2024 NOW Conference Coaches

Jasmine Jaume (she/her)

I'm a Career & Leadership Coach focused on helping people find more enjoyment and fulfillment in their careers and life.

After many years of working in high-growth tech companies, I discovered a passion for helping others grow and get more fulfillment from their work. I decided to pursue coaching full-time and completed coaching training with Co-Active Training Institute, a leading coaching program that’s been running since 1992. I have experience coaching people from all walks of life and at different stages in their careers.

I myself have benefitted from some...

Jen Racklin (she/her)

As an experienced career counselor at Berkeley Career Engagement, I am here to guide you through the career development process with empathy and support. My goal is to help you gain clarity, identify your next steps, and achieve your full potential in your professional life.

Jennifer Cavenaugh (she/her)

As an Executive Leadership Coach, I work with mission-driven, committed clients to live and lead with self-integrity in alignment with their values. I have my MBA from the University of Chicago, CPCC coaching certification from the Co-Active Training Institute, and ACC from the International Coaching Federation. I leverage my vast professional experience in consulting, general management, and marketing, working for Fortune 500 companies, community-based organizations, and local government to serve clients across industries. As a Coach, I bring balanced energy, authenticity, and...

Jennifer Coffey (she/her)

I love working with people who identify as highly sensitive, working in complex professional environments. I hold space to expand ideas, be heard, seen, understood, challenged, validated, and celebrated. I illuminate the innate wisdom that only you have to achieve your goals. I see you as a unique individual, with wisdom and talent.

I hold Co-Active Coaching Certification and an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC) Credential. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, I am drawn to transformational experiences like conscious dance, personal...

Jill Wilk

Jill Wilk Consulting, Executive & Career Coach

As a certified executive and career coach, Jill brings over 25 years of corporate senior HR leadership and recruitment expertise across multiple industries, helping clients achieve clarity, focus, and solution strategies. With a lens towards navigating the human resources and recruitment process landscape, Jill focuses on strategies for client professional growth, job advancement, and career transition.

She has held internal director-level positions and external consultant engagements, providing coaching support, performance improvement strategies and focus on...

Joan Kling (she/her)

Mental Fitness Coach Joan Kling guides first-time people managers from daily struggle and self-doubt to self-confident, successful leaders who make a difference.

Joan Kling has more than 35 years of local government experience - 20 years in Code Enforcement leadership where she fine-tuned the skills of verbal and written communications, negotiation, conflict management, de-escalating situations, and training and developing staff. Joan embraces a whole-person approach to help new leaders integrate body, mind, and spirit into their leadership roles. This includes being a Values-...

Jodie Mader

I am an experienced, compassionate, and empathetic professional with an extensive background in coaching, development, and client support. Personally, my background is in higher education, having both served as a faculty member (professor, chair, faculty developer, faculty athletic rep) and later a staff member at another university (program manager). Having served in different areas of academia, I can listen and strategize effectively as a coach now working outside of the university world. I enjoy working with clients of various backgrounds in higher ed. I currently serve as a...

Joyce Talag

Joyful Transformations LLC, Life and Leadership Coach

Joyce Talag is a transformation partner for mid-career professionals who are seeking to break free from burnout, design purposeful careers, and thrive in life while making an impact. As a solo parent and immigrant who pivoted careers in her 30s, Joyce deeply understands the stress and anxiety that come with change and the cultural nuances that shape our responses. She integrates a holistic, culturally-attuned style with evidence-based methods, including strengths-based psychology, cognitive behavioral techniques, and vertical leadership development.

With over 3,500 coaching...

Judy Haworth (she/her)

Judy works with leaders and individuals, guiding them to navigate the challenges of leading with their inner strength and stability when life feels rocky.

In our sessions, we’ll quiet unnecessary noise and hone in on what truly matters as Judy leads you through a transformative process of relating to yourself. This journey opens the door to new perspectives and mindsets, enabling you to build trust in yourself, in your relationships, and in the world. Whether it’s during career or life transitions, we’ll work together so that you can live in alignment with your values.

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Karen Retardo (she/her)

Karen Retardo empowers immigrant women of color to conquer self-doubt, fostering confidence and courage. Drawing from her journey as an immigrant, Karen offers empathetic, heart-centered support, helping others achieve their aspirations. Embracing uncertainty and steering through tough conversations have bolstered her own courage, which she instills in her clients. A champion for immigrants and women of color, Karen believes in the power of self-leadership and encourages women to lead from where they are.

She utilizes her coaching skills and #IAmRemarkable facilitator training...