Meet Our Team
The Coaching Academy for Leaders
Faculty
Corry Robertson, PCC
Director of Education, Coach Educator,
Mentor Coach
Corry Robertson is a leading global expert on coaching culture, engagement, and retention, and a Registered ICF Mentor Coach, with a client list that includes Fortune 100 companies. Corry is the Founder and CEO of The Coaching Academy for Leaders, and an award-winning coach, listed on Montreal’s top 20 Coaches by Influence Digest. Corry’s primary areas of expertise include supporting executives and emerging leaders through human performance improvement, organizational culture management, executive team development and leadership and high potential development programs.
Brian Duggan, PCC
Coach Educator, Mentor Coach, Accredited Coach Supervisor
Brian is an Executive Coach, Coach Trainer and Mentor. A life-long learner he has completed two Royal Roads University Graduate Certificates in Coaching Practices. His first book Coaching From the Inside Out: A personal approach to coaching for change was published in June of 2019. Brian is a member of the International Coach Federation, with a PCC accreditation.
Melanie Briand, ACC
Coach Educator
As an associate certified coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and trainer, Melanie assists individuals and teams in developing awareness surrounding their thoughts, feelings and behaviours in order to develop a strategy to optimize their potential. Melanie knows how to adapt to the needs of people and by paying particular attention to their psychological needs for relatedness, competence and autonomy. Specialized in Organizational Behaviour, she also lectures at the John Molson School of Business. In her spare time, Melanie enjoys swing dancing, yoga and hiking in nature with her children.
Enza Cignarella, MBA, PPCC, ACC
Coach Educator
Enza is a strategist in human-centered business design and implementation offering a broad spectrum of senior experience in the pharmaceutical, educational and leadership development fields. An ICF Certified professional business coach with a penchant for developing talent, elevating teams to higher performance and optimizing enterprise results, Enza is appreciated as an articulate communicator capable of synthesizing information and bringing people together behind a common purpose. Fuelled by relentless curiosity and learning, Enza speaks and writes fluent English, French, Italian and Spanish.
Lori Lacey, MEd, CPHR, SHRM, CEC, PCC
Mentor Coach
Lori is an executive coach and leadership development specialist who loves working with leaders and their teams to create high performance. She believes all leaders have the potential to inspire others and developing coaching skills can accelerate that potential. She has been actively involved in teaching leadership and coaching skills to leaders in organizations since 2006.
Judy Nagy, MsCA
Guest Faculty
Currently lecturing at the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Judy Nagy teaches entrepreneurship, responsible management and critical thinking to MBA and undergraduate students. She also actively mentors students for the Dobson Seed Competition and is a judge and speaker for various entrepreneurial events and competitions. As a strategic growth consultant within the high-tech industry, Judy leverages her 20+ years of experience to guide the growth of client organizations using responsible management techniques.
Business Team and Administration
Stephanie Gafoor
Director of Community Services
As the Community Manager, Stephanie is The Coaching Academy for Leaders’ person to ensure that everything needed to make our cohorts run smoothly and efficiently happens. Stephanie has been an asset to The Coaching Academy for Leaders since we launched our first online cohort in 2020 and supports participants by helping them navigate the online platform and assisting them with any technical questions they may have throughout their coach certification journey.
Geneviève Rochon
Marketing and Communications
Geneviève supports The Coaching Academy for Leaders with digital marketing, business communications, and IT expertise. With over 20 years of experience in sales, digital marketing, and project management she thrives on helping coaches reach their goals through creating client-getting websites and increasing impact by streamlining marketing systems. Geneviève is a recipient of the Ottawa Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 Award, and has sat on the Board of Directors of Ottawa Tourism, Meeting Professionals International (MPI), and several charities.
Transformation Team
Developing a coaching culture in your organization? Call on the expertise of a Coaching Culture Transformation Team to help you bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. A Transformation Team can act as your change management consultants who understand coaching, coaching culture, and how to bring it to life in your company.
Corry Robertson, PCC
Director of Education, Transformation Team Leader
Corry Robertson is a leading global expert on coaching culture, engagement, and retention, and a Registered ICF Mentor Coach, with a client list that includes Fortune 100 companies. Corry is the Founder and CEO of The Coaching Academy for Leaders, and an award-winning coach, listed on Montreal’s top 20 Coaches by Influence Digest. Corry’s primary areas of expertise include supporting executives and emerging leaders through human performance improvement, organizational culture management, executive team development and leadership and high potential development programs.
Helena Hlavenkova, MA, ACC
Transformation Team Consultant
Helena is an Associate Certified Coach with the ICF, as well as a senior consultant in the field of organizational design and human resources. An experienced trainer in the area of leadership, team development and coaching in the workforce, Helena holds a Master’s degree in Psychology and is also a Certified Change Management Practitioner.
Enza Cignarella, MBA, PPCC
Transformation Team Consultant
Enza is a strategist in human-centered business design and implementation offering a broad spectrum of senior experience in the pharmaceutical, educational and leadership development fields. An ICF Certified professional business coach with a penchant for developing talent, elevating teams to higher performance and optimizing enterprise results, Enza is appreciated as an articulate communicator capable of synthesizing information and bringing people together behind a common purpose. Fuelled by relentless curiosity and learning, Enza speaks and writes fluent English, French, Italian and Spanish.
