that they can lead by example and have a higher impact on their team and within their organization. She is committed to working with those who are technically superior but need to improve their soft skills. Monique’s approach helps C-suite leaders align first with themselves then with their organization and team while also improving health and work life balance.

As a lifelong learner, Monique has achieved seven industry specific certifications, a Bachelor of Science in Management, and a Master of Science in Industrial / Organizational Psychology. She is a graduate of an ICF recognized coach training program and an Accredited Senior Coach. Monique is a contributing author to the Random House best seller, Ophelia’s Mom. The depth and breadth of Monique’s knowledge gives her a unique perspective into the development needs of senior leaders.

Monique is originally from Michigan and now resides in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona. She has two adult daughters and four grandchildren. As a former competitive bodybuilder, Monique enjoys weightlifting, hiking, yoga, and Pilates. She has accomplished nine tandem skydiving jumps across the United States. Monique volunteers for two months each year in Europe where she teaches Business English to foreign business executives.

Catarina R. Dolsten, MD

Strategic Thinking | Women & Leadership

Catarina has extensive experience in leadership assessment, 360-evaluation and development, C-suite executive coaching, team training and development, EQ, diversity, gender and inclusion training, development of a sustainable and innovative culture, organizational assessment and strategic planning for growth, and change management for organizations in transition.

Catarina received her coaching certificate from New York University. She holds a Master in Organizational Development and Change Management from the Teachers College at Columbia University. Catarina is a licensed Medical Doctor in Sweden and holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Economics, completing both at Lund’s University, Sweden.

Prior to executive coaching, Catarina developed and implemented programming to maximize organizational efficiency on a global scale, coaching and leading teams to achieve tangible results within maternal and child health, using methods such as ehealth.

Catarina serves as a Board Director at Health Builders, a non-profit dedicated to leadership and management training for health centers in Africa. She has supervised Master students at Columbia University and New York University.

Charles Dormer, MSOD, MPHIL

Strategic Thinking | Executive Presence

In his coaching work, Charles draws upon a deep base of corporate experience to ensure his coachee’s development goals are grounded in the real-time business needs and context. Charles leverages experiences ranging from strategy definition and implementation, management, research, operations, reengineering, organization development, business redesign, portfolio management, and chief of staff activities. He has been involved in major mergers and acquisitions within the pharmaceutical industry and major change efforts in R&D. He has also been involved in the governance committees and key decision-making bodies.

Charles has a Masters of Science (Honors) and a Masters of Philosophy in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania. He is also certified in Institute Leadership and Management (ILM) Executive Coaching and Mentoring. His area of passion is the study of what creates value and what depletes value in large organisations and complex collaborations.

With a passion for teaching and mentoring, Charles delivers guest lectures at Georgetown University and Penn State University, where he shares his learning and experiences on strategic leadership and managing the business of science.

David Ehrmann

Team Effectiveness | Leader in Transition

He is passionate about helping others plan and live fulfilling lives, on purpose. Over the last 25 years, David has worked with leaders across a spectrum of fields, including technology, finance, education, publication, science, consulting, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals. Regardless of industry or corporate culture, all individuals have one thing in common – they have to work with each other – and David’s message is clear and consistent. He believes that the only thing you can control is yourself. He is a former member of management at Motorola, Lockheed Martin Commercial Electronics, and Harvard Community Health Plan. David has also served on the adjunct Communication faculty at Northeastern University, and was a lead instructor within John Hancock’s corporate training function. In addition to his coaching work at AIIR, David serves as an executive coach through Harvard Business School’s Executive Education programs.

David’s road to coaching expertise started at Emerson College, where he laid the foundation in interpersonal communication. Building on this content rich experience, he studied to become a rabbi at the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in both Israel and Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned his coaching certification through the Boston Coaching Company, is certified to use the Leadership Multi-Rater Assessment of Personality (LMAP) and Performance Support System’s 20/20 Insight Gold Assessment. David also served on PSS’s Advisory Board, and he continues to grow as an Executive Coach with AIIR Consulting.

Ron Ettinger

Change Management | Organizational Development

Prior to Ron’s tenure as an HR Executive, he spent most of his career working in both public and private corporations holding positions as a manager and executive. In addition, Ron has acquired extensive international experience through managing global coaching networks. This has allowed him to successfully work with a multicultural talent base.

Ron has also worked in the energy sector, specifically with energy utilities. As both a manager and consultant in this field, he has built his coaching experience with a focus on enhancing leadership effectiveness and developing high potential talent. In the midst of industry deregulation and an increasingly competitive energy market, Ron’s work enabled leaders to create sustainable cultural shifts and a competitive mindset needed to position the corporation for early business success.

Ron is formally trained in Clinical Psychology and practiced as a Individual and Family Therapist for over a decade. He holds Bachelors of Science and Masters degrees in Psychology with a specialty in Family Therapy from Hahnemann University and Hospital. Ron is certified in a number of assessment tools such as the Hogan, Korn Ferry’s viaEdge, Heindrick Struggles LAQ, and MBTI. He has also received training in Blanchard’s Situational Leadership, various approaches to change management and team effectiveness, development and utilization of 360 tools, and has attended the Dynamics of Organization program at University of Pennsylvania. His current work as an executive coach incorporates clinical methodologies and applies them to the corporate context.

Ron’s background in psychology underpins his current work with executives and high potential leaders. Blending the tenants of human behavior with his strong, pragmatic understanding of the dynamics of the corporate environment has made him extremely effective in coaching those interested in optimizing their effectiveness and accelerating their careers as senior leaders.

Ron is a long-standing member of both the National Human Resource Planning Group and Philadelphia Society of People and Strategy. He also serves on the Board Directors for a cancer research foundation.

Taylor Flake

Career Development | Leaders in Transition

Another area of Taylor’s expertise is in creating high performing teams. He helped lead the global effort to establish an agile team practice that is revolutionizing the way work gets done across PepsiCo; dramatically accelerating innovation, cutting bureaucracy and empowering decision making. Taylor developed a broad business background by serving as the Human Resource Executives on several senior operating teams in both domestic and international markets which achieved industry-leading performance.

Taylor holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Communications with a minor in Psychology from Brigham Young University and Master of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from West Virginia University. He is certified in Hogan Assessments and as a Cambria Inside Edge Coach. He also completed the Principle of Organizational Dynamics course from University of Columbia and is currently enrolled in College of Executive Coaches – ICF Accredited Coach Training Program.

Taylor brings a breadth of experience and a global perspective gained through many diverse assignments both domestic and international. Taylor, his wife and children have recently moved from New York to a horse ranch in Utah.

Xavier Hernandez, PhD

Organizational Development | Diversity & Inclusion

As a credentialed executive coach, Xavier uses a systems approach to reflect the power, players, and politics inherent in navigating the leader’s reality. He integrates stakeholder feedback with real work experiences to guide leaders through self-awareness and goal setting toward exceptional results. His focus and interest in helping the leader reach his/her desired outcomes creates a learning environment that engenders trust and is safe to take risks needed for long term change. With a balance of support and challenge, he meets development areas with creative solutions and highlights strengths essential for sustainable impact.

As a consultative partner, Xavier’s extensive academic and professional background in talent management and organization development provides the tools for senior leaders to meet and exceed strategic business objectives. This work often includes partnering with leadership teams to drive results and accelerate team development using action learning and cohort/team group coaching. Additionally, organizations enlist Xavier to design and implement large scale human capital initiatives, such as aligning strategic goals with selection, development, performance and talent management processes, change management, and culture.

Xavier received his Doctorate in Dual Clinical and Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology and the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management at Alliant International University. His research and expertise are in the areas of the Positive Psychology, Character Strengths and Latino leadership. Xavier is currently exploring the differentiating foundations of high potential talent within teams.

Lesley Hoare

Leader in Transition | Internal Coaching Strategy

Additionally, Lesley has served in a number of talent management positions with a focus on creating innovative, forward-thinking HR solutions for global corporations with large millennial, mobile, and diverse workforces. These solutions range from talent supply, leadership development, performance management, and engagement in order to position organizations for success. Lesley is skilled in bringing internal and external stakeholders together to adopt and deliver these policies and programs. She has served in HR executive roles with VMware, Oracle/Taleo, Kimberly-Clark, and Hewlett-Packard.

Lesley is consistently rated as top speaker at events for Human Capital Management (HCM) and talent best practices. She has led presentations at events sponsored by organizations like Evanta, HCI, Argyle, and Oracle. Lesley received Chief Learning Officer magazine’s Innovation Award in 2007 and the European Top Achiever Award in 1997.

Lesley acquired a Masters in Training and Development from the University of Leicester and a Teacher’s Degree in English Literature and Education from the University of Durham. She possesses a Professional Coaching Certificate from the International Coaching Federation. Lesley currently resides in California.

Jay Fehnel, MBA

Executive Presence | Emotional Intelligence

Jay’s coaching helps leaders become more aware of how they are observing themselves and their world, so they can gain new perspective and see more options for designing and reaching their goals. With extensive experience in strategy, M&A, marketing and corporate communication, Jay helps executives better evaluate their ecosystem, define their key audiences and then develop a more effective communication and leadership style.

Outside the corporate world, Jay has served as a consultant and interim executive for VC- and PE-backed technology companies. He regularly serves as a mentor and judge for entrepreneurship courses at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. Jay has also served 20 years on advisory boards at Purdue University, serving as a trusted advisor for deans, school heads and development executives.

Jay earned an MBA in Marketing and Finance at the Kellogg School and a BA in Mass Communication at Purdue University. Jay is certified in Leadership Coaching by Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership. He also holds the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credentials granted by the International Coach Federation.

Jonathan Flaks

Career Development | Financial Services

Jonathan’s coaching process helps clients generate exciting culture transformations and revenue and profit growth ranging from 20%-300%. His clients achieve measurable change in time management, increased income, sustainable confidence and career satisfaction. His guiding philosophy is that confidence, clear communication, and exciting collaborations lead to outstanding performance. He is a licensed and certified BANKCODE trainer and proficient with Genos Emotional Intelligence 360 profile, DiSC, and Team Dimensions Profile assessments.

Jonathan earned a dual degree from Cornell University in Engineering and Music and was Adjunct Professor in Business Leadership and Coaching Skills for New York University. He is one of the first 1% of coaches worldwide who earned the M.C.C. credential from the International Coach Federation (ICF). For six years, he was the Vice President on the Board of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG-NY) a leading network of middle-market private equity executives, investment bankers, lenders and advisors.

Jonathan races sail boats, plays tennis, bikes, and is a skilled keyboard player. He previously was the organist for the New York Rangers at Madison Square Gardens.

Harvey Floyd, M.A.

Government | Team Effectiveness

In addition to leadership and executive coaching, Harvey has years of experience as a facilitator and trainer, delivering high impact leadership and change programs to mid-senior executive clients. He draws on his management consulting, project management and people management experience to help clients navigate the ‘people side’ of organizational change.

Harvey is skilled at recognizing and identifying the leader behaviors, and environments that enable all leaders – including those at the executive level – to thrive, and deliver results. His ability to assess, challenge, and support, positions his clients to target high leverage opportunities for growth and change. His passion for leader and leadership development expressed through powerful coaching, enables his clients to lead themselves more effectively, and others with emotional intelligence and resonance.

Harvey has an executive master’s in Organizational Psychology and Change Leadership from Columbia University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He received coach training at Teleos Leadership Institute (neuropsychology, emotional intelligence, intentional change), the Center for Creative Leadership, and Columbia University. Harvey is certified in the Burke Learning Agility Inventory, Scott Eblin’s Next Level 360 and coaching, OPM 360, Change Style Indicator and Change Readiness Gauge, MBTI and FIRO-B.

Mark Frederick, Ph.D.

Globalization | Team Effectiveness

Mark is a frequent speaker at international conferences focusing on Talent Management, Human Resources and Global Mobility themes. Topics include “Becoming an Effective Global Leader”; “Building High Performing Global Teams”; and “Attracting, Developing and Retaining Global Talent through Company Culture.”

He is both bicultural and bilingually German with a German mother and U.S. American father. Mark has grown up between the two cultures throughout his life and frequently works and travels in Germany. He often serves as a cultural resource specialist for German and U.S. workplace interaction. In addition to his cultural life experience in Germany, Mark has lived and worked in the UK and Singapore on extended global assignments.

Mark is licensed to deliver and interpret a variety of assessment instruments useful for selecting and coaching global talent. His doctoral degree is in Comparative Literature with an emphasis on Psychology and Cultural Studies.

Oya Günay

Financial Services | Globalization

Because of her years of diverse executive experience in the business world, Oya is an expert in partnering with leaders and senior corporate executives on finding solutions to how to discover themselves, maximize their potentials and then move forward from the point where they are into the point where they aspire to be. Her expertise includes leadership development, cultural competency, conflict resolution and mediation, resilience and change management. Oya Günay is a certified Executive Coach of Columbia University, Business School and a certified Assessment Analyst on The Neethling Brain Instrument.

In addition to her role as an Executive Coach and Strategy Partner, she makes academic research on the foundations of intercultural interactions and writes articles in that regard. She teaches in some of the seminar programs organized by the Istanbul Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Oya lives in Vienna, Austria and speaks Turkish, English and German.

Therese Heeg, M.S

Change Management | Team Effectiveness

As a former Director at a growing health care system, Therese enjoyed working with internal sponsors and stakeholders to build sustainable solutions leading to increased employee engagement, accelerated executive onboarding and the development of a coaching culture.

As an external consultant, this experience has informed her ability to customize a coach approach to fit the client’s culture and to ensure alignment with strategic goals and metrics. Therese is an expert at guiding organizations in the development of their leaders and has been sought out as a coach of other coaches.

Therese has a passion for helping leaders manage their resiliency as they manage organizational change, and she has delivered presentations at local, regional and national conferences on this topic. Some of the organizational changes she has supported include partnering with executives and operational leaders to open new hospitals and clinics, merge entities, redeploy employees, and build new leadership teams. Other areas of expertise include building leaders’ ability to manage difficult situations, coach and mentor staff, increase civility in the workplace and increase accountability.

Therese is a lifelong learner and holds a Master of Science in Administrative Leadership as well as certifications in the Hogan Assessment Suite (Hogan Assessments), Brain Based Results Coaching (NeuroLeadership Institute), Crucial Conversations, Crucial Accountability, Influencer (Vital Smarts), Facilitation (DDI), Coaching (Coach University), Organizational Development (ASTD) and the MBTI. She is an ACC certified coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF), and is also a member of the International Change Management Association (ICMA) and the Association for Talent Development (ATD).

Jane Horan, PhD

Keynote Speaking | Emotional Intelligence

Jane has written many articles on female leaders, office politics and career transitions for Bloomberg Business Week, Human Resource Review, Quartz, The Economist Intelligence Unit, South China Morning Post, Straits Times and other publications.

With over 20 years of work experience with companies such as Kraft, Disney and GE, Jane uses her work knowledge to help organizations build inclusive and engaged workplaces. Her consulting work includes Fortune 100 firms such as, BP, Credit Suisse, Covidien, HP, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Monsanto, Jones Lang LaSalle, Syngenta, SingTel, Toshiba, VMWare and others. As a coach Jane blends doctoral research and work experience in Organizational Development, combining Evidence Based Coaching and Positive Psychology to ensure talented professionals achieve their full potential. Through her advisory work, coaching and workshops and by recognizing what matters most to succeed, Jane provides both sound advice and practical tools to help organizations retain and engage talent.

She is a Senior Researcher in gender equality with Hong Kong University and, a Senior Fellow with the Conference Board. Jane is also an adjunct professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, has lectured in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Jane has lived, worked and studied in the US, China and Hong Kong, and holds an Educational Doctorate from Bristol University. She now lives in Singapore.

Emrah Ikiok

Leader in Transition | Intercultural Communications

With an extensive background in engineering and business, Emrah is data driven and curious. She deploys a logical, thought provoking and creative process to assist her clients to trigger their best thinking. Complimentary to her approach, she adopts Whole Brain Thinking practices, identifying clients’ left- or right-brain thinking preference, and supporting them through expanding their thinking styles, especially effective in cultivating creativity and innovation in organizations.

Emrah has diverse international experience in different cultures, countries and corporate environments. She cherishes her Turkish-Canadian identity, enriched by her years of educational, professional and personal life experiences in the United States and the United Kingdom. This background gives her insights into expatriate life, transitions and the importance of welcoming change and adapting to it.

Krish Iyer

C-Suite Advisory | Digital Leadership

Krish has an Advanced Coaching Certification from the Teachers College, Columbia University, in addition to his International Coach Federation (ICF) credentials, and successfully melds the scientific and academic rigor of the Columbia Coaching Foundations, with his deep and varied business acumen, and his unique energy and style, to deliver comprehensive and effective transformational engagements to his clients, whether as individuals or teams.

Krish leverages a variety of assessment tools and psychometric instruments as part of his coaching and facilitation engagements, including MBTI-II, Hogan Assessments, WorkPlace Big 4.0™, Power+System’s Organizational Workshop™ methodology, The Predictive Index (PI), and NBI™ Thinking Profile Assessment.

Krish is a Singapore national, and is blessed with a daughter and son from 3 decades of marriage to his college sweetheart.

Claire Jaffe, Psy.D

Emotional Intelligence | Communication Skills

Claire began her professional journey in journalism and design. She has a profound appreciation of how creativity and innovation in the workplace can breathe new vitality into an organizational space. Claire was also a researcher at Columbia University, where she engaged an historic developmental research study on widowed mothers and their infant children affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Her enthusiastic, insight-oriented and encouraging approach to client partnership aids in revivifying the workspace culture and enhancing interpersonal working relationships for optimal team functioning and effectiveness.

Claire received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Widener University and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Boston University, Summa Cum Laude. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and Society of Personality Assessment (SPA).

Jeffrey Janowitz, Ph.D.

Team Effectiveness | Organizational Development

He was most recently Senior Director, Global People Development at VMware, focused on Top Talent Development and Succession. While at VMware, he created and implemented a new talent segmentation model based on business-driven capability sets that altered the way management thinks and talks about talent. Before that, at what is now Hewlett Packard Enterprise, he was Talent Manager for Worldwide Sales in the Enterprise Group, working closely with global top talent to find their next role in the organization – and be realistic about their next steps without crushing their dreams.

Earlier in his career, Jeffrey was Director of Coaching Services at Personnel Decisions International (now part of KornFerry), while also serving as Global Client Manager for Hewlett Packard. He led a global team of 100+ coach colleagues to deliver coaching and other services to accelerate global executive integration and collaboration following the Compaq acquisition. Previously, he was Practice Leader of an internal consulting organization at Kaiser Permanente, coaching senior executive sponsors of major organizational change initiatives.

Dr. Janowitz received his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from North Carolina State University; Masters in Clinical Social Work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore; Masters in Shakespeare Studies from the University of Birmingham (England); and Bachelors in Writing from Queens College, City University of New York.

Marie-Jeanne Juilland

Executive Presence | Mindfulness

As a coach, Marie-Jeanne is known for her direct yet compassionate style, and her ability to quickly identify core issues. A former journalist, she has interviewed hundreds of leaders, asking powerful questions to elicit critical business answers. Her experience in the C-Suite adds understanding of the need for practical coaching, and measurable business outcomes. She helps leaders find the “space to breathe,” lifting them out of the day-to-day and into the strategic bigger picture.

Some of Marie-Jeanne’s leadership roles have encompassed signature initiatives at TriNet HR as VP of Marketing, including 100% growth and an IPO run; at Robert Half International as head of Corporate Communications; as Bureau Chief for Venture Magazine, where she directed media coverage on venture capital and emerging growth companies. Her consulting and trusted advisor coaching to leaders has spanned startup, middle market and blue chip, as well as multiple industry sectors, including life sciences, medical device, industrial design, finance, venture capital, technology, professional services, media, higher education, and governments.

Marie-Jeanne graduated from Stanford University and has completed additional study at UC Berkeley In HR, Training and Development. She is an ICF certified coach trained at New Ventures West, and holds certifications in several assessments, including Myers-Briggs and IEQ, the first scientifically validated Enneagram tool.

Marie-Jeanne brings a diverse and inclusive sensibility to her work. She came to this country as an immigrant, speaks two languages, and holds dual citizenships.

Brittany Joslyn, Pd.D.

Emotional Intelligence | Career Development

Dr. Joslyn began her career at Mercer, where she worked in the Human Capital practice. Then, she served as a career coach and course instructor at Florida State University’s world-renown Career Center. While in this role she led workshops focused on career development and published several journal articles. After graduate school, Dr. Joslyn completed the Thompson Fellowship in Executive Assessment and Coaching, where she worked directly with one of the pioneers of executive coaching at LWF. She graduated from Rhodes College cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. She earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from Florida State University and is a licensed psychologist. Dr. Joslyn is an active member of the Society of Consulting Psychology, where she is currently serving on the Leadership Development Initiative, and in her free time, she volunteers with the Junior League of Dallas, where she focuses on developing the newest league members.

Rachel Kadosh, M.A.

C-Suite Advisory | Leadership Dynamics

Rachel’s expertise in executive performance is based on her background as a retained executive search consultant specializing in CEO, President, and Vice President level positions. During her tenure as a consultant, her assessment of hundreds of leaders provided her with a deep knowledge about what it takes to be successful as an executive. Rachel’s management experience includes leadership at the University of California, Berkeley, where she oversaw employment services for their 20,000 employees, led executive recruitment, and played a key role in the transformation of the employment services function.

Rachel graduated from Columbia University’s Advanced Executive Coaching Certification Program at the highest level awarded. She is certified in The Hogan Development Suite, The Neethling Brain Instrument and The Leadership Versatility Index 360. She is also qualified in the administration of a wide range of other assessments including the Myers Briggs (MBTI). She has served as an adjunct faculty member teaching an undergraduate course in conflict resolution and team dynamics. Her Masters Degree in Psychology is from John F. Kennedy University and her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology was conferred with honors, from Vassar College.

Jeff Kaplan, MBA, PsyD

Emotional Intelligence | Executive Presence

Jeff has created various leadership development and train-the- trainer programs, led cultural change initiatives, and he trains and supervises facilitators and coaches. He created a coaching program for Penn State’s Smeal College of Business EMBA students; cofounded Breakthrough Coaching, a company focused on teaching advanced coaching skills to experienced coaches; started and oversees the coaching division for the Habit Change Company, which provides health coaching to hospital patients, executives, and managers; co- developed and teaches a 125-hour coach training program; helped spearhead a three-year leadership development program for a billion dollar healthcare system located in Philadelphia, PA.

Jeff trained at Temple University where he received his doctorate in psychology and M.Ed in Education. In 2007, Jeff earned his MBA at Penn State University and cofounded a small behavioral health company, where he built a team of over 30 professionals, developed a coach training school, and ran operations. As a professional coach, Jeff is an ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Habit Change Coach (CHCC), Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), and Certified MentorCoach (CMC). He is trained in numerous assessment instruments including the Hay Group Emotional Intelligence Inventory (ECI), the Booth 360, and the Lominger VOICES 360.

Liz Keever

Internal Coaching Strategy | Team Effectiveness

Liz is an award-winning international speaker and author. She has led workshops and presentations for the American Society for Training & Development (now ATD), International Coach Federation, and the International Association of Business Communicators. She presented at the International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations at Cambridge University. Her paper, on the use of video in collaborative learning, is published in the same journal. She has been published in the Training Journal and her most recent article on ‘E-Coaching” appears in Technology-Enabled Learning Excellence for HR.com. Liz served as adjunct faculty at New York University in the department of Leadership and Human Capital Management where she taught executive coaching, teambuilding and leadership at the graduate level as well as the capstone program in the executive coaching certificate.

In her most recent position, Liz was a leader of the internal coaching group at Anthem. In addition to coaching senior executives, she was responsible for training and developing the internal coaching team. Her work tripled the size of the internal coaching program and was featured in an article on the measurement of ROI in coaching for Training Magazine. Her development and training of Anthem’s Leader as Coach initiative contributed to a measurable reduction in turnover.

Initially trained as a musician, Liz continues to be passionate about the arts. Her work in coaching and leadership development taps her experience as a creative artist and professional performer as well as a teacher of singing. It was as a voice teacher that her coaching journey began. She sees a strong tie between creativity and innovation in the workplace and the work of a creative artist.

Liz holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Communication and Leadership from Seton Hall University and a Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Studies from the State University of New York. Her coach training is from the Hudson Institute of Coaching in Santa Barbara. She is certified in several personality assessments and has completed programs on design thinking at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

Marsha King, PhD

Executive Presence | Team Effectiveness

Marsha worked for Capital One, a Fortune 200 Financial services firm based in McLean, VA, for 8 years. She began as the Director of Leadership Acceleration where she led 40 employees to provide services across the organization including succession planning, performance management, diversity, training and development and talent management. After 3 years, she became a Managing Vice President of HR and led HR Consulting for Capital One’s staff groups and several other strategic businesses. Additionally, she led external HR branding and enterprise-wide change management as part of her responsibilities.

Prior to joining Capital One, Marsha was an Executive Coach for Development Dimensions International (DDI), a global human resource consulting firm based in Pittsburgh, PA. She worked with several Fortune 500 firms including Qwest, Nortel, Steelcase, Whirlpool and the US Postal Service to assess leadership capability and coach leaders to demonstrate stronger performance. Prior to DDI she worked with Pennsylvania State University as a faculty coach in their Engineering Leadership Program. Marsha began her career with Worthington Industries, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio as a human resource generalist where she specialized in development and performance improvement.

Marsha is also a well-respected adjunct professor at Northwestern University and Georgetown University where she teaches in their Human Resource Development programs, specializing in executive coaching, leadership and research. She is also a coach to Northwestern Kellogg Executive MBA students.

Marsha received her Ph.D. in Organization Development and her M.Ed. in Instructional Systems Design at Pennsylvania State University. She received her undergraduate training in Business Administration at Ohio State University. Marsha’s certifications include Negotiation and Influence Skills Certification (Harvard University), an Executive Coaching Certification (Georgetown University) and a Change Management Certification (University of Virginia, Darden College of Business).

Bob Kinnison

Strategic Thinking | Leader in Transition

Being coached by Bob, clients are truly seen for who they are, and deeply heard. He combines deep listening, intuition, and a sky-high vision of what’s possible for his clients, always challenging them to go bigger, and asking the right question. His coaching typically focuses on breaking out of limiting paradigms and negative behaviors, deepening self-awareness, re-framing, and maximizing executive presence and authenticity.

He has attained the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) certification from the International Coach Federation. Additional certifications include: The Coaching Mindset Index; AIIR Team Effectiveness model; the Hogan Assessment Suite; Executive Arts Transition Tools; the ExPI Executive Presence model; Myers-Briggs Type indicator; Situational Leadership II©; the full suite of Lominger For Your Improvement and Learning Agility products and Voices 360 assessment; The Energy Project; the ROI Coaching Model and the Co-Active Coaching Model.

Outside of coaching, Bob enjoys hockey, cycling (pretty much anything physical!), woodworking, design, nature, photography, and his own personal development. He’s committed to supporting Senior Military Leaders upon their transition to civilian life, and helping them shift into a new way of contributing.

Dr. Jonathan Kirschner

Executive Coach | Founder & CEO, AIIR Consulting

As a business leader, Dr. Kirschner founded AIIR Consulting with the mission to create a global consultancy that creates value for individuals and their organizations through robust, technologically enhanced leadership solutions. In 2009, Dr. Kirschner developed the AIIR® coaching method for achieving sustained behavioral change. He has also developed AIIR Consulting’s technology platforms including the Coaching Zone and Enterprise Coaching Manager (ECM).

In addition to his work at AIIR Consulting, Dr. Kirschner is the creator of the mobile app Stress Check™, a stress assessment that has been downloaded by over 1.5 million people worldwide.

Dr. Kirschner is a member of the Society of Consulting Psychologists (ISCP) of the American Psychological Association and an affiliate member of the International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP). He graduated from New York University, Cum Laude, with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Religion. He holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Widener University.

Danessa Knaupp

Executive Presence | Strategic Thinking

During Danessa’s 20+ years as both a senior corporate leader and an entrepreneur, she gained valuable firsthand experience in solving the complex problems that executives face.

During her career at Capital One, Danessa was a sought-after internal change-maker. She successfully navigated the same challenges her clients face, from managing a P&L in a tough, ever-changing economic environment, to leading a national sales force to prominence in both traditional face to face and 21st century virtual environments. Danessa’s hallmarks were designing and delivering sustained change in customer and associate behavior, and leading large teams through complex mergers.

As an entrepreneur, Danessa has founded and successfully run three separate companies. She’s navigated start up complexities, the double-edged sword of exponential growth, and operational issues of scale and delivery. Danessa’s deep sales background began with her customer-facing entrepreneurial ventures. Danessa brings that breadth of experience to her client work.

Leveraging her expertise as a senior leader, entrepreneur, and executive coach, she provides highly effective coaching and strategic consulting in broad ranging areas including leadership development, team performance enhancement, strategy development and execution, and change management.

Danessa is a graduate of the world-renowned Executive Leadership Coaching program at Georgetown University, holds an ACC accreditation from the International Coach Federation, and is certified in the Hogan Assessment Suite. Fluent in Spanish, she holds a Bachelor’s Degree with dual concentration in Psychology and Sociology from the College of William and Mary.

Marie Leithauser, MS, MBA

Pharmaceutical/BioTech | Research and Development

She is a confidante to senior leaders and a sought-after mentor. Marie has seen firsthand the impact that senior leaders have on their organizations and appreciates the importance of a solid and well-communicated strategy, efficient and effective operations, and authentic and thoughtful leadership.

During a coaching engagement, Marie facilitates the development of the client’s personal vision in the organizational context, helps the client gain a clear view of their current state (including strengths and challenges), and assists with the creation of an action/development plan. Marie believes in coaching the whole person and feels it is important for the client to be able to articulate their values and strengths, to apply them to situational challenges, and to develop a unique, authentic leadership style. Marie brings warmth, respectfulness, confidence, and open-mindedness to her coaching practice. She possesses a keen ability to grasp complex concepts quickly and challenge assumptions.

Marie earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Wayne State University, M.S. in Oncology from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and MBA from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Marie is a graduate of Duquesne University’s Professional Coaching Certification program, and is ACC certified by the International Coach Federation.

Katherine Lewis, MBA

Emotional Intelligence | Executive Presence

Previously, Katherine was president of internet-photography company, MyPublisher.com (now part of Shutterfly Inc.) where she rapidly scaled the company from a start up to a $30 million entity.

Katherine has extensive experience in senior roles in the cable television industry having marketed and launched several digital products, including digital TV, cable internet services and video-on-demand for cable operators Time Warner and Cablevision. She also held the role of Global Brand Manager for Sheraton Hotels & Resorts Worldwide at Starwood Hotels.

Katherine began her career as a management consultant at Bain & Company where she advised Fortune 500 companies on strategic and organizational issues. She has an MBA from Harvard University and a BA from Haverford College. She is a Certified Professional Co-active Coach (CPCC) by the Coaches Training Institute as well as having her PCC Certification from the International Coach Federation. She is a Birkman Method and Hogan Assessment consultant.

Katherine is a volunteer mentor for young companies through the Harvard Business School’s New Ventures program as well as an alumni mentor for the school’s recent female graduates. Katherine resides in New York City and is a member of the Association for Corporate Executive Coaches and the International Coach Federation.

Thor Legvold, Psy.D

Intercultural Communication | Change Management

Thor is an outgoing, professional and compassionate person who rapidly gains the trust and respect of clients, working collaboratively and creatively to keep the focus on the issues at hand, while maintaining an objectivity allowing difficult and uncomfortable questions to be raised. He employs a values and purpose-based approach and encourages clients to bring out the best in themselves along with their team and colleagues.

Previous roles Thor has held include Senior Consultant for Bjørnson Organizational Psychologists, where he assessed and coached senior executives of multinationals across several sectors, as well as developed executive teams, worked with conflict management and more, and Senior Consultant with Assessit. While there he worked with clients in both private and public sectors on improving leadership, organizational climate and culture, effectivity and profitability, as well as testing and interviewing candidates for highly coveted diplomat trainee positions. He originally moved to Stavanger in order to work as a Senior Consultant for the Norwegian Royal Mail in facilitating privatization with concurrent downsizing of 10000 of the 30000 employees at the time. He has also worked extensively with entrepreneurship and developed programs to assist immigrants and locals alike in starting and running their own businesses, has started and run several businesses himself, and has management and leadership experience.

Thor holds a B.A. in Psychology from California State University Northridge and a Psy.D. from the University of Bergen, Norway. Legvold subsequently completed a 5 year post-graduate specialization in IO psychology. He has served as a guest professor/lecturer for graduate level students at several international universities since 1996.

Thor is a member of the APA (divisions 1, 13, 14 (SIOP) & 52), NPF (Norwegian Psychological Association) and EuroPsy. He is a licensed and accredited psychologist and certified specialist in IO psychology within the NPF and EuroPsy organizations.

Cathie Murensky, PhD

Organizational Development | Executive Presence

Prior to her roles as Director, Cathie worked for a global organization in the energy industry where she was the lead consultant for their human capital function. In this role, she partnered with senior stakeholders to assess their needs, as well as design and implement tailored development solutions. Cathie has also spent several years as a Human Capital consultant with the HayGroup.

Cathie’s past clients have included companies such as Mobil Oil, Rolls-Royce N.A., CASE Latin America, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), U.S. Air Force (USAF), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), US Department of the Navy, Molson Coors Brewing Company, Seagram, Volvo, and Leadership Fairfax Inc.

She is an adjunct professor for the University of Maryland where she teaches International Leadership and Communications. She is also an adjunct professor for the University of Denver where she teaches a graduate course in Organization Design, Culture and Change Management. In the past, Cathie also taught a capstone course for a Master’s program at George Washington University on HR consulting skills.

Cathie holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from George Mason University, an M.A. in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology from East Carolina University and a B.A. in Psychology from East Carolina University. Her doctoral dissertation on Emotional Intelligence is cited as the #3 best selling dissertations of all time across all disciplines.

Sue Negrey, MBA

Women & Leadership | Career Development

A former certified public accountant, Sue spent the first 15 years of her career at Arthur Andersen, rising to managing director in business consulting. Sue then became a key sales leader at DigitalThink (now Convergys), a custom web-based learning solutions firm serving Fortune 500 companies. During her five-year tenure there, she was responsible for the sales and implementation of global online training solutions, including onboarding, product, sales and technology training. Sue has spent significant time in the healthcare industry, eight of which were spent managing a specialty medical practice. In addition, her clients have included healthcare institutions, healthcare suppliers and
pharmaceutical companies.

Sue earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, with a dual major in accounting and finance. She holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Villanova University. Sue is also a graduate of Columbia University’s Advanced Executive Coaching Certification Program and is an Associate Certified Coach of the ICF.

Sean Olson, M.A.

Change Management | Higher Education

Sean has worked extensively as a leadership facilitator, delivering workshops on Teamwork, Strategy Development, Work Styles, Company Culture, Conflict Management, and Emotional Intelligence. He has also led group coaching seminars focused on the concept of coaching for impact.

Sean is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation. He is also a Marshall Goldsmith Executive Coaching Stakeholder-Centered Coach. He is on the program committee for the Indianapolis chapter of ICF and the program committee for the ICF Midwest Regional Conference. He has also completed the CoachU Core Competency Program and is completing the Advanced Corporate CoachU program.

Sean holds his Bachelor’s degree from Kentucky Christian College and his Masters degree from Cincinnati Christian University.

Lynn Ellen Queen, MBA

Emotional Intelligence | Strategic Thinking

Lynn Ellen earned a B.A. in French from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. in International Marketing from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. She also earned a Certificate of Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University’s Institute of Transformational Leadership.

In addition to being a member of the International Coach Federation, Lynn Ellen completed The Skilled Facilitator workshop and is a certified facilitator in SOAR. She is also certified to administer CCL’s Benchmarks for Managers and Benchmarks for Executives, Workplace Big Five 4.0, Influence Style Indicator, Change Navigator, FIRO-B, FIRO Business, the Hogan Development Suite, and MBTI assessments. Lynn Ellen holds a position as an adjunct executive and leadership coach with the Center for Creative Leadership. She also speaks French and previously spent several years in North Africa and Europe.

Ianna Raim, MBA

Women & Leadership | Entrepreneurship

In her current role, Ianna is an executive and career coach where she uses her extensive professional experience leading teams and inspiring them to overcome business challenges. Her clients include corporate executives and business owners in the U.S. and overseas. Her clients represent a diverse range of fields including financial services, law, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, technology, education and non-profits. By partnering with high performing and high achieving leaders to navigate complex work environments, Ianna empowers them to think differently about their situation, their peers, their teams and themselves. Her results oriented approach encourages them to challenge the status quo and the behaviors that may be working against them. In doing so, Ianna helps people and organizations make transformational change.

Ianna is a graduate from the Institute of Professional Excellence (iPEC) in Coaching. Ianna received her MBA with Honors from Harvard Business School and her B.A. Magna Cum Laude from Brown University. She is the past President of the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of South Florida and of OWIT South Florida (Organization of Women in International Trade). She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Rajeev Raju

Executive Presence | Team Effectiveness

Rajeev’s foray into Executive Coaching is a further extension of his experience and capabilities in leading and mentoring high performance teams in dynamic organizations and under complex situations. To enhance the value of his coaching assignments, he brings together his rich experience in working across countries, cultures, organisations and his strength in leading people to the fore. Based on real-life coaching experiences, Rajeev has authored a paper on Tolerance QuotientTM.

In most of his past roles, Rajeev has specialized in setting up new businesses or targeting new markets and running them successfully while simultaneously hiring and leading highly energized teams. He also mentored colleagues across the Asia Pacific region in his last role with Deutsche Bank.

In the past, he has worked with prominent and global organizations such as Ernst & Young (Bangalore), Scotiabank (Bangalore & Singapore), DBS Bank (Mumbai), GE Capital (Mumbai) and Deutsche Bank (Mumbai).

Rajeev is also a qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost & Works Accountant.

Jamie Ramsden, MBA

C-Suite Advisory | Strategic Thinking

Jamie is currently the founder and Chief Executive of Adastra Consulting, LLC, a strategic partner of AIIR Consulting. His clients include corporate, government, nonprofit and private organizations around the globe, including Coca Cola, GE, All State, Ford,
Nissan, Wharton Business School, London Business School, Comcast, Anthem, SAP, Lord&Taylor, COACH, Sak’s Fifth Avenue, Five Below, KPMG and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Jamie received an MBA from Lancaster University (UK) with a specialization in Leadership and Change Management, and is also fluent in French. He received advanced leadership training from the CCL, where he is adjunct faculty, and is certified in a number of instruments including all CCL 360 assessments, Firo-B, Myers Briggs (MBTI), Change Style Indicator, Hogan 360, California Psychological Indicator 260 (CPI-260), Campbell Leadership Index, Work Place Big-5 and Coaching Mindset Index. In addition, Jamie is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coach Federation (ICF).

Outside of work, Jamie enjoys keeping balance through sports, music and exercise, as well as spending time with his wife of seventeen years and their four children in Princeton, New Jersey.

John Rogener, M.A.

Career Development | Financial Services

Specializing in group and individual coaching, John has worked with executives through transitions; helped facilitate teams; coached sales, portfolio, and middle managers; and worked with high potentials in various management roles. His experience as a trusted advisor has also helped senior leaders expand their capabilities and drive stronger business results.

John is a member of the National Association for Talent Development (ATD) and is President Emeritus and member of the ATD NYC chapter. He coauthored an article entitled, “Address Learning Needs, Not Wants,” and has presented at professional organizations on topics such as Management and Leadership Development, Communication Styles, and Communicating Across Diverse Cultures. John completed his Executive Coaching certification from New York University and is now certified in DiSC and Myers Briggs. He has a Master’s Degree and Advanced Graduate Studies in Rehabilitation Counseling from Assumption College and a Bachelor’s Degree from Marist College.

Robert C. Satterwhite, PhD

Succession Planning | Executive Assessment

Robert completed his Bachelor’s degree in Economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Master’s degree in Psychology at Wake Forest University, and doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a member of SIOP and a current or prior advisor/board member of SOCT SHRM, HR.com, and Justice in Motion.

Robert has published/presented scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals/conferences and is co-author of the book, The Importance of Psychological Traits. He has appeared in Human Resource Executive Magazine, HR.com’s Talent Management Excellence Magazine, AESC’s Executive Talent Magazine, and Retail Leader, discussing human resources, human capital, and talent management issues. He is based in the New York City metro area.

Robin Schletter, M.A.

Team Effectiveness | C-Suite Advisory

Her non-profit work began with the Susan G. Koman Foundation. This affiliation resulted in meaningful success as she worked with a team of professionals to create a new channel for funding to outlets supporting breast cancer care in underserved and underprivileged populations. She is the Past President of the Board of Dance to Unite, a non-profit organization in NYC committed to creating experiences for children to develop compassion, understanding and respect for all cultures in the hope of promoting future peace.

Robin is a graduate of Columbia University’s Advanced Executive Coaching Certification Program and a Certified Career Coach with The Five O’Clock Club. She is certified to administer The Hogan, The Birkman Method and the NBI: Thinking Preferences Assessment. Robin has completed the Gestalt Advanced Coaching Workshop and holds a Certificate in Training and Development from New York University. Her Master’s Degree in Psychology is from the New School for Social Research in New York City and she holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Sociology, summa cum laude, from Long Island University.

Robin is currently serving on the Board of Governors for The New School for Social Research. She is also on the Board of the the New York Chapter of ICF (International Coach Federation) and a member of ACEC (Association of Corporate Executive Coaches).

Christopher Schmitt

Military & Veterans | Emotional Intelligence

Since retiring from military service, Chris has conducted face-to-face executive coaching with Directors from Fortune 500 Companies, facilitated leadership workshops and led non-traditional, adventure-based leadership development. He has a particular passion for supporting the transition of veteran service members into the new and oftentimes drastically different lifestyle of a corporate leader. Chris also teaches as an adjunct professor in the MBA Program at City University in Seattle. Outside of his coaching and academic work, Chris is passionate about supporting the Veteran Community and currently serves as the Seattle Deputy Chapter Chair for Team Red, White and Blue.

Holding a Master’s of Science in Organizational Development from Central Washington University and a Bachelor’s of Science in International Relations from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Chris is uniquely qualified to conduct cross-cultural mentoring, facilitate self-discovery and assist others in attaining success. Chris is currently certified in The Birkman Method and possesses a United States Government Top Secret clearance.

Natalie Schürmann, MSc.

Emotional Intelligence | Leader in Transition

Natalie received her Masters of Science (MSc) in Occupational Psychology at Goldsmiths College, University of London and her Bachelors at London Metropolitan University. She is a CTI Accredited Co-Active Coach and she is certified in multiple psychological assessment instruments. Natalie has published and spoken at numerous professional association events. Natalie’s motto is “Lead your Self. Inspire Others. Transform the World.”

Jamie Smith, Ph.D.

Organizational Development | Career Development

By taking a practical, results-oriented coaching approach, grounded in cognitive behavioral principles such as motivational interviewing and acceptance and commitment coaching techniques, Jamie is able to facilitate sustained change. Her clients appreciate how she balances her direct and candid communication style with empathy for their unique situation, in order to increase their self-awareness and emotional intelligence while leveraging their natural strengths.

Jamie is a published author and international speaker on the topics of leadership and change. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL and is a licensed psychologist in Ohio. She is an active in APA Division 13 Society of Consulting Psychology, as a part of the Annual Conference Planning Committee and supporting the Continuing Education Committee. She is certified in a number of executive assessment tools, including the EQ-i 2.0, Conflict Dynamics Profile, Zenger Folkman Extraordinary Leader 360- degree Assessment, and the Hogan Development Suite. Jamie is based out of the Cleveland Metro area, where she lives with her husband and son.

Brian Szepkouski, M.A.

Intercultural Communication | Executive Presence

Some of Brian’s past business positions have included working as the chief representative of the New York office for Daido- Hoxan Inc., a Japanese multinational, while concurrently holding the role of head of marketing for a new company created by American-Standard Inc. and Daido-Hoxan. Mr. Szepkouski also held the position of executive director of international public relations for Tiffany & Company, where he directed worldwide media events and product placement.

Brian has a true passion for inspiring individuals and organizations alike to manage, leverage and profit from the changes associated with various business cycles. As a group facilitator and keynote speaker, numerous corporations have benefitted from his cultural insights, humor and engaging style. In addition to co-authoring two books, Brian provides intercultural training to organizations seeking to improve their global effectiveness and productivity.

Brian has a M.A. in International Education and Human Resource Development from George Washington University and a B.A. in Foreign Languages (German, Japanese and Spanish) from the University of Redlands in California. He completed intensive courses in languages and linguistics at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and the University of North Dakota. In addition to his six years in Japan, Brian has lived in Mexico and throughout the U.S. Brian speaks Japanese and has conversational abilities in Spanish and German, and his interests include international travel, swimming, gardening and calligraphy. Brian currently resides in Bernardsville, New Jersey with his wife and son.

Sarah Tennyson, MSc.

Executive Assessment | Team Effectiveness

Sarah holds an MSc Occupational Psychology and a BSc (Hons) Psychology. She is accredited to use a number of psychometric assessments and holds the British Psychological Society Qualified Test User Occupational Ability and Personality certificates.

Prior to founding her own talent development practice, Sarah was Senior Director at Moody’s Analytics where she led a global team of talent development consultants. She co-chaired Moody’s UK women’s network and played an active part in promoting gender diversity within the company. Sarah began her career with ENB Consulting, a UK-based firm providing training for banks worldwide.

Sarah volunteers for the ATD NYC Chapter as a Board Member and is an active member of SIOP and SHRM.

Paul Thallner

Organizational Development | Emotional Intelligence

Paul was President of School Performance where he developed innovative solutions to provide student achievement data to school administrators quickly, efficiently, and at low cost. Here, he was able to lead a complex mission-driven, multi-stakeholder organization, and his experience led him to become a student of leadership.

Paul received a M.S. in Positive Organizational Development and Change from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University where he graduated with distinction and was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma management honor society. He also holds a M.A. from the College of New Jersey and a B.A. from Gettysburg College. Paul started his career in Washington, DC researching best practices in education and later was appointed by Governor Pete Wilson to lead the development of California’s Math and Science standards.

Paul provides pro-bono coaching to early-career non-profit leaders, and he volunteers with several community organizations. He enjoys reading, cycling, hiking, coffee, and spending time with his wife and son.

Jim Trunick

Key Note Speaking | Emotional Intelligence

Jim is the author of the highly acclaimed The CORE of Leadership™. He has presented, facilitated, and given keynote presentations at numerous domestic and international industry sales, marketing and management seminars and executive workshops. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Mount of Olives Trust Foundation and is serving as Vice-President LTEN (Life Sciences Trainer and Educators Network).

In addition to his work at AIIR, Jim is a certified coach & presenter with Ken Blanchard Management Company, a Licensed practitioner with Discovery Insights Behavior Development, a Certified Practitioner with DDI Talented Selection®, and a Master Trainer with Yukon Management and Negotiations Inc. Jim is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Zoology. Jim and his wife Cindy, are raising five children in Laguna Hills, California.

Judy Wade, M.S.

Internal Coaching Strategy | Executive Presence

As an executive coach, Judy encourages self-direction and independence. Her coaching style is outcome-focused and adaptive to changing personal and business objectives. Her coaching style is to provide clear and continual feedback coupled with change-provoking assignments; challenge thinking patterns, assumptions, and self-limitations in order to build self-awareness and emotional intelligence; and keep the leader accountable for behavior, decisions, and agreed upon actions. Through listening with presence, humor, engaging conversation, and a balance of empathy and push, Judy applies her understanding of human and organizational behavior directly to her work with clients.

Judy completed her Bachelor’s degree in Management at Indiana Wesleyan University and her Master’s degree in Adult Learning and Organization Development at Indiana University. Judy is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) through the College of Executive Coaching, a Registered Corporate Coach (RCC) through Advantage Coaching & Training, and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is also certified in Hogan leadership assessments, advanced applications of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and various 360 assessment tools.

Kathryn Wankel, M.A.

Executive Presence | Team Effectiveness

Kathryn added rigor to her practice serving as the Internal Talent Development Consultant and Coach at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York- tasked with developing the Bank’s leadership pipeline. As an early pioneer in the use of 360 feedback tools, Kathryn established feedback practices for new leader on- boarding, assimilation, executive coaching, and related leadership development practices. During her tenure, she had compiled, analyzed, and debriefed 360 feedback data for over 225 senior leaders. Kathryn also served as a Senior Organization Development Consultant at New York Life Insurance Company for five years. She donates her time to Save the Children’s International Leaders and the Kipps Bay Boys and Girls Club.

Kathryn holds a M.A. in Organizational Psychology (Cum Laude) from Columbia University; a B.S.W. in Social Welfare (Cum Laude) from Adelphi University; and an Advanced Executive Coaching Certification (CCCP-Level Two Professional Designation) from Columbia Business School Executive Education, where she served on the Columbia board for four years. Throughout her career, Kathryn has served on many boards of New York City- based, professional associations all focused on how leaders learn, grow, and change.

As a thought leader, Kathryn researched and wrote on misusing power in organizations (Bullying) and leveraging state- of- the- art assessments in coaching. Her most recent article: “Using Assessments in Executive Coaching”, was published in an Internal Executive Coaching book written in collaboration with Columbia University peers and faculty.

Ren Wiebe, M.ED.

Executive Presence | Change Management

As a coach, Mr. Wiebe helps leaders set clear goals and dynamic plans for achieving them. He challenges people to elevate their thinking and identify solutions that maximize their natural talents. He has a proven track record of helping leaders thrive in complex business environments and with the challenges of influencing in a matrixed organizational context. He has a particular passion for assisting leaders to maximize their relationship impact with direct reports, colleagues and customers.

Mr. Wiebe is a certified coach (Corporate Coach U), and holds a Bachelor of Business in addition to a Masters in Applied Psychology.

Allie Wilkinson

Women in Leadership | Team Effectiveness

Across her corporate career in management consulting and healthcare, Allie led major enterprise initiatives; She has redesigned divisions, evaluated mergers and acquisitions, launched innovative business models, and turned around failing market segments. From her prior leadership roles in strategy, organizational development and program management, she brings her deep experience in the interior world of complex organizations to her coaching and consulting practice. Allie understands the challenges leaders face and knows what it takes to create sustainable change.

Allie is an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation and earned certification in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership. She is certified in the Predictive Index and The Leadership Circle and serves on the faculty for Linkage’s Women In Leadership Institute. Allie has a BS with distinction in Human Development from Cornell University and an MBA from Northeastern University.

Dr. David Yudis, MBA

C-Suite Advisory | Executive Presence in the C-Suite

Prior to his work with Disney, he held positions in management consulting and executive search. Dr. Yudis’ consulting services have provided links between employee engagement and business performance. He is a licensed psychologist. He holds a holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and MBA from Widener University, and a Master of Science in Education and undergraduate Psychology degree from the University of Pennsylvania.