ICF Foundation Council of Ambassadors
ICF Foundation Council of Ambassadors are in place to work alongside the chapter and members. They ignite passion for social progress and engage participation in our initiatives. These subject matter experts work to communicate the strategy, plans, and projects with ICF Chapters. To connect with an Ambassador in your region, email information@foundationoficf.org.
Coaching inspired Nuray to think about her life’s purpose. Wanting be useful and to create a difference in people’s lives through providing services that are accessible to everyone, she started to volunteer for ICF Turkey’s social responsibility projects.
Osama is the founder and a former President of the International Coaching Federation Chapter in Jordan and the Founding President of Amman Agora speakers. He is the Board Chair of the 3rd and 4th ICF Middle East Prism Award, an EthicalCoach volunteer, and a board member of ICF Global Arabic language translation taskforce. Osama is very active in volunteering to support Startup Businesses, Entrepreneurial Initiatives, capacity building, and social impact projects.
Anu is sometimes referred to as an “Energizer Coach” for her electric and catalytic style focused on harnessing the very best in her clients. She is a living example of someone who, with humility and sincerity, walks her talk.
Anu is also the Past President of the Washington State Chapter of the International Coaching Federation and has been on the board for the last four years. Her natural joy bubbles up as she finds new and more profound ways to serve humanity and make a difference.
Karen is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation as well as a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths Coach. In late 2019 Karen evolved her career to focus more on coaching, starting her own organization – C2B Coaching and Consulting LLC. Karen is an advocate of coaching for social impact, and is Executive Director of To Africa with Love NFP, whose flagship program — Pads with a Purpose — seeks to motivate and inspire young women, through the creation and discussion of individual vision boards. The program has reached over 3,800 young women. In January 2020, the organization launched Amka, which provides social support and skill development through a “Coaching Circles” approach, to girls who have recently finished secondary school.
In 2013, he acted as President of the ICF Italy Chapter, having served as its board member from 2009 to 2015 and from 2014 to 2016 as member of the ICF European Nominating Committee.
He is partner of an ICF ACTP coaching school, he also co-founded Youvolution, a coaching, training and consulting company (conceived and currently operating as Benefit Company) with a special focus on the integration between individuals’, companies’ and broader society’s wellbeing.
Cristina, an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), has a BA (History & Literature) and an MBA from Harvard University. She holds additional certificates in Conscious Business Coaching, Higher Ground Leadership Coaching, Social Innovation, and Critical Issues in Urban Education. A Puerto Rico native, Cristina feels a special kinship with coaches in Latin America and the Latinx community in the United States. Cristina is passionate about Agenda 2030 (UN SDGs) and causes related to women, education, and opportunities for under-resourced youth.
Originally from San Juan, Argentina, Aida lived abroad for many years and widely traveled to many countries. She is a natural networker and enjoys connecting people. She currently lives in Buenos Aires and speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian.
Since Gloria got certified as a coach she has been working with Executives and high potentials within organizations to bridge the gap between where they are and where they need to be to make the most impact. Gloria is a member of ICF Nigeria Chapter where she was the Project Manager of their first-ever Ignite project in 2019 and she is involved in the Chapter in the capacity of part of the Membership Committee and also a mentor to upcoming coaches looking to get credentialed with ICF.
Belinda’s coaching work centers around exploring human potential and supporting the creation of more meaningful lives, organizations worth working in and communities worth living in.
One focus of Shana’s coaching for the past 10+ years has been in the global development sector, with clients in organizations such as the World Health Organization, the Asian Development Bank, and Habitat for Humanity. In connection with this work, she launched what became a popular and award-winning blog, Development Crossroads.
Shana is passionate about equipping mission-driven global leaders to bring their whole selves to their leadership in order to drive results, cultivate authentic leadership, and amplify their impact on their organizations and the world.
Through coaching, mentoring, and training, she is committed to participate in the creation of a ripple effect and to contribute to the tipping point needed for the enhancement of humanity and the wellbeing of all people on Earth.
Teodora was active in building the ICF Bulgaria Chapter community and was Director of Membership (2016-2020). She was the local Project Leader for the Ignite initiative 2018-2019 and took part in the ICF Foundation initiatives with Special Olympics and UNICEF. She is a passionate advocate for bringing coaching to the most needed places with disadvantaged groups. She is passionate about raising awareness of the importance of diversity and inclusion, social justice, and ecology. In her coaching and training, she also advocates for upgrading people’s level of thinking to a more holistic, systemic, and global level.
As a way to engage and create learning tribes, she initiated the Breakfast meetings for orientation of new coaches, launched the Communities of Practice (COP). She led the Ignite project for the chapter with the National Youth communities. As the Past President, she holds monthly COP for new coaches.
By connecting strategic leadership to personal mastery and mindfulness, Uttara has given a new definition and meaning to leadership and strategy, energizing people to make it an integral part of their life irrespective of roles or levels. Uttara is committed to humanize leadership and change the global leadership landscape by creating inspiring leaders and influencers who can create a ripple effect in their ecosystem and society.
Zach served as President of the ICF Cleveland Chapter in 2018-2019. In addition to Zach’s work in the community, he serves multiple organizations in a pro bono community development role, providing coaching in the education sector to contribute to social progress through education. Zach’s passion to make an impact is demonstrated in his authentic coaching presence which empowers coachees to advance and achieve results exponentially.
His most recent contributions have been through his role as President for the ICF Australasia Chapter. He was also a member of the Standards Australia working party, which wrote the guideline for “Coaching in Organisations” — a global first.
Born in Ecuador and having Chile as her home, the vision she holds for Latin America is to accomplish a more equitable society, proud of its native indigenous legacy, empowered to be the protagonist of the new world that is emerging.
Academically trained as a sociologist at the London School of Economics, she understood early on, her call was to actively engage with individuals and groups to develop awareness and facilitate change. Her passion and personal explorations on the shadow, power, rank, and gender have attracted coaching clients exploring similar themes. She actively works with women looking to rediscover themselves in relationships. A unique offering is using coaching to unlock the wisdom of dreams.
Begum is the Provost and a faculty member at the Adler Graduate Professional School (ADLER) in Toronto, Canada, and on faculty with the International Committee of Adlerian Summer Schools & Institutes (ICASSI). Begum completed her coach training and certification with the Faculty of Coaching at ADLER. She is committed to the role coaching can play in positive social impact locally, and globally.