2024 NOW Conference Coaches

Shwetha Sivaraman (she/her)

Shwetha is an ICF ACC coach who has partnered with CXOs, Vice Presidents, Functional Heads, Senior and Emerging Leaders, and Entrepreneurs across BFSI, Retail, consulting, and Technology domains. She is an alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur with over 10+ years of experience in banking and retail. Her functional domain expertise included Strategy, Sales and Business Development, and Marketing. She is a Coach on platforms like HCN, Growthspace, and New Ver.

Marisa Singer (she/her)

I am a certified ACC professional career and life coach. I am also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I work as both a coach and therapist. My coaching experience has focused on supporting social impact professionals and folks going through career transitions. I bring warmth, empathy, curiosity, and care to my coaching.

Sandra Shurtz

I'm Sandra, a professional certified life coach, executive and leadership coach, and a mental health and wellness coach (including certifications in cognitive behavior and acceptance and commitment therapies). My passion lies in helping others reach their full potential. My coaching style focuses on you - your values, goals, and innermost desires for life balance and fulfillment. We work together to move past any roadblocks, create positive change, and stay focused on the path ahead. I'm an attentive listener with a well-developed intuition, which helps us explore fresh perspectives...

Amy Shuman (she/her)

Amy Shuman serves as the Workforce Development Director for the Division of Student Affairs at UC Davis where she leads programs and coaches employees to help them maximize their potential. She is particularly passionate about leadership and empowering people to create a positive workplace culture. Amy has over a decade of human resources management experience and works with leadership on people management, communication, employee engagement, and overall workplace climate. Amy believes we are all on a quest to become the best versions of ourselves, and that process takes time,...

Shweta Shukla (she/her)

Shweta Shukla is an Executive Coach, Philanthropist, and currently works as Director, People Business Partner, and Location Lead with Mastercard based at their San Francisco, United States, Office. Shweta holds post-graduate degree in Gender Studies along with Human Resources. In the last two decades, she has held various roles within Human Resources ranging from generalist, to specialist, and consulting with organizations like General Electric, Hewitt, Mercer, WNS, and Vodafone. Before moving to the United States with Mastercard, she was double hatting Diversity, Equity, and...

Rashmi Sharma (she/her)

Over a decade of leadership coaching experience, I have honed my skills in empowering individuals to reach their full potential. My background blends a robust academic foundation, DBA, MBA, & ACC in organizational leadership, with 10+ years of ACC experience in people management, business strategy, and practical insights from coaching diverse clients across various industries. Holding certifications from recognized coaching bodies and affiliations with professional coaching organizations underscores my commitment to excellence in the field.

Experience Working with Diverse...

Kelly Scullin (she/her)

Kelly Scullin is a trained Co-Active Coach with deep experience in People and Culture disciplines across various industries – healthcare, insurance, and nonprofits alike. A SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Kelly is a builder of connection and a driver of results through clear intention, design, and continuous process improvement. She pairs a broad managerial perspective with interactive design thinking tools to chart inspired and actionable people strategies.

Kelly is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the Society for Human Resources...

Nile Rowan (he/him)

As a Certified ACC Leadership Coach, I bring over 30 years of business leadership to global companies. With an approach that is dynamic and always relatable to the real challenges of business, I tell it as it is, to enable leaders to quickly get to the heart of the matter. Each person I coach should leave with a sense of “I can do this,” knowing they have my support throughout the process. My focus is always on forward momentum of the coachee.

Prior to turning to the coaching profession, Nile held C-level roles both on the agency and client side. This included 10 years with...

Sheila Riordan (she/her)

Sheila Riordan, ACC, SPHR, is an Executive Coach who came to coaching following a successful 25-year career in Human Resources. Sheila’s path from HR to coaching emerged from coaching that she received which broadened her thinking about what was possible. She discovered a career path that leveraged her years of experience, aligned with personal values and work that is energizing. Sheila’s style is characterized by integrity, honesty, a sense of humor, and authentic support of personal and professional growth. Sheila’s goals in working with clients are to bring alternative ways of...

Karen Retardo (she/her)

Karen Retardo empowers immigrant women of color to conquer self-doubt, fostering confidence and courage. Drawing from her journey as an immigrant, Karen offers empathetic, heart-centered support, helping others achieve their aspirations. Embracing uncertainty and steering through tough conversations have bolstered her own courage, which she instills in her clients. A champion for immigrants and women of color, Karen believes in the power of self-leadership and encourages women to lead from where they are.

She utilizes her coaching skills and #IAmRemarkable facilitator training...