Ph.D., Educational Administration; M.Ed.; M.A.; Georgetown Executive Leadership Coaching; Certificate in Education Finance; Leadership Circle Profile 360; IDI; SC Teacher, Principal & Supervisor Certifications
Abigail D. Woods, Ph.D., is a transformational executive leader and leadership coach with more than 20 years of experience in large-scale operations, organizational strategy, talent development,...
Abigail D. Woods, Ph.D., is a transformational executive leader and leadership coach with more than 20 years of experience in large-scale operations, organizational strategy, talent development, education finance, and performance improvement. She has led 47 program sites and approximately 450 employees, managed multimillion-dollar budgets, and directed major funding and innovation initiatives. Through WC3, she provides executive coaching, strategic planning, leadership development, and organizational consulting, helping leaders build high-performing teams, strengthen systems, and achieve measurable, sustainable results.

Certified Career Coach, Authorized DISC Administrator & ATD Designing Learning Certification
Executive and career-transition coach with 28 years of senior leadership in the CIA Directorate of Operations, followed by executive roles supporting federal and private-sector organizations. Alison...
Executive and career-transition coach with 28 years of senior leadership in the CIA Directorate of Operations, followed by executive roles supporting federal and private-sector organizations. Alison specializes in career change for intelligence, military, foreign affairs, national security, and other government professionals, helping clients assess strengths, communicate transferable value, and navigate successful professional transitions.

PhD, Educational Administration (ABD); M.S.Ed., Workforce Education & Development; ICF PCC; ICF ACTC; EMCC EIA Senior Practitioner; Association for Coaching Fellow
Chelesea Lewellen is an executive and team coach, leadership educator, and scholar-practitioner with extensive experience developing leaders across government, higher education, nonprofit, and private-sector organizations. A...
Chelesea Lewellen is an executive and team coach, leadership educator, and scholar-practitioner with extensive experience developing leaders across government, higher education, nonprofit, and private-sector organizations. A former faculty member and executive coach with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Center for Leadership Development, she specializes in leadership effectiveness, high-performing teams, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and sustainable change.

M.Ed.; ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC); bachelor’s degree in communications; Certified Leadership, Career and Life Coach; DiSC and Action Learning Coaching certifications; Hogan 360 certified; Certified CoachHub Coach.
Dennis Uhnavy is an executive and leadership coach with more than three decades of experience in organizational development, leadership development, and management consulting. He helps emerging...
Dennis Uhnavy is an executive and leadership coach with more than three decades of experience in organizational development, leadership development, and management consulting. He helps emerging and senior leaders strengthen performance, navigate career transitions, and align talent and culture with organizational strategy. Dennis previously spent ten years leading leadership and professional development for a major insurance organization and founded REFLECTIV Advisors in 2021

PCC, M.S., CDP/AP, MBTI, FIRO-B, EQ-i 2.0, SDI
Maura Walden, Ed.D., PCC, is an executive coach, organizational-development practitioner, educator, and leadership-development professional with extensive experience in change management, strategic human resources, and community engagement....
Maura Walden, Ed.D., PCC, is an executive coach, organizational-development practitioner, educator, and leadership-development professional with extensive experience in change management, strategic human resources, and community engagement. She has led organizational change initiatives, and designed programs addressing leadership, generational differences, and workforce inclusion. Dr. Walden previously held corporate training, organization development, and community-relations leadership roles with Johns Hopkins HealthCare. She holds a master’s degree in Organization Development and Strategic Human Resources from Johns Hopkins University and has completed professional training in coaching and assessment methodologies, including MBTI, FIRO-B, Emotional Intelligence, and the Strength Deployment Inventory.

PhD, CEC, CCA, PN1-NC, NCR
Dr. Phuong Le Callaway, PhD, is a workforce development advisor, certified executive coach, author, and retired U.S. federal employee with nearly 37 years of public service;...
Dr. Phuong Le Callaway, PhD, is a workforce development advisor, certified executive coach, author, and retired U.S. federal employee with nearly 37 years of public service; 27 years of dedicated Federal service and 10 years at Montgomery College of Maryland, the state level of government. She specializes in workforce planning, strategic leadership, EEO and civil rights compliance, mediation, organizational culture, and employee engagement.

Dr. Carrie Register-Haley is a Certified Professional Coach from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Professional Coach Certification...
Dr. Carrie Register-Haley is a Certified Professional Coach from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Professional Coach Certification (PCC), who specializes in Executive and Leadership Development Coaching. Her qualifications and experience are extensive and further underline her expertise. She holds a PhD in General Psychology, a Master's in Human Relations, and a recent graduate of the Women’s Studies Graduate Certificate Program at Howard University. Dr. Haley is also a Federal Executive Institute graduate and holds various certifications, including Myers Briggs Type Indicator, EQ-I Certified, 5 Languages of Appreciation Facilitator, and several Cornell University certifications. Lastly, Dr. Haley served nearly 21 years of active duty in the US Army before retiring and continuing her service to our nation in several positions in the federal government. Her book The Best Investment is Within One's Self is available on Amazon.

Ed.D., M.Ed., M.A., Certified Professional Coach (UCF), Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator, Love and Logic Parent Trainer
Parent and life-skills coach with 25 years of experience in child and adolescent behavior and special education. Dr. Hoefler helps parents, educators, and families navigate academic,...
Parent and life-skills coach with 25 years of experience in child and adolescent behavior and special education. Dr. Hoefler helps parents, educators, and families navigate academic, social, behavioral, and developmental challenges and brings experience as a K–12 special-needs school principal, certified educator, family mediator, and special-education mediation trainer.

Leadership Development, Adult Learning
Leadership and professional-development coach and instructor supporting adult learners, emerging leaders, and teams with practical skill development, communication, goal setting, and workplace application.
Leadership and professional-development coach and instructor supporting adult learners, emerging leaders, and teams with practical skill development, communication, goal setting, and workplace application.
The Integrative Coach is a personalized approach to helping clients create meaningful and lasting change. It uses multiple strategies to address mindset, self-confidence, imposter syndrome, communication...
The Integrative Coach is a personalized approach to helping clients create meaningful and lasting change. It uses multiple strategies to address mindset, self-confidence, imposter syndrome, communication skills, and the exploration of self-sabotaging patterns that may be keeping you stuck. Together, we identify what may be holding you back, explore the patterns that get in your way, and develop practical strategies tailored to your individual needs, goals, personality, and circumstances. Whether you're navigating a transition, struggling with self-doubt, wanting to strengthen your communication skills, or looking to break through patterns that keep you from moving forward, integrative coaching provides a customized approach to help you create greater clarity, confidence, and meaningful lasting change.

Maxwell Leadership Certified Executive Director; Maxwell Leadership Coaching, Speaking & Training Certified; DISC Behavioral Analysis Trainer & Advanced Consultant; Certified Coach; B.A.
Jan McDonald is a leadership development consultant and executive coach with extensive experience designing and delivering leadership programs, facilitating team development, and coaching leaders at every...
Jan McDonald is a leadership development consultant and executive coach with extensive experience designing and delivering leadership programs, facilitating team development, and coaching leaders at every level. A former nonprofit CEO, she brings a strong record of organizational growth, staff development, strategic planning, and culture building. As a Maxwell Leadership Certified Executive Director, Jan specializes in practical, values-based leadership training that strengthens communication, builds sustainable leadership pipelines, and aligns measurable outcomes with organizational mission and strategy. Her work includes curriculum design, needs assessments, executive coaching, DISC behavioral tools, 360-style evaluation, and train-the-trainer systems.

M.S.; ICF PCC; ICF ACTC; SPHR; Hogan; EQ-i 2.0/EQ360; MBTI Master Practitioner; Gallup CliftonStrengths; Extended DISC; Strong Interest Inventory
Joel Dietz, M.S., PCC, ACTC, is an ICF-credentialed executive and team coach and senior HR leader with more than 25 years of experience in talent strategy,...
Joel Dietz, M.S., PCC, ACTC, is an ICF-credentialed executive and team coach and senior HR leader with more than 25 years of experience in talent strategy, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. He coaches executives and senior leaders through high-stakes transitions, digital transformation, and organizational change, using assessments such as Hogan, EQ-i 2.0, MBTI, and CliftonStrengths to create data-informed development plans. Through Orange Door LLC, Joel serves leaders across energy, financial services, government, higher education, and healthcare.

ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC), Georgetown University Organizational Development, TruScore 360
Executive and leadership coach specializing in values-based leadership, organizational development, professional growth, and leadership effectiveness. Jonathan helps leaders strengthen self-awareness, decision-making, communication, and alignment through assessment-informed...
Executive and leadership coach specializing in values-based leadership, organizational development, professional growth, and leadership effectiveness. Jonathan helps leaders strengthen self-awareness, decision-making, communication, and alignment through assessment-informed coaching and practical development planning.

ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC); UC Berkeley Executive Coaching; iPEC Certified Coach; Everything DiSC; Five Behaviors; LPI; Psychological Safety; Hogan Assessments; Mediation Training
Julie F. Smith, PCC, is a senior executive coach, leadership development consultant, and trained mediator with more than 20 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience. Her...
Julie F. Smith, PCC, is a senior executive coach, leadership development consultant, and trained mediator with more than 20 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience. Her compassionately pragmatic approach combines deep listening, inquiry, humor, and proven development strategies to help leaders overcome limitations, navigate change, strengthen executive presence, and resolve conflict. She also designs scalable talent-development programs, tools, metrics, and frameworks for global Fortune 100 and high-growth organizations.

MBA, Global Business; B.S., Materials Engineering; ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC); Certified Executive Coach
Keith Turner, MBA, PCC, is a certified executive coach and leadership-development professional with more than 15 years of senior-management experience and over 2,500 online coaching sessions....
Keith Turner, MBA, PCC, is a certified executive coach and leadership-development professional with more than 15 years of senior-management experience and over 2,500 online coaching sessions. He partners with executives, emerging leaders, and high-potential professionals to strengthen executive presence, strategic thinking, communication, team leadership, performance management, and accountability. Keith has coached more than 200 clients across technology, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, finance, human resources, higher education, and other industries. A former plant manager with global operational and financial responsibility, he combines practical business leadership with perceptive questioning and actionable strategies. He coaches in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

M.S.,Counseling & Psychology, Certified Executive Coach, Neuropsychotherapy Certificate, Certified Neuro Linguistic Practitioner
Kim Brannan, M.S., is an executive and mindset coach who supports clients in strengthening self-awareness, communication, decision-making, and professional and personal effectiveness. She holds a Master's...
Kim Brannan, M.S., is an executive and mindset coach who supports clients in strengthening self-awareness, communication, decision-making, and professional and personal effectiveness. She holds a Master's in Counseling and Psychology and brings years of experience as a coach, mediator, instructor, and administrator. Kim’s certifications related to coaching include Master Executive Coach, Neuroscience of Addiction, Neuropsychotherapy, and Neurolinguistic Programming. She has additional training in Sensory Processing Sensitivity, the psychology of change, trauma-informed coaching, and nutrition with extensive conflict-resolution experience. Her intuitive insights assist clients in processing hidden core issues. Her background as a civil, circuit, and family mediator, and teaching professional development, critical thinking, psychology, and stress management, gives her a strong foundation for helping professionals navigate leadership pressure, workplace conflict, transitions, difficult conversations, and self-sabotaging patterns.

ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC); Certified Professional Coach (CPC); Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP); PMP; CSM; Six Sigma Green Belt
M. Elaine McClure, PCC, is an executive coach and founder of Synergy Transformations, Inc., with more than 15 years of leadership and coaching experience. She partners...
M. Elaine McClure, PCC, is an executive coach and founder of Synergy Transformations, Inc., with more than 15 years of leadership and coaching experience. She partners with senior leaders to deepen self-awareness, overcome limiting beliefs, and build resilience for sustained high performance, blending human connection with AI and digital tools to personalize each engagement. Her cross-industry experience spans healthcare, technology, finance, insurance, and telecommunications, including work with Siemens, PwC, Bayer, Cencora, BNSF, Beacon Roofing, and CAQH.

M.Sc., Applied Psychology; ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC); Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Coaching; B.A. Honours, Psychology
Martin Royal, M.Sc., PCC, is a leadership coach, consultant, and facilitator with more than 15 years of experience helping leaders build safer, more accountable, high-performing cultures....
Martin Royal, M.Sc., PCC, is a leadership coach, consultant, and facilitator with more than 15 years of experience helping leaders build safer, more accountable, high-performing cultures. Drawing on applied and I/O psychology, motivational interviewing, and cognitive-behavioral approaches, he translates insight into sustained behavior change. Martin has facilitated more than 500 leadership workshops, coached directors and site leaders, designed enterprise leadership programs, and supported culture transformation across high-hazard and complex industries. He works in English and French.

PHR, CLRM, John Maxwell Executive Director, Certified Coach, Trainer and Speaker, Certified DISC Trainer and Consultant
Reanette Etzler, PHR, CLRM, is a strategic HR consultant, leadership coach, speaker, and trainer with approximately 35 years of experience rebuilding and strengthening human-resource functions across...
Reanette Etzler, PHR, CLRM, is a strategic HR consultant, leadership coach, speaker, and trainer with approximately 35 years of experience rebuilding and strengthening human-resource functions across private-sector, public-sector, nonprofit, retail, and restaurant organizations. As founder and CEO of The Strategic HR Coach, she helps HR professionals and executives move from transactional administration to strategic, results-focused leadership. Her work emphasizes organizational culture, team development, communication, HR strategy, workforce effectiveness, and the practical use of AI in human resources. She is also a John Maxwell Executive Director and provides coaching, mentoring, instruction, and professional-development support through ADR Academy.

DBA, Organizational Leadership and Coaching; MA, Leadership & Wellness Coaching; MS, Public Administration / Human Resources; ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC); NBHWC; Certified Maryland State Mediator
Shawna Norris, DBA, MA, MS, ICF-ACC, is an executive leadership coach and organizational development strategist with more than 20 years of experience supporting senior executives, managers,...
Shawna Norris, DBA, MA, MS, ICF-ACC, is an executive leadership coach and organizational development strategist with more than 20 years of experience supporting senior executives, managers, and leadership teams in complex federal, consulting, and nonprofit environments. She has delivered more than 3,000 hours of executive, group, and team coaching; built enterprise leadership initiatives for organizations of 11,000+ employees; and designed scalable programs in executive onboarding, change leadership, psychological safety, succession planning, and team effectiveness. Her evidence-based approach integrates leadership assessments, emotional intelligence, coaching measurement, and organizational strategy to strengthen engagement, performance, and leadership readiness.

ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC); Certified Executive Coach; Certified Group Coach; Certified Career Coach; Certified EFT Practitioner; Everything DiSC, PXT Select & CheckPoint 360
Wendy Frado is an ICF Associate Certified Coach and leadership advisor with more than two decades of talent and leadership-development experience. She supports executives, attorneys, senior...
Wendy Frado is an ICF Associate Certified Coach and leadership advisor with more than two decades of talent and leadership-development experience. She supports executives, attorneys, senior professionals, and emerging managers as they navigate complex workplace dynamics, career transitions, difficult conversations, executive presence, and team performance. Her coaching blends emotional intelligence, strengths-based development, practical action planning, and a people-first approach to help leaders translate self-awareness into lasting behavior change.
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