2023 NOW Conference Coaches

Hector Garcia

I am semi-new to professional coaching and currently work at an organization called Ezra Coaching - working on the sales side of the business. Though I am not new to coaching in the sense that I have personally dived into the journey myself by paying for coaching and being a part of a virtual coaching cohort. On a personal level, I have also had the privilege of experiencing a vision quest of a four (4) day fast in the desert. I am an Enlisted Coaches-method certified coach, focusing on the power of words and how we use them.

My coaching approach is intertwined with a heart-centered...

Jacqueline Brown (she/her)

I am a corporate leader, entrepreneur, and leadership coach with over 20 years of experience. I have extensive experience working the early-career and mid-level career professionals providing coaching and mentoring on all aspects of career decisions. This includes career planning/mobility, selecting mentors and sponsors, self-advocating, having courageous conversations, and asking the right questions for effective feedback. I have designed and launched career and leadership programs and served as a global leader for multiple Employee Resource Groups.

Janani Srinivas (she/her)

I am a CTA (Coach Training Alliance - ICF Accredited) Certified Coach. I have 100+ hours of coaching experience and my application towards ICF ACC credentialing is in progress. I have experience coaching people from various ethnicities, backgrounds, and professional roles. Although I have experience coaching clients from various professional backgrounds, my primary niche is parents and educators (I have worked as an ECE STEM educator prior to becoming a coach). My coaching experience includes topics such as parenting challenges, classroom management, student/child behavior management, work...

Julia Rosof (she/her)

I am a leadership and career coach specializing in helping you get clarity on what’s most important and carve a path to get there. My personal pronouns are she/her. I currently work at the Haas School of Business providing coaching to MBA students. My career started at non-profits and the through line from the arts to fundraising to student services to coaching is working with people to support transformation. I am a certified Professional Certified Coach through New Ventures West. This year I’m launching my own coaching practice supporting women and parents in clarifying their...

Julie Staggs (she/her)

Julie is a skilled facilitator, speaker, and coach whose specialties include: individual and team leadership assessment and development, organizational change and culture, strategic planning, competency modeling, meeting facilitation, diversity/equity/inclusion, executive communications, and executive assessment and coaching.

Julie focuses on working with high potentials striving for greater impact and expanding their ability to influence the success of their organization. Her approach to development and coaching is practical, collaborative, and action-oriented,...

Junko Abuza (she/her)

Junko, who is originally from Japan, has worked and taught in higher education for almost 30 years. She is interested in each client’s unique story and situation and believes that the client has the ability and power to make the right decisions for themselves. She assists the client in discovering their own passions and strengths, and her approach has brought clarity, awareness, and empowerment to many. She enjoys helping women seeking the next step in their profession and personal lives.

Junko is an ICF-ACC coach who is certified in Executive and Professional Coaching from Jindal...

Katya Dmitrieva (she/her)

I have 13 years of experience as a life coach, am a business owner, have a certification from IPECoaching, ICF accredited school, and I am a founder and teacher at ILCATE- Intuitive Life Coaching Academy, ACSTH accredited by ICF, created in September of 2020.

I have vast experience working with international and diverse postulations, including clients and students all over the world. I utilize the main principles, competencies, and code of ethics of ICF in my private practice and in my school. I also use Intuitive Life Coaching approach that focuses on the person...

Kimberly Kristenson-Lee (she/her)

KIM KRISTENSON-LEE, PCC, TICC, CCL, MAIR

Integral Leadership Coach and Project Manager

25-years energy industry experience in people development, talent management, and change projects (Chevron)

Professional Certified Coach (PCC)

Trauma Informed Certified Coach (TICC)

Art of Convening Certified Convening Leader (CCL), Center for Purposeful Leadership MA (Industrial Relations), BA (Psychology, Minor Business)

Mastery Teacher – Integral Transformative Practices...

Kristie Harris (she/her)

Originally from Sacramento, I hold a master’s degree in Sociology and have had an eclectic career having worked as a music distributor, social worker, research analyst, creative director, holistic career counselor & Life Coach (to name a few!).

My career journey has taken many unexpected twists and turns and I’ve learned that self-reflection + insight-driven action often lead to the most meaningful career progressions.

I love coaching folks who appreciate a bit of infused humor, want to make a career pivot, crave impact-driven roles, and/or want to take their leadership...

Kristin Dees (she/her)

Dr. Kristin Dees serves as the senior trainer with Learning and Development at UC Davis. Kristin has been mentoring, coaching, and leading teams grounded in CliftonStrengths since 2009. She empowers others to see the best of themselves and reach their goals and potential. A passion of Kristin’s is processing, reflecting, and coaching others to identify and transition through their current season of life. A person with a growth mindset philosophy, Kristin holds a Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Leadership.