2024 NOW Conference Coaches

Christine Moskell (she/her)

Christine Moskell, PhD is a coach-in-training for higher education professionals. She has completed 40/60 hours of the Higher Ed Coaches Training Program with Dr. Katie Linder. Christine is working towards an Associate Certified Coach Credential with the International Coaching Federation.

Christine has held numerous roles in higher education: extension community educator, graduate student, lecturer, and Jazzercise instructor. At Colgate University, she currently works as a Senior Instructional Designer to support faculty's educational development. She is also the co-chair of...

Tanesha Moody (she/her)

Greetings! I'm Tanesha :)
I'm thrilled about the opportunity to partner with you, helping you to achieve your goals, make your unique impact, and live your life Full Out.

Driven by values like creativity, freedom, joy, and making a difference, I discovered my passion for coaching after successfully transitioning from the professional performing arts to a corporate environment. My company provided me with a supportive and non-judgmental Executive Coach, igniting the understanding that I have complete ownership of my success and life maximization. And so do you!

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Aaron Miller (he/him)

Aaron L. Miller, PhD is the founder and CEO of Amplify Coaching & Consulting, LLC, and has advised technology market leaders and challenger brands in the United States and APAC for over 20 years across more than 50 engagements. He primarily focuses on talent development strategy, cross-cultural communications, and leadership coaching. Aaron is an Oxford-trained anthropologist, a CTI-trained professional coach and a bilingual expert on the cultural business practices in Japan and the United States. He has led numerous strategic projects involving the training of thousands of...

May Meng (she/her)

I'm May, here to guide you through the complexities of career and personal growth. With ten years in the corporate world, and ascending to leadership roles, I've mastered the strategies and insights crucial for success. My journey is more than a career track; it's the foundation of my coaching approach, offering you nuanced strategies for thriving in fast-paced environments.
As your coach, I combine real-world corporate experience with a strategic, empathetic approach. I'm committed to empowering you with the knowledge, skills, and mindset for career success and personal harmony....

Preeti Khare (she/her)

Preeti Khare holds an MBA, MSA from Central Michigan University, USA, and is an ICF-PCC internationally certified coach. She is a sought-after keynote speaker, corporate trainer and a transformational executive and leadership coach. Preeti is also the State President of WICCI coaching council.
Preeti Khare is one of two coaches with such international coaching credentials in the entire MP.

She is the founder of Enableance, a coaching, consulting, mentoring, and training firm.

She has been an HR professional and has worked in multinational companies and organizations...

Joan Kling (she/her)

Mental Fitness Coach Joan Kling guides first-time people managers from daily struggle and self-doubt to self-confident, successful leaders who make a difference.

Joan Kling has more than 35 years of local government experience - 20 years in Code Enforcement leadership where she fine-tuned the skills of verbal and written communications, negotiation, conflict management, de-escalating situations, and training and developing staff. Joan embraces a whole-person approach to help new leaders integrate body, mind, and spirit into their leadership roles. This includes being a Values-...

Geoff Mendal (he/him)

Geoff is an ICF PCC accredited coach and leadership facilitator who has worked with over 450 clients mostly in the tech and educational spaces for the past four years. Prior to becoming a coach, Geoff was a Senior Tools Strategist at Microsoft, Senior Release Engineer and Manager for Google, and Director of Software Engineering at Pandora. While in tech, Geoff was known for building and nurturing high-performing teams. 2023 was Geoff's first year volunteering as a NOW coach, and he is honored to be asked back to coach again.

Emma Pineda Fortin (she/her/ella)

Emma is a Latina with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, former software consultant and COO of an e-commerce startup. She is a professional somatic coach certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) as an Associate Certified Coach (ACC). She trained at InviteChange and the Somatic Wilderness Institute and specializes in working with multicultural leaders 1:1, as well as facilitating group workshops. As a somatic coach, she brings her lived experience as a person of color, executive, scientist and yoga teacher. She uses somatic tools to connect the mind, body and heart. Emma...

Nicolas Gattig

In my fifteen years as a teacher and communication coach, I have helped clients from numerous countries advance their careers through better communication.
Among the industries that I work in are health care, consulting, and academia, as well as people managers of all sorts. I frequently work with introverts, non-native speakers of English, and people from under-represented backgrounds.

As a BetterUp coach, I have worked with UC Berkeley staff from various departments and ranks. For the last five years, I've also worked with Berkeley's VSPA Department, teaching courses for...

Carol Huang (she/her)

I am an experienced people manager and career coach. In addition to leading an annual mentoring program for my organization, I am responsible for managing cross-organizational training, and professional development, facilitating strategic planning, emotional intelligence and diversity initiatives, and process improvement. Prior to joining UCLA in 2016, I worked in the hospitality industry for more than 15 years with renowned international brands. During those years, I served, worked, and led people from all over the world. In addition, my current team represents all generations from...