Career Coaching - ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition

Advance Your Career with One-on-One Career Coaching 

Looking to grow in your current role or explore new career possibilities? ASAE is proud to offer career coaching to registered attendees of the 2026 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition. 

As part of our ongoing commitment to leadership development, these personalized coaching sessions are designed to help you gain clarity, refine your goals, and take meaningful steps forward in your career. 

What to Expect: 

Private, One-on-One Sessions 

Meet with an experienced association executive coach in-person or virtually. 

Flexible Scheduling 

Choose your coach, date, and time after registering for the meeting. 

Convenient Location

Coaching sessions will take place in reserved meeting rooms within the Indiana Convention Center or virtually.

Coaching Hours: 

Sunday, August 16: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM 
Monday, August 17: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM 
Tuesday, August 18: 9:00 AM-11:45 AM

Whether you’re planning your next big move or simply seeking insight on your current career path, this is your chance to connect with a seasoned professional who’s been where you are—and can help you get where you want to be. 

How to Schedule A Coaching Session:

Add a Career Coaching session as a ticketed item during your ASAE Annual Meeting registration. 
$179/ Member Rate
$199/ Non-Member Rate

Appointment scheduling is through the Attendee Service Center.

To Schedule,  follow these steps  in the Registration Form. 

Already registered for the ASAE Annual Meeting? Follow these steps to add a Coaching Session to your registration.

Add a Coaching Session to an Existing Registration

 

Coaching Sessions

All in-person sessions will be held in rooms #240 & 241 on level II of the Indiana Convention Center. Virtual Sessions can take place at the attendees’ preferred location.

Each 45-minute 1:1 session is confidential and may cover a variety of topics based on your needs, including:

Confidential and candid review of your resume and career portfolio materials
Advice on how to address any career-focused areas of concern
Guidance on the career search process
Developing a roadmap for career success
How to build your personal brand

Meet Our Coaches

Participating coaches have provided a brief bio that summarizes their experience, to help you identify their areas of expertise. We encourage you to thoughtfully review each coach’s bio and determine who you would like to meet with onsite.

Select the coach’s name to learn more: 

Onsite

*(v) Virtual Only

Cicely Anderson

Cicely Anderson, ACC, is a transformative coach with over 20 years of experience spanning various industries, including food/restaurant, consumer products manufacturing, sports and entertainment, and nonprofits. As President and Founder of Life Purpose Architects, LLC, and Founder of Passion for Life, Inc. (a nonprofit), Cicely specializes in helping leaders, professionals, and job seekers discover their passion, purpose, and potential.

As a transformative partner, Cicely’s coaching approach is characterized by contagious positive energy and tailored to each client’s unique needs. Serving as a career development personal trainer, she guides individuals through identifying strengths and values and crafting strategic plans to thrive in their roles and careers. Through bespoke coaching sessions, Cicely challenges clients beyond their comfort zones, empowering them to realize their aspirations and unlock their unique value propositions.

Cicely’s expertise lies in executive presence, relationship building, strategic planning, and career transition. She assists leaders in establishing executive presence, navigating political landscapes, and developing management strategies. For professionals, Cicely guides career planning, personal branding, and leveraging strengths for maximum impact. Additionally, she supports job seekers with vision creation, interview preparation, and developing value propositions to stand out in the competitive job market.

Cicely Anderson is certified by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is distinguished for facilitating personal and professional growth, empowering individuals to advance in their personal and professional lives, and enabling them to lead fulfilling lives.

Mariama Boney

As President and CEO of Achieve More, LLC, a certified small woman and minority-owned consultancy, Mariama S. Boney, LMSW, CAE, CPEC is an award-winning educator and serves as the principal consultant.

Mariama is transformative, transparent, team-oriented, and solution-focused with her skills in facilitation, training, and consulting. She is an author of numerous articles and 3 books.
Her content knowledge spans over 100 topics in leadership, DEIA+A, and well-being with a worldwide impact on behalf of over 1000 diverse groups of professionals, students, faculty, and volunteers and for partners and participants over 500,000.
An innovator of over 1,000 quality programs, products, and services to expand learning, and implementor of over 20 strategic plans and 750+ projects for future success. Mariama has helped education, government, technology, engineering, cyber security, non-profit, corporate, and association organizations ?achieve fiduciary and operational efficiency.

Vikram (“Vik”) Kapoor

Vikram (“Vik”) Kapoor is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) recognized by the International Coach Federation (ICF) and is currently working towards his Master Coaching Certification, which is the highest credential in professional coaching.

A highly sought-after speaker and facilitator, Vik weaves together cutting-edge science and practical wisdom to empower those who seek support around goal setting, leading with values, collaborating in the workplace, bouncing back from setbacks, and galvanizing teams behind a common purpose. His specialty is in managing conflict constructively.

He is also affiliated with Coach Diversity Institute, which hosts Howard University’s Executive Certificate in Diversity Coaching, and he regularly trains and coaches senior leaders on topics of equity and inclusion as it relates to conflict in the workplace and organizational culture. Vik has previously worked with leaders in the U.S. Senate and agency heads in the Federal Government, as well as private sector leaders who are working hard to address issues of bias and belonging in the workforce.

He has extensive training in behavioral science, leadership assessments, resilience and well-being, and conflict coaching, which he deploys in service of his clients who span six continents and a broad spectrum of industries. He is particularly skilled at helping manage conflict during change.

Vik is a Regents Scholar of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center (J.D). He has also earned advanced certificates in organizational coaching from George Mason University and trauma recovery from Harvard Medical School.

In 2021, he wrote First Serve Yourself, an Amazon #1 bestselling book on self-coaching for young leaders.

Carol Vernon

Gather Voices: Carol Vernon

Carol Vernon is a certified executive coach working with association leaders and teams to fine-tune their leadership voice, communications, and executive presence. After more than a decade in senior leadership positions in national associations, including serving as interim executive director for a trade association foundation, Carol trained and became an executive coach in 2006 to help individuals and teams be more effective in the workplace and more fulfilled in their lives.

Carol’s commitment to her craft is evident in her certification by the coaching industry’s primary body, the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She completed her initial coach training in 2005 and continues to actively pursue ongoing leadership development training. Her academic background includes a BA and graduate studies in communications, further enhancing her ability to guide and support leaders and teams.

Carol’s influence extends beyond association leaders and teams. She currently serves as a coach/guide for the Chief women’s leadership organization, supporting 25+ EVP and SVP Chief members on their leadership paths. Since 2008, she has been the executive communications coach for the Campaign School at Yale University, empowering over 1,500 women seeking elected office to communicate their leadership vision more powerfully.

Since 2006, Carol has partnered with association leaders and teams in more than 150 trade associations and professional societies.

Please Note:

Appointment scheduling is through the Attendee Service Center. To Schedule, follow these steps in the Registration Form. 
Appointments are granted on a first come, first served basis.
Please be on time for your appointment. We are unable to accommodate individuals who arrive late.
No refunds will be granted for late or missed appointments.