2025 NOW Conference Coaches

Charmaign Lomastro

Right Management, Career Management Consultant

Charmaign Lomastro is a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), a Certified Career Services Provider through the National Career Development Association, and a Certified Career Transition Coach through Career Thought Leaders. She brings 20+ years of experience in career development and coaching, workforce development, higher education, and human resources. She supports students and professionals, at various levels, to accelerate their newfound career direction, discover their strengths, and further develop their skill set. Charmaign coaches...

Christie Cotcher

Christie Cotcher Coaching, ICF-Certified Self-Care Coach for Burnt Out Professionals

As an ICF Professional Certified Coach and LMFT with 15 years of mental health experience, I’m passionate about helping you gain clarity and strategies to manage your stress and burnout and create a work-life integration where you feel in control of your time and energy. After experiencing burnout during my career as a therapist, I dove headfirst into self-care and stress management training and never looked back!

I'll be your collaborative thought-partner in your discovery process, honoring your strengths and focusing on what is within your control, and what you can do about...

Claudia Gey

UC Berkeley, Co-Active Coach

I am a certified Co-Active (CTI) coach with over 15 years of experience coaching youth and adults from diverse backgrounds, including 7+ years specializing in career development. As the director of a career pathway program, I have designed and implemented strategies to support clients facing significant barriers to employment, particularly those from marginalized communities. My volunteer work has included providing career coaching to immigrants, refugees, and members of the LGBTQ+ community, further deepening my commitment to equity and empowerment.

I believe that every...

Daniel Moglen

UC Davis Health, Education and Training Specialist

Daniel created and implemented a successful coaching program for scholar at UC Davis Health, where he has worked for eight years. Daniel holds a PhD in Linguistics and a Coaching Certificate from UC Davis.

As a coach, Daniel creates a container for people to explore questions and depths without judgment.

Daria Rudnik

Daria Rudnik Coaching & Consulting, Team Architect, Leadership Coach

Daria Rudnik is an ex-Deloitte and former Chief People Officer for Tech and Telecom companies with 15+ years of international executive experience. She's a Team and Leadership coach specializing in leadership development and team effectiveness for remote and hybrid teams. Board member for the World Ethics Organization and Founder of an EdTech Startup Aidra.AI

Her business background includes global organizations like Deloitte and Swedbank. Her educational background is in Law and Philology, and she has more than 2000 hours of coach-specific training.
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Dave Cortright

Own Your Mental Health, Professional Coach

Dave is a certified integral coach (New Ventures West) and podcaster (Own Your Mental Health). He is passionate about helping others, and by guiding them to find their true calling, he amplifies my impact on improving the world. Building on a foundation of presence, acceptance, and compassion, He explores both the salient and unseen with clients to reveal new insights, deepen capacities, and foster growth.

He is a teaching assistant for his coaching alma mater, New Ventures West. He serves on the Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Board, the California Behavioral Health...

Deborah Annes

DA Consulting, LLC, Advanced ADHD and Neurodiversity Coach

I have had the privilege of traversing a multifaceted career landscape, embodying roles such as business psychologist, university professor, sports psychologist, career coach, executive, and consultant. This diverse journey has equipped me with experiences and insights that I bring into my coaching practice.

My approach to coaching is to integrate science, theory, intuition, heart, and practicality to craft a holistic coaching experience. My clientele includes educators and students, executives, and veterans, each benefiting from a personalized and impactful coaching journey....

Diane Lang

UC Berkeley, Department Manager

Diane G. Lang is an experienced, ICF certified, healing centered, executive coach. Having coached educational leaders in higher education and K-12 settings. As a DEI strategists, she is experienced with coaching for equity and antiracist liberation, including goal setting, cycles of inquiry and identifying and establishing action plans related to individual and collective problems of practice.

Her coaching stance includes listening centered practices as she concentrates on patterns and trends to help coaching clients work towards solutions. As a UC Berkeley...

Dina Venezky

Sparkling Leaders LLC, Founder

Dina Venezky is a leadership coach who helps curious people visualize their preferred selves and make intentional changes to maximize their potential and well-being. As a mom, scientist, and founder, she partners with clients to reflect on how their strengths can lead to greater fulfillment in all areas of their lives.

Dina’s work benefits from her diverse background encompassing senior communications roles at Smith College, Stanford GSB Executive Education, the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, and several startups. Dina's PhD is in volcanology from Brown University. She is also...

Dinorah Meyer

UC Berkeley, Assistant Director/Career Counselor

Currently Berkeley Career Engagement’s Assistant Director for Environmental Design, Dinorah Meyer, MS, NCC, RYT 500, C-IAYT, has 25 years’ experience as a career counselor/coach, including 20+ years working with UC Berkeley’s diverse students and alumni, five years with partners of visiting scholars and postdocs, and 24 years in private practice.

She enjoys integrating yoga concepts and practices with Western career counseling approaches to engage clients holistically in exploration and problem-solving, helping them gain self-awareness and...