2026 NOW Conference Presenter

Alex Ojeda

Alex Ojeda is a leadership and executive coach who partners with educators and professionals to strengthen leadership capacity, collaboration, and human-centered effectiveness. He brings over a decade of experience developing people within complex organizations, including seven years at Apple facilitating learning and coaching teams across North America in English and Spanish. At Compass, he scaled and led a rapidly growing team through significant organizational change. Today, Alex works with high-performing individuals, managers, and senior leaders using the evidence-informed...

Amila de Saram-Larssen

ICF-Certified ADHD & Executive Function Coach; CALC-Trained ADHD Life Coach; Disability Inclusion Specialist; Co-Founder of CoachBridge

Amila de Saram-Larssen is an ICF-certified ADHD and executive function coach, holding Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credentials along with additional certifications as a Certified ADHD Life Coach (iACT Center) and Certified Executive Function Coach (EFCA). She brings over 20 years of experience in international disability inclusion and public policy, working across governments, global institutions, and education systems to advance equity and participation for people with disabilities.

Amila holds degrees from Mount Holyoke College, Middlebury College, and The Ohio State University...

Andrea Flores

Andrea Flores a former transfer student and proud first-gen UC Berkeley alum from Tijuana, Mexico. Andrea began working in student services while a Berkeley student, which inspired a career in higher education. She previously served as an academic counselor at the Transfer Student Center and is currently a college advisor with the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) who supervises the Peer Advising team. Andrea’s goal is to make advising a fun, inclusive, and safe space for all.

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Anthea Yugawa

Dr. Anthea Yugawa, Psy.D. (she/her) is the Director of Student Affairs in the Undergraduate Program at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. She comes from an immigrant family with roots originating in China and Myanmar. With 20 years of experience in clinical psychology, academic advising, student services, and strategic planning, she brings a holistic, equity-oriented perspective to her leadership.

Anthea is dedicated to mentoring...

Avanika Lal

Avanika Lal is a leadership coach, MBA instructor, and Haas MBA student. She designed and launched Beat the Grind, a Haas MBA course where she coaches students to optimize progression, performance, and long-term success through habit design, reflection exercises, and applied coaching labs grounded in neuroscience and behavioral science.

She serves on the leadership team for UC Berkeley’s Workplace Mental Health Initiative, where she designs programs and coaches organizations on optimizing work environments for performance, wellbeing, and...

Bethanie Campbell

Bethanie Campbell is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and leadership consultant who works with organizations, teams, and individuals to support effective leadership, sustainable performance, and well-being in times of change.

With over a decade of experience in business development and organizational leadership, her work integrates coaching, leadership development, and applied frameworks that support results, relationships, and resilience. She partners with leaders at all levels, from individual contributors to senior leadership.

Bethanie holds a BA in Communication from...

Britt McClintock

With over 17 years of experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion work, Britt McClintock is a skilled educator, consultant, and strategist dedicated to creating inclusive environments across educational and corporate settings. They have designed and delivered curricula and training programs focused on BIPOC and LGBTQ2+ inclusion and equity in collegiate programming, and have consulted with universities, families, and organizations on advancing equity and belonging initiatives. In 2015, McClintock produced a short documentary examining the impacts of binary gender...

Carmen Hill

Carmen Hill, M.Ed., is a Learning & Organizational Development (L&OD) Trainer and Program Lead at UC Davis, where she designs and facilitates leadership programs rooted in adult learning theory and the ADDIE model. A Certified CliftonStrengths Coach and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD), Carmen specializes in scaling volunteer-led initiatives and elevating the employee experience through research-based mentoring and onboarding frameworks. She is passionate about fostering organizational belonging and helping professionals unlock their potential through strength-...

Chrissy Galli

Dr. Chrissy Galli is a human capital and higher education expert with over a decade of experience supporting thousands of multigenerational students and employees. She has served as a faculty member, student affairs professional, and project manager, bringing a cross-functional perspective to education and workforce development.

She spent over ten years at various higher education institutions, including UC Berkeley, where she worked extensively with Millennial and Gen Z student employees. She is also the founder of 21st Century Learning...

Deborah Grayson Riegel

Deborah Grayson Riegel is a keynote speaker, executive coach, and consultant who teaches leadership communication for Wharton Business School, Duke Corporate Education, Fuqua Business School and Columbia Business School’s Women in Leadership Program and the Beijing International MBA Program at Peking University. She writes for Harvard Business Review, and is the co-author of “Aim High and Bounce Back: A Successful Woman’s Guide to Rethinking and Rising Up from Failure”, “Go to Help: 31 Ways to Offer, Ask for, and Accept Help” and...