Meet Our Team

Associate Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation. Alejandro works with executives, managers, and junior leaders in the corporate, government and non-profit sectors to develop their authentic leadership voice.

A retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, Alejandro has worked with international partners in many countries including Afghanistan, Colombia, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Qatar, and Thailand.  Alejandro is an adjunct faculty within Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies and an alumni mentor in Georgetown’s Leadership Coaching program and Executive Facilitation program.  

He also facilitates classes on mindfulness, building high performing teams, emotional intelligence (EI) and has been invited to speak to large audiences on leading with EI in high stress environments and transitions. Clients he has served include the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Department of Defense, the US Naval Academy, National Forum for Black Public Administrators (Non-profit), the Global Good Fund (Non-Profit) and various private sector companies.

Alejandro holds an Executive Master’s degree in Leadership (Georgetown University), a Leadership Coaching Certificate (Georgetown University), an Executive Facilitation Certificate (Georgetown University), and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations (Virginia Military Institute). 

Kevin Bowman is a retired Special Operations Army Officer (Green Beret) currently living in Stuttgart, Germany. Kevin is a Health and Wellness trainer and facilitator. 

Throughout his 25 years of military service, Kevin has worked and advised senior international special operations leadership from partners in multiple countries including Spain, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Afghanistan, Ecuador, El Salvador, and South Korea. Kevin has also successfully developed, mentored, and led high-performing military and cross-functional teams in combat, and at multiple U.S. Embassies.  Kevin is fluent in Spanish and conversant in French and Brazilian Portuguese.  

Kevin aspires to become a certified executive coach through the International Coaching Federation, with an eye towards helping others by leveraging his leadership and international experience.  Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science in Health and Exercise Science from the University of Oklahoma. 

Executive and leadership coach with a background in operations, logistics, and international relationship building. He works with executives, managers, and leaders in the corporate, government, and non-profit sectors to encourage opportunities for discovery and growth. A retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, Tony has worked with international partners in countries and organizations like Australia, Italy, Germany, South Korea, Iraq, NATO, and the European Union. As a coach, Tony applies an exploratory, behavioral coaching approach to encourage growth and new perspectives. He uses expertise, compassion, and genuine curiosity to coach and facilitate leaders across multiple industries and professions.

Tony holds a Doctorate of Education (University of Southern California), Leadership Coaching Certificate (Georgetown University), a Master of Science (Colorado School of Mines), and a Bachelor of Arts (Virginia Military Institute). He also holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) and Lean Six Sigma- Green Belt certifications. He enjoys reading, running, and traveling with his wife and two children.

Executive and Leadership coach certified through the University of Buffalo School of Management Center on Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness. She has more than fifteen years of experience honing young professionals’ leadership skills and connecting them with educational and growth opportunities.

Through her direction of the Pacific Forum Young Leaders Program, supporting admissions for the prestigious Schwarzman Scholars Program, and mentoring recent graduates, these young professionals are closer to finding their voices as professionals and leaders. Julia’s coaching philosophy emphasizes support for her clients, listening with purpose, and establishing a foundation of trust, which creates new meaning and potential transformation for both coach and client. In her corporate partnerships work, Julia brings administrative, insightful leadership development, and strong team-building skills to bear, creating relationships that are force multipliers for the many stakeholders with whom she works.

Julia employs a playful, genuine curiosity, which, in her coaching, is set alongside research-backed tools to help clients identify and celebrate their strengths and find new ways to deploy those gifts as leaders. In other work, this curiosity generates creative solutions and unique opportunities for partnership. 

Julia holds a Master’s Degree in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Asian Studies from Fairfield University in Connecticut.

Facilitator and leadership and organizational development consultant. Eileen’s professional focus and passion is to partner with individuals, teams, and organizations to engage in conversations that create a more meaningful and productive workplace.  Her work with clients results in enhanced performance through meaningful relationships.

Eileen brings over 25 years of experience working with mid-level and executive leaders to enhance their ability to lead and manage with confidence and competence.  Eileen designs and delivers interactive classes and workshop integrating theory and practice to create enhanced learning transfer. She partners with organizations to collect data that provides a window into the current state of operations and designs a plan of action to improve organizational effectiveness.  Her approach to design and deliver customized training, assess organizational conditions and partner with clients to align structure with strategy, build high performing teams, and measure results has led to sustainable change.

Eileen holds an Associate Coaching Certification from the International Coaching Federation and coach’s clients from mid-level managers to senior executives in multiple industries and sectors.  She is a graduate of Georgetown University, Organizational Change and Transformational Leadership program and has a Masters in Adult Education and Doctorate in Management and Organizational Leadership.  Eileen is certified in the Leadership Circle Profile, AQai, Myers Briggs Type Inventory, Strength Deployment Inventory, HOGAN Lead and a variety of other instruments that provide clients a glimpse into behavioral tendencies that may be getting in the way of creating more productive and purposeful relationships that improve organizational performance.

Eileen is a proud military spouse and an advocate for transitioning veterans. In her spare time she loves running marathons and serves her clients with the same physical stamina, focus, and boundless energy she commits to her running.

Leveraging his 22 years of U.S. Army leadership experience, including extensive experience in Army Special Operations, Eric Kreitz guides successful professionals and entrepreneurs through common leadership roadblocks like imposter syndrome, lack of clarity, and career-related guilt. He translates his proven leadership methods and personal journey of overcoming addiction, suicide, and recovery into impactful coaching that empowers clients to thrive in their roles and rediscover inspiration in their lives.

A retired U.S. Army Psychological Operations Colonel, Eric has led a team of 9 Soldiers to an organization of 265 people and has been on the executive staff in organizations of up to 34,000 people. Throughout that journey, Eric has coached and mentored his Soldiers to the same leadership positions he held- and beyond. By leveraging his experience and coaching method, Eric equips clients to uncover the root causes of common leadership challenges. He then guides them to develop actionable plans, eliminating doubt and reigniting their enjoyment of the work they love.

Eric is a Whole Person Certified Coach through Coach Training World. He is also working toward becoming an ICF Associate Certified Coach and Certified Business Coach through the Business Leadership Excellence Institute. He was recently accepted to the Doctorate of Executive Leadership program at the University of Charleston.

Kenny Leahman is a specialist in leadership, team alignment and strategy. As a professional coach, master facilitator and educator, Kenny offers 40 years' leadership experience from 24 years as a CIA undercover officer, business owner and business executive. His unique dynamism and skillset is derived from having re-invented himself every two-three years to adapt to a new global location, culture, work environment (including combat zones), and team and leadership paradigms.

Kenny's mantra is Discover, Decide and Do What Matters. He motivates and guides leaders, individuals and teams to achieve a "Mindset Reset" and adopt consequential change through tangible Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs). He has over 3,000 hours experience coaching hundreds of leaders in government and private industry, and has coached and taught leaders and teams in over 25 countries, including Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Morocco, Myanmar, The Palestinian Authorities, Qatar, The UAE and Yemen.

In leadership positions in the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, and the US, Kenny designed and directed complex programs in partnership with multiple US government agencies and more than 30 Foreign Security and Intelligence Services. He was the first senior CIA officer to volunteer and serve for two years at the height of the war in Afghanistan as Chief of a Forward Operating Base where he led a diverse multi-national team of 350+ individuals. Post-Afghanistan, Kenny was selected to be the lead HUMINT instructor for the largest cadre of officer trainees in CIA history. He helped design, launch and teach the FBI's first-ever HUMINT training program in which he was a side-by-side coach and trainer for hundreds of FBI Agents and police officers throughout the US.

Kenny's personal and professional experience developed from 19 years living outside the US in Afghanistan, Austria, Germany, Israel, North Africa and Pakistan. His focus and expertise is in Values-Based Living and Leading; Leading during Calm and Crisis; Navigating Change and Transition; Team Dynamics; Emotional and Cultural Intelligence; Competent Communication; Situational Awareness; and Utilizing Constructive Conflict for Positive Results.

Kenny earned a Master's Degree in National Strategic Studies from the US Marine Corps University War College, an undergraduate degree in German and French studies from Brigham Young University, and is an adjunct faculty member of the Georgetown University Institute for Transformational Leadership. He served two years on the Board of Directors for the International Coach Federation Metro DC Chapter as Director of Pro Bono Initiatives and Director of Strategic Partnerships. Kenny maintains high-level fluency in German, intermediate French, is a professional photographer, avid traveler, and is passionate about people, the environment and global affairs.

Experienced executive coach specializing in one-on-one, team, and group coaching designed to foster leadership and professional growth through methodologies based in behavioral science.  This science includes a combination of evolutionary biology, social psychology and neuroscience which enhance our understanding of human behavior, shedding light on how and why people think, feel and behave the ways they do.  This knowledge in turn helps us create an environment to foster a client’s growth and development. 

Max has over 2,100 hours of coaching in multiple domains including emotional intelligence, decision making, communication, and conflict management.  In addition, Max has facilitated over 80 teams and coached 450 leaders engaged in real world high-stakes problem solving.  Max’s experience working in volatile and sensitive environments coupled with his ability to resonate with clients of diverse backgrounds and experiences makes him an ideal coach for those who are resistant or even hostile to coaching. 

In addition to his work as a coach and facilitator, Max has extensive experience designing pragmatic curricula and programs to foster leadership development through real-world experiential learning.  He is also a public speaker having addressed groups at Georgetown University, Strayer University, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Public Defender’s Office and the National Police Exposition. 

Max’s experiences include serving as an intelligence officer in the US Air Force and as a special agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Louisiana State University, an MBA from Georgetown University, and is a certified leadership coach by the Georgetown Institute for Transformational Leadership. 

Master Certified Coach and leadership development consultant with demonstrated success in partnering with leaders to increase their leadership effectiveness. Lynn Ellen works with C-Suite, senior, and high potential leaders in the areas of executive presence, communication, confidence, strategic leadership, and role transitions. Her clients cite Lynn Ellen’s insight and her willingness to challenge them to reach the results they want both in their personal development and their development as leaders while creating a safe environment to explore roadblocks they are facing.

Lynn Ellen has coached over 900 senior and high-potential individual leaders as well as leadership teams from a variety of industries and countries. She has coached leaders in financial services, pharmaceuticals, technology, defense, manufacturing, professional services, non-profit and other sectors in the Americas, EMEA, Asia, and Africa.

Prior to transitioning to leadership development, Lynn Ellen experienced firsthand the challenges facing leaders during her more than twenty-five years as an executive and consultant. Lynn Ellen holds an M.B.A. in International Marketing from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, a B.A. in French from Northwestern University, and a Leadership Coaching Certification from Georgetown University.

Associate Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation.

Maureen became a full-time transformational development coach after more than four decades in Corporate and Federal leadership positions in IT, Logistics and Human Resources with focus areas in systems and processes.  Having served around the globe, engaged with customers from the tactical to strategic levels including international partners, Maureen listens deeply to learn where her clients get in their own way toward reaching their big audacious goals. Working side by side with her clients she cocreates an environment for vertical growth. She intuitively and masterfully applies a practical, behavioral coaching approach to explore leaders’ potential. She works with high potential clients within Academia, the Department of Defense and the Commercial Enterprise as they grow within or into their senior management positions. Her client’s specialties include finance, information technology, logistics, health, and human resources.

Maureen holds a Master’s degree in Business (MBA) with a concentration in Leadership (Mount St. Mary’s University), a Leadership and Performance Coaching Certificate (Brown University / ACT), and a Master’s in Military Operations and Science (Air University).

Honoré has coached hundreds of individuals in leadership, team, and professional development. He has also taught and oversaw thousands of hours in leadership and management as a former professor at the University of California-Berkeley and at the University of South Florida. Honoré led multiple, intensive leadership development programs to educate and train officer candidates to prepare them for commissioned service in the military, which were lauded as benchmark programs regionally and nationally.  As a facilitator and retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, Honoré leverages his extensive experience leading and empowering disruptive teams to create positive change and achieve challenging organizational objectives.  

Honoré serves as KAVEO's Director of Operations.  He holds a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership (Nova Southeastern University), a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (University of Maryland-College Park), and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (U.S. Air Force Academy).  He is a Board Certified Coach in Executive Leadership (Center for Credentialing and Education) and a Certified Strengths Coach (College of Executive Coaching), with certifications in multiple emotional intelligence and strengths-based assessments.  Honoré has a passion for traveling and exploring new places, and enjoys playing sports, especially soccer, basketball, and ping pong.

Josh is an active-duty U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant living in the National Capital Region. A leader and manager of military operations since 2007, he has served globally to accomplish national security objectives through strategic visions, operational mindset, and tactical execution in collaboration with U.S. foreign partners. Josh specializes in education and leader-follower development, using his military experience and academic background in the science of leadership, management, and organizational psychology. Josh's passion is to support driven individuals and organizations to follow, lead, and manage teams at their highest levels of performance.

Doctor of Management, University of Phoenix
Master of Science, Organizational Leadership, Norwich University
Adjunct Professor for Southern New Hampshire University's MBA program