UC Berkeley, Associate Director of Admissions | Founder/Coach for Re.Connect
Rachel York is a coach, facilitator, and higher education professional with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals through change across corporate healthcare and higher education settings. She currently works on the MBA Admissions team at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, where she supports prospective and admitted students and contributes to initiatives focused on access, community, and the student experience.
Rachel is also the founder of Re.Connect Coaching & Facilitation, where she offers 1:1 coaching and leads reflective, tools-based workshops that help...
UC Davis, Executive Director, Staff Coaching and Professional Development
Amy Shuman serves as the Executive Director of Staff Coaching and Professional Development for the Division of Student Affairs at UC Davis. She has a master's degree in leadership from University of the Pacific, is a Gallup advanced certified Strengths coach, and a professional certified coach with the International Coach Federation. Amy is particularly passionate about leadership and empowering people to create a positive workplace culture by maximizing their strengths.
Amy's Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Communication, Competition, Maximizer, Significance, Focus
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 integrates yoga concepts and practices with Western career counseling approaches to engage clients holistically in exploration and problem-solving. Her work supports clients in building self-awareness and clarity, managing stress, and...
With more than 20 years of experience leading strategic business teams, Monica Phillips supports leaders at all levels in creating thriving and inclusive workplaces by elevating leadership, mindfulness, and emotional well-being.
She is the founder of the Legal Academy on Equity and Inclusion, and she developed and runs a year-long General Counsel Boot Camp to advance women to the highest levels of leadership.
She has a master’s degree in international education, is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, and is a...
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...
Lisa Laughter is a Senior Career Coach at UC Davis in Human Resources, Learning & Organizational Development, a motivational speaker, and a professional life coach with over 25 years of experience in academic advising, higher education, and career development. She began her career at Washington State University before becoming the inaugural Career Coach at UC Davis and UC Davis Health.
Lisa is a seasoned professional dedicated to guiding individuals toward their career aspirations. She has led transformative initiatives such as Career Development Week, Career...
Haven Coaching & Consulting, Master Certified Life Coach
Danyelle Gibson-Grant is an executive coach and leadership strategist with over 25 years of experience in corporate Human Resources and Talent Acquisition, including senior leadership roles across both public and private sectors. She specializes in coaching directors and executives as they navigate burnout, career transitions, identity in leadership, and redefining success—helping them align their careers with their values and purpose.
Danyelle brings deep experience working with leaders from diverse backgrounds and is known for creating psychologically safe spaces...
Emilie (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, Hazing, Consent, and more for the campus. Additionally, Emilie serves as Co-chair for UC Berkeley’s Hazing Prevention Collaborative. She comes with over 6 years of violence prevention experience. Emilie earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from...
Dvorit Mausner, founder of Good Question Coach, helps individuals, pairs, and groups of all kinds master relationship skills to align and thrive at work and home. Her background includes 20 years of leadership across sectors, industries, and organization types, advising entrepreneurs, businesses, initiatives, and communities. Dvorit studied behavioral neuroscience, social justice, and business at the University of Pennsylvania and Wharton. Her accredited coach training is in Organization and Relationship Systems CoachingTM...
Michele Molitor, CPCC, PCC, CCHT, is a transformational coach, clinical hypnotherapist, and best-selling author with deep expertise in addressing the unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety impacting today’s workplaces.
As CEO of Nectar Consulting, Inc., she leverages her Rapid Rewiring™ methodology, a trauma-informed approach combining neuroscience, positive psychology, somatic, and mindfulness practices, to empower individuals and teams to overcome anxiety, self-doubt, and workplace stress.
