Kelli Hendrickson, ScD, ACC, is both a Researcher and a Career and Leadership Coach.  As a Leadership Coach, she helps professionals in STEM fields thrive in their dream careers. She holds an Associate Certified Coach designation from the International Coaching Federation and works with people with STEM backgrounds wanting to define their leadership style, overcoming imposter syndrome in these roles, or thrive as leaders.

As President and Founder of Pathmakers Coaching, Kelli partners with clients to identify the obstacles stopping them from being the leaders they want to be and then to create the right mindset and action steps to pursue their dreams and bring them to life.

Kelli is currently serving as the President of the ICF Raleigh Area Chapter for 2023.  She holds dual engineering research positions at MIT and UNC-Chapel Hill where she uses her Doctor of Science in Ocean Engineering to study how air-sea interactions and mixing play a role in ocean modeling of microplastics.

CEO and President, Pyramid Resource Group Chief Coaching Officer

CEO and President, Pyramid Resource Group Chief Coaching Officer, and Designer Healthcare Coaching Institute & Creator Team Advantage DJ Mitsch is a pioneer in the business coaching field and was one of the first 25 business coaches in the US to earn a Master Certified Coach designation from the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is past president of ICF and was responsible for driving the global initiatives to create the chapters and international representation on the Board.

Together she and the coaches of Pyramid have served to develop leaders of leaders through innovative programs customized to meet organizational needs of multi-national companies. DJ is the author of Team Advantage™, Coaching for Extraordinary Results, Zombies to Zealots, and Mystic Grits, a southern girl’s journey to wisdom.

CEO, inviteCHANGE, ICF Master Certified Coach and Accredited Educator Janet M. Harvey, best-selling author of the award-winning leadership and coaching book, Invite Change. Lessons from 2020, The Year of No Return is CEO of inviteCHANGE, a human development organization specializing in generative learning and coaching that shapes a world where people love their life’s work. As a visionary leader in the global professional coaching industry, Janet Harvey is an International Coaching Federation Master Certified Coach and Accredited Educator who has engaged leaders, teams, and global enterprises to invite change that sustains well-being and performance excellence. As Janet shares, “coaching in its many forms has at its root the effect of awakening consciousness and doing so in a highly accelerated fashion that improves productivity and financial outcomes while also generating a healthier workplace climate.” Janet Harvey uses her executive and entrepreneurial experience to cultivate leaders in Generative Wholeness™, their signature generative coaching and learning process to be future fit.

As an ICF Professional Certified Executive Coach (PCC), I partner with executives to help them improve their team’s skills, performance and development. This is achieved through utilising Positive Behaviour Change, Positive Psychology and evidence based Coaching Psychology.

My approach is underpinned by a combination of psychological, organisational and coaching knowledge backed up by strong business acumen. I am CPD approved with over 2,200 hours executive coaching delivery, extensive knowledge of leadership theories, licensed in a portfolio of psychometric assessments tools and a qualified assessor from the British Psychology Society on User Test Occupational Ability and Personality.

Because of my previous business experience, I understand and appreciate the complexities and challenges senior managers and directors face and use this knowledge in a manner that is open and flexible. Before starting my career in executive coaching, I had 15 years of business experience in various senior executive roles. I was the founder of a technology start-up firm. I also led the successful completion of a management buyout from 3is.

In addition to my experiences working in the corporate world, I wrote a book titled “Wars at Work: An Action Guide for Resolving Workplace Battles”. The book seeks to identify causes for workplace conflict and offer solutions to effectively resolve these issues.

Leader of The Mentor Coaching Group and Full Being Coaching, Inc.

A passionate advocate for professionalism in coaching, Carly has been a trained coach since 1998, and continuously ICF credentialed (PCC then MCC) since 2001. Carly believes in continuous evolution of herself as a person and upgrading of coaching skills to be current, and the best she can be for her coaching clients. Originally from Australia, Carly has lived in Laguna Hills, California since 2002 and been a continuous member of ICF Global since 1999.

Carly has coached extensively within mid and larger organizations. Currently, her passion lies in coaching conscious humans who want to continue to evolve, in order to best serve their business or communities of choice. Or those with an open mind willing to be reflective, grow, and be of even more service to their communities.

Carly leads a robust ICF approved Mentor Coaching Program and has personally mentored many hundreds of coaches in preparation to apply for their ACC or PCC credential. As well as mentored at least 171 coaches (and counting) who have passed their MCC credential application. A unique opportunity exists to hear 15 consecutive coaching sessions with one of Carly’s coaching clients in the Butterfly on the Wall Coaching Series. https://carlyanderson.com/store/butterfly-on-the-wall-coaching-series

Pamela Maxson

PhD, PCC | Leadership and Mentor Coach

Pam is ICF-Raleigh’s incoming president. She is a leadership and mentor coach who enjoys helping individuals reach their potential. Pam received her PhD in Human Development from Penn State University and has worked and taught at Duke for 30 years. Her coaching and teaching focus on living and leading intentionally as a whole person. She enjoys thinking creatively and encouraging others to thrive personally and professionally. Pam is the founder of Periscope Coaching, LLC., which helps individuals and organizations view living and leading from a new lens.

Branding Strategist & Founder, Greatest Story Creative®

Annie Franceschi is a former Disney storyteller-turned-branding expert. In 2013, she quit a dream job telling stories at The Walt Disney Studios to start her practice, Greatest Story Creative®. Since then, Annie has advised hundreds, spoken for thousands, and been featured in Forbes. Along the way, she's become known for helping coaches confidently tell their stories, streamline their practices, and grow their greatest businesses without stressing social media. She’s written two bestselling books: "Establish Yourself" and "Permission to Try," and her first children’s book, "Small Biz for Kids," arrives this fall. She's a Duke University graduate, avid Muppets fan, and happy citizen of Durham, NC - where she lives with her husband, Gus, and her favorite toddler/superhero, Leo.

Executive and Leadership Coach

Julian Humphreys completed his MA at McGill University and his PhD at the University of Toronto, both in the Philosophy of Education. He has been a full-time therapeutic and leadership coach since 2017, having trained with CTI and CRR Global. He is the developer and instructor of the ICF-accredited courses Psychology for Coaches and Philosophy for Coaches, and has presented at international conferences, including at the Institute of Coaching’s Annual Conference. He is in the process of becoming a Registered Psychotherapist, training with the Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis, and is the founder of Philosophy of Coaching: An International Journal.

Principal, Cloudbreak Leadership Coaching

Joe is an Executive Coach who has worked with leaders in tech startups and scaleups for eight years (clients include Pinterest, AirBnB, Segment, Discord and many others from Series A onwards). His operational experience prior to coaching includes everything from being one of “three guys in a garage” to being on the exec team of a successful public company.

In addition to his operational experience, his coaching style is informed by a thirty year fascination with how people grow and change. His approach is eclectic, integrating a CTI certification with learning from cognitive therapy, yoga, a thirty-year mindfulness practice, surfing (patience, persistence!), and improve (be fearless!) among many others.

CEO, EPOG Academy - Enjoyable Pain of Growth Academy

Tim is a purpose-driven leader on a mission to inspire and equip people to realize their potential. As the CEO of EPOG Academy, he champions the mission of making personal development an integral part of education, particularly for students in underserved communities. In recent months, Tim has collaborated with developers from Microsoft to create 'CoachGPT,' an AI-driven platform designed to revolutionize access to coaching in education. An acclaimed leadership coach, Tim has been invited to be an advisor on the Future of Coaching by the ICF Thought Leadership Institute and was an inaugural member of Forefront, an accelerator program for rising stars in the coaching world founded by Marshall Goldsmith. With a specialty in applied AI and personal transformation, Tim has become a sought-after advisor and speaker among the world's top coaching professionals.

Leader of The Mentor Coaching Group and Full Being Coaching, Inc.

A passionate advocate for professionalism in coaching, Carly has been a trained coach since 1998, and continuously ICF credentialed (PCC then MCC) since 2001. Carly believes in continuous evolution of herself as a person and upgrading of coaching skills to be current, and the best she can be for her coaching clients. Originally from Australia, Carly has lived in Laguna Hills, California since 2002 and been a continuous member of ICF Global since 1999.

Carly has coached extensively within mid and larger organizations. Currently, her passion lies in coaching conscious humans who want to continue to evolve, in order to best serve their business or communities of choice. Or those with an open mind willing to be reflective, grow, and be of even more service to their communities.

Carly leads a robust ICF approved Mentor Coaching Program and has personally mentored many hundreds of coaches in preparation to apply for their ACC or PCC credential. As well as mentored at least 171 coaches (and counting) who have passed their MCC credential application. A unique opportunity exists to hear 15 consecutive coaching sessions with one of Carly’s coaching clients in the Butterfly on the Wall Coaching Series. https://carlyanderson.com/store/butterfly-on-the-wall-coaching-series

Principal, Cloudbreak Leadership Coaching

Joe is an Executive Coach who has worked with leaders in tech startups and scaleups for eight years (clients include Pinterest, AirBnB, Segment, Discord and many others from Series A onwards). His operational experience prior to coaching includes everything from being one of “three guys in a garage” to being on the exec team of a successful public company.

In addition to his operational experience, his coaching style is informed by a thirty year fascination with how people grow and change. His approach is eclectic, integrating a CTI certification with learning from cognitive therapy, yoga, a thirty-year mindfulness practice, surfing (patience, persistence!), and improve (be fearless!) among many others.

Executive and Leadership Coach

Julian Humphreys completed his MA at McGill University and his PhD at the University of Toronto, both in the Philosophy of Education. He has been a full-time therapeutic and leadership coach since 2017, having trained with CTI and CRR Global. He is the developer and instructor of the ICF-accredited courses Psychology for Coaches and Philosophy for Coaches, and has presented at international conferences, including at the Institute of Coaching’s Annual Conference. He is in the process of becoming a Registered Psychotherapist, training with the Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis, and is the founder of Philosophy of Coaching: An International Journal.

CEO, EPOG Academy - Enjoyable Pain of Growth Academy

Tim is a purpose-driven leader on a mission to inspire and equip people to realize their potential. As the CEO of EPOG Academy, he champions the mission of making personal development an integral part of education, particularly for students in underserved communities. In recent months, Tim has collaborated with developers from Microsoft to create 'CoachGPT,' an AI-driven platform designed to revolutionize access to coaching in education. An acclaimed leadership coach, Tim has been invited to be an advisor on the Future of Coaching by the ICF Thought Leadership Institute and was an inaugural member of Forefront, an accelerator program for rising stars in the coaching world founded by Marshall Goldsmith. With a specialty in applied AI and personal transformation, Tim has become a sought-after advisor and speaker among the world's top coaching professionals.

Pamela Maxson

PhD, PCC | Leadership and Mentor Coach

Pam is ICF-Raleigh’s incoming president. She is a leadership and mentor coach who enjoys helping individuals reach their potential. Pam received her PhD in Human Development from Penn State University and has worked and taught at Duke for 30 years. Her coaching and teaching focus on living and leading intentionally as a whole person. She enjoys thinking creatively and encouraging others to thrive personally and professionally. Pam is the founder of Periscope Coaching, LLC., which helps individuals and organizations view living and leading from a new lens.

Executive Coach and Positioning Advisor, The DP Group, LLC

Divya Parekh is passionate about helping professionals discover their ‘Why’ and achieve their transformational journey to become highly impactful and influential leaders.

Starting 20 years ago, through experiences in both academia and the biopharmaceutical industry, Divya learned how she could transform the impact of an individual, teams, and an organization through listening, meeting them where they are at, and empowerment. As a global executive and leadership coach for startups, Fortune 500 and Fortune 50 companies, she has honed these learnings into a disciplined science. Working with cross-functional groups and teams, Divya coaches leaders to cultivate interdependence between themselves and their internal and external stakeholders to achieve a combined mastery of connectivity and alignment through complicated business and personal challenges. When you function in an environment of mutual trust, return on energy flourish both in business and life.

Using neuroscience techniques and mindfulness, Divya has coached thousands of high-achievers across 40 countries to uncover their potential. She does this by co-creating a desired outcome, defining actionable success plans, and enabling experimentation to help individuals grow beyond current capabilities and limitations in an open, safe, and trusted environment.

Divya is a regular contributor to Forbes and CEO World Magazine. Divya is also the bestselling author of many leadership and entrepreneurial books.

Founder, CEO, TH-HABITAT

Highly experienced and internationally recognized Systemic Trainer and Coach with a passion for personal and professional development. Carla seamlessly developed specialized courses, blending traditional yoga principles with modern coaching tools to foster personal growth and wellbeing in organizations.

Carla's adaptability to diverse cultural contexts fosters effective communication and training. Since 2017 she collaborates with HEC Paris with global coaching and leadership development programs. An AI enthusiast, she successfully founded a community-lab startup in 2020, driving innovative AI models catered to HR and people development processes.

Two years of research and development led to her flagship application “THeach", Mentor-Coaching System® aimed at enhancing communication skills for coaches and managers.

Carla is an international speaker on "Coaching and AI in organizations”

Director of Engineering Delivery and Program Manager, Well Dot

Kerri Patterson is a transformative leader with extensive experience in agile leadership, executive transformation, and organizational change. With over three decades in the technology sector, she has been a catalyst for innovation and growth in renowned organizations like Pratexo, UnitedHealth Group, Allscripts, Cisco Systems, and Ericsson. She has continued to volunteer coaching for Leadership Triangle over the past 10 years.

As a dedicated advocate for women in STEM, Kerri founded a mentoring program focusing on the empowerment and development of female leaders in the field. She’s also an active participant and panelist in the field of quantum computing, contributing to the exploration and discussions of cutting-edge developments.

Kerri has showcased her entrepreneurial acumen as the CEO of My Family Cloud, where she developed and launched groundbreaking products, and she’s been featured on notable platforms such as Nightly Business Report and Squawk Alley discussing her journey and innovations.

Kerri combines her expertise, innovative mindset, and passion to foster a culture of innovation and growth, making her a respected voice in leadership coaching and organizational transformation. Her presentations and insights are a testament to her commitment to agile leadership, executive transformation, and women empowerment in STEM.

Bob Stapleton, PCC, CPCC, is an accomplished coach and human resource consultant. Bob, founder of Live Oak Leadership, has over 30 years of business experience in executive leadership and human resources in retail, manufacturing, non- profit, high tech, and professional services firms. Bob combines a strong business acumen and leadership perspective that builds trust and credibility with clients. He is recognized for guiding senior executive teams and individuals through big change including new role integration, organizational disruption, and business realignment. Bob is passionate about making learning simple, fun, and lasting for his clients.

Certifications

• EQi 2.0
• Predictive Index
• Myers-Briggs
• Leadership Effectiveness Analysis 360 o Assessment