Our Faculty
Libby Robinson
MCC, Director of Coach Training, CXO Whisperer
Libby is the Managing Partner of Integral, a global award-winning leadership development consultancy. Over the last 26 years, she has worked with CXOs and senior leaders on three continents. Libby holds a Master’s in Organizational Transformation from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is a TED Fellows coach. Libby is the founder of the Advanced Coaching Practicum. Libby recently completed work in Corporate Innovation at Stanford University. She is also the founder of BackFeed+, an app for better, faster, feedback, based on neuroscience.
Croft Edwards
MCC, Author, Leadership Coach and Keynote Speaker
Croft Edwards, is a Master Certified Coach, and the genesis behind LeadershipFlow, the study of how to help individuals and organizations be at their best. He has been helping leaders and their teams find their Flow since 2001 in a variety of fields: mining, refining, government agencies, manufacturing, small businesses, and healthcare. Two miles down in a mine or up on the 8th floor, Croft coaches wherever there are leaders who desire a different result.
Melanie Parish
MCC, Coaching Practice Lead, Canada, Author of “The Experimental Leader”
Melanie Parish is an author, public speaker, a Theory of Constraints Jonah, and a Master Certified Coach from the International Coach Federation. An expert in problem-solving, constraints management, operations, strategic hiring, and brand development, Melanie has consulted and coached organizations ranging from a Fortune 50 company to IT start-ups.
Robin Goodbary
MCC, Executive Coach
Robin Goodbary, MBA, is a Master Certified Coach focused on Business and Leadership and a Certified Retirement Coach. Her steadfast and transformational coaching approach supports leaders and business owners to discover and unleash their untapped potential and expand their impact. She pulls from over 30 years of experience as a marketer, new product developer, project leader and trainer and has led projects, people and teams to excel. By employing an Outward and Growth Mindset and Positive Intelligence, she helps her clients to expand their way of thinking and discover creative solutions to complex situations.
Leah Kedar
MCC, Executive Coach and Facilitator
Leah is a Master Certified Coach and an ICF Advanced Certified Mentor Coach (ACMC). A recipient of the 2009 and 2010 ICF Prism Award for coaching excellence with the National Institute of Health and with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Leah coaches to the whole person with care and compassion. Her approach to coaching is ontological and integral, honoring the full humanity of each person. She supports clients to explore personal, professional, and organizational goals, as they develop and carry out strategies and plans to achieve those goals.
IN 2022, she delivered the TEDx talk, “The Listening Cup” for the Veteran Administration Health Services annual meeting based on her decades of learning what it is about listening that makes for meaningful, transformational change.
Robin Postel
PCC, Med PhD, Consultant – Facilitator - Coach
Robin has more than 25 years of international multicultural experience as a leadership and organizational development consultant with clients ranging from BG Group, Goodyear, Logitech and Microsoft to UNICEF, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).Robin works with all levels of the organization, she focuses on strategic and concrete issues facing clients.
Matthew Cintron-Quiñones
Master Certified Coach™ (MCC), ICF Advanced Certified Mentor Coach™ (ACMC), Board Certified Coach™ (BCC), Center for Credentialing & Education
Matthew is an internationally-seasoned Personal Development and Executive Coach specializing in supporting leaders who identify within the Latin@ community. His laser-focused approach and keen attention to language and cultural impact help uncover potential root causes of his clients' challenges, empowering them to progress with renewed, often creative perspectives.
An extremely knowledgeable resource for ICF-related ethics and assessment practices, Matthew is dedicated to his own professional development and sharing his expertise to support the coaching community. He also maintains up-to-date industry certifications in human resources (SHRM-SCP, SPHR) and project management (PMP).
Charles Feltman
PCC, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Leadership Development Consultant, Author
Charles is a coach and transformation partner to leaders and teams at all organizational levels. He spent the first 10 years of his professional life in marketing for tech sector companies, moving from individual contributor roles to leadership. Charles is also the author of "The Thin Book of Trust - An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work".A small book about a very important subject.
Carol Roller
PCC, Ontological Coach
Coaching has been a calling for Carol since 2000, when she discovered that such a thing existed. She has continually been on the path to learn and serve clients to recognize where they are getting in their own way. Using honesty and humor, she helps them uncover ways to remove those obstacles.
Carol has been an ontological coach since 2001. She finds the ontological models of body, language and emotions to be rich, expansive and helpful in coaching people in all types of situations, regardless of their level of work and leadership.
Carol says, “People who genuinely engage in the work of coaching find their lives opened in ways that often never imagined.”
Pam Rechel
PCC, Ontological Leadership Coach and Consultant
Pam works with executives and their teams as a coach, consultant, and partner so they can make the shifts that will make the biggest difference. She has a Master’s degree in Coaching and Consulting in Organizations. She believes that ontological coaching can help people transform their world – and the world - and she brings that to her teaching. It seems that this is especially important in these uncertain times.
Birgit Miesch
PCC, Ontological Coach
Business and culturally savvy executive advisor and coach with broad international experience in business, organization, people strategy development and execution at global, regional and national levels across industries.
A leader who knows her edges and lives and works with passion. True to her values and a firm believer in “connecting the dots”, the power of alignment and using every opportunity to leverage the delivery of business results as a platform to facilitate learning and growth. Committed to sustainable excellence and outcomes generated through effective conversations and collaboration.
Lisa Collins
MCC, Executive Coach, Leadership Development Consultant
Lisa coaches high-potential leaders to higher positions and accelerates their careers, ultimately increasing the bottom-line performance of the organization. She works successfully with teams and all levels of employees, from diverse cultures, and varied business sectors.
Lisa is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) and Mentor Coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF). She has a Master’s degree in Psychology with a concentration in Group Processes and has extensive professional certifications in such areas as competency training, 360 instruments, behavioral interviewing, coaching, leadership effectiveness, and personality assessments.
Kirsty Ensor
Master Certified Coach
Kirsty has been an independent executive coach for the last twenty years working with clients at all levels including C suite professionals.
Kirsty is also an accredited NLP Coach and brings her skills and knowledge of NLP to her work when required.
Kirsty thoroughly enjoys 1:1 coaching and revels in working with clients to achieve their goals in a pragmatic and enjoyable way. She has been described by clients as being “a great listener with empathy”, “insightful and challenging” and “down to earth and fun”.
Carol Harris-Fike MA, PCC
Coach, Mentor, Coach Supervisor, Certification Assessor, Educator, Author
Carol Harris-Fike, Personal Leadership Coach and mentor, has and since 2005, she has supported clients from around the world who desire to be leaders that make a true difference. Her 20-year experience as a high-level administrator in public education supports her understanding of leading teams of strong diverse individuals to accomplish goals. Her study of how we learn and her many years as a facilitator of learning experiences support her in each of her roles.
Carol is an author, co-creator of a leadership tool, and owner of an online mentoring program for coaches. 5 Life Energies: The Choice You Have in How Energy Shapes Your Life, was published in 2009, and is used by ontological coaches around the world. Carol lives in Western Colorado US with her husband & Standard Poodle, Cash.
Kohei Yoshino
Leadership Coach, Consultant, and Men’s Group Facilitator PCC
Kohei is a leadership coach and consultant with an extensive experience in organizational development, strategic consulting, and operations management. He has a Master’s degree in Business Administration and is currently completing his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology with focus on leadership vulnerability, conflict management, and psychological safety. He is also passionate about running men’s groups where he creates men to develop leadership skills while establishing emotional connection to other men.
Hellen Yang
Master Certified Coach (MCC) and Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC)
Hellen Yang is known for her empowering approach and unique ability to help coaches and leaders build unwavering confidence. With over 3000+ coaching hours and 13 years in the corporate finance sector, Hellen brings a deep sense of curiosity, empathy, and calming presence to her work. Her coaching ripples have been felt in Fortune 500 companies like Meta, Google, IBM, and PwC. Hellen also holds certifications in Embodied Leadership Core and is a Registered ICF Mentor Coach. She is passionate about helping coaches and leaders become their most confident self, ignite their careers, achieve financial wellness, and tackle their wildest goals. Whether you're seeking ICF credentials, impactful leadership, or meaningful change, Hellen is your expert partner every step of the way.
Emer Doyle
Master Certified Coach, Leadership & Personal Development Tutor
For the past 17 years, she has specialized in serving the whole of the human being through professional coaching, personal development training and multi-sensory experiences. The common thread in Emer’s portfolio of work is her stillness, her capacity to provide undiluted space, a moment on still ground, off the merry go round many increasingly experience in their lives personally and professionally.
In this space, her collaborative approach allows clients gain a deeper understanding of the nature of their challenges and the scope of their options, supporting clients from a range of starting points on the path to their intended experience.Emer has a particular passion for supporting coach practitioners who wish to become proficient in their coaching skillset and profound in their presence on the path of mastery.
Dave Story
MCC, MSCS, Executive Coach & Mentor
Dave is a Master Certified Coach and ICF Mentor Coach. Dave is a passionate, compassionate champion for you, your growth and learning. As co-founder of Next Level Leadership, he has dedicated the next season of his career to making the world better, one leader and leadership team at a time. He brings to coaching, teaching, & mentoring an unusual mix: 30+ years experience managing high-tech teams, and 20+ years practicing Buddhism and mindfulness. He is a meditator, father of four, husband, author, and learner. For bonus points, Dave’s wife says he has "just enough sense of humor to amuse himself.”
Dawn Hicks
Executive and Life Coach, PCC
Dawn coaches high-impact leaders to live authentically, gain clarity, and move from surviving to thriving personally and professionally. With 20 years of leadership experience in the education and nonprofit sectors, Dawn has coached executives and teams, strengthened organizational culture, and helped people reach the most healthy, strong, loving, and liberated version of themselves. She blends her background in leadership, yoga, and coaching to create a holistic experience for her clients.
Elayna Alexandra
Certified Ontological Coach | Leadership Strategist | Team Development Facilitator, M.B.A, NCC™, PCC
Elayna Alexandra, a Certified Ontological Coach, is a dynamic facilitator, strategist, and thought leader in team development and transformative coaching. With a unique blend of empathy and rigor, Elayna partners with executives and change leaders across tech, government, finance, and education sectors, helping them navigate complexity and cultivate resilience, wellness, and growth. Elayna’s work goes beyond conventional coaching, fostering reflective capacity, strategic decision-making, and innovative solutions. As a passionate advocate for neurodiversity and disability justice, Elayna’s approach is rooted in their lived experiences as a neurodivergent amputee, USA Women’s Amputee Soccer Team member, and single parent. Elayna empowers leaders to lead authentically, embrace complexity, and build thriving, inclusive teams.
Lauren Smith
Programs Coordinator
Lauren, has worked as an accountant and finance consultant for the past 9 years. She is a proud mother of two beautiful children and lives in France where she and her husband are building a family home in their spare time – it may take a while!
Lauren first became involved in the ACP during the preparations for Season 9 and has since become programs coordinator. She is responsible for all the administration and student services.
Guest Lecturers
