Stephanie Taylor, ACC

Associate Director, Leader Development, The Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University

Stephanie Taylor is the Associate Director of Leader Development at the Doerr Institute for New Leaders. Stephanie oversees the hiring, training and managing of professional coaches who facilitate Doerr Institute’s multiple leader development interventions, including multi-session modules, leader excursions, and year-long learning cohorts. In her 17+ years of experience, Stephanie has coached and facilitated leader development experiences for k-12 students, teachers, administrators, entry level managers and corporate executives.  Stephanie graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a double major in psychology and communications. She is married and is the mother of two girls, Quinn and Lucy.

Joan Balaban

Senior Organization Development Consultant and Executive Coach, Center for Workplace Development, Harvard University

Joan Balaban is a senior organization development consultant and executive coach at the Center for Workplace Development (CWD) at Harvard University. With over 25 years of multifaceted experience in organizational development and clinical social work, she leverages her expertise to provide insightful coaching and consulting services. Joan believes that growth and change occur when people—and the teams, departments, and organizations they belong to—have the space and time to reflect. This philosophy is central to her approach, enabling her to create environments where individuals and groups can explore their potential, discover new insights, create solutions and chart ways forward. She takes pride in her ability to help others through active listening, thorough assessments, and thought-provoking questions. Joan recently completed her certificate in group coaching through Group Coaching HQ.

Janine Hackshaw, CPCC

Senior Organization Development Consultant and Executive Coach, The Center for Workplace Development, Harvard University

Janine T. Hackshaw is a Senior Organization Development Consultant and Executive Coach at the Center for Workplace Development at Harvard University. With more than 17 years of experience, she serves as thought partner and strategist to senior faculty and administrative leaders across the institution, consulting on initiatives related to improving executive and organizational performance and effectiveness.

Janine is a certified professional executive coach and a certified group coaching HQ coach, deeply committed to empowering individuals to show up and lead authentically. Her areas of expertise include guiding leaders through transitions, facilitating safe spaces for groups to explore and engage in critical conversations, and supporting clients in creating meaningful and sustainable change.

Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Janine holds a Master of Science in Organizational Learning and Development, an MBA, and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies.

Julia Rosof, PCC

Career & Leadership Coach, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Julia Rosof (she/her) is a leadership and career coach at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley with over 12 years of experience working with full-time and working professional MBA students. She coaches MBA students and alumni through their career journeys and helps them stay true to themselves while on the wild ride of changing and finding a new career. She provides individual and group coaching and helped design and launch the first group coaching program for MBA alumni at Haas. Prior to coaching she worked in MBA program management, student experience and academics and her career started in fundraising for arts nonprofits. She has made several career switches herself, but the through line has always been working with people to help them achieve their goals. She is a certified Professional Integral Coach through New Ventures West and a certified Group Coach from Group Coaching HQ and holds a B.A. from UC Berkeley.