Strengths-Based Coaching Network

Dr. Jeffrey E. Auerbach, MCC

Dr. Jeffrey E. Auerbach, MCC, began coaching in 1986. He designs and delivers executive coaching programs for leaders in all industries, physicians and physician executives, wellness coaching programs, internal coaching programs to build a coaching culture, and emotionally intelligent leadership programs.

Auerbach served on the International Coach Federation Global Board of Directors, holding the office of Vice-President. He has also served as both President, and for five years as an International Board Member of the Association of Coach Training Organizations, an organization that has had a long strategic relationship with the International Coach Federation. An expert on emotional intelligence in the workplace Dr. Auerbach is a frequent speaker at academic and professional conferences on peak performance and emotional intelligence.

Auerbach is the author of the classic coaching books, Personal and Executive Coaching, Seeing the Light: What Organizations Need to Know—The State of the Coaching Industry Report, and co-author with Dr. Sandra Foster from Stanford, Positive Psychology and Coaching: Applying Science to Executive and Personal Coaching, and the editor of Professional Coaching Competencies. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, the Chicago School of Psychology, and Antioch University. Dr. Auerbach is certified in many assessments utilized in coaching and has utilized and taught the use of the MBTI Step II, the FIRO-B, the Coaching Report for Leaders, the HayGroup ESCI, and the EQI2.0 for 16 years; the GALLUP Strengthsfinder, the Leadership Versatility Index and is an Accredited Master trainer in the Emotional Quotient Inventory 2.0 and the EQ360.

Representative examples of past coaching and leadership development clients include Stanford University, Cisco, Reyes, Anthem, PG&E, Disney, Ford Motor, Vodaphone, Shell, CenturyLink, Stanford University, Honeywell, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Allergan, US Air Force, MCI, Pfizer, Boeing, Chevron, Tupperware, NASA, Wells Fargo, Harvard, and the Aerospace Corporation. Dr. Auerbach is available for coaching and keynote presentation on executive coaching, emotional intelligence, well-being, peak performance and creating a high performing coaching culture. Dr. Auerbach is particularly passionate about the power of coaching, emotional intelligence and positive psychology to uplift humanity.

Dr. Ana Maria Irueste-Montes, PCC

Ana Maria Irueste-Montes, Ph.D., PCC, is an ICF credentialed Professional Certified Coach, a licensed psychologist, concerned with diversity issues, values and sustainability in the world. As an adjunct teaching staff for the College of Executive Coaching she provides training, coaching and mentoring to professional coaches. In the past she served as an adjunct staff for the Center for Creative Leadership, named the best leadership-training program in Business Week magazine. Dr. Irueste-Montes, received her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, has experience utilizing assessment instruments and conducting feedback coaching for diverse companies. Dr. Irueste-Montes co-authored the chapter, "Coaching Women in Business" in Bruce Peltier's seminal text, The Psychology of Executive Coaching. She is bilingual and bicultural.

Dr. Relly Nadler, MCC

Relly Nadler, Psy.D., is a psychologist, an ICF Master Certified Coach, author and trainer. Dr. Nadler coaches presidents, senior vice-presidents, executive teams and physicians. His past clients include DreamWorks Animation, Anthem, EDS, Anheuser-Busch, BMW, Honda, Deloitte and Touche Consulting and Delco Systems. Dr. Nadler is the author of Leading with Emotional Intelligence.

Patricia Rachel Schwartz, MA, MCC

Patricia Rachel Schwartz is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, trainer and facilitator for executives and managers in businesses, corporations and nonprofits. Patricia specializes in strengths based coaching and training approaches including Appreciative Inquiry, which she uses with leaders and their teams. She was trained by the founder of Appreciative Inquiry, David Cooperrider. Patricia holds a Masters degree in International Administration and Management. She is fluent in French and speaks Spanish. Clients include DreamWorks Animation, First Beverage Group, NMB Technologies, Fielding Graduate University, United Way, The FoodBank, Women's Economic Ventures, John Snow Inc., Pacific Capital Bancorps (Union Bank) and the Girl Scouts. Patricia has also coached over 1,500 business leaders.

Dr. Lynn K. Jones, ACPEC, PCC, BCC

Lynn K. Jones, MSW, DSW, is an International Coach Federation Professional Certified Coach,, certified social work manager, consultant and trainer. Dr. Jones has a Masters in Social Work and a Doctorate in Social Welfare from Yeshiva University in New York, along with 30 years of executive leadership experience. She specializes in Appreciative Inquiry and other strengths based coaching and team building approaches and was trained by the founder of Appreciative Inquiry, David Cooperrider. Her clients are leaders in nonprofit organizations, public sector organizations and corporations, as well as small business entrepreneurs. In addition, her expertise in Organizational Culture has proved to be highly valuable to her leadership clients, which have included: Patagonia, Driscolls, Montecito Bank and Trust, City of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Police Department, Haas Automation, Anthem, Agriculture Commissioner's Office, Antioch University. Dr. Jones is a faculty member for the USC School of Social Work Virtual Academic Center.

Bobbie Sue Wolk, MS, MCC, BCC

Bobbie Sue Wolk, MS, MCC, BCC is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Certified Coach. Wolk is also a Board Certified Coach, with a graduate degree in industrial-organizational psychology, an accountant, and business consultant. Wolk is also an adjunct professor at Washington State University, author and entrepreneur with experience in running organizations that achieve success. Bobbie graduated from the College of Executive Coaching and is also a graduate of their Masterful Coach Program. With over 25 years of accounting and tax experience and owning her own business, she has an international client base and holds workshops and coaches throughout the United States. Bobbie takes a holistic approach to her work with leaders to maximize their potential: personally, professionally, and spiritually to provide the optimal balance in life.