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Who Are the Coaches?

We're proud to introduce our team of highly experienced, association-focused coaches! Coming from a variety of professional backgrounds, all of our coaches hold a current credential from the International Coach Federation or have graduated from an accredited coach training program; have three or more years of experience providing one-on-one coaching services; and have worked specifically with clients in the association and nonprofit community.

To help ease your coach selection process, participating coaches have identified their areas of expertise. This information is listed below, next to each coach’s name. Coaches are listed in alphabetical order.

Cicely Anderson
Leadership Development Coaching
Transforming Employees into Engage Partners

As a transformative partner, Cicely helps leaders and employees find their passion and purpose to thrive in their roles and career and increase their engagement and productivity. She is known for fusing organizational leadership, strategic planning, and career purpose discovery with talent management to help companies transform their employees into engaged partners. Cicely Anderson is a Certified Coach (ACC) credentialed with the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is President and Founder of Life Purpose Architects, LLC, and Founder of Passion for Life, Inc.(nonprofit). She is an award-winning professional with over 20 years of experience across diverse industry sectors, including food/restaurant, consumer products manufacturing, sports and entertainment, and nonprofit.

Jaya Bohlmann, ACC
Executive Coaching
Leadership Development Coaching
Rising Leader (Early and Mid-Career) Career Coaching

Jaya Koilpillai Bohlman is President and Founder of Designing Communication and a professor in the University of Maryland Communications Dept. She is a marketing, communication, engagement, organization development executive and coach with 20-plus years' experience working in-house and as a consultant. She has an award-winning portfolio of successes with global Fortune 500 companies, associations, nonprofits, and consulting firms. Jaya has a solid foundation of high-level public relations - she creates and implements strategies for organizations to evaluate and respond to key stakeholders. She specializes in helping companies, nonprofits and individuals clarify their brand attributes, create brand identities and market themselves to influencers and customers. A master connector, Jaya helps professionals create career paths and find fulfilling opportunities while advising organizations on how to create their best teams.

Kathryn Brooks
Executive Coaching
Leadership Development Coaching
Rising Leader (Early and Mid-Career) Career Coaching

Kathryn Brooks, CEO of She’s Her Own CEO®, is an executive, personal branding, and Mastermind coach and holds a Certified Master Coach (CMC) designation. In addition to her own coaching practice, Kathryn serves as both an internal and an external coach for two multinational organizational consulting firms. She is the 2023 President and Membership Director of the ICF-Georgia Charter Chapter and is an active member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Kathryn has deep experience in corporate finance, brand management, and marketing operations. Prior to her entrepreneurial work, she held leadership roles of increasing responsibility in finance and marketing operations at The Coca-Cola Company. As part of her commitment to continued professional learning and development, Kathryn is pursuing a doctoral degree in Strategic Management at Liberty University. She holds an MBA in Finance from Mercer University and a BBA in Business Administration with minors in Economics and Music from Oglethorpe University. She is a regular speaker on the topic of professional success and is a sought-out mentor for both college students and aspiring professionals.

Pegotty Cooper, CAE, FASAE
Executive Coaching
Leadership Development Coaching
(Not available for coaching on Saturday, August 5)

Pegotty spent 15 years in a variety of senior leadership roles in international trade association and technical societies and was CEO of a state trade association. She has completed the 6-year Institute program for Association Management, was in the first class of Future Leaders, earned her CAE in 1986 and was designated to the ASAE Fellows in 1994. She was also an executive in an international fortune 500 company responsible for marketing and measuring results for events and promotional campaigns for seven years. Since 2003, Pegotty has been a business owner, certified coach, trainer, facilitator, and author. In 2011 Pegotty and her partner co-founded an international training and credentialling organization training specialty coaches solving pervasive problems such as high conflict disputes, workplace conflict, marital conflict, divorce, and help people to have difficult conversations. In 2021 She was certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Family Mediator, part of her longer-term plan to heal fragmented communities.

Elizabeth (Liz) Hanzi, CPCC, ACC, C-IQ Core Practitioner
Living Life Complete - Professional & Personal Development
Transition Specialist/Professional Life Leadership Coach/Teacher/Author

CHANGE – EVOLUTION – TRANSITION. Moving from phase to phase and role to role presents unique and sometimes daunting challenges. Yet, within each of these passages are countless opportunities for growth and discovery. Liz has assisted numerous clients on these journeys, helping them to weather the storms and enabling them to come through with a more integrated sense of self and renewed confidence and clarity. Liz is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, a Core Practitioner of C-IQ (Conversational Intelligence); a Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, with more than 14 years and 1000’s of hours of coaching experience. Liz specializes in guiding professional women and men through the uncertainty of overlapping, often midlife, transitions. Utilizing cutting-edge approaches in coaching, philosophy, and neuroscience to deepen self-knowledge, strengthen the efficacy of personal and professional leadership, and enhance self-expression in a more aligned, integrated, and soulful way, her clients discover a new appreciation of who they are and where they are heading. Through heightened management of self-care and mindset development, targeted action, self-leadership, and self-trust, along with application of more effective communication tools for their personal and professional lives, more confident women and men emerge, demonstratively healthier, more serene, more productive, and more successful in all areas of their lives.

Karma Hill, ACC
Executive Coaching
Personal Development Coaching

Karma Hill is a renowned Positive Psychologist, ICF-certified Executive Leadership Coach, and the visionary founder of Konversations with Karma. With a strong background in mental and behavioral health, Karma brings a unique perspective to her work as she helps leaders and organizations create flourishing work cultures and prioritize holistic well-being. As a board member of ICF Georgia and a doctoral candidate in Business Psychology Consulting, Karma is at the forefront of her field. Her dedication and expertise have earned her recognition, including being listed on Yahoo Finance's Top 10 Life Coaches To Look Out For In 2021. Karma's personal journey has played a significant role in shaping her professional path. As a heart attack survivor, she understands firsthand the importance of holistic well-being in thriving. Additionally, her experience advocating for services for her child with a behavioral/mental health diagnosis has further deepened her understanding of the challenges individuals and families face. Combining her background in positive psychology, coaching, and her own life experiences, Karma equips her clients with the necessary tools and strategies to navigate their own challenges and achieve remarkable results. Through her work, Karma inspires and empowers individuals and organizations to take action, embrace their potential, and shine their lights.

Tracy Lafebvre, PCC
Specialties: Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), somatics, mindfulness, neurofeedback, prosocial-agile leadership.

Tracy Lewfebvre is a seasoned personal and professional growth coach and adult educator focusing on assisting individuals in stepping out of an auto-pilot life. She partners and supports clients in learning more about themselves in each coaching session. Clients ultimately learn more about themselves and, in the process, discouver new talents, become more productive, develop optimism for the future, and better manage stress. Tracy is ICF-Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Ph.D Student in Leadership Studies and Human Development with a Master's in Applied Positive Psychology.

Mary Power, ACC, CAE, FASAE
Executive Coaching
Leadership Development Coaching

Mary Power is an accomplished business driver whose entrepreneurial instincts and strategic vision have carried multiple organizations through rapid growth and major organizational change. She has 20 years of progressively responsible experience in the hospitality industry with a focus on associations and 17 years as CEO of three very diverse international associations which she has led through significant turnaround and global expansion. In 2017 Mary decided to leverage her experience in the corporate and association world and form her own consulting firm, M-Powering Leaders, LLC. She now serves as an executive advisor and leadership coach to CEOs, leadership teams and association boards in the areas of strategy, leadership, board and executive development and change management. Mary is an advisor to two social entrepreneur start-ups, WAGI kids, an innovation incubator for elementary school children and Entrada ESL, which is an employer- sponsored learning program. She was selected as an American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Fellow and received their Women Who Advance Excellence in Associations Award. She was selected by Meeting News magazine as one of the 25 most influential people in the meetings industry for seven consecutive years and was inducted into Michigan State University’s Hotel School’s Hall of Leaders.

Nakisha (KiKi) Ramsey, MCC
Executive Coaching
Leadership Development Coaching
Rising Leader (Early and Mid-Career) Career Coaching

Dr. Kiki Ramsey is a sought-after Positive Psychologist and Executive Coach, with a passion for helping individuals and organizations achieve their full potential. With a commitment to making a positive impact in the world, Dr. Kiki founded The Positive Psychology Coaching and Diversity Institute (PPCaDI), a leadership development firm that specializes in diversity coaching and leadership development. Dr. Kiki is known for her innovative approach to coaching and DEI called Positively Diverse Leadership, which is an evidence-based approach rooted in positive psychology that fosters the intentional use of strengths to relate and communicate as an inclusive leader. As an executive coach and international keynote speaker, Dr. Kiki has worked with a diverse range of clients, including top-level executives and business owners delivering keynote addresses for corporations, conferences, and events around the world. Dr. Kiki holds a Master’s in Social Work and Positive Psychology Coaching and a Ph.D. in Business Psychology.

Daphne Valcin
Rising Leader (Early and Mid-Career) Career Coaching
Leadership Development Coaching
Executive Coaching

Daphne provides business-focused coaching to individuals which results in ideas and practical steps to take their businesses and careers to the next level when it comes to clarity, cash flow, or confidence. Through research-driven strategies and a focus on personal and professional leadership, as a certified life coach focusing on career and business, Daphne empowers individuals and organizations who strive to be mission and purpose-driven. She is passionate about helping clients put systems in place to greater reflect their mission and purpose, daily. Her goal is to ensure the individuals she serves to have the strategy they need to move forward to meet their goals and produce results.

Drawing on her experience as a first-generation American growing up in a difficult neighborhood, she has committed her life to overcoming obstacles and embracing opportunity and success. This drive led her to significant achievement, first as the undergraduate speaker at her graduation and then to earning a Master’s Degree from an Ivy League University. As a seasoned mentor, professional speaker, certified group facilitator, and career and business coach, she has facilitated growth opportunities for thousands of people through her work.

Carol Vernon, ACC
Rising Leader (Early and Mid-Career) Career Coaching
Leadership Development Coaching
Executive Coaching

Carol Vernon is a certified executive coach who specializes in working with association leaders and teams to fine-tune their leadership voice, communications and executive presence. After more than a decade working in senior leadership positions in national associations, including serving as interim executive director for a trade association foundation, in 2006 Carol trained and became an executive coach to help individuals and teams be more effective in the workplace and more fulfilled in their lives. Carol is certified by the coaching industry’s primary certification body, the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She completed her initial coach training in 2005 and continues to engage regularly in ongoing leadership development training. She has a BA and did her graduate studies in communications. Carol currently serves as a coach/guide for the Chief women’s leadership organization, supporting 25+ EVP and SVP Chief members on their leadership paths. And since 2008, she serves as the executive communications coach for the Campaign School at Yale University; she has supported 1,500+ women seeking elected office to communicate their leadership vision more powerfully. Since 2006, Carol has had the privilege of partnering with association leaders and teams in more than 150 trade associations and professional societies.

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