Bobette Reeder - Bobette is a Master Certified Coach and a past president of the International Coach Federation (ICF). A coach since 1995, Bobette has had extensive and varied experience serving in the international coaching community. She was on the ICF Board of Directors for 10 years, served on several ICF conference teams in both the U.S. and Europe, and initiated and facilitated the organization's Global Forum. She was the 2004 recipient of the ICF President's Award, and has been the focus of numerous media articles and interviews.
Bobette has been happily married for 34 years (really!) and has two adult children, plus Murphy the wonder dog. Her personal and professional style are all about having fun and seeking the positive side in everything life brings. A favorite quote: "Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can" Danny Kaye.

Guy Stickney - Guy is the founder and CEO of WizardryEvents, a company that has produced conferences all over the world during the past 10 years. Involved with the coaching community since 1988, he has produced 10 international conferences for the ICF, and has worked with many other coaching-related organizations and institutions. Guy spent 21 years in the hotel business, with executive and regional responsibilities, and his hotel teams routinely won top honors for customer service and employee morale.
Guy's passions include travel, golf, his family and "creating the WOW experience." He lives with his wife and their three sons in Tucson, Arizona. A favorite quote: "People may not remember exactly what you did or what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel."

Donna Steinhorn- Donna is president of Coaching to Success and co-founder of the Association for Coaching Excellence. She is the former executive vice president for CoachVille and dean of the Thomas Leonard Coaching School, and was a 2005 recipient of the "t" award. She is an active member of the ICF, serving on two ICF conference teams and several ICF committees. Donna is a founding member of the International Association for Coaching, and coordinator of a Jersey Shore Coach U chapter. An executive, life and mentor coach, Donna has more than 30 years of corporate and business experience. With her multiple roles, she's learned how crucial it is to embrace change and create inspiring, sustainable environments for success.   Donna is an ICF Professional Certified Coach as well as and IAC-CC.
Donna has two grown children, and lives on the Jersey shore in a century-old carriage house with her husband and their quirky Dalmatian, Tango. A favorite quote: "The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself" Ben Franklin.

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Laura Berman Fortgang is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the personal coaching field. Her best-selling books "Now What?: 90 Days to a New Life Direction", "Living Your Best Life" and "Take Yourself to the Top" have been published in 11 languages and distributed around the world.

A sought-after speaker and media resource, Laura has appeared on Oprah, Today, GMA and CBS's Early Show among others. Her TV work and numerous mentions in national and international print media as well as her work through her coaching company, LPF*InterCoach, Inc. has provided Laura the opportunity to touch diverse clients ranging from homemakers, celebrities and Fortune 500 companies to NASA and the Army Corps of Engineers. She is currently a contributing editor and columnist for REDBOOK Magazine and is responsible for the enormously popular Now What? Coaching method for those seeking career and life clarity.

One of the first recipients of the International Coach Federation's Master Coach Credential, Laura was a founding member of ICF, a four-year board member and has been a tireless champion for the coaching profession around the world.

Michael Bungay Stanier BA LLB MPhil CPCC - Michael Bungay Stanier is the Founder of Box of Crayons and has worked with organizations across all market sectors for two decades to help them do less Good Work and more Great Work. He brings together the technologies of facilitation, innovation and coaching to support individuals, teams and organizations in achieving their goals. Recent clients have included American Express, AstraZeneca, Bank of Montreal, British Gas, GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft, Nestle, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Xerox. He created the *Get Unstuck & Get Going* *on the stuff that matters*self-coaching tool and program which has won several awards and been praised by such leading thinkers as Peter Block, Seth Godin and David Allen. He's been featured in national newspapers and radio and writes a regular newsletter that's read by over 20,000 people in 134 countries around the world. He is a popular keynote speaker, and has spoken to coaching and corporate audiences in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and across North America. Michael was the 2006 Canadian Coach of the Year and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University.

Phyllis Haynes - Speaker, Trainer, Master of Ceremonies, award winning television personality, producer, and former ABC Network News correspondent, Phyllis Haynes has motivated, trained and inspired thousands of people around the world and across the USA. She is currently the producer of projects for Studio1network.net.

Phyllis Haynes is a leading authority on bottom-line communications, building lasting business relationships, and getting results! Phyllis Haynes is a partner and principal with Inter-Change Consultants and a specialist in communications including extensive knowledge on new communications issues and media application. She consults on cross-cultural issues for companies who wish to broaden their international exposure and understanding. Phyllis was invited by the European Union and the Hellenic Foundation to bring her work to the emerging marketplaces of Central and Eastern Europe. She also served as a professional specialist on the faculty of Emerson College in Boston. As a speaker, facilitator, trainer, and moderator, Phyllis Haynes is in demand. Her knowledge of global media, new media technology and cross cultural communication encompasses over 20 years of experience in television. She is well known as the former co-host of WOR-TV's "Straight Talk" and as a network correspondent for ABC's "Evening News with Peter Jennings" and "Good Morning America."

Phyllis holds an M.A. from New York University in Political Science with a concentration in Asian and Russian Affairs. She is fluent in French and has a strong background in Russian.

Diane Krause-Stetson, an executive coach and management consultant, is the founder of Lead Your Life, LLC and a co-founder of Symarete. Diane serves business leaders, small business owners and “lady lawyers” as a catalyst for principled success. Diane Krause-Stetson concentrates on career enrichment, leadership development, relationship building and organization effectiveness. Diane works with her clients to maximize personal strengths; to make strategic decisions; and, to achieve desired results. She helps leaders examine and raise their own performance, as they manage others to their potential. And, she encourages professionals to make choices that will enhance their personal fulfillment.

Diane currently serves on the Board of Governors of the International Association of Coaching (IAC) as its Vice President. She also serves on the Boards of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Manitou Council and the Elkhart Lake Glenbeulah Education Foundation.

Diane, formerly a human resources executive and an attorney, has an M.B.A. and a J.D. Diane is an IAC Certified Coach. She is also certified as an Inscape DiSC™ trainer and a Life Purpose and Career Coach. Diane and her husband, Jim, divide their time between Chicago, Illinois and Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, with Diane spending most of her time “at the cottage”.

Margaret Krigbaum - After 11 years in private law practice*,* Margaret transitioned to coaching in late 1994. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies, senior executives, and professionals. Her client base extends throughout the United States and to Europe and Asia. She currently coaches individual and team clients in twelve countries.

 

Margaret is also a leader in the coaching industry. She has received the Master Certified Coach designation from the International Coach Federation. In addition, she is former vice president of that organization, immediate past chair of the ICF's Application Review Committee, and co-chaired several other committees. She was a member of the ICF's Strategic Planning Committee. She is the recipient of the ICF's Jennifer White Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Coaching Profession.

 

Margaret has been a featured speaker and seminar leader to groups and businesses such as Lucent Technologies, AT&T, the American Business Women's Association, Toyota, Bank of America, and the American Small Business Association. Most recently, she created and gave workshops for the Japan Coaching Association, International Mozaik in France, and for Top Human Technology in China. In addition, Margaret has been a guest on over 50 radio shows. She is a featured author in the books, "Working Wisdom", "The Ethics of Coaching", and is the author and producer of the video, *Game Smart: How To Watch Basketball*, starring national championship coach, Lute Olson and endorsed by ABC sports commentator, Dick Vitale.

Sandy Vilas, MCC, is the CEO of CoachInc.com which owns Coach U and Corporate Coach U. Sandy was involved with the founder of the coaching profession since 1989 and helped him found Coach University in 1992. In 1994 Sandy became a full time coach and built a practice of 82 weekly clients. The opportunity arose in 1996 to purchase Coach University and he took the plunge. CoachInc.com now has over 18,000 students and graduates in 51 countries and it is widely regarded as the best coach training school in the world.

Sandy splits his time between Tucson, AZ and Steamboat Springs, CO . He is an avid golfer, skier, and Harley rider while still coaching 13 clients.

Eva Wong - Ms Eva Wong is chairperson and president of TopHuman, which was founded in Canada in 1995 and has been expanding globally for the past 11 years, taking her to China, the USA, Russia, Europe, Singapore and Malaysia. As the head coach of TopHuman, Eva developed the REN Coaching Model, which is a fusion of the Eastern philosophies of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and Western coaching technology. Over the past 11 years, it is a model that has been practiced and applied by more than 100,000 people. Eva has been invited to participate in and to be keynote speaker in conferences held worldwide. She has also had repeat invites to Harvard University as a visiting scholar. Eva is the world's first Chinese accredited MCC coach, and she is also a board member of the International Coach Federation (ICF). She currently serves as president of China Coach Association (CCA).

Eva is the author of The REN Coaching Model, the founder of Heart Chorus, translator of The Power of Experiential Learning and also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of International Corporate Coach. In terms of community services, she is the founder of the Talent of People Foundation and the Heart Chorus program, which has been active in more than 300 schools throughout Greater China, benefiting some 120,000 students, parents and teachers.

Eva graduated from Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Management and obtained a Master of Counseling from University of New England, Australia. She did post-graduate studies in the leadership program for educators at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and was formerly commercial officer at the South China Trade Office of Canadian Embassy in China. She is also a life member of the World Outstanding Chinese Foundation and has been elected as one of China's 100 Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs by the China Women's Federation and China Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs.