The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is the global organization for coaches and coaching. Many opportunities exist at both the local and global levels to become involved with ICF and help advance its mission.
We are achieving our vision through the work of six unique family organizations. Each organization has a dedicated board that oversees the strategic direction of its affairs, funds and property.
The International Coaching Federation Global Board provides strategic direction for and coordination of the complete ICF ecosystem.
The International Coaching Federation (ICF):
ICF operates as a membership organization. Its members include the six family organizations.
The ICF Global Board of Directors is comprised of:
Dumisani Magadlela, PCC, PhD (South Africa)
ICF Global Board Chair
Dumi is an executive coach, coach-trainer and leadership skill development facilitator. He is a founding board member of Africa Board for Coaching, Consulting and Coaching Psychology (ABCCCP), an association promoting coaching development across Africa, and the 2016 African Coach of the Year. He co-founded and chaired the Ubuntu Coaching Foundation (UCF) at The Coaching Centre (TCC) to help poor communities access affordable coaching. Dumi serves on multiple coach-development faculties globally, including the Global Team Coaching Institute (GTCI).
Shweta Handa-Gupta, MCC (India)
ICF Global Board Vice Chair
Shweta has been recognized as the India #1 and among the top global coaches for CEOs and boards. She currently coaches promoters of some of India’s top business houses, founders, and CEOs, as well as Fortune 500 business leaders worldwide. Shweta is the co-founder of QuadraBrain Transformation Solutions, which specializes in “making complex change simple.” Shweta is dedicated to helping business leaders from across the world measurably enhance their strategic output, leadership effectiveness, and bottom-line impact, while facilitating timely global impact on peace, climate, and education.
Cheryl Procter-Rogers, MCC (USA)
ICF Global Board Secretary/Treasurer
Cheryl, an award-winning PR and business strategist, is currently an executive coach and associate director for EY’s Americas Coaching Practice. For over 40 years, she has worked with executives and Fortune 100 companies — as an executive for DePaul University, Home Box Office (HBO), and Nielsen Marketing Research; and as a consultant, leading her firm A Step Ahead, she has worked with Coca-Cola, Nissan, Allstate, McDonald’s, and McCain Foods. She holds multiple degrees including a master’s in Leadership and Change Management from DePaul University.
Kara Exner, PCC, M.C.Ed (Canada)
Kara is a leadership and executive coach and has been a volunteer with ICF global since 2008. With a drive to help help more people do more good in the world, she works with individuals and teams to leverage their strengths and make a difference that matters. She’s published author and speakers to a variety of audiences about the themes from her book, “Be the Change(maker)”. Kara is a graduate of the Co-Active Training Institute. She also has a master’s degree in adult and continuing education and a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
Pat Mathews, MCC (USA)
Pat is dedicated to supporting leaders as they build productive partnerships, teams, and workplaces. She served as the program director of the Georgetown University Executive Coaching Program and as a founding member of the Georgetown University Institute for Transformational Leadership. She has coached and supported leaders in corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors. She is the co-author of the highly acclaimed book Professional Coaching Competencies: The Complete Guide and is a contributing author to On Becoming a Leadership Coach.
Pamela Richarde, MCC (USA)
ICF Coaching Education Representative
Pamela is an action-oriented executive coach, master facilitator and consultant, with expertise in leadership and business. She brings a wealth of experience gained from over 27 years in senior level management, business and professional development. Pamela also significantly contributed to the design, standards and systems development for coaching and coach training in multicultural, virtual training environments that span the globe. She has led hundreds of courses and coached thousands of hours, working with individuals in a variety of cultures, regions and business contexts.
Iftikhar Ali Nadeem (Saudi Arabia)
ICF Coaching in Organizations Representative
Iftikhar is the director of organizational excellence at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. He is responsible for developing and delivering high-impact leadership programs at all organizational levels. He previously adopted coaching as a strategic executive and leadership development engagement, which led to measurables results. Iftikhar has managed large-scale change and transformation programs in various organizations, including higher education, petrochemicals and trading enterprises. He has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in industrial engineering and a doctorate in applied psychology.
Boris Dobiš, ACC (Slovakia)
ICF Credentials and Standards Representative
Boris has been an ICF Member for almost 10 years, and he previously was active in various corporate sales positions. Intensively engaged with coaching since 2008, he is currently a board member of the ICF Slovak Charter Chapter, and he served as the chapter president from 2016-2017. Based in Bratislava, Boris runs his own business as an external coach, facilitator, trainer and consultant.
Wang Ching, PCC (Brazil)
ICF Foundation Representative
Wang values truth, fairness and inclusivity, leaning towards a future-oriented mindset coupled with a love for technology and the exploration of new possibilities. With 25 years of experience in diverse roles across private companies, she has spent the past 12 years developing leaders and high potentials through her own company. An active volunteer, Wang has been leading yearly social projects for young people with low incomes since 2012. These projects provide free leadership training, assessments, and coaching. Wang believes that everyone can make a difference.
Tonya Echols, PCC (USA)
ICF Professional Coaches Representative Tonya is a globally recognized, award-winning coaching leader with over 28 years of corporate management, media, technology, finance, and DEI experience. As an ICF credentialed coach, she serves on two of its global boards and the Diversity Council. Tonya founded Vigere, a coaching and consultancy firm. She is an adjunct professor at William and Mary’s MBA program and has been published in Forbes and HuffPost. Currently pursuing a doctoral degree at William James College, she holds degrees from Gonzaga University and the University of Tennessee.
Yene Assegid, MCC, PhD (Belgium/Zambia)
ICF Thought Leadership Institute Representative
Yene is a seasoned transformational leadership coach and systems thinking practitioner, having supported civil society organizations, United Nations Agencies, European Union Institutions, and multinationals since the mid-1990’s. Her expertise lies in transformational leadership development training programs, blended with leadership coaching for executives and management teams. Her approach is deeply rooted in Integral Theory, Systems Thinking, and Emotional Intelligence. Yene brings extensive international experience from her work around the world. She received a PhD in Transformation, Leader, and Change from the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Magdalena Nowicka Mook (USA)
CEO, ICF
ICF Coaching Education:
ICF Coaching Education is a non-membership entity.
The ICF Coaching Education Board of Directors is comprised of :
Peter James, PCC, PhD (USA)
Chair
Peter is president and CEO of HCG Consulting Solutions, a coaching and consulting firm that focuses on strengthening the internal culture of organizations worldwide. His career spans from serving as an officer in the U.S. Army to roles in sales and marketing at a Fortune 100 corporation. Additionally, he’s held a professorship in business and entrepreneurship and has been involved in various entrepreneurship ventures. He is also experienced in executive and leadership coaching. Peter holds both a masters and PhD of Business Administration.
Pamela Richarde, MCC (USA)
Vice Chair and Global Board Representative
Pamela is an action-oriented executive coach, master facilitator and consultant, with expertise in leadership and business. She brings a wealth of experience gained from over 27 years in senior level management, business and professional development. Pamela also significantly contributed to the design, standards and systems development for coaching and coach training in multicultural, virtual training environments that span the globe. She has led hundreds of courses and coached thousands of hours, working with individuals in a variety of cultures, regions and business contexts.
Lynda Mansson, PCC (Switzerland)
Secretary/Treasurer
Lynda is the founder of LeaderLy, an organization established to assist in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) through coaching, training, and inspiring mission-driven leaders. She previously served as the CEO of he MAVA Foundation, a family philanthropic foundation dedicated to nature conservation and sustainable economy. For a span of 13 years, she led a team that granted over 1.2 billion USD to support initiatives benefiting nature and people. Lynda holds positions on the boards of Unearthodox Audemars Piguet Foundation, Swarovski Foundation, and B Lab Switzerland.
Cristina Custodio, MCC (Puerto Rico)
Cristina helps social leaders realize their dreams of a better world, in their own style and on their own terms. She serves as a coach to a variety of social leaders in education, philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, community development, economic sustainability, the environment, public health, STEM and the arts. Cristina holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and a bachelor’s in History, Literature, and Latin American Studies from Harvard University.
Jason Donkersgoed, ACC, CEC, MA (Canada)
Jason serves as the director of LC Extension at Lethbridge College, overseeing the delivery of non-credit, customized and mirco-credential courses. He played a key role in Lethbridge College becoming the first post-secondary institution in Alberta, Canada to offer an ICF-accredited Level 1 program. He is an ICF credential-holder, and he holds a graduate certificate in Executive Coaching and a Master of Arts from Royal Roads University. Jason resides in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with his partner and three children.
Kellie Garrett, PCC (Canada)
Kellie is an executive coach and speaker who consults on leadership, culture, team dynamics, and board governance. A former senior vice president at an agricultural financial institution, she managed business strategy, enterprise risk, customer experience, and reputation management. Kellie has been honored on Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women list and has received the Red Cross Humanitarian Award for autism advocacy. Driven by a passion for empowering others, her debut book “Self-Coaching The Dragon Within” will be published in 2024.
Cindy Jensen, ACTC, PCC, CSM (China)
Cindy, an accredited coach supervisor and founder of INPOWER ONE has 20 years of Fortune 100 experience. Her company offers business consultancy, executive coaching, and tailored solutions for leadership and change management programs. With extensive cross-cultural expertise, Cindy has collaborated with leaders and teams in more than 20 countries. Currently Cindy serves as a corporate strategy advisor for Business Better Society, a non-profit focused on purposeful and sustainable impact, and is completing her master’s degree in applied neuroscience at King’s College London.
Dumisani Magadlela, PCC, PhD (South Africa)
Global Board Chair
Magdalena Nowicka Mook (USA)
CEO, ICF
ICF Coaching in Organizations:
ICF Coaching in Organizations is a membership association for for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
The ICF Coaching in Organizations Board of Directors is comprised of:
Preeti D’mello, PCC (India/USA)
Chair
Preeti is vice president and global head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and LeaD Academy for Tata Consultancy Services, a global IT services and consultancy company. In her role, she devises lasting and impactful strategies and spearheads large-scale global leadership and coaching programs that deliver high-value business outcomes. She serves as chairperson of the Diversity Inclusion Working Group on Gender Parity for the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and is a member of the International Society of Female Professionals.
Iftikar Ali Nadeem, MCC (Saudi Arabia)
Vice Chair and Global Board Representative
Iftikhar is the director of organizational excellence at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. He is responsible for developing and delivering high-impact leadership programs at all organizational levels. He previously adopted coaching as a strategic executive and leadership development engagement, which led to measurables results. Iftikhar has managed large-scale change and transformation programs in various organizations, including higher education, petrochemicals and trading enterprises. He has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in industrial engineering and a doctorate in applied psychology.
Joydeep Bose (Singapore)
Secretary/Treasurer
Joydeep is the managing director and Group CHRO for Olam International Limited, which he joined in 2003 during its startup stage to set up the Human Resources function. Over the years, he has played a key role in the expansion of Olam, growing from a privately held company with 2,500 employees to a publicly listed company with more than 40,000 employees. Headquartered in Singapore, Olam is a leading food and agri-business that supplies food, ingredients, feed and fiber to 25,200 customers worldwide.
Helen Basford, PCC (United Kingdom)
Helen is the global capability lead for coaching and feedforward at AstraZeneca in the Global Talent and Development Office. She is an advanced professional coach, coaching consultant and experienced facilitator with a background in organizational psychology and business leadership. Helen focuses on developing a coach approach to leadership and designs the strategy and implementation of coaching practices across global organizations. With a proven track record for performance development across professional industries, Helen has a background in organizational psychology, and an ICF credential.
Heather McBride Leef, ACC (USA)
Heather is the managing director leading Deloitte’s DEI Institute. Heather has a long-standing passion for equity and belonging; she is committed to the collaboration and collective actions necessary to advance successful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the workforce, marketplace, and society. Heather received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in accounting from Bucknell University and her executive coaching certification from Columbia University. She is a member of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Rosarii Mannion, PCC (Ireland)
Rosarii is a senior HR leader currently employed as the national director of People and Change at Ireland’s TULSA Child and Family Agency. She is a passionate believer in maximizing organizational performance and engagement through promoting the benefits of a coaching culture. Rosarii is a chartered director, mediator, and executive and conflict coach. She serves as a board chair of Pobal, an organization that works on behalf of the Irish Government to support communities and local agencies toward achieving social inclusion and development.
Denise Russo (USA)
Denise is a multi-certified coach with more than 17 years’ experience leading teams focused on engaging and empowering leaders at all levels. She not only coaches, but she also leads a large multinational team of coaches, is a global vice president at SAP, and is a writer for the Forbes Coaches Council. She is an innovative, proactive, customer-focused problem solver with impressive performance and in-depth experience in short-and-long-term strategy consulting, as well as coaching high-performance teams and leaders.
Robert Garcia, ACC, CAE, MBA (USA)
Vice President, ICF Coaching in Organizations
Dumisani Magadlela, PCC, PhD (South Africa)
Global Board Chair
Magdalena Nowicka Mook (USA)
CEO, ICF
ICF Credentials and Standards:
The ICF Credentials and Standards Board of Directors is comprised of:
Dawna Atamanchuk, PCC (Canada)
Chair
Dawn began her entrepreneurial journey over 13 years ago, fueled by a long-standing passion for learning, business, and a belief in everyone’s potential when given the right environment. Prioritizing personal and professional development, she completed the Executive Leadership Coaching program and earned her Master of Arts from Royal Roads University. Active in her community, she’s a member of the International Coaching Federation Credentials and Standards, Career Trek, Agape Table and Women in Leadership Foundation. Dawn enjoys weekends outdoors with family and friends.
Suresh MJ, PCC (Singapore)
Vice Chair
Suresh, blending tech expertise with natural leadership, boasts an impressive 32-year career marked by customer success, growth, and mentorship. With 2,000+ coaching hours in leadership development, career progression, and business coaching, his guiding principle is to uplift others. Suresh’s operational acumen and vision for customer success and people development have led to mentorship roles across diverse sectors, including tech, cybersecurity, and corporate counsel. He actively champions gender equality in the tech industry through roles in initiatives like Women in Tech and Women in Cybersec.
Boris Dobiš, ACC (Slovakia)
Secretary/Treasurer, Global Board Representative
Boris has been an ICF Member for almost 10 years, and he previously was active in various corporate sales positions. Intensively engaged with coaching since 2008, he is currently a board member of the ICF Slovak Charter Chapter, and he served as the chapter president from 2016-2017. Based in Bratislava, Boris runs his own business as an external coach, facilitator, trainer and consultant.
Maria Inés Colle, MCC (Argentina)
Inés, an executive coach with over 15 years of experience, has inspired and empowered leaders, teams, and organizations globally since 2014. Her corporate background includes management positions in marketing and HR. She’s integrated this experience into her practice as a business coach, team coach, trainer, and coaching supervisor. An active ICF member, Inés is serving her second term as an ICF Credentials and Standards Global Board Director and has been a member of the ICF Argentina Charter Chapter for 13 years, contributing to various committees.
Charles Nyambe, MBA (Namibia)
Charles is currently serving his second term as a public member and holds the position of president and managing director at Special Olympics International, Africa Region. With an MBA specializing in Business Administration in Global Sport Management, he provides governance training and support to Special Olympics Boards of Directors across the Africa region. Additionally, Charles oversees program operations in 40 countries, providing strategic direction and engaging with governments and the private sector to raise awareness and create strategic partnership for increased quality support.
Ksenia Rosina, PCC (Ireland/Russia)
Ksenia is a business and executive coach, leadership consultant with background in corporate performance and leadership development. Her goal is to help individuals, teams, and organizations thrive by enabling them to develop their own unique strengths and talents. Ksenia has been an active member of the ICF since 2016, actively volunteering in Chapter activities, and serving on the ICF Russia Chapter Board from 2017 to 2019.
Mary Anna Wright, MCC (Ireland)
Mary Anna is an executive coach with an international practice that extends across corporate and public sectors. Operating from the family farm in Ireland, she assists leaders in understanding the impact of their actions and words. This work is informed by her background as a journalist and experience leading communications teams. In 2014, she served as president for the ICF Ireland Charter Chapter and has since collaborated on numerous global projects. Her favorite role is supporting coach development through supervision and mentoring.
Carrie Abner, CAE (USA)
Vice President, ICF Credentials and Standards
Dumisani Magadlela, PCC, PhD (South Africa)
Global Board Chair
Magdalena Nowicka Mook (USA)
CEO, ICF
The ICF Foundation connects and equips professional coaches and organizations to accelerate and amplify impact on social progress through coaching.
The Foundation is a non-membership body, established as a 501(c)(3) tax- exempt education and research-oriented legal entity.
The ICF Foundation’s Board of Trustees is comprised of:
At least one-half of the Board of Trustees shall be comprised of ICF Members in good standing.
Wang Hsiu Ching, PCC (Brazil)
Chair and Global Board Representative
Wang values truth, fairness and inclusivity, leaning towards a future-oriented mindset coupled with a love for technology and the exploration of new possibilities. With 25 years of experience in diverse roles across private companies, she has spent the past 12 years developing leaders and high potentials through her own company. An active volunteer, Wang has been leading yearly social projects for young people with low incomes since 2012. These projects provide free leadership training, assessments, and coaching. Wang believes that everyone can make a difference.
Rashmi Shetty, PCC (India)
Vice Chair
Rashmi, founder director of The Third Eye, draws inspiration from the Bhagavad Gita. Broadcasting introduced her to the power of VOICE, her coaching framework. Rashmi coaches CXOs and women transitioning to senior leadership roles to enhance their vocal presence. An award winning professional, Rashmi has received national and international recognition for scripting and narrating radio documentaries. In addition to holding a master’s degree in public administration, she is an award-winning podcaster for her weekly human library audio podcast “U n’ I with Rashmi Shetty.”
Sundar Visvanathan, PCC (India)
Secretary
Sundar’s value proposition revolves around the idea of “Inspiring leaders to lead better.” He believes that leaders can enhance their effectiveness by cultivating self-awareness, understanding stakeholders’ perceptions, and consciously modifying behavior patterns. His purpose is to motivate and inspire leaders to evolve into improved versions of themselves. Functioning as a “Transformational Catalyst,” he collaborates with leaders on their leadership journey. With 35 years of corporate experience and an additional 6 years in coaching. Sundar fulfills his purpose through coaching, mentoring, and professional speaking.
Rania Laing, PCC, FCIM (UAE)
Treasurer
Rania, an ICF coach, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, an Ashridge Hult EF Executive Coach, and a PCC-credentialed ICF Coach, brings more than 25 years of extensive strategic experience. She serves as a sustainability advisor, combing social and community impact strategies with UN SDG impact management and metrics. Rania is also a carbon literacy trainer. In addition to serving as the CEO of Purposeful Innovators CIC and founder of Your Neuro Coach, she is a former president of the ICF United Arab Emirates Chapter.
Annette Blum Pearson, ACC (USA)
Annette utilizes experience, intuition, and coaching tools in her work individuals and groups. Specializing in value-driven development and fulfillment, she collaborates with entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. With over 10 years of experience in product management, sales and marketing within big tech and startups, Annette drives large-scale initiatives with creative passion and a growth mindset to cultivate thriving teams and success. Residing in San Francisco, USA with her family, Annette enjoys nature, being with loved ones, traveling, learning, reading, and enjoying good food.
Jeff Cheah, PCC (Malaysia)
Jeff brings over 40 years of experience in corporations and leading entrepreneurial businesses. With a wealth of knowledge, he has accumulated over 1,500 hours of executive coaching, guiding more than 600 C-Suite leaders. Additionally, Jeff has conducted over 200 coaching, mentoring, and emotional intelligence workshops. Active the ICF Malaysia Charter Chapter, he served as a chapter leaders, holding positions of vice-president, president, and immediate past-president for six years. During the last two years, he has served as an ICF Foundation board trustee and treasurer.
Tamala Chirwa, PCC (Malawi)
Tamala is an ICF-registered mentor coach, specializing in executive leadership coaching, group/team coaching, coach training, and mentor coaching. She is a DISC practitioner and an accredited LEIPA facilitator. She holds a Master in Business Administration and ACCA diploma in financial management, and a post-graduate diploma in management. She partners with C-Suite leaders, helping them leverage coaching to enhance their leadership skills, embed coaching into their organizational culture, and optimize individual and team performance. Her goal is to create environments where everyone thrives.
Kath Milne, PCC (South Australia)
Kath is passionate about making a difference and loves creating opportunities to bring out the best in the individuals and organizations. In these changing times, she believes new ways of working and shaping solutions are required. This requires new approaches to leading and learning to foster thriving organizations and people, coaching is key part of this process. Recognized for being fair, open, supportive, and speaking form the heart, Kath also likes having fun and believes that laugher can make a day.
Anne Schweppenhäuße, MCC (Germany)
Anne works to shape a better world through personal development by offering coaching, team coaching, and training for international businesses and NGOs. She believes that practicing altruism is fundamental in all aspects of life. A former ICF Germany Chapter Board member, she is currently a member of their ethics committee, a podcaster, and mentor coach. She holds a degree in psychology and has edited a book on ICF competencies. Anne is recognized as a certified master practitioner and a global coach/mentor supervisor.
Coura Badiane, CAE, MBA (USA)
Vice President, ICF Foundation
Dumisani Magadlela, PCC, PhD (South Africa)
Global Board Chair
Magdalena Nowicka Mook (USA)
CEO, ICF
Learn more about the Foundation and its work by visiting the link below.
ICF Professional Coaches is a membership association for trained, professional coach practitioners. The ICF Professional Coaches Board is a body of elected members who govern the affairs of the organization.
The ICF Professional Coaches Board of Directors is comprised of:
Each Director serves a two-year term, with a maximum of two terms. The Chair is elected annually and can run for a second term.
The Nominating Committee will present at least one nominee for each vacant or expired seat on the Board, and all ICF Professional Coaches Members (formerly ICF Members) have a voice in the future of their organization and can vote.
Tonya Echols, PCC, CDE (USA)
Chair and Global Board Representative
Tonya is a globally recognized, award-winning coaching leader with over 28 years of corporate management, media, technology, finance, and DEI experience. As an ICF credentialed coach, she serves on two of its global boards and the Diversity Council. Tonya founded Vigere, a coaching and consultancy firm. She is an adjunct professor at William and Mary’s MBA program and has been published in Forbes and HuffPost. Currently pursuing a doctoral degree at William James College, she holds degrees from Gonzaga University and the University of Tennessee.
Manbir Kaur, MCC (Canada)
Vice Chair
Manbir, an executive and leadership coach with over 27 years of experience, is a certified team coach, positive intelligence coach, and conversational intelligence practitioner. A thought leader in executive coaching, she created the ‘HUMAN Leadership framework’ and partners with tech leaders to foster exceptional leadership. In addition to coaching leaders, she helps coaches through mentorship and supervision. A published author and HBR contributor, she serves as the Professional Coaches Global Board of Directors Vice Chair and is a former ICF-Delhi/NCR chapter board director.
James “Jim” Wetrich, PCC (USA)
Secretary/Treasurer
Jim, with 43 years in the health care industry, has held senior roles at Abbott & Molnycke on three continents. An expert in leadership, he has published books and journal articles, and has served on boards and advisory boards in nonprofits, as well as a listed for-profit. Jim holds master’s degrees in both business and health care administration, and a certificate in executive coaching from the University of Texas at Dallas. Jim along with his wife, Nancy has two sons, a granddaughter and a grandson.
Jihane Labib, ACTC, MCC (UAE/Morocco)
Director of Member Relations
Jihane, a multicultural executive coach, cultivates an inclusive coaching method to empower corporate leaders and teams. With a diverse mindset, she encourages collaboration and magnifies impact on a global scale. A doctoral candidate in Education and AI, she holds an MBA and a master’s degree in governance and HR. Founder and director of Coachinglab Academy (Level 2 Accredited program), Jihane boasts 12 years as a marketing director in multinationals. She serves as a mentor and assessor, and speaks Arabic, English and French.
Graziela “Gra” Cajado-Ogland, PCC, MBA (United Kingdom)
Graziela (Gra) is an award-winning leadership and certified executive coach, specializes in enhancing leadership effectiveness and navigating transitions. With 15+ years of leadership experience at international organizations such as American Express, Save the Children UK, and JP Morgan, Gra has collaborated and presented to Aviva, Rothschild & Co, BlackRock, and Sparta Global. She coaches London Business School Alumni and served the UK ICF Board (2021-2023). Gra holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a degree from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, and CPCC, CPQC, and LCP certifications.
Kevin Kan, PCC (Singapore)
Kevin previously served as ICF Singapore Chapter’s director of marketing. With 30+ years’ global leadership at AIMIA, American Express, HP, and IBM, Kevin excels as a coach mentor, mediator, and business leader. A featured conference speaker, he contributes to Forbes and Marketing Magazine, and serves on Harvard Business Review’s Advisory Council. Kevin holds degrees from Monash University and the University of Chicago Booth. He is a chartered accountant and a CPA Australia and Singapore Human Resources Institute member.
Jurgita Micallef, PCC (Spain)
Jurgita is a leadership coach and facilitator with 20 years of HR experience in international public and private sector organizations around the world, from startups to publicly listed companies and governmental bodies (e.g. European Parliament). She most recently served as the head of HR for EMEA in a global technology company. Jurgita holds a master’s degree in public administration and post-graduate diploma in business administration. A Lithuanian national, having lived in eight countries over the past 20years, Jurgita identifies as a global citizen.
Sophia Toh, PCC, MBA (USA)
Sophia an executive, mentor and team coach fluent in Mandarin and English, has 20 years’ of experience in finance, accounting, strategy, and organizational development. She served as a business unit CFO at Walker and Company Brands and Kraft Heinz. Sophia holds a bachelor’s degree from Clayton State University, an MBA from Purdue University, a Harvard Kennedy School Nonprofit Leadership certificate, and multiple coaching certifications. She’s a Gallip CliftonStrengths Coach™ and Four Stages of Psychological Safety™ trainer, Sophia dedicates time to pro bono mentoring, coaching and volunteering.
Dumisani Magadlela, PCC, PhD (South Africa)
Global Board Chair
Magdalena Nowicka Mook (USA)
CEO, ICF
Steve Weiss, CAE (USA)
Vice President, ICF Professional Coaches
ICF Thought Leadership Institute facilitates interaction between innovators, researchers, technologists, venture capitalists, press and influencers to build and maintain the most comprehensive and highest-quality body of knowledge on the art and practice of coaching.
ICF Thought Leadership Institute is a non-membership body, established as a 501(c)(3) tax- exempt education and research-oriented legal entity.
The ICF Thought Leadership Institute Board of Directors is comprised of:
Donna P.A. Eiby, MBA (Australia)
Chair
Donna’s passions are people and the planet. She believes that we should strive for the utopian vision of each and every human, operating in service to both. To do this, we need (among many other actions) to rebuild the social structures and rhythms of our existence. The ICF Thought Leadership Institute, as part of the wider coaching community, has enormous potential to contribute to these social structures and rhythms while scaffolding the ties that bind every human being to each other and the world.
Svetlana Dimovski, PCC, NBC-HWC, PhD (USA)
Vice Chair
Svetlana is an executive coach, Kellogg Executive Scholar in Leadership and Chopra Center Certified Instructor in Primordial Sound Meditation. Svetlana’s career includes 20 years of research, strategy, and innovation management experience. She’s held senior leadership positions across academia, Fortune 100 companies, and international development non-profit organizations, She earned her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Drexel University and a postgraduate diploma in digital business from Columbia University/MIT Sloan.
Yene Assegid, MCC, PhD (Belgium/Zambia)
Secretary and Global Board Representative
Yene is a seasoned transformational leadership coach and systems thinking practitioner, having supported civil society organizations, United Nations Agencies, European Union Institutions, and multinationals since the mid-1990’s. Her expertise lies in transformational leadership development training programs, blended with leadership coaching for executives and management teams. Her approach is deeply rooted in Integral Theory, Systems Thinking, and Emotional Intelligence. Yene brings extensive international experience from her work around the world. She received a PhD in Transformation, Leader, and Change from the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Kaveh Mir, MCC, MBA, MSc, MAPPCP (United Kingdom)
Treasurer
Kaveh, an executive coach is dedicated to fostering positive behavioral change. His passion lies in enhancing performance, engagement, well-being, transitions, and leadership. Over the past seven years, Kaveh has been honored to serve on the United Kingdom ICF and ICF Global Professional Coaches Board. He has had the privilege of coaching executives from renowned international companies, including Deloitte, Capgemini, Amazon, HSBC, Novartis, Mars, Google, X, Uber, Pepsi-Cola, IBM and Coca-Cola.
Pinar Dolen, MBA (Switzerland)
Pinar is a visionary and results-oriented technology executive with a proven track record of leading business transformation by leveraging technology and analytics. She currently leads the data and analytics transformation for Louis Dreyfus Company as the global head of data science and the chief data and analytics officer. Coming from an engineering background, Pinar has worked in consulting, consumer goods and agriculture, and she has a passion for generating value and growing people.
Melvin Smith, PhD (USA)
Melvin is a professor in the Department of Organizational Behavior and is faculty director of executive education at the Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management. He is also chairman of the board of the Graduate School Alliance for Education in Coaching (GSAEC). Melvin received his PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University of Pittsburgh. He is co-author (with Richard Boyatzis and Ellen Van Oosten) of the book, Helping People Change: Coaching with Compassion for Lifelong Learning and Growth (Harvard Business Review Press).
Woody Woodward, PCC, PhD (USA)
Woody is a clinical assistant professor of executive coaching at New York University, where he co-founded and now leads the Master of Science in Executive Coaching and Organizational Consulting (ECOC) program. He is author of The YOU Plan and has appeared on the Today Show and CNN among others. Prior to academia, Woody served as an HR consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (PwC) and as a project manager for IBM Business Consulting Services.
Alicia Hullinger, PhD (USA)
Vice President, ICF Thought Leadership Institute
Dumisani Magadlela, PCC, PhD (South Africa)
Global Board Chair
Magdalena Nowicka Mook (USA)
CEO, ICF
ICF Chapters are led by local ICF Members. Volunteer opportunities vary among chapters but may include serving on a local Chapter board or committee or assisting with local public relations/marketing efforts.
The Chapter Regulatory Liaisons Network gathers input from all over the globe from volunteer Chapter representatives who monitor and discuss regulation issues impacting the coaching profession. Contact ICF Headquarters to volunteer.
ICF Global Communities of Practice (CPs) provide a virtual venue for coaches with a shared interest in a specific topic to advance their professional development; deepen their subject-matter expertise; and share best practices, emerging trends, tools and tips.
Each CP is steered by volunteer co-leaders who help facilitate the learning and organize the conversations, ideas, and trends that emerge from the group. CPs are designed to promote active participation from their members: Sharing and discussion is always encouraged.
Volunteer groups are meant to ensure more effective and efficient decision-making and ensure all ICF volunteer work is tied to the objectives of the Strategic Plan. The Board will create more task forces, panels, and focus groups, as specific needs arise.
If you are interested in serving as a volunteer for a future opportunity, please fill out this form or click the button below.
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