Barrett McBride, PhD, MCC, is a seasoned executive leadership coach, organizational development consultant, and leader. At UC Davis, her current focus includes leading a team of senior consultants and coaches, evoking a servant leadership approach. “This team is composed of creative, multi-talented professionals who are at their best when they are free to use their considerable expertise in partnership with their clients, to create the most effective approach for each client and each engagement,” she says. “I do my best to create an environment for them to do their best.”

Debbie Ramos is a highly skilled professional providing executive administration, project management, and operational support for Learning & Organizational Development's mission of designing and implementing strategies for talent management, organizational effectiveness, employee/leadership development, and employee engagement across UC Davis and UC Davis Health. Over her six years with UC Davis, Debbie has been a member of change, communication, and training teams supporting UC Davis' overall broad strategic initiatives.

Vicky Tibbs aims to bring authenticity and fulfilment into the workplace, looking forward at possibilities. Bringing the experience of her tenure at UC Davis Health, she enthusiastically partners with clients in strategic planning, team building, change management, increasing employee engagement, and other organizational effectiveness projects.

Tiffani Francis, CPC, has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare management and leadership field. With her experience as an organizational development and leadership coach, Tiffani can relate to the complexities that healthcare leaders navigate while making their vision a reality. Tiffani’s professional interests include developing high-performing teams, leadership effectiveness, performance acceleration, stakeholder engagement, work culture strategy, relationship-centered communication, and change management.

Dr. Maryam Ghadiri is a Senior Organizational Development Consultant with Organizational Excellence. Her work over the past decade has focused on learning and development, coaching, and curriculum design focused on applications in higher education, non-profit organizations, and small businesses. Maryam is passionate about leadership development, team performance, and strategic planning. She brings extensive experience and expertise to address organizational challenges by applying research-based and people-centric methodologies. She partners with leaders, teams, and organizations to identify barriers to engagement, develop leadership skills, increase innovation, improve effective communication, and create supportive workplace cultures.

Gayle is an accomplished Equity Leadership Strategist, Executive Leadership Coach, and leadership development professional. She brings 30 years of successful leadership experience across five sectors of business: corporate, technology, non-profit, ministry, and entrepreneurship with a passion for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging leadership work.

Keven Brahim is a Senior Organizational Development Consultant. Over the past decade of his career, he has served as a learning and development architect, designer, and facilitator of talent development programs across individual contributor, manager, and leadership levels throughout the employee lifecycle. Keven Brahim has experience across a diverse array of industries including entertainment, financial markets, professional services, non-profit disaster response, and academia. He is motivated by a desire to address organizational challenges at their sources via practical, scalable, people-centric designs that, when implemented effectively, yield sustainable improvements over time.

Adrienne Mead is a Senior Organizational Development Consultant. Her career has been at the intersection of Organization Development, Learning, Change, and Human Resources. Adrienne uses this combined perspective to help teams and organizations achieve their desired results and realities. Adrienne has special interest and expertise in building high performing teams, consulting on strategic change, leadership effectiveness, and developing organizational culture.

Leticia Montana is an experienced leadership coach and organizational development strategist with expertise across a variety of industries, including healthcare, financial services, biopharmaceuticals, tech, and management consulting. As a coach, she is recognized for her ability to guide her clients along their leadership journey while amplifying their voice, staying true to their values, and leading with authenticity. As a strategist, Leticia focuses on building people-centric solutions that tackle gaps in organizational design, culture, and skills/capabilities.

Lisa Laughter is a dynamic force in the realm of personal empowerment and career development. As a Senior Career Coach, motivational speaker, and professional life coach, she brings over 25 years of experience in academic advising and higher education administration to her role. Lisa's journey began at Washington State University, where she held various advising and administrative positions before blazing a trail as the inaugural Career Coach at UC Davis and UC Davis Health.