She graduated from one of the top accredited coach training schools in the world (IPEC) and brings over 25 years’ experience working with Fortune 100 companies, small technology start-ups and nonprofit organizations. She has also completed studies at the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in New York City and is an ordained Interfaith Minister. Sharon has completed both introductory and advanced courses in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at Duke Integrative Medicine and recently completed a 2yr training with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach to become a Certified Mindfulness Teacher.

Living in alignment with her deepest intentions is Sharon’s daily practice; supporting individuals who prioritize personal growth and community service close the gap between where they are and where they want to be by cultivating mindsets and habits that align with their deepest desires is her life’s work.

Wil earned his MA in applied theatre from CUNY, and discovered the ways theatre can be used for community building, education, and for addressing social rights issues. He has brought this work to NYC classrooms in workshops focused on ways students can change their school’s culture around the perceptions and agreements of LGBTQ people. He has also brought this methodology to men’s work with the company he co-founded, Man Question which has offered workshops addressing our relationship to masculinity with groups ranging from LGBTQ groups to inmates at a maximum security men’s prison. Wil wrote, produced and performed his solo show, “Of and On Again” a story about his relationship with gender and with his drag alter ego, Sylvia London. Wil also served as the Executive Director of Easton Mountain, an LGBT retreat center in upstate New York where he initiated multiple programs including the Easton Mountain Leadership Academy for young adults. He is the founder of Willfully Living, his life coach practice that focuses on supporting gay, queer, bi and trans men to get past limiting beliefs and live at their highest potential.

A Washington DC resident and native, Anika has worked on programs with NASA, the National Institutes of Health, Colorado Trust, and the Obama Foundation. Anika previously lived and worked in the UK and Japan, and has a BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.

In addition to facilitation, Anika is an actor and director, as well as a teacher of voice and theatre at the Studio Acting Conservatory in DC. She has worked in the nonprofit sector utilizing her skills in technology, communications, and project management.

For more than 15 years, Kelly has worked in the areas of communication, adult education, curriculum development and workshop delivery as an experienced group facilitator, workshop leader and coach. She is passionate about helping people identify their deepest potential and find fulfillment in their professional and personal lives.

Before Naima, Alessandro founded Abla, a leader in speech-automated business solutions. He teaches Strategic Development as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pisa, Engineering Faculty, Business Management Course. And is engaged in the Summer Master School in Entrepreneurship in Humanities by Fondazione Golinelli in Bologna.

Alessandro coaches at Palestre delle Professioni Digitali, a post graduate educational on business innovation sponsored by Accenture Foundation and Samsung. He contributed to several start-ups in technology and presently is a tutor for competitive innovation hubs on sustainable business new ventures. Alessandro practices Respectful Confrontation as a core element of his commitment in strategic thinking, and to support positive behavioral shifts in individuals and companies. In his free time, he loves music and plays jazz piano. He is the author of ‘Senza aspettare Godot’, literally ‘Don’t wait for Godot,’ a manifesto and method in small & medium enterprise business growth.

Her process of engaging individuals and communities through the expression of shared story has found a wide range of applications, from helping environmental organizations understand the priorities of traditional land-based communities to helping people heal from trauma.

She is the author of Malinche’s Daughter, an essay collection based on her work with women survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Oaxaca, Mexico as a Fulbright Fellow. She lives in Albuquerque where she works with fellow artists and local farmers to implement the Community Table project, which combines art, local agriculture, and economic development as a platform for neighborhood revitalization. Michelle holds a B.A. in History from Harvard University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College.

She has been practicing physical therapy for over 20 years and currently runs her own business specializing in craniosacral therapy, manual therapy, and visceral manipulation. She is also a yoga instructor and is passionate and inspired by self-evolution, global consciousness, shamanic healing, conscious parenting, yoga, nature, connection and being of service. Tori combines her sharp knowledge of the body with her intuitive wisdom to provide a safe container for transformation. The work of Respectful Confrontation has been paramount in the embodiment of her own truth, speaking it with grace, and allowing her to be an example of possibility for others. She resides in Boise, ID and is a mother of two. 

Brennan has consulted public and private sector clients, including NASA, Health & Human Services, Huntington-Ingalls, and others. He is a certified facilitator of The Samurai Game ™ and he’s a founding member of the Association of Transformational Leaders (Southern California and East Coast chapters).

The services Brennan is most called upon to provide are executive coaching, group coaching for project teams, embodied leadership training (using a wide variety of activities for executive presence and focus-building), and experiential team-building training.

Brennan has a Neurophysiology degree from the University of Kansas, a 1-year certification in counseling, and is a 3-time graduate of the prestigious Art of Leadership Mastery course.

Shelly . . .

Amelia has a Masters from Harvard Divinity School, a Masters of Transformational Leadership and Coaching, and was in The Weston Network’s first class of graduates.Together with her partner, she co-founded Kailo Mentoring Group where they work with individuals, couples, and organizations to optimize resilience and orient to the healing power of pleasure. She particularly loves teaching couples and singles techniques to manage their triggers with more efficiency so as to spend more time in the transformative potential of presence, play, and flow.

Other areas of practice and training for Jules include gender-based violence, family violence, sexual assault, issues related to LGBTQI+ community, non-monogamy/polyamory, gender/sexual identity, racial identity, anti-bias/oppression/racism within systems, and white fragility.  Jules’ Respectful Confrontation practice is rooted in bringing social justice perspectives to consider the ways trauma, privilege, oppression, diversity, equity and inclusion intersect with all of us in our life journey. Aspects of her own identity inform her commitment to provide methods of Respectful Confrontation infused with compassion and curiosity.  From this perspective, working to create equity is a healing journey and commitment that each person extends towards themselves, and that resonates with greater community and humanity.  Jules is a graduate of Internal Family Systems Institute Level 1 IFS, the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy 2 Year Integrated Trauma Studies Program, and the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies 1 Year Program.  She teaches classes and provides workshops at local, state and national conferences, institutions and organizations.  Jules holds a Bachelor’s degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University School of Social Work in New York City.

In addition to her training with the Weston Network, Talya holds a BA in “Theater and Social Struggle” from Duke University and an MFA from the Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Program in Acting & Directing. Among other things, she uses her training in presence, mindfulness and collaboration to teach acting, directing and empowered speech techniques at Duke University.