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Randall Benn (Randy) comes to the field of executive and leadership coaching after a 30-year career as an attorney, lobbyist and strategic consultant in Washington D.C. Randy has been a Partner in three of the world’s largest law firms, served in a senior role at the U.S. EPA and as a Senior Fellow at his alma mater, among other positions.
Randy has worked at all levels of the U.S. Executive and Legislative branches, led several strategic planning processes, worked in the international development community and helped found businesses in Costa Rica, Switzerland, the U.K. and D.C. He has decades of Board and Advisory Board experience promoting water quality, protecting endangered species, addressing the Muslim/West divide, increasing interfaith peace and justice and reducing gun violence.
Leadership Credentials
Randy was certified by Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership as an Executive and Leadership Coach and is recognized by the International Coaching Federation as a Professional Certified Coach. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the ICF’s Metro D.C. Chapter.
Areas of Expertise
Using backbone, heart and humor, his coaching experience includes work in the areas of law and public policy, energy, medicine, education, government, tech and international development. With these engagements and his own diverse work and personal background, he looks forward to partnering with individuals from a wide variety of professions and nationalities.
Randy is a magna cum laude graduate of Duke University and Duke Law School. He is married with three grown children, lives in DC and performs with his rock and roll band, Soulfire.
e: rbenn1@verizon.net
c: (202) 302-8827
Lewis Dabney offers his clients more than twenty-five years of national and global conflict resolution experience, forty years of contemplative practice, a decade of community work, and a lifetime of formal and informal coaching. His philosophy is grounded in presence and the deep non-judgmental listening honed in mediation. He is an unshockable peacemaker for his clients, whether in their challenging work dynamics, their inner struggles, or their dispute-resolution needs. Lewis facilitates the emergence of inter-relational humanity for a collaborative world.
He is skilled at exploring the boundaries between meaning systems and finding common through-lines. Having lived within different religious and cultural communities, he is comfortable standing in the liminal, unexplored areas many avoid, the in-between spaces where cultures meet, to wayfind clarity within complexity. This arises not just within organizations and teams but also within individual clients.
Lewis views leadership as an emergent quality to be supported at every level from self-realization through communal collaboration and onward in ripples of realization and activation. He has the capacity to soften hard challenges and make them easier to metabolize, while hardening and concretizing more amorphous issues to make them easier to grapple with. As a high-support high-challenge coach, he helps clients to look clearly and fearlessly at the issues they most need to deal with, while supporting their needs.
Lewis also leads the KeyBridge Foundation, a non-profit Alternative Dispute Resolution practice providing conflict resolution, program management, training, and technical assistance services to the federal sector and clients around the world. In this capacity he works closely in the disability rights field, which has finely tuned his ethical conduct and collaborative problem-solving skills to ensure processes are both impartial and accessible.
Lewis received his BA in Anthropology and Religious Studies from the University of Virginia, his MsC in Conflict Resolution from George Mason University’s Carter School, his certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University, and is currently pursuing ACC accreditation with the International Coaching Federation. He is a nationally recognized leader in the mediation of disputes pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Lewis grew up in the wilds of Wyoming, and resides in the District of Columbia with his family. Lewis enjoys travelling with his wife and children to visit family in Italy, to camp in Canada, to ski wherever slopes are available. He remains active in interfaith work and maintains a daily meditation practice.
e: ldabney@keybridge.org
c: (202) 274-1822
Susan Hengel feels organizational challenges and disruption are opportunities to learn and lead in new ways, and to find new paths forward. Helping organizations identify their best path forward, Sue believes her role is to support and guide individuals, teams, and leaders by developing and facilitating thought-provoking, engaging, and unique experiences that inspire them to grow, develop, and perform at levels they thought not possible.
Sue has spent the past 20 years working with teams and leaders as they’ve sorted through important issues, identified potential solutions, and implemented plans. In her most recent role as head of Learning & Development for a 20,000-employee financial institution, she led the organization’s leadership coaching and associate engagement strategy; skills and regulatory training; team and leader development; and worked alongside an amazing team to build the foundation of a strengths-based culture. Prior to Regions, Sue served as general manager for the Birmingham office of a global career transition and talent development firm.
“When I retired in 2021, I truly thought I was “done” working, but soon realized that I still had contributions to make in the workplace and I started my own business. Now I have the privilege of working with leaders and teams facilitating conversations that need to happen by bringing the right people into the room to collaboratively define and address challenges.”
Sue currently serves as Chair for the Management & HR Advisory Council of UAB’s Collat School of Business, Board Member for Georgetown’s ITL Network, and member of the Board of Directors for Heart Gallery Alabama.
She earned a BBA and MBA from Kennesaw State University, a Certificate in Evidence-Based Coaching Certificate from Fielding Graduate University, and Certificates in Executive Facilitation and Organizational Consulting and Change Leadership from Georgetown’s Institute for Transformational Leadership. Sue and her husband John Faure live in Birmingham, Alabama.
e: suemarie2021@gmail.com
c: (205) 305-6862
Alan Heymann, JD, PCC (he/him) has a knack for coaching fellow introverts, helping them find their superpowers in an extroverted world. Alan also specializes in coaching through transitions. He brings a warm, open and energetic presence to his coaching clients. To date, Alan has coached leaders who were born in 32 countries and work on 4 continents. His clients have spanned corporations (including the Fortune 50), nonprofit organizations, public utilities, federal, county and municipal governments.
Alan is the author of the book Don’t Just Have the Soup: 52 Analogies for Leadership, Coaching and Life. An expert communicator and engaging speaker, he spent more than two decades in public, government and nonprofit communications — leading teams from 2 to more than 100 people. Inspired by a career transformation he brought about with the support of an executive coach, Alan founded Peaceful Direction in April 2019.
From 2015-19 and 2010-13, Alan served as an executive leader at DC Water. He was most recently the founding president of the utility’s nonprofit spinoff, Blue Drop. In his first tour of duty, he was chief of external affairs, leading the effort to rebrand DC Water and reconnect with a skeptical public.
Alan was previously Vice President of Communications for The Humane Society of the United States. He also held various roles in the Government of the District of Columbia, including agency public information officer, mayoral speechwriter and legislative staffer. Earlier in his career, Alan was a television reporter, producer and anchor in his native Illinois.
Alan is a member of the Barker Adoption Foundation Board of Trustees. He’s followed a plant-based diet since 2002, enjoys running half-marathons and lives with his family outside Washington, DC. He is the son and parent of immigrants to the United States.
Peaceful Direction is dedicated to supporting women, people of color and other groups historically underrepresented in Western leadership culture. Alan strives to bring principles of equity and justice into his work with all leaders.
Education: Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching (Georgetown University), Juris Doctorate (The George Washington University Law School), Bachelor of Science in Journalism (Northwestern University)
Certifications: Hogan Assessments, Leadership Circle Profile 360, Designing Your Life, Everything DiSC, Certified Facilitator in the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method
e: alan@peacefuldirection.com
c: (202) 468-9554
Vernice Jones uses a developmental approach to work with global, for profit and nonprofit social justice leaders in transition to new roles, expanded roles, and with leaders in transition from one stage of adult development to another. As an experienced executive coach, teacher and facilitator, Vernice Jones co-creates experiential leadership programs and leadership development solutions that connect and drive business results. She has extensive experience coaching senior and C-Suite global leaders of color, across religious traditions and/or from the LGBTQIA community.
Vernice is a Director and Faculty of Adult Development and Identity and Culture at Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership. She is an Associate (Coach, Facilitator, Consultant) at Cultivating Leadership, a global, deliberately developmental, complexity-based organization. Vernice designed and is currently co-faculty for the ground breaking Leading Inclusively Lab, Wisdom in Leadership and core faculty of Conversations at the Growth Edge series, through Cultivating Leadership. Through her executive coaching business, she has been an executive and professional coach for clients in the US, Europe, Africa and Asia. She is a Growth Edge coach and has been designated by the International Coaching Federation as an MCC (Master Certified Coach).
Vernice makes her home in the Washington Metropolitan area, with her husband and two sons. She graduated from the University of Maryland with an undergraduate degree in Economics and holds a Masters degree in Finance and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
e: vernice@cultivatingleadership.com
c: (571) 354-0781
Manasi K
Professional Expertise: Manasi helps leaders uncover their highest, boldest, and most authentic potential and translate it into action. Being a firm proponent of balance, Manasi uses a ‘Whole Leader’ approach, which emphasizes the comprehensive development of leaders by honing their mindset, limiting beliefs, habits, communication skills, and strategic decision-making. Her methodologies, grounded in evidence-based techniques, such as Somatics, Mindfulness, Polarities, Immunity to Change, etc., are tailored to each client and foster sustainable results.
Experience: Manasi brings to her work a deep and experiential understanding of leadership because of working as a leader in global organizations in culturally diverse environments for 16+ years. She has always been passionate about leadership and people development and is an expert in managing change in complex landscapes. She seamlessly merged her corporate leadership experience (12 years at a Fortune 100 MNC in her last job) with her coaching prowess by becoming a certified leadership coach from the highly esteemed Georgetown University’s Institute of Transformational Leadership. Her business experience includes leadership, people management, change and risk management, complex programs management, and engineering.
Coaching Client Sectors
Education / Certifications
Client Testimonials:
Manasi’s coaching sessions came at the most opportune time in my career just as I had been asked to take on a big leadership role. She helped me to dig deep within and find insights and solutions to the challenges I faced. Through her process, she helped me identify what type of leader and manager I wanted to be. Her calm, inquisitive, and non-judgmental manner created a safe space that allowed me to introspect, plan, and grow in an authentic way. This was my first experience with executive coaching and would highly recommend it. This process gave me more confidence in my abilities and empowered me to find my authentic style of leadership.—Director at a non-profit organization.
Manasi is bright, kind, and even-keeled. She knows how to get you to think through some of the answers to your own questions. I truly enjoyed my sessions with Manasi. I always felt energized and confident in my leadership after our meetings, and I also felt encouraged and ready to take
on the challenge and work on things that I needed to work on. —Director at a California-based global non-profit organization.
I am a first-line engineering leader in a large tech company and before the coaching engagement with Manasi, I was considering multiple options to take my career to the next level and the pros and cons of each of them were not clear in my mind. I was very stressed as a result. Manasi helped me understand and weigh the pros and cons of each one of the choices before me. The sessions with Manasi gave me priceless self-awareness, especially about my appetite for risk and therefore now my priorities are crystal clear. After each session with Manasi, I had several actionable steps in my arsenal that I could use immediately to solve my work issues and
problems. Manasi is a good listener and has a huge body of experience in the tech industry. She understands the crux of the issues very easily, because of her own background in the tech industry. She has made me a much more effective leader and I am grateful for her help. — Engineering Leader in Big Tech.
e: manasi@leadablaze.com
c: (952) 564-5964
Mary M. Kralj, Ph.D. is an organizational consultant with 30 years of experience translating organizational strategy into effective performance for C-Suite executives and senior leadership teams. She specializes in helping organizations through custom crafted executive coaching, C-suite selection and performance measurement processes, organizational design and post-merger/acquisition integration interventions. When the stakes are high for a new or veteran executive, team or organization, she brings to the table thoughtful, visionary and practical interventions that deliver tangible results.
A broadly experienced consultant with line management experience, she enables executives to anticipate the long-term consequences of current decisions and facilitate planning for the future while simultaneously improving day-to-day performance.
Dr. Kralj began her career as a professor of psychology at The University of Maryland, followed by several years as a Director of Research and Development for The Human Resources Research Organization and PAR Government Systems. Prior to forming her own practice network, Dr. Kralj worked at the senior level for a number of consulting firms including RHR International; Personnel Decisions International; The HayGroup; and Delta Consulting Group in New York City (now OliverWyman.) Dr. Kralj speaks nationally on topics related to the leadership challenges of the new economy.
Mary earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in psychology as well as a certificate in business management from The University of Virginia. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of William and Mary. She has served on the editorial board of The Journal of Consulting Psychology and was elected to the Council of Representatives of The American Psychological Association. In 2010, Mary received The Perry Rohrer Award for Excellence in Consulting.
e: marykralj@aol.com
p: (301) 717-3068
Colin McLetchie deeply believes in lives worth living, leaders worth following and organizations worth being a part of, all of which cultivate communities and a world worth living in. He brings his unique blend of compassionate challenge and his deep insight and presence to all of his clients. He is known for being wickedly intuitive, insightful, direct when appropriate, and supportive always. Many clients have referred to him as a “not kidding around coach,” and leaders have often chosen him to partner with because they knew they would be challenged and supported in service of their goals, mission, and higher aspirations.
His coaching and facilitation are grounded on a few key beliefs:
In his own words: “My job as a coach and facilitator is to help leaders and people see, feel, think and believe differently, so they show up differently in service of the mission and the impact they want to have on the world. It’s an honor to get to be a partner on the journey of development.”
After a 20+ year career in HR leadership in the software, technology, consulting, and retail spaces, in January 2014 Colin committed to focusing full-time on partnering with individuals, managers, executives, teams and organizations to identify what success looks like and help them move forward to achieving that success – at work and in life. His areas of focus are on leadership, life and career coaching, leadership and management development programs and training, design and facilitation of team-building and planning off sites, and team, culture and organizational development. He is a sought-after speaker, trainer, and workshop facilitator on collaborative communication, personal transformation, personal leadership, courageous conversations, resilience, emotional and relational capability, and many other topics.
From the tactical to the transformational, Colin has helped leaders find deeper purpose, elevate their presence, lead themselves and others in more powerful, present and impactful ways. Recognizing that leaders are almost always in conversation, with themselves or others, he helps them tune in more deeply and understand that leadership is an internal journey externally manifested. He works in the four domains of Body, Emotion, Spirit and Thought to bring out a leader’s BEST self. The time leaders spend in conversation is crucial and where they have the most impact – whether it’s one on one or in groups – so honing conversational and relation skills is extensively part of his work. His rich employee relations and organizational effectiveness background have been useful to numerous leaders as they made major career transitions, revitalized teams, navigated systems’ wide change, created new and impactful culture and values, and dealt with complex and deeply human issues in the workplace.
Colin has coached/advised CEO’s and top executives, managers & entrepreneurs. Sample client organizations include World Bank Group, The Children’s Guild, Prince William County, DHS, NIH, Dun & Bradstreet, SourceAmerica, American Physical Therapy Association, FHFA, Federal Reserve Board, DOT OIG, Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), Vectorworks, Goodwill Industries International, Council of Better Business Bureaus, USAID, Loudoun County, Territory Foods, Diligent, PM Hotel Group, Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, and varied others. From data scientists, technologists to corporate support, sales and marketing, Colin has a broad array of experience to draw from in start-ups to large organizations.
In his HR career with Blackboard, American Management Systems (now CGI), and Macy’s, Colin served as the HR Business Partner and Coach/Advisor for leaders in Product Development, IT, Marketing, Sales, Finance, HR, Legal, Customer Success, and others.
With a Bachelor’s in Interpersonal & Public Communication from the University of Louisiana, Colin is a graduate of Georgetown University’s Certificate in Leadership Coaching program, one of the world’s leading programs. He is a Professional Certified Coach with the ICF and is certified in The Leadership Circle Profile 360 & Collective Leadership Assessments, Five Behaviors of a Functional Team, MBTI, DiSC, EQ-i2.0 & EQ-i360 Emotional Intelligence Assessments, SOAR (Success through Observer-Action-Results), Voices 360 Assessment & Leadership Architect Competency Model, and the CCL Benchmarks suite. He is also a Registered Polarity Practitioner with the American Polarity Therapy Association.
As a gay white cis-gendered man over 50, Colin recognizes he has one foot in deep privilege and one in “other,” and many of his clients benefit from this bridge between perspectives in their individual growth and organizational DEIB work. He and his partner, Robert, and their black cat, Rhaeger, live in the panhandle of WV and also have a place in Alexandria, VA.
e: colin@fivewaysforward.com
p: (404) 668-6815
Joe Plenzler is co-founder of Cassandra-Helenus Partners, LLC – a leadership coaching and human communication firm. He has more than 25 years of experience in helping senior leaders drive meaningful and lasting change through better communication with an emphasis on neuroscience and applied theories of human persuasion. His focus is on enabling leaders to bring their strategies alive by connecting with their people.
Joe is also a retired Marine Corps officer who served in the infantry and public affairs branches of the United States Marine Corps from 1995 to 2015 and he is a decorated combat veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. During his time in uniform, Joe planned and executed the largest media embed program in Marine Corps history during the invasion of Iraq, served as the senior U.S. military spokesperson in Indonesia during the international disaster relief mission in the wake of the Boxing Day tsunami, and served in the Pentagon as the spokesman, press secretary, and staff group director for the 34th, 35th, and 36th Commandants of the Marine Corps.
Joe retired after 20 years of active duty service in 2015 and has served as an EVP of marketing and membership at the United States Naval Institute, a national director of media relations for a leading national veteran service organization, and a director of government communication for the Wounded Warrior Project.
He has appeared frequently on national television and radio on various advocacy issues and his writings have been widely published in national outlets to include The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, and Foreign Policy.
Committed to lifelong learning, Joe holds a Masters in Mass Communication and Media Studies from San Diego State University and a Bachelors of Science in Architecture from The Ohio State University. He is a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI fellow, and a graduate of Georgetown University’s prestigious Organizational Consulting & Change Leadership, Facilitation, and Executive Leadership.
e: joe@cassandra-helenus.com
p: (301) 800-9457
Bill Pullen is an executive coach, consultant, teacher, and facilitator who focuses on helping senior leaders develop their leadership capacity, expand the complexity of their thinking, and align their mental models and behavior with organizational strategy and mission. His work includes coaching, leadership assessment, teaching, organization development, and facilitation. He works with senior leaders and C-level executives globally supporting them through transitions in roles, organizations, and the changing business environment. Bill’s client organizations have included Fortune 100 companies, tech-startups, The White House, government agencies, foundations, non-profit organizations, and trade associations. He is the former Director for the Institute for Transformational Leadership and Program Director of the Leadership Coaching Program at Georgetown University.
Coaching and Consulting Approach
Bill believes that the complexity of leading in today’s 24/7, wired, global context requires that leaders step back from their conditioned ways of leading that may have worked well in the past and expand their ability to see a bigger, more complex picture, engage with stakeholders in new ways and develop new resources for resilience, flexibility and presence in order to effectively lead their organizations and communities forward. He is known for his straightforward, insightful approach to helping leaders and organizations navigate this complexity by identify habitual patterns of thinking and behavior that promote or detract from their effectiveness. Taking a systematic approach, he uses a cycle of assessment, challenge, and support to accelerate development, enhance performance and expand impact through the development of new ways of being, thinking and acting. His approach reinforces coaching and feedback, by creating a cycle of action and learning that leads to sustained, effective improvement in performance.
Training/Educational Background
Bill has a Masters in Organization Development from Johns Hopkins University. He is a Master Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. He has done advanced training in leadership, adult development, diversity/equity/inclusion, polarities and paradox, neuroscience, mindfulness meditation, and systems and team coaching. He has a certificates Instructional Design, Navigating Polarities, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Georgetown University and is a graduate of The Coaches Training Institute. He has a B.S Degree from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa. He is certified to administer and provide feedback on the following assessment tools; Intercultural Development Inventory, Global Leadership Profile, Growth Edge Interview, Subject-Object Interview, Key Polarity Indicator, EQ-I 2.0, Hogan Personality Inventory; Team Diagnostic Assessment, The Leadership Circle, Center for Creative Leadership – Benchmarks, Executive Dimensions. Bill started his professional journey as a physical therapist then moved into leadership roles in healthcare and managed care organizations.
e: bill@bpacoaching.com
p: (202) 302-7290
Albert Sauri is a husband, father and entrepreneur. He is passionate to work with individuals and organizations to help them discover and reach their maximum potential through leadership trainings and executive & life coaching.
He deeply believes that there is no way to live a fulfilling career and life other than from a place of awareness of our own innate talents. Sometimes our talents are dormant or out of our consciousness. Therefore, that is why he transformed his career to help others awake their own awareness and talents.
As a leader and coach, Albert is an invitation just to be who we are, with no frills and no excuses. He masters the art of putting no pressure on anyone while clearly communicating possibilities.
As humans, we deal everyday with challenges and conflicts. He believes that every individual needs to face his own inner conflicts first so then be able to become better at facing outside conflicts and challenges. That is a powerful but painful sometimes journey that can only be achieved by going inside and observe ourselves, having our hearts at peace and giving ourselves full permission to be.
Albert has the capacity to see opportunities when others see only troubles and difficulties. As he did during the 2008 financial crisis by leaving a safe job and starting up his own company. When everybody around seemed to be too scared about the situation he could see the opportunity that was bringing that still today is making him a successful business owner.
Albert has 20+ years of experience in the industrial electronics, energy and automation sector. He has developed his career as an entrepreneur for the last 16+ years co-founding together with his brother an Industrial Automation company providing solutions worldwide and stablishing close and trusting relationships with the stakeholders. During his journey, he has been developing a big range of roles such as general manager, financial manager, product manager, international purchasing, marketing, sales, programming and quality control.
For the last 6+ years, Albert has been committed to be the best possible Personal and Professional development Coach, facilitator and motivational speaker. His credentials include Certified Co-active Coach (CPCC), Co-active Leadership Graduate and Certified Positive Intelligence Coach (CPQC).
Albert loves practicing outdoor sports in nature, travelling around with his caravan together with his family. He is a lifelong learner interested in playing music, acting and improv, education, spirituality, meditation, yoga, health…and he is also a member of the Toastmasters International at Maresme Toastmasters club.
e: coaching@albertsauri.com
p: +34 608 730 654
Mina Simhai is a leadership coach, works alongside executives and their teams to enhance performance, leadership capacity, resilience and well-being. Mina views clients through a strength-based lens, leading with curiosity, mindfulness, empathy, and a deep commitment to their goals, growth, and possibilities. By first unlocking insights and identifying root causes, Mina and her clients co-create practical solutions and easy-to-implement strategies that fit into their demanding jobs and lives.
In coaching, Mina blends her expertise in leadership development with practical knowledge earned advising investment banks, multinationals, and the U.S. government on financing and large infrastructure projects in the US and around the world. Mina was a corporate attorney at Skadden Arps and Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan Lovells), and she also served as a senior attorney for the U.S. government, negotiating and implementing multi-million dollar grants to foreign governments with Millennium Challenge Corporation and investigating the causes of the financial crisis with the Financial Crisis Inquiry Committee.
Mina has an executive coaching certificate and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown, a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and B.A. from Baylor University. She serves as an Assistant Instructor and Resilience Trainer at University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Psychology Center and has developed and taught undergraduate courses in stress management, the science of well-being, positive psychology, and yoga at George Washington University. When she’s not coaching or facilitating, you can find her exploring the great outdoors – usually with a good book in her backpack – visiting art galleries, meditating, and hanging out with her two teenagers.
e: mina@minasimhai.com
c: (646) 258-5192
Mandeep Singh partners with leaders to significantly increase their impact, and reduce their stress across the board, while remaining completely true to their values.
My experience spans 35+ years of working internationally to build IT Systems, reengineer business processes, provide organizational and innovation consulting services, and nurture client and employee relationships, in roles spanning individual contribution, project, line and executive management. I have worked with international organizations, federal and local governments, non-profits, consulting companies, and start-ups. As I have followed the call of my own vision, I have had to take on unforeseen challenges, and undergo deep transformation myself. My own practical experience provides the grist for my coaching.
I have coached over 500 people, including executives from The World Bank Group, Green Seal, US Green Building Council, CNA, and leaders from Merck, Microsoft, GE Digital and multiple Federal Agencies including DHS, DOT, EPA, HHS, NSF, OIG and USDA. I also coach with the American University Key Executive Leadership Programs, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and Olin Business School, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
Coaching Approach
As Coach, I create non-judgmental and energized space for you to truly get in touch with what is important to you, and rev up the energy and momentum to manifest your vision. My clients take ownership of their power, and leverage their own observations to get deep insights into how they get in their own way, and then break those habits.
In addition, they begin to accept the world as it shows up, rather than the way they wish it would. That accepted, my clients hold the courage of their convictions pragmatically, communicate their vision authentically and directly, and set about influencing the people, networks, and systems of which they are part to create the enabling environments within which their organizations, projects, and people succeed. Breakthrough results begin to show up with minimal drama.
My clients cite my depth of listening, my insights and my sense of humour, and my openness in embracing them exactly as they are as key reasons they trust me as their coach. Many of my clients have found our work together to be transformative.
I offer Coaching Specialties of Self-awareness and Personal Mastery Bringing personal vision & passions into service for the world, Taking ownership and accountability, Expanding ability to influence people and networks from within the system.
Related Experience
I have also facilitated interventions with senior leadership teams, helping them surface key issues and create jointly owned action plans to solve them. My work has helped organizations uncover hidden mind-sets at play in their cultures that have undercut their effectiveness.
Education and Certifications
e: deepmansingh@gmail.com
p: (202) 431-9858
Dr. Holly Tompson is the Director of Coaching Services at Landit, a technology platform created to increase workplace success and engagement. Additionally, Holly serves as a Senior Faculty & Executive Coach at the Leadership Development Institute, a network associate of the Center for Creative Leadership located on the campus of Eckerd College.
Helping senior leaders to identify their most significant goals and create a plan for change is at the heart of coaching. To this end, Holly has worked with leaders individually, with intact teams and with cross-functional groups at Baylor College of Medicine, Booz Allen Hamilton, United Way, Deloitte Consulting, Baylor Medical Center, Bloomberg, Pfizer, and Fidelity.
Before joining the team at Landit, Holly was the Associate Director of Coaching & Training at the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University. There, she designed, implemented, and evaluated University-wide leadership initiatives, managed a team of professional coaches, and taught an ICF-approved Coach Training certification course. She has worked as a senior research analyst at the Institute for Corporate Productivity, where she advised Fortune 200 companies in global management strategies. In her consulting work, she helps identify and prepare high-potential employees for the next level of leadership.
Holly has taught MBA courses in Leadership Competencies, Conflict Management & Negotiations, International Management and has led over a dozen international study courses for graduate students. Her research and coaching specialties include developing leadership capacity and emotional intelligence, managing career transitions, work-life balance, and strategic conflict management.
After earning a B.A. from Trinity University in Business Administration, she received a PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University of South Carolina. Holly graduated from the Leadership Coaching Program at Georgetown University and is a member of the International Coach Federation with PCC status. She is certified to administer the Hogan Personality Indicator, DiSC, the Bar-On Emotional Intelligence Assessment, the Conflict Dynamics Profile, and the Entrepreneurial Mindset Profile. She has been a faculty member at several universities in the US including the University of Tampa and at Florida Southern College. She also taught at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand where she lived with her family for 4 years. She lives in Tampa, FL with her husband and has three highly spirited young adult children.
e: hollytompson@yahoo.com
c: 813-601-5638
Russ Watts is a transformational leadership coach, an integral facilitator, a team coach, team builder and health & wellness coach who has spent the last 30+ years working with individuals and teams on personal and collaborative performance worldwide. Russ works with his clients to develop leadership awareness for the betterment of themselves, their communities, and institutions. He has strengthened and encouraged hundreds of clients in understanding their patterns, potential, strengths and weaknesses, thus providing a richer understanding of themselves and the culture and relations they are surrounded by. His clients are seeking a change in patterns, a way to tap into their deeper purpose and create transformation, find meaning, become the better leader that they know is possible. They often feel trapped, stuck, buried in lists, emails and meetings. They are seeking a new way to operate that is filled with personal and social growth, ready to leave stress behind and open doors to their and others higher potential.
He is also currently an Adjunct Professor at Bocconi University in the MaSEM Program (Master in Sustainability and Energy Management) teaching a course on Social Entrepreneurship and has been teaching courses on Executive and Health & Wellness Coaching at Georgetown University.
His clients have come from a wide variety of workplaces including small NGOs to NASA, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development Bank, McCormick Spice, Marriott, Environmental Protection Agency, Oracle, European Parliament, Center for Strategic and International Studies, University of California at Davis, and Georgetown University and the Global Good Fund to name a few.
He has a background in Education and Organizational Development, and an Executive Master’s Degree in Leadership (M.L.) from the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. He is a graduate from the Executive Leadership Coach training from Georgetown University and holds an PCC level of certification from the International Coach Federation (ICF), is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC HWC) and is recognized as a Master Integral Facilitator.
Beyond coaching and facilitating, he finds adventure in activities such as paragliding, ultra trail running, and kayaking, while also indulging in photography and sailing with his family.
e: russwatts68@gmail.com
P: 39.334.3787687
Jan Weetjens is an Executive Leadership Coach with three decades of international practice spanning North America, Europe, Latin America, South-East Asia, and Africa. His coaching integrates extensive managerial experience, practical wisdom, a deep understanding of organizational dynamics, and familiarity with international relations. Fluent in English, French, Spanish, and Dutch, Jan works with clients worldwide in different cultural contexts and across private, public, and non-profit sectors.
With scholarly roots in Sociology and Psychology, Jan’s coaching strategy emphasizes both internal mastery and tangible results. Drawing from three decades of executive presence and managerial expertise at the World Bank, he offers hands-on coaching to both individual clients and leadership teams as they go through expansion, innovation, or a turnaround in their lives, their careers, or in their organizations. His studies in organizational development, coupled with his ongoing pursuit of a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology and Psychotherapy, enrich his coaching toolkit, providing clients with a comprehensive approach to personal and professional growth.
What distinguishes Jan is his integration of practical experience and insights from the wisdom traditions of the East and West. This unique approach enables him to offer clients a holistic perspective on their journeys, creating a bridge between internal clarity and tangible outcomes of personal growth, professional development, and impact.
Jan, a Belgian national currently living in Washington D.C., brings a global perspective to his coaching practice, further enhancing his ability to connect with clients from diverse backgrounds and contexts.
e: jan.weetjens@gmail.com
P: (202) 361-6711
