Rachel Toner is an International Coaching Federation (ICF)- credentialed Associate Certified Coach (ACC) who has always been fascinated by the dynamics of change and leadership in both personal and professional realms. She has been working in the government consulting world for over a decade, and throughout her career, she has gained experience in project management, change management, process improvement, and software development. In addition, she has built and led leadership development programs for her consulting companies as well as federal clients. Currently, she is a Senior Director for Mission Solutions at a company that supports U.S. national security. Rachel earned her MBA from Georgetown University while working full-time, and received her formal Life Coach and Advanced Life Coach training from Work Life Destinations and has a family history of military and public service, including her brother who is a Marine Corps veteran.

Cynthi Knight is a certified career and executive coach with more than 20 years of experience in Leadership Development, Career Development, and Talent Management. She started her coaching business, Winning Leaders, to help leaders achieve better results. Topics she covers include career transition, acclimating to new roles and introducing change, increasing leadership effectiveness, facilitating teams to achieve results, performance management, professional development and leadership development training. Cynthi’s experience includes teaching graduate level courses for military personnel at Webster University on Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix, Arizona. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Northern Arizona University and an MBA from Loyola Marymount University. Cynthi is also a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) with the HR Certification Institute and is a SHRM Senior Certified Professional. She is a Board-Certified Coach with specialty designations Executive/Corporate/Business/Leadership Coach through the Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc.,(CCE) and is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with The International Coach Federation(ICF). She is trained and certified in The Leadership Circle Profile.

Katia has been a federal government contractor nearly two decades. Providing support and program assistance as a liaison and point of contact bridging and streamlining correspondence between other supporting federal agencies. She graduated from University of Maryland University College earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. Katia is a certified professional coach earning her coaching certification from iPEC with additional specialized training in Transitioning. As a wife of a disabled Marine Corps veteran, she is aware of the importance of support and encouragement needed to help and empower our active military, veterans, spouses, and caretakers to thrive during their transitions through life, relationships, and careers. Understanding the many challenges faced during transitions and change she is enthusiastic and honored to partner with her clients on a journey to achieve goals, happiness, and wellness.

Manasi Kudtarkar is an Executive & Leadership coach who helps leaders uncover their highest, boldest, and most authentic potential and translate it into action. She brings to her work a deep and experiential understanding of leadership based on 16 years of working in global IT organizations as a leader in culturally diverse environments. She has always been passionate about leadership and people development and has expertise in managing change in a complex landscape. She seamlessly merged her corporate leadership experience (12 years at IBM in her last job & 4 years at Infosys Technologies) with her coaching prowess by becoming a certified leadership coach from the highly esteemed Georgetown University’s Institute of Transformational Leadership. Being a firm proponent of balance, Manasi uses her ‘Whole Person’ approach, which emphasizes the comprehensive development of leaders by honing their mindset, communication skills, and strategic thinking. Her methodologies, grounded in evidence- based techniques such as somatics, mindfulness, and neuro-linguistic programming, are tailored to each client and foster sustainable results. Her educational background is in Engineering and she holds several certifications such as ACC (Associate Certified Coach) from the ICF (International Coaching Federation), NLP Practitioner (accredited by ABNLP — American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Programming), and PMP (Project Management Professional).

As a coach, Sharon Olbeter helps people realize their power to influence themselves and the events they experience to craft desired career outcomes. She’s a retired Air Force colonel who was originally a civil engineering officer, but gravitated toward more people-oriented work. Her last position was at the Pentagon serving the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs which oversees all Air Force people-related issues. Upon retirement, she completed a Master of Education in Adult Education and Development from Strayer University and obtained an Advanced Personal and Executive Coach certification from the College of Executive Coaching, a Certificate in Government Coaching from the University of Government Coaching, and a Certificate in Firework Career Coaching from Firework. She also has multiple coaching certificates from Career Thought Leaders, such as Career Transition, Hidden Job Hunting, and Personal Branding. She’s an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coach Federation and a Board Certified Coach (BCC) with the Center for Credentialing Education, and also has a Master of Arts degree in Educational Psychological Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

For SBT, Susanne has coached military spouses as well as veterans during their transition back to civilian life. As principal of her own global coaching and consulting company, Susanne has also coached people from more than sixty countries. She received her CCP Coaching Certification from Teachers’ College, at Columbia University. Her other certifications include the Hogan Personality Assessment and personality-type indicator Myers-Briggs (MBTI). Proficient in several languages and an accomplished public speaker/published author, Susanne teaches global talent management at New York University (NYU). She has also taught at Marymount College. Susanne hails from Switzerland and has worked for the Swiss Mission to the United Nations and Nestle. In her spare time, she is a certified running coach and has completed many marathon competitions including Ironman.

Janet Foran has recently retired from a major aerospace company where she coached and consulted with front-line and mid-level leaders in career/professional development. Her twenty-plus years in Human Resources incorporated extensive work in talent recruitment and talent management and coaching leaders. Jan particularly enjoys helping others reframe their perspectives leading to positive change. She is a credentialed ICF (International Coach Federation) coach, a certified retirement coach and holds a MS degree in Professional and Administrative Sciences from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Robert J. Wojehowski Jr , CH-C, PCC. is a certified executive coach who is passionate about helping people reach their highest potential. A native New Yorker, Rob moved to Houston, Texas in 2008 to cover the South Texas sales territory for a top investment management firm. After several years of high growth and sales performance, Rob was recruited to join New York Life Investments as a Regional Vice President for South Texas. In February 2018, after achieving consecutive Top Producer awards including Top Overall Producer in the firm for 2017, Rob was named Director of Business Development and Strategic Projects, relocating back to the NYC Metro area. Rob earned his B.A. in International Political Economy at Fordham University and completed the University of Texas Executive Coaching Program. He earned his Master’s of Science in Leadership and Organizational Development through the University of Texas. Rob holds the PCC Credential (Professional Certified Coach) from the International Coach Federation (ICF) and is a member of the ICF’s NY Chapter, as well as the International Association of Counselors and Therapists.

Michael Mellen is an executive, organizational, and personal coach, trainer and facilitator with his company, Iron and Sage, Inc. He has served in a number of settings, including corporate, small business, not-for-profit, summer camp, seminaries, and higher education. Michael works with executives and individuals in transition. He often focuses on creativity, communication, emotional intelligence and leadership. Michael provides space for possibility and through that helps clients both identify where possibility exists in their lives or work and how they can move towards that with skill and integrity. Along with one-to-one coaching, Michael works with individuals and small groups as part of larger ongoing change initiatives and high-performer coaching projects. Michael was ordained as a rabbi in 1998 and served as a congregational rabbi at Temple B’nai Shalom in Fairfax Station, Virginia and as Director of the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY), a 12,000-teen youth movement. Michael has also worked as an innovation consultant and coach, working with Design Thinking to create educational change and to shift the ways in which non-profit boards operate. He is an ICF PCC certified coach with training through the Teleos Leadership Institute.

Cliff Bayuk, founder of The 444 Coaching Group, is a professional coach, facilitator and mediator with more than thirty years of leadership experience. Cliff began his professional life as a psychology clinician, working with young adults with developmental challenges. In 1984, he became an active duty Surface Warfare Officer in the US Navy and eventually a Deck Watch Officer in the US Coast Guard. During his diverse 24-year military service career, Cliff held key leadership positions in enterprise-wide Human Resources, Recruiting, Education and Training, Healthcare, Logistics and Operations functions. Post-military, Cliff spent some time consulting private clients on project management, as well as serving as a supervisory project manager for the US Treasury Department. He also worked in in quality assurance for the Department of Defense. His keen interest for human growth and development came about during his tenure as a management professor at the United States Coast Guard Academy, where he taught leadership, organizational behavior and development, workplace diversity; the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment, as well as the 360-degree workplace assessment. Cliff holds an MBA from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, as well as many certifications, including: PMP (Project Management Professional); professional coach (Duquesne University Professional Coaching Program); professional mediator; Federal Government Certified Acquisition Professional; and is an MBTI assessment practitioner.

Jane is an Army veteran, an ICF ACC-credentialed Coach, and a Certified NeuroTransformation Coach (CNTC). She completed her coach training at George Mason University and advanced coach certification through BEabove Leadership. She has advanced training in Emotional Intelligence, Myers-Briggs, Adult Development, and Narrative Coaching. Jane has master’s degrees in Business Administration and National Strategy. After her 27-year service in the Army, Jane started her own business, VAULT Associates, providing leader and team development to organizations facing complex change. She has been involved in coaching veterans for over ten years and has experience working with combat-injured veterans and the unique challenges veterans face in transition.

Daniela House holds a BS in Healthcare Administration and is currently pursuing a MS in Leadership and Organizational Development at the University of Texas at Dallas with expected graduation date August 2021. Daniela went through the University of Texas at Dallas Executive Coaching program and graduated in August 2020. She is the proud owner of Evolve Coaching LLC. From a business perspective she wants to focus on providing leadership coaching to professionals with cultural and international backgrounds.