President: Anne Kelly

Anne helps entry, mid, and executive clients apply their talents to meaningful employment in corporate and nonprofit. She has helped clients navigate Wall Street to Silicon Valley and everywhere in between for over 15 years as a coach, often helping them identify transferable skills from opposite industries. She rose quickly as a Marketing Executive building product brands and later as the Assistant Dean who helped build the #2 Part-Time MBA program in the US. It was pure joy to guide over 1000 MBA and BBA students to custom tools and preparation for successful career search and transition. Helping international students flourish in their US careers is an honor. Her own artist journey allows her to apply lessons from the arts to career searches in a variety of industries. She has helped artists find steady employment to rocket scientists find roles on the business side of their industry. She is a Certified Executive Coach, Resume Writer, Master of Career Services, and Diversity Equity & Inclusion Specialist.  She coaches clients in her own practice with The Muse, and with Torch. Each client has the power to change their career. “Change happens when the artist creates - what have you created today?

President-elect: Malisa Anderson-Strait.

Malisa Anderson-Strait is a Business and Career Librarian with 18 years of experience curating business intelligence and career successs strategies for undergraduate students, MBAs, and working professionals. Malisa joined Emory University’s Goizueta Business Library in 2005; previously, she spent five years as Corporate Librarian for State Farm Insurance, managing their corporate library in Bloomington, IL.  A Kansas City native, she received her undergraduate degree from Baker University in Baldwin City, KS, and her master’s degree from the University of Illinois in Library and Information Science.

Secretary: Maureen Sweatman, MBA, MDiv, PCC

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Chief Joy Officer and Founder of Joyful Living Coaching

Maureen is an ICF certified leadership and personal development coach with 20 years of experience specializing in partnering with clients to live and work with more purpose and joy. She helps clients to clarify their limiting beliefs and make the necessary mindset shifts to achieve their goals and make real their vision of who they want to become. And she teaches everyone the transformational power of how to choose joy every day because when clients grow their choice muscles, they learn to choose to operate from an empowered place of strength, confidence, and joy at home and in the workplace.

Specialties: Integration of Work and Life Priorities. Articulation of Purpose and Strengths. Making Mindset Shifts that Address Limiting Beliefs to Achieve Career and Life Goals. Learning Emotional Agility. Having Difficult Conversations.

Treasurer: position remains open as of 6/13/22. If interested, please reach out to David or Anne.

Past-President: David Harris, MTS, MS

David is the co-founder and Executive Director of Rock Springs Positive Coaching, Caring, and Counseling, Inc. As a professional coach, he helps clients develop new insights, enhance motivation, and create new personal opportunities. He has been in practice as a coach for over 25 years, first in the management of technology projects for large non-profit and now as a personal career coach for the past ten years. He has served as  the President of the Georgia Career Development Association and is a former Director of Information Technology for the National Home Office of the American Cancer Society. David holds two Masters degrees: one in Theological Studies with a concentration in philosophy and the second in Counseling with a focus in career counseling. He did post-graduate training under the direction and supervision of T. Albert Davis, MD and also holds a university certificate as a Career Development Specialist. He can be reached via LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/davidharris411 or email - David.Harris@RockSprings.us.

Marketing and Communications Chair: Paola Barriga, PhD

Paola Barriga is a Post-Doctoral Research & Teaching Associate at the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia (UGA). Paola holds a Ph.D. degree in Biology from the University of Arkansas and originally from Ecuador. She is also co-author of several education research articles and is an active member of the Women in Science (WiSci) organization at UGA that offers mentorship to women in science. She is also currently pursuing training for her Certified Career Services Provider Credential and a Global Career Development Facilitator Credential. Her student-centered approach to teaching has allowed her to have meaningful interactions with her students’ supporting their career development. Paola has mentored UGA undergraduates and graduate students for the past five years and her mentees have made successful career choices. Paola believes that the work of career coaches is crucial in helping clients identify their strengths, values, and life purposes as they embark on the journey of finding fulfilling careers. She believes her unique combination of training and international background would allow her to be of service to a wide array of students, including those international, female and minority students who are interested in STEM careers.