Sharon became a coach after a two-decade career as a corporate leader with experience in several big, international companies as well as start-ups, and has worked in Silicon Valley, Washington, DC, Europe, and for a decade in Beijing, China. Now living in New York City, she continues to coach clients all over the world (mostly via Skype). Her focus is “coaching the person, not the problem,” which means helping her clients explore what is most meaningful to them, develop energizing goals, and creatively devise concrete, practical steps to achieve them – whether on the job, in the home, or when pursuing one’s passions. Her clients value her powerful questions that trigger breakthrough insights, and for the way she positively challenges them to move powerfully toward their goals. She holds a BA from Yale, an MBA from Stanford, and coaching certification from Columbia. She is also certified by the International Coach Federation and is an NBI consultant.

Karyn is passionate about raising the level of joy and success in the workplace. She offers professional development coaching services and experiences designed to help great people shift to even greater. She works with business owners, entrepreneurs and individuals through one-to-one coaching, group engagements and unique international experiences. Her own professional journey has range and variety, meaning she has happily worn a lot of hats in a lot of different settings, industries, and geographies. Big company politics and small start-up growing pains are all familiar territory, and she has held roles in senior management, as well as being her own boss. She holds a M.H.A. from the University of Minnesota, a B.A from the University of Pennsylvania, and is credentialed in HR (SPHR and SHRM-SCP) and in coaching (PCC, International Coaching Federation).

Krystena is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) ACC Certified coach coming to SBT with a wide breadth of experience in corporate America for Fortune 50 companies. Having worked in operations as a senior leader and in support areas as well, she is well poised to coach veterans interested in corporate job positions. Her depth of experience includes valuable years at the Walt Disney Company, and she currently works for Lockheed Martin Space. Krystena holds a B.A. in science from University of Phoenix, and a PhD in Industrial and Organized Psychology from the University of Walden. Krystena aims to work with individuals seeking to gain greater clarity and purpose, and to drive behavior and outcomes aligning with one’s best self.

Karen holds a MBA and PCC (Professional Certified Coach). She is a dynamic business owner experienced in Leadership, Process Improvement, Executive / Business Coaching, Safety Management and Organization Development disciplines navigating the corporate landscape with expertise in Fortune 200, government, social services and not-for-profit organizations. Over 25 years as an executive in the corporate world, Karen transitioned to a business owner forming a training, coaching and consulting firm empowering individuals, teams, and organizations to grow and succeed. She leads The Integrity Team, Inc. as its CEO. As an innovative solutions provider within complex organizations, Karen understands the challenges of today’s workforce, and she and her team delivers relevant and actionable trainings, strategic planning, and executive coaching to encourage goal achievement, transformation, and both personal and professional growth. Karen is a certified Red Team Thinker, a practiced first developed by the Army to sharpen skills in Critical Thinking and to advance complex problem solving for better decision making. As a long term active Board member in ICF Maryland Chapter she will serve as Board President in 2024. She is proud to part of the coaching community and to support and give back to those who want to make a positive difference in today's world.

Saundra King is a professional co-active life coach, an Army veteran, and an educator. She understands first-hand the transitions and frequent demands placed on our nation’s service members and their families. While pursuing her career as an educator, Saundra joined the Army Reserves, completed Officer Candidate School, and earned an Army commission specializing in both Civil Military Operations and Psychological Operations. Dedicating herself to a career of active military service, she retired after 20 years with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. As a coach, Saundra is well known for her high energy, intuition, and compassion. Through inquiry and discovery, she champions clients to learn new perspectives and reclaim their zest for life. Saundra received her Co-Active Professional Coach certification from the Coaches Training Institute (CTI), where she also completed their Co-Active Leadership Program. She also holds the credential of Associate Certified Coach from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). A graduate of the Army War College, Saundra earned a Master of Strategic Studies degree; a Master of Science degree in Human Behavior and Development from Drexel University; Early Childhood and Elementary Education Certifications from Antioch University, and a Bachelor of General Studies degree from Ohio University. Saundra believes in serving both veterans and her community; she is a board member for the Civil Affairs Association, a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc. (a public service organization), and consistently volunteers with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS).

Jay Golden is an executive, career and life coach with extensive leadership experience in government as well as previous experience in teaching and counseling. Jay makes use of various instruments and progressive coaching exercises to assist his clients in helping them to better understand their own goals and how they wish to achieve them. These instruments include: Myers-Briggs, StrengthsFinder, Emotional Intelligence Profile, John Maxwell Team Leadership and Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching. As Director of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Region II, Jay is responsible for enforcing the Federal Fair Housing Act and other federal civil rights laws relating to housing discrimination, and for promoting education. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Brooklyn College and then went on to receive a Master of Arts in Psychology from the New School for Social Research. He holds the credential Associate Certified Coach from the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

Liana Kaplani is a certified executive and professional coach with twenty years of leadership and related experience. She spent much of her career bridging the communicaiton gaps between people and teams, resolving conflicts, and motivating her circle of influence. She has volunteered much of her time as a committee chair for Boy Scouts of America, as a teacher for Junior Achievement and as a business volunteer for the Arts & Business Council of Chicago. Liana has an MBA from Kaplan University, a Certificate of Completion in Strategic Planning from American Management Association, an Accredited Coach Training Program Certificate for Executive and Professional Coaching from University of Texas Dallas and the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

Alysia Lyons is a master neuro-transformational results coach and author of Good Mom Rules: Ditch Mom Guilt & Find Your Happy. She helps moms release mom guilt and increase the P.E.A.C.E. in their lives.

Dan George is an Executive and Leadership Coach. He brings a unique blend of years of experience as a senior leader and expertise in personal development to help his clients go further, faster. Dan has 35 years of delivering global programs and building world class teams for some of the world’s best technology and professional services firms, including 20+ as a senior leader. Dan is a known people developer, leader of leaders, go-to career coach and mentor, and learning leader. Dan founded Dan George Coaching and Development in 2019 and Front Seat Leadership in 2020. He resigned from an Associate Director position with Deloitte Global in early 2020 to focus solely on coaching. His clients include senior executives, entrepreneurs, ministry leaders, aspiring leaders, world class athletes, and those in career transition. Dan has a B.S. Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin, is a Certified Professional Coach (University of Wisconsin Certified Professional Coach program), and holds the ICF ACC credential.

Bonnie owns The Blueford Group, a coaching and communications organization dedicated to developing leaders and strengthening organizations. Bonnie founded The Blueford Group following a 30-plus-year career at Northrop Grumman Corp., a global defense and aerospace company, where she coached at all levels, developed leaders and teams, and built award-winning campaigns. She brings a background in executive coaching, communications, and leadership development. She is passionate about people and deeply understands the impact leaders have on individuals, organizations, communities . . . and the bottom line. She is also a certified teacher of the Trauma Resources Institute Community Resiliency Model focused on building resilient cultures. Bonnie's global client base spans industries including defense, manufacturing, education, finance, technology, private equity, pharmaceutical, and economic consulting. She is a Premier-Fellow Coach for BetterUp and previously served on the Board of ICF Maryland. She holds a graduate certificate in Transformational Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University and a master’s in public communications from American University. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation. Her leadership work has been published in The Journal of Health and Human Experiences, Fall 2021, and Health Informatics 5th Edition – Health Information Management Systems: Cases, Strategies and Solutions.

Chris retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in June 2022 as a partner. He served large and midsized companies namely in the financial services, technology and pharmaceutical industries providing IT audit, IT risk management consulting and developed third party opinion level reporting. He also developed and led partners and professional staff through his team leader and regional team leader roles including sponsoring several directors for partner admission. In the latter stages of his PwC career, he became a certified coach through the Hudson Institute of Coaching and used those skills inside PwC and currently outside PwC in his volunteer coaching of military veterans going through the FourBlock career readiness & transition program and coaching mid-level to executive level managers on career progression and leadership development. Chris has lived and worked in the US and internationally. He graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in Business Administration (accounting emphasis) and has attended executive education programs at Harvard Business School, Insead and MIT.

John Taylor is a senior executive, an executive coach and consultant whose 30-year career spans seven industries, in various management roles. He’s worked in small, start-up companies as well as in large companies, including AT&T and Wells Fargo. In addition to his extensive work in the private sector, he has also consulted and coached in the government sector, including the U.S. Commerce Department. He has considerable experience in career planning, transitions and management as well as in leadership and executive development assisting organizations as well as individuals. John earned his professional coach certification from the Coaches Training Institute; he also holds the International Coach Federation’s ACC credential. John is also a certified career coach.  He earned a B.A. degree in biological sciences from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.