2026 NOW Conference Coach M-Z

Jim Robey

Jim Robey Coaching LLC

Dr. Jim Robey is a Master Certified Coach (ICF–MCC) with over 21 years of coaching experience and 35 years of leadership in ministry, nonprofit, and organizational settings. He is the founder of Jim Robey Coaching LLC and an endorsed United Methodist Life Coach, working with leaders and coaches across government, business, nonprofit, and faith-based contexts.

Jim brings a global perspective shaped by work across the U.S., Europe, and Africa, and he has extensive experience coaching people from diverse cultural,...

Joan Russell

Intuitive North, Change & Leadership Coach, Consultant, Speaker, Facilitator

Joan Russell is an ICF-ACC certified Change Coach, Consultant, Facilitator, and Speaker who works with people navigating career transitions, burnout, organizational change, and identity shifts at work. She has supported professionals across a wide range of roles, backgrounds, ages, and lived experiences, including those working within large, complex enterprises.

Joan’s coaching style is human-first and inclusive, drawing from emotional intelligence, change leadership, mindfulness, and practical strategy. In coaching sessions, she helps clients get clear on what actually...

Julia Rosof

UC Berkeley, Career and Leadership Coach

My first experience with receiving career guidance was a career assessment at age 12 that told me I should work in forestry and sanitation. I realized early on that there are no simple hacks to figuring out your career and translating what you love and what you’re good at into a job you’re excited about. Since then, I’ve made several career switches, each with the goal of helping people work on what matters to them — from fundraising for a film festival to, more recently, working with Haas students in several different roles in both the full-time and working professional MBA programs....

Karina Saravia-Butler

KXS Digital LLC, Career Health Coach and Leadership Coach

As a Career Health Coach with expertise in neuroscience, nutrition, and communications, I bring a unique approach to career development. I understand how lifestyle impacts work and am committed to helping people grow personally and professionally.

Over the past 16 years, I have worked across complex technical and creative environments, ranging from neuroscience research to digital marketing and communications, with a focus on people management and professional development. I am dedicated to applying my diverse skills to different challenges.

Through...

Kate Zuby

UC Berkeley (CAPS/ Career Library), Career Counseling Library Manager

Kate Zuby joined the CAPS Career Counseling team back in 2018. She received her Master's degree in College Counseling in 2017 from San Francisco State University. Her role at UC Berkeley includes working with students, alumni, and community members to provide career exploration support for individuals struggling with career indecision.

Kate has over nine years of experience working in various educational settings as an undergraduate advisor, program coordinator, and career counselor providing one-on-one assistance and resources to individuals seeking career services. She has also...

Katerina Zhukova

Coach, MPsych, MBA

Katerina, MPsych (Hons), CPCC, MBA is a psychology-based, trauma-informed coach working at the intersection of human behavior, identity transitions, and professional development. She holds a Master’s degree in Psychology and an MBA from the University of Houston, with advanced certifications from Wharton School of Business, Cornell University, and the University of Toronto. Katerina is fully certified as a Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) through the Co-Active Training Institute (USA).

With over 15 years of experience in highly diverse, international corporate environments and...

Kerry Rockers

Kerry Rockers Coaching & Consulting, Executive Coach

Kerry Rockers is an Executive and Career Coach with over 20 years of experience supporting leaders through career growth, leadership development, and complex transitions. Her coaching is informed by a strong foundation in global Human Resources leadership and experience coaching clients across industries including higher education, financial services, technology, non-profit, and professional services.

Kerry holds two globally recognized coaching certifications, an MBA and is a certified enneagram practitioner. Her coaching approach focuses on helping clients surface and shift...

Krista Vaught

Frontier Design / RootedPath, Principal advisor, learning and talent development / Coach

Having served in various roles at large higher education institutions for the past 11 years, Krista is passionate about supporting higher education staff in figuring out what’s next in an intentional way. In coaching, Krista combines a blend of life design, strengths, and mindfulness approaches. She has made several pivots on her own career journey, including roles in journalism, law, executive support, academic programs, compliance, and learning and development, and she enjoys continually exploring ways to enhance meaning and fulfillment. Krista is passionate about creating learning and...

Laura Reid

Resonant Living Coaching, Founder, CEO and Coach

I approach professional development holistically, exploring how careers, relationships, health/wellness and personal passions fit together. I’m fascinated by stories: not just our history or our aspirations, but the stories we tell ourselves every day (consciously or unconsciously), and how they can influence professional advancement.

As an International Coaching Federation PCC and Certified MentorCoach®, my approach synthesizes strengths-based coaching with positive psychology, and cultivates awareness around where people might be getting stuck. I partner with diverse clients from...

Linda Rhoads

UC Santa Cruz (Retired)/The Soul Spot, Executive Coach, PCC

Linda Rhoads, ICF-PCC, is an executive coach who partners with high-achieving professionals seeking to lead with clarity, confidence, and sustainability.

With over 20 years as an executive advisor and Chief of Staff within the UC system, Linda brings practical knowledge of complex organizations, politics, and change. Her training includes trauma-informed and Whole-Person coaching, with additional certifications in Wayfinder Coaching, Feminine Power Coaching, and Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging education through ICF-aligned programs.

She has coached leaders across...