2024 NOW Conference Coaches

Maria Biscardi (she/her)

Maria has +500 hours of coaching leaders (ICF certification in process) from more than 10 countries (Latam, Europe, North America)in both English and Spanish. +12 years facilitating experiential training offline, online (since 2016), and conferences. International Life and business coach, focusing on leadership and management, emotional agility, soft skills learning, self-management, well-being, mental health care, and organizational learning. Psychologist in Venezuela since 2010.

Inga Bielinska (she/her)

Inga Bielinska is MCC ICF, EIA Senior Practitioner, team coach (ICF ACTC and EMCC ITCA), business trainer, mentor coach and ESIA coach supervisor.
She works globally with clients who undergo change, both organizational and individual, struggle with managing remote and culturally diverse teams, or find communication challenging. Some of them experience issues and conflicts or just try to move up from managing to executive position.
During her career, she gained experience as a managing partner, business owner, consultant, and Board member in non-profit organizations, which...

Christine Barnes (she/her)

A Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF) for over 8 years, I work with individuals and teams who want to discover or deepen what fulfills them. No matter where you are in your career journey, you have a choice about who you are being while you are doing what you do. I help you identify what matters most to you and how to tap your own wisdom while you take action. I firmly believe that you are already creative, resourceful, and a whole person. I am not here to fix you and I don’t give you advice. That’s not coaching. Instead, I meet you where...

Gavan Ambrosini (she/her)

An International Coaching Federation (ICF) - certified professional coach, Gavan has more than 15+ years of experience coaching senior level executives and emerging leaders across all sectors on developing leadership and career management strategies for success. She helps you connect to your unique strengths and to strengthen your relationships with others to increase your leadership effectiveness. She will partner with you to gain personal mastery in reaching your professional potential or to reach a clearly defined goal. Her clients learn how to define and develop their authentic...

Katherine Abad (she/her)

With over a decade of dedicated service at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Katherine is a proud alumna with a degree in Communication, reflecting her passion for effective communication and interpersonal skills. As the Talent Acquisition Supervisor in UCSB's HR Talent Acquisition unit, she boasts 12 years of experience on campus, where she's facilitated recruitment for the majority of campus departments.

Katherine actively manages her LinkedIn account, utilizing it for networking and candidate sourcing, while also overseeing staff for efficient operation in...