Kimmie Opoku is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), executive career coach, leadership consultant, and Civil Rights Manager for the State of California, with over 20 years of experience spanning both the private and public sectors. Passionate about guiding professionals—especially women and individuals from diverse backgrounds—Kimmie helps her clients step into their power as confident, purpose-driven leaders.
As the founder of Dynamic Coaching, Kimmie empowers individuals to navigate career transitions, sharpen...
Jeanette Lindsay is the founder and owner of Northdawn Coaching & Consulting, LLC, where she supports individuals and organizations in all areas of development, career management, and organizational change. She brings over 15 years of experience from Stanford University, where she served as Director of Talent Management and Organization Development. In that role, she coached a wide range of Stanford staff as they navigated their careers, supported managers and leaders within leadership programs, and led various career...
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...
Jeff Heiser is a Senior Trainer and Strengths Coach for Workforce Development in the Division of Student Affairs at UC Davis. He holds an M.S. in non-profit management, is a Gallup-certified Strengths coach, an ACC with the ICF, and holds a Team Coaching certification. Jeff specializes in team coaching, facilitation, and creative brainstorming, helping teams enhance their impact and achieve results. Through team and leadership coaching, he is passionate about empowering individuals to discover and use their strengths for greater engagement and well-being at work and in life.
Kris is no stranger to courageous disruption. Early in her career, a supervisor coined the term “professional courage” to describe her direct and fearless approach to problem-solving. As a trailblazing entrepreneur, award-winning speaker, and author, Kris has consistently embraced new challenges with breathtaking audacity.
At the same time, she has fought to live authentically, combining her expertise with a fierce passion for igniting “ah-ha” moments of clarity and courage in others. In 2015, she left a successful corporate career to found Professional Courage, a premier career...
Danyelle Gibson-Grant, is a Master Certified Professional Coach (MCPC) with over 25 years of corporate Human Resources experience, specializing in talent acquisition and leadership development.
Certified in DISC, Diversity & Inclusion and The Fascinate System, she is dedicated to empowering senior leaders and executives from diverse backgrounds to align their careers with their personal values and purpose.
Belle Walker is the Founder and CEO of Belleview Consulting, a TEDx speaker, and the international bestselling author of Generation Innovation: Business, Family, and the Journey to Success. As the only Organizational Efficiency Engineer she knows, Belle takes her clients from Friction to FunctionTM by aligning structures and processes with strategic goals. She has recaptured lost efficiency and engagement for clients across sectors from tech companies to nonprofits, professional services, cannabis, and more.
Kelly is a certified Somatic Coach and Sr. Human Resources professional with over 25 years of experience spanning consulting, government, and private industry. She has led initiatives in talent acquisition, HR management, workforce development, DEI, and community engagement and outreach, bringing a unique blend of strategic insight and human connection to every role she undertakes.
Currently, Kelly serves as the Executive Chair for the Alameda County Workforce Development Board (ACWDB) and is a valued member of the MESA Industry Advisory Board. She...
My name is Rebecca Robles (she/her). I am a first-gen Latina and grew up in the Bay Area. I completed my undergraduate degree at UCLA in Linguistics and Psychology with a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology. I attended graduate school at the University of La Verne and received a masters in Psychology. I previously worked in mental health, providing individual and group therapy. Now, I enjoy working in academic counseling and supporting first-gen students in STEM succeed as they navigate higher education. In my free time, I love spending time with family, snuggling my...
Emilie Mitchell (she/her) is the Violence Prevention and Education Program Coordinator at the Center for Support and Intervention. At CSI, Emilie oversees Bears that Care, a student-led Active Bystander initiative, and directly supervises nine peer-educators who facilitate discussions on Social Identity and Microaggressions, Mental Health, Alcohol Intervention, and more for the campus community. She comes with over five years of violence prevention education experience. Emilie graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign with her Bachelor's of Science in...
