Judi Glova brings more than 15 years of experience in the corporate world with her own company, Pinnacle Coaching & Consulting.

Working at a senior level for some of the largest pharmaceutical corporations in the United States including Roche, Pharmacia and Novartis, Judi brings unique skills to the task of helping individuals achieve new heights through emotional intelligence development, executive coaching and communications consulting.

Judi is a Certified Coach, is certified in the Genos EI, is a member of the International Coaching Federation, and is on the board of directors for the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association.

Mehrzad Araghi is the founder of Aligned Connections Consulting, which provides workshops, assessments, and coaching designed to strengthen connections, bridge differences, and build resilience. Mehrzad works with individuals, families, teams, and organizations, and is often called upon for her understanding of the interplay among culture, environment, personality, and brain science (how the brain affects behavior).

Mehrzad’s “diversity training” began early, as she attended an international school in Tehran during her childhood, returning to the United States in 1978 just before the Islamic Revolution. In addition to her early exposure to Farsi, she speaks German and Russian, and spent college terms in both pre-unified Germany and early-glasnost-era Leningrad.

In addition to maintaining four Massachusetts teaching certificates, Mehrzad is qualified to administer and interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (the MBTI®) and the Genos EI assessment. She is a Certified Coach and a member of the International Coach Federation.

Karen Kazarian holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and is a Certified Coach. She has received advanced training and certifications in the Genos Emotional Intelligence Assessment, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and Behavorial Interviewing Skills. Karen’s diverse work experience includes sales, management, training/development, human resources, and coaching positions in the financial services industry.

In addition to her partnership with Carmine Leo & Associates, Karen has her own private coaching practice providing professional services to corporations and individuals to develop effective leadership skills, primarily through the application and delivery of the Genos EI Assessment and its associated coaching methodologies. She has facilitated many workshops focusing on Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

In her coaching practice, Karen believes that the new paradigm for organizational effectiveness requires developing greater self awareness to move forward in the current competitive business environment.

Michael Thompson, owner of Interlude Coaching, is a Ph.D. psychotherapist with a diverse background in business, nonprofit associations and venture capital funded startup medical devices companies. He brings a powerful insight into the needs of 21st century businesses, and has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to effectively guide, mentor and focus individuals and organizations as they examine their mission and vision for the future. He is particularly successful at helping them understand their interdependence and relationships.

Michael is a Certified Coach and is also certified in the use and application of the Genos EI Assessments and coaching methodologies. He has been a guest lecturer at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL., speaking on Emotional Intelligence in Organizational Development, as well as a guest speaker at the Society of Human Resource Professionals, speaking on the benefits and impact of Emotional Intelligence Assessments.

Michael has served as CEO and Executive Director of several major Medical Associations including the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Katherine L. Poehnert holds a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology and is the owner of InSight Services Coaching and Training. She is a certified executive coach, and is also certified in the Genos EI 360. She focuses her individual client market on helping corporate leaders, particularly women, to gain access to success by supporting them in clarifying professional goals, aligning values with decisions, trusting instincts, and fostering real conversations.

Ms. Poehnert spent five years as a corporate seminar presenter for Ceridian Performance Partners, serving many Fortune 500 Companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, Merck, and Chase Manhattan. She has designed dozens of workshops, courses, trainings, teleclasses and keynotes, and is currently serving as a lead coach trainer and teleclass instructor for iPEC Coaching; an international Coach Training Institute accredited by the International Coaching Federation, serving in New York City, New England, and New Jersey.

Katherine’s corporate clients include AT&T, Liz Claiborne, Donna Karan, Prudential, Deloitte & Touche LLP, and Primerica Financial Services, and she has coached women in management positions at Borders Books, Liz Claiborne, Prudential, and PSEG.

Cynthia Palka is the founder of Future Map Inc., a professional coaching firm, and Head of US Operations & Leadership for The Chalfont Project, an international consulting firm specializing in organizational architecture. Cynthia helps start-up and established companies in different industries to develop organizational and leadership solutions to business challenges. A medicinal chemist by background, she has been working in the life sciences arena since 1992, specializing in executive recruitment, development, and performance enhancement.

Cynthia earned a Master of Science degree in Chemistry from Princeton University and has completed the course work for a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry. She is a Certified Coach and is a trained administrator of the Genos EI assessment along with other workplace assessments in behavioral styles, conflict management, and team performance. Cynthia is a Regulatory Affairs Certified (RAC) professional for pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device products.

Melina Vratny, certified as an executive coach and in the Genos EI, holds a BS in Biology and an MBA in Marketing and Finance. She has worked in the corporate world in sales, marketing, and product and market development for 20 years, was president of her own imaging company, and has taught business and marketing courses in the Business department at SUNY Farmingdale on Long Island. Melina has passed the Series 7 and Series 63 exams, enabling her to be a stock broker in the state of New York. She holds two patents in high-tech instruments for microscopy and has written numerous articles in industry magazines.

In 2001 Melina climbed to the base camp at Mount Everest in Nepal, she has trekked through the high Andes mountains in Peru, and she has summited Mera Peak, one of the high mountains in the Everest region of the Himalayas. Melina recently returned from climbing Mount Everest.

Bill Sex is currently President and CEO of New England Coaching, which he founded in 2004. His coaching practice focuses on assisting business owners and senior executives (people in positions of influence) become most effective as leaders. He also provides group leadership training as part of a public offering, or as customized programs developed for specific organizations. In addition, New England Coaching offers coach certification training, through its alliance with iPEC Coaching, for people wishing to become professional coaches or for those looking to bring the skills of coaching into their organizations.

Bill’s background is in various management and leadership roles, having most recently served as President of Betatherm Corporation, a privately held manufacturing company. He moved to the US from Ireland in 1998 to assume this role following a Management Buyout by the Irish subsidiary of the US parent. Reporting to the Board in Ireland, he was responsible for operations in Massachusetts, Barbados and partners in China. His experience is across many industries and countries having worked in Europe, the Caribbean and the United States. Prior to his experience with Betatherm, he held executive positions with Penn Racquet Sports and Waterford Crystal.

Educated with a BS degree majoring in Chemistry, Bill is also a Business Strategy graduate of the Irish Management Institute. He is certified as a professional coach through iPEC Coaching and is also qualified to administer the Genos Emotional Intelligence Assessment Scale.

Ann M. Babiarz is certified as an Empowerment Coach and in the Genos EI, and is a PhD. Level Candidate in Metaphysics. Ann currently works in the corporate world in the area of personal finance. She has worked in the areas of 401(k) mutual fund trading, trust administration and was the director/owner of two fitness studios. Ann has passed the Series 7, Series 63, and Series 66 exams, enabling her to be a financial adviser/stock broker. She brings more than 20 years of experience in the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds in the areas of Personal Finance and Health and Fitness with her company, The Global Transformation Company, LLC.

The Global Transformation Company, LLC provides corporate training, workshops and individual coaching in the areas of Emotional Intelligence, Health and Fitness, Personal Finance, Project Management and Sales.

Ann believes that in order to experience lasting change, individuals must transform from the inside-out, and that we must find something fun in most every endeavor.

David Severance is a leadership expert and organizational development consultant. In addition to being a Certified Coach and trained in the Genos EI instrument, he brings to his clients fourteen years of management experience at the world’s seventh-largest airline, and many years of consulting for a variety of multi-nationals.

A frequent speaker at leadership conferences, David helps corporations define their values, mission, and vision for the future, and find ways to consistently align actions and policies with them. He works with individual executives to help them clarify and communicate their message in ways that inspire true commitment and extraordinary support from stakeholders. His work with corporate teams helps to clarify goals, roles and accountabilities, and to create contexts for interaction that are both effective and supported by all team members.

In addition to his corporate work, David serves as the Executive Director of The Hibari Foundation, a non-profit that arranges volunteer opportunities for international volunteers.

Patton Stephens holds a Master of Public Administration degree, is certified as an Executive Coach through iPEC Coaching, and is certified to deliver the Genos EI 360 Assessment and Performance-Based Coaching Program. She serves as adjunct faculty for Montgomery College in Maryland, received a Certificate in Organization Development from Georgetown University, and completed the Facilitator Training for Personal Development in Business Settings through the Inner Journey Seminars.

Through her coaching and Emotional Intelligence Development services, Patton has worked with individual executives to help them identify and capitalize on their strengths, incorporate strategic leadership skills, do succession planning, develop and leverage partnerships, and facilitate expanded contributions from their Executive Teams. She has also coached Executive Teams to manage conflict to harness energy for problem–solving and bottom-line growth, learn strategies to support each others' work while maintaining their individual competitiveness, and increase their Emotional Intelligence in order to position their decision-making speed, ability to generate new ideas, team productivity levels, and employee retention rates as competitive advantages.

Patton’s clients have included The U.S. Government Accountability Office, IBM, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, TATC Consulting, JBS International, Organizational Coaching and Learning Group, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Labor, and numerous individuals seeking Life Coaching outside their work environment.