ICF Professional Coaches Global Board of Directors Elections

The Nominating Committee selected the following candidate for the office of ICF Professional Coaches Global Board of Directors Chair. The candidate will run unopposed.

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Graziela “Gra” Cajado-Ogland, PCC

Graziela “Gra” Cajado-Ogland, PCC, MBA, CPCC, CPQC, LCP, is a certified executive and leadership coach based in London, United Kingdom. She has held leadership roles in business development across the private and nonprofit sectors, including JPMorgan, American Express, and Save the Children UK.

Through her practice, GCO Executive Coaching Ltd., Gra supports C-suite leaders, business owners, senior professionals, and teams with leadership development, career progression, transitions, and emotional intelligence. She is also a visiting career consultant and coach for London Business School alumni and an external coach for several organizations.

Gra served on the ICF UK Board of Directors from 2021 to 2023 and as a board director and treasurer for the ICF Professional Coaches Global Board of Directors in 2024 and 2025.

She earned her MBA from Harvard Business School in the United States and received the Most Empowering Executive Coach UK award in 2023 and CoachAward’s Best Executive Coach Award in the bronze category in 2024.

The following candidates were selected to serve for a second term as an ICF Professional Coaches Global Board Director. No vote is required for these positions.

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Soon Loo, MCC  | LinkedIn 

Soon Loo, MCC, is an acclaimed coaching leader with more than 25 years of award-winning global leadership experience across Asia, North America, and Europe. His expertise spans the finance, technology, education, and government sectors. Soon has served on multiple boards of both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, including as chairman of a publicly listed company valued at more than $1 billion USD. 

Fluent in English and Mandarin, he has held CEO and regional vice president roles at Fortune 500 companies and private companies. As an adjunct professor at leading Asian universities, Soon focuses on business innovation and coaching the next generation of leaders. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and is currently pursuing advanced research studies in coaching and artificial intelligence (AI) at the University of Cambridge.

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Andre Politzer, MCC | LinkedIn 

André Politzer, a Master Certified Coach and certified alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediator, gained recognition during his executive career for his leadership style, characterized by a strong focus on coaching, authenticity, and vision. Today, he draws on this experience to empower leaders through transformative coaching and mediation, helping them approach challenges with clarity and resilience. 

Committed to community impact, André teaches, conducts research on organizational leadership, and serves in advisory roles. He holds an MBA from the University of Paris IX Dauphine, a Master of Science from the Institute of Hospitality Management in Switzerland, and an executive coaching certification from the University of Texas at Dallas.

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Marta Terrile, PCC | LinkedIn 

 

Marta Terrile is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and holds a PhD in cancer genetics. As an expatriate, she values diversity as a key driver of success in international communities. Through emotional intelligence, Marta builds high-performing teams and fosters inclusive cultures. Her empathetic coaching approach and more than 20 years of experience empower leaders to excel and innovate in the pharmaceutical industry. 

As a director on the ICF Professional Coaches Global Board of Directors, Marta aspires to research the impact of ICF and establish practices for the ethical integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in coaching. Her unique combination of enthusiasm, international experience, dedication, and technical skills will catalyze positive change. Originally from Genoa, Italy, Marta has lived in Dublin, Ireland, for nearly 15 years. 

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The Nominating Committee selected the following three (3) candidates to fill the remaining two (2) open Director positions.

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John Cummins, PCC | LinkedIn

John Cummins has navigated the kind of change coaching is facing today: new technology, new expectations, and new competition. In 2016–2017, he led the launch of Switzerland’s first trade repository under new legislation, securing its license and delivering it on time. He then served as CEO for nine years, supporting more than 170 institutions under FINMA supervision. At MainFirst Bank, he established a regulated U.S. broker-dealer in just 12 months.

John also brings professional-body governance experience as a Director of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (2025–2026), helping shape strategy around standards, accreditation, and member growth.

Today, he runs his own coaching practice in Switzerland, working with executives around the world, and holds a master’s degree in business psychology. Irish and Swiss, he works in English and German.

As a Director of the ICF Professional Coaches Board, John will focus on what matters to members: clear value for membership fees, credentials clients trust, and thoughtful, transparent decisions as the profession evolves.

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Sheila C. Maviala, ACC | LinkedIn 

Sheila Chimoli Maviala is a marketing, customer experience, and growth leader with more than 20 years of experience across African markets. Through ShuHaRi Leadership Training, she advances leadership development through advisory services, team assessments, leadership training, and executive coaching. 

An ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC), Sheila served as chair of the ICF Kenya Chapter Election Committee in 2024. She brings an African perspective grounded in business experience to the coaching profession and is passionate about responsible innovation. She believes the ethical use of artificial intelligence can streamline coaching operations and expand access to diverse and underserved communities while preserving the human connection at the heart of coaching. 

Sheila is committed to strengthening the coaching profession’s ethical foundation, advancing inclusive global dialogue, and safeguarding coaching’s meaningful impact on individuals and organizations worldwide.

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Paul Tripp, MCC, ACTC | LinkedIn 

Paul Tripp, MCC, ACTC, spent his first career finding patterns in noise. Then, one weekend in Texas, he found one in himself.

As a retired Navy Cryptologic Warfare Officer, Paul spent years looking for what others missed: what repeats, what shifts, and what doesn’t fit. That work taught him to trust evidence, ignore noise, and look beyond first impressions.

So when a Navy friend invited him to attend an IPEC coaching weekend as his guest, Paul sat in the back with his arms crossed. Coaching was nowhere on his list of serious career options.

By Saturday, his arms were uncrossed. By Sunday, he knew. The following week, he left his job and began coaching anyone willing to give him 30 minutes.

Today, Paul is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) and an Advanced Certification in Team Coaching (ACTC) executive and team coach who mentors coaches pursuing certification. He still finds patterns for a living. Two stand out.

First, coaching must continue to earn recognition as a credible profession. Paul believes it should be a recognized, credentialed profession, not a title anyone can claim.

Second, artificial intelligence is already part of coaching. With his background in technology, Paul sees its potential without losing sight of what makes coaching human. AI should support the work, never replace the human connection that helps people see what they could not see alone.

Paul came to coaching as a skeptic and stayed because he witnessed its power to transform people. He takes the work seriously and persists when challenges arise, lessons he traces to his Navy career. He is committed to helping the coaching profession remain trusted, relevant, and grounded in the human impact at its heart.