Co-Collaborators: Coaches

Deborah Young

Deborah has a passion and reputation for maximizing individual and organizational performance. With more than 25 years of business and consulting experience, she coaches leaders from C-suite to front line managers to improve communication and increase collaboration, creating effective leaders and high functioning teams. Deborah focuses on high potential executive coaching, succession planning, assimilation coaching, change leadership and assessment and development of leaders at all levels. She has designed many customized programs, including healthcare leadership academies, change leadership, team building and strategic planning.

Deborah holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology and Counseling from Tennessee Technological University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the University of California Berkeley. She has certifications in multiple assessment tools: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, DISC, TKI Conflict Management Style Indicator, Hogan Lead Assessment, Management Research Group, Inc. leadership suite and LHH Change Management.

Gary Wohl

 Gary Wohl, MBA, CPC is an experienced executive with significant financial, strategic, operational, motivational and effective administrative knowledge. In his more than 25 years of leadership, he has assisted companies with becoming more efficient and productive in addressing client needs team effectiveness through streamlined processes, timely interactions and enhanced communication experiences. Gary served as President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer of a variety of businesses. Gary’s strength as a coach is working with people to facilitate growth for that individual by uncovering blind spots and developing new patterns of behavior. He partners with individuals to understand their view of their business and their environment. He has the ability to explore with a sense of curiosity and the courage to challenge, without judgement; to help a person determine the best path for him or her and their company. 

Liz Congdon

Liz is passionate about partnering with leaders to map out goals that align to their core values and authentic selves in helping them achieve the change they seek to better both their professional and personal lives. She draws upon over 25 years of combined corporate HR and coaching experience across leadership and talent development, team building, staffing, performance management, mergers and acquisitions, business restructuring and succession planning. Liz focuses on executive coaching, trust building among teams, leadership integrations, and targeted 360 assessments designed to support awareness and rapid growth. Liz graduated from the Boston College Honors program with a degree in Psychology. She is ICF PCC certified and received coaching certifications from the Hudson Institute of Coaching and Team Coaching International. She is a lifelong learner who has completed numerous training programs, and is certified in the Leadership Circle Profile and EQ in Action assessments.

Ann O’Connor, PCC

Ann O’Connor’s work with leaders focuses on emotional intelligence, communication skills, global collaborations, balancing relationships with business results, and navigating complex professional roles. Over the course of her 25 years in leadership roles and 16 years of leadership development coaching, Ann has worked, collaborated, and coached individuals and teams in a variety of industries including healthcare, manufacturing, financial consulting, technology, legal services and non-profits. Previous roles have included Vice President of Strategic Business Units, Vice President of Sales, and National Accounts and Sales Development Manager. Ann holds a Masters in Organization Development and Change from Case Western Reserve University. Ann earned certification as an Executive Coach from the Hudson Institute of Coaching, where she is on faculty as an External Mentor Coach and serves as a facilitator on the Corporate Training Team. In addition, she is a Certified Coaching Supervisor through the Coaching Supervision Academy, Ltd. She is credentialed as a Professional Coach (PCC) through the International Coach Federation.

Matt Becker

J. Matthew Becker is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF) specializing in Executive and Leadership coaching. Matt has a Masters in Human Resource Development from Xavier University and is a Certified NeuroTransformational Coach (CNTC). Matt has been working in the field of leadership development for over 20 years with a specialty in interpersonal skills development, coaching, mentoring, and team building. He has coached over 700 leaders from the front line to C-Suite in the healthcare, banking, pharmaceutical, aerospace, industrial supply, higher education, local and federal government and non-profit industries.

As a coach, Matt believes that the success of an organization is contingent on leadership’s ability to create an environment where others can bring out their best. He was the co-leader of the ICF’s Internal Coaching Community of Practice for 6 years, has represented the ICF as a speaker at several conferences, and participated on a couple of ICF task forces; most recently in support of the ICF’s updated competency model. Matt was inducted into the ICF Ohio Valley Chapter Hall of Fame in 2016.