Every year, Transformative Coaching Essentials brings together an extraordinary group of people—coaches, faculty, and students alike. While we welcome 12–15 guest staff coaches throughout the year, the Core Faculty Team is the heart of the program. These dedicated and skillful coaches are with you from the very beginning (often even before you arrive!) and walk with you all the way through graduation.
This work is powerful, meaningful, and deeply impactful. Our faculty are not just instructors—they are partners in your journey. Each one is committed to ensuring that every student coach feels supported, challenged, and seen as they grow into their own unique coaching identity.
And next month, we’ll be announcing a special addition: a guest staff of 12 MORE professional coaches who will bring even more depth and richness to the program.
We believe that transformation happens best in community. That’s why our faculty team brings a variety of professional backgrounds, personalities, life experiences, and coaching styles.
When you learn in an environment shaped by people who bring different talents, perspectives, and ways of being, you expand your own capacity. You’re exposed to new ways of thinking, new ways of listening, and new ways of coaching. That variety is what makes TCE such a powerful training ground.
Whether it’s organizational leadership, education, accounting, mental health, engineering, or nonprofit work—our coaches bring it all into the room. This means that as a student, you’ll experience how coaching weaves into every corner of life, and you’ll find models that resonate with you no matter your background or goals.
Meet the Core Faculty Team
Deb
- TCE Graduate, Class of 2022
- Executive Director of Welcome Home Housing, a nonprofit supporting people living with mental illness
- 30+ years of experience in mental health and organizational leadership
- Artist, lifelong learner, and amateur philosopher exploring consciousness studies
- Fun fact: Studied belly dancing for 10 years and performed on stage—including at her daughter’s middle school!
Deb’s intention as a staff coach:
To show up fully for each student, build genuine connection, and grow alongside them. She brings deep listening, clear agreements, celebration, and honest feedback, empowering students to shape their own experience.
Reina
- TCE Graduate, Class of 2023
- Co-owner of a local advertising business (yes, the kind with blimps!)
- Holds graduate degrees in both Education and Accounting
- Building her coaching practice with passion and joy
- Fun fact: Can explain child development while balancing your budget.
Reina’s intention as a staff coach:
To facilitate transformation while learning and growing alongside the students. Her excitement and energy are contagious, and she’s ready to support the powerful shifts ahead.
Becca
- TCE Graduate, Class of 2025
- Analyst for the State of California, with a background in engineering and a future vision of leadership
- Building her coaching practice in preparation for a full-time transition post-retirement
- Fun fact: Once helped design crash test dummies during a Department of Transportation internship in DC.
Becca’s intention as a staff coach:
To be present and supportive, helping each student recognize their potential as a coach. She brings steady encouragement and a belief in each participant’s capacity for growth.
Looking Ahead
We are so proud to introduce this team and grateful for their commitment. Each faculty coach brings their own unique brilliance, and together, they create the kind of learning environment where transformation thrives.
And remember—this is just the beginning. Next month we’ll reveal the guest staff of 12 professional coaches who will join us in 2026, adding even more richness and diversity to the experience.
Stay tuned. The journey is just beginning.
