2026 NOW Conference Coaches

Lisa Harris

Certified Coach

Lisa Harris, Certified Coach serving adults & children ages 6-12, has over 20+ years experience advising international students and 5+ years experience advising military/veteran/dependent students. She has worked as an international student advisor at large public schools including UC Hastings College of Law, San Jose State University, as well as smaller private schools including the University of San Francisco and Palo Alto University. She has also held multiple regional and national level volunteer positions with NAFSA: Association of International Educators...

Nilesh Khare

Advisor, Board Member, Coach, Mentor, Educator and Trainer

Dr. Nilesh is an ICF-PCC certified CEO and CXO coach with over 30 years of global experience in leadership advisory, executive development, and strategic problem-solving across India, the USA, and the UAE. His career spans management consulting, higher-education leadership, startup mentoring, and corporate training, giving him a multifaceted understanding of how leaders think, decide, and transform.

With deep expertise in strategy, strategic leadership, entrepreneurship, performance management, and corporate governance, Nilesh partners with senior executives...

Joan Russell

Intuitive North, Change & Leadership Coach, Consultant, Speaker, Facilitator

Joan Russell is an ICF-ACC certified Change Coach, Consultant, Facilitator, and Speaker who works with people navigating career transitions, burnout, organizational change, and identity shifts at work. She has supported professionals across a wide range of roles, backgrounds, ages, and lived experiences, including those working within large, complex enterprises.

Joan’s coaching style is human-first and inclusive, drawing from emotional intelligence, change leadership, mindfulness, and practical strategy. In coaching sessions, she helps clients get clear on what actually...

Katherine Lee

Rise with Clarity, Higher Ed Coach & Career Strategist

Dr. Katherine In-Young Lee is a Higher Ed Coach & Career Strategist. She is the founder of Rise with Clarity, a coaching and consulting business for women of color faculty in higher education, and host of the Rise with Clarity Podcast. She helps women faculty to advance their careers with clarity and confidence. She also coaches on the topics of navigating elder caregiving (while maintaining one’s career) and exploring career pivots within and beyond academia.

As a former musician and trained ethnographer,...

Rashmi Sharma

ORBEAT LLC, Founder and Leadership and Executive Career Coach

As an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and L&OD strategist with 10+ years of experience, I specialize in helping leaders navigate complex organizational systems. My background spans HR and R&D, where I’ve focused on building resilient, future-ready teams. I am deeply committed to supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds and minoritized identities, ensuring our coaching space is one of radical inclusion and psychological safety.

In our brief sessions, I use a ""Diagnostic"" approach to quickly uncover what is unsaid, moving past symptoms to core challenges. I...

Lynne Naomi Mueller

Mueller & Associates LLC, Executive Leadership Coach

Lynne Mueller is an executive coach with 15 years of global experience supporting leaders at every stage of their careers.

She has designed and led bespoke leadership programs across 30 countries and six continents for the world’s then largest creative and marketing group. Her coaching career followed two decades of leadership roles in marketing and media organizations, and deep understanding of leadership in fast-paced, complex environments.

Lynne’s coaching work spans two focus areas: partnering with accomplished leaders in company-sponsored coaching engagements, and...

Amy Chou

Dream Plan Do Live coaching and consulting, Leadership & Career Coach, Founder

Amy Chou is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and former senior tech executive with over 20 years of experience at companies including Google, TikTok, Cisco, and Intel. She led global marketing teams of 30+ and built a career at the intersection of strategy, leadership, and people development.

After choosing to step away from corporate leadership, Amy now works as a full-time leadership and career coach supporting high-achieving, mid-career professionals as they navigate leadership transitions, career pivots, and complex, competitive environments. Her...

Diane Lang

UC Berkeley, Academic Department Manager | ICF Certified Coach

Diane G. Lang is an experienced, ICF certified, healing centered, executive coach. Having coached educational leaders in higher education and K-12 settings. As a DEI strategists, she is experienced with coaching for equity and antiracist liberation, including goal setting, cycles of inquiry and identifying and establishing action plans related to individual and collective problems of practice.

Her coaching stance includes listening centered practices as she concentrates on patterns and trends to help coaching clients work towards solutions.

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Misha Safran

CEEQ, Center for Empathy and Emotional Intelligence, LLC, Mindset Mastery & Leadership Coach

Misha Safran (she/they) is a trilingual ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), leadership trainer, and facilitator with over 35 years of experience in education, organizational development, and DEIA-informed practice. She works with professionals across roles and identities, including educators, staff, managers, and leaders navigating transition, conflict, burnout, or complex workplace dynamics.

Misha’s coaching approach is empathetic, reflective, and practical. In coaching sessions, she creates a calm, judgment-free space where coachees can slow down, gain clarity, and explore...

Kate Zuby

UC Berkeley (CAPS/ Career Library), Career Counseling Library Manager

Kate Zuby joined the CAPS Career Counseling team back in 2018. She received her Master's degree in College Counseling in 2017 from San Francisco State University. Her role at UC Berkeley includes working with students, alumni, and community members to provide career exploration support for individuals struggling with career indecision.

Kate has over nine years of experience working in various educational settings as an undergraduate advisor, program coordinator, and career counselor providing one-on-one assistance and resources to individuals seeking career services. She has also...