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.
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.
Throughout her 20 years in corporate healthcare and education, Rachel York has found herself consistently drawn to coaching and helping others uncover their purpose. Currently part of the MBA Admissions team at Haas School of Business, she also serves as a 1:1 coach and group facilitator. Rachel is passionate about creating dynamic spaces for personal and group growth and aims to bring energy, inspiration, and fun into every learning experience. With a master’s degree in counseling, she’s dedicated to fostering an environment where everyone feels safe, supported and heard...
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 Design Lab, and...
Carolyn Godfrey is the founder of Evolve Consulting. For over 20 years she has provided leadership coaching, consulting, facilitation and training to leaders in companies including; Sandia National Laboratory, Salesforce.com, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Key Capture Energy, Delorean Power, Pace Analytical, Montrose Environmental, Pandora Internet Radio, TransUnion, Community Housing Partnership and CH2M Hill. She holds a Professional Coaching Credential (PCC) from the International Coach Federation (ICF) and has...
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...
