Ashley Warrenton-Smith is a trainer, facilitator, and leadership coach out of our corporate headquarters in the San Francisco Bay area. She founded Catalyst Coaching and Training in 1985 and currently serves as President.

She has 11 years of management experience in human resources ranging from Fortune 250 to entrepreneurial companies & 23 years experience in organizational development. She served as Senior Vice President in her last two corporate positions & has been a consultant for the past 23 years.

Ashley's BA is in Psychology from the University of South Florida and her Master's is in Organizational Development from the University of San Francisco. She is a Certified Trainer in L4 Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, MBTI®, DiSC®, Birkman & numerous other assessments and programs. Ashley is certified in Thought Pattern Management. She graduated from the Coaches Training Institute & the NLP Institute of California as a certified Leadership Coach & Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) - a transformational tool used internationally to assist in leadership development. She served as past President of North Bay Coaches, a chapter of the International Coaches Federation.

David Barth is our Chief Financial Officer is in charge of business operations, finance, and accounting. He received his BA in Finance and Accounting from UC Berkeley. Prior to joining Catalyst, David held the positions of Vice President of Finance and CFO at three different corporations ranging from $12 million to $150 million in sales. He is responsible for activities involving debt and equity financing, program operations and logistics, contracts, legal, and information technology. As a consultant, he works with client companies to develop and write business plans, strategic plans, construct detailed financial models, design and implement financial & administrative functions to enhance their capacity for well-managed growth. David has served as Treasurer of North Bay Coaches for two years as well as the Bay Area Event in 2007.

Paula Love is a leadership coach & organizational development consultant based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Paula brings her breadth & depth of experience to a broad range of organizational issues, including change management, leadership training & development, defining & clarifying roles & responsibilities, building collaborative working environments, performing cultural assessments/ integration, & facilitating high-visibility team projects. She leads structural change in organizations & promotes individual excellence at C-level posts. The high-impact results Paula produces for her clients are reflected in the numerous performance awards she has won over the past 16 years.

Paula has a coaching certification from The Newfield Group, is certified as a Master Coach by the International Coach Federation, & holds a certification as Master Somatic Coach from the Strozzi Institute. She has an MS in counseling & a BA in psychology from San Francisco State University.

Diane Boivie is a trainer, coach, & facilitator based in the San Francisco Bay area. She has a BA in Computer Science & advanced training in Organizational and Relationships Systems Coaching. A former corporate transformational project & program manager, Diane’s specialties include teamwork development, leadership development, & process improvement. She helps leverage the leadership inherent in teams so that they can become more empowered, collaborative & inspired. She is credentialed with the International Coach Federation, certified as a Co-Active Professional Coach, & a graduate of the intensive, year-long Co-Active Leadership Program. Diane specializes in experiential team-based training, leadership development training & is available for in person coaching in the San Francisco Bay Area, and telephone coaching throughout the US and Canada. Diane served for two years as President of North Bay Coaches and is credited with doing much to make that chapter of the ICF very successful.

Marci Rinkoff is a coach, facilitator & trainer with over 15 years of experience working with the government, corporate & nonprofit sectors. She specializes in helping companies develop productive, healthy & sustainable teams through coaching, assessments, & experiential training. Marci was the national coach & trainer for Knight Ridder Corporation where she implemented coaching programs currently in use today. She is an instructor at San Jose State University & one of the head coaches for the American Express Open program for women entrepreneurs. She is certified as a professional coach with the International Coach Federation & the Coaches Training Institute. Marci holds a B.A. in Sociology & advanced studies in organizational psychology. She is President of North Bay Coaches, a subchapter of the International Coach Federation.

Karna Sundby is a corporate trainer and coach out of our Seattle, Washington office. Her most recent thirteen years at American Express have been as a Sales Executive where she received two of their top honors: the Sales Excellence and Masters awards. She is a Master NLP Practitioner and is certified in Thought Pattern Management. Karna is available for sales and other training programs, in person coaching in the Seattle area, and telephone coaching anywhere in the US or Canada.

Kim Vincent is an international trainer and coach based in our Los Angeles office. She is fluent in Portuguese as well as English. She divides her time between work in England & the United States. Kim received her BA from the University of the West of England in Accelerated Adult Learning. One of Kim's specialties is developing & facilitating customized Train the Trainer courses for organizations to meet their goals & objectives. In England & the United States, she has facilitated multiple workshops for educators & managers including MBTI® communication skills, stress management, time management and other topics. Kim is available for various training programs, in person coaching in the LA area, and telephone coaching anywhere in the US, Canada, England or Portugal. She is a Master Practitioner in NLP and is certified in Thought Pattern Management.

Mike Fink is an international trainer and coach based in the San Francisco Bay area. He is fluent in French, Italian, Spanish as well as English and has worked in a wide range of industries and companies domestically and internationally. Mike has a BA and MA in Economics from Bocconi University, Italy's premier business school, and an MS in Psychology from Yale University. He is an NLP Master Practitioner, Certified NLP Leadership Coach & teaches NLP throughout Europe. Mike specializes in communications, leadership, and other training programs, in person coaching in the San Francisco Bay area, and telephone coaching in Europe and South America.