Celebrate Coaches Inspiring Change: 2025 ICF Coaching Impact Award Winners

Integrity. Innovation. Heart. These aren’t just words. They define the 2025 ICF Coaching Impact Award winners in the Coaches category, whose work transforms lives, strengthens organizations, and inspires the global coaching community.

Congratulations to the 2025 Coaches Award recipients!

Distinguished Coach
Winner: Cheryl I. Procter-Rogers, MCC (USA)
Honorable Mention: Ghaya Barwani, ACTC, MCC (Oman)

Accomplished Coach
Winner: Cristina Mühl, ACTC, PCC (Germany)
Honorable Mention: Rudolf Nyari, ACTC, PCC (Romania)

Emerging Coach
Winner: Hongyok Chimphan, ACC (Thailand)
Honorable Mention: Antoy Grant, ACC (USA)

Celebrate and Share Their Impact

The ICF Coaching Impact Awards celebrate excellence across four categories — Coaches, Coaching Education, Organizations, and Social Impact — each highlighting a unique expression of coaching’s transformative power.

Learn more about our winners and be inspired to aim higher, coach better, and create lasting impact. But don’t stop there. Share their stories to inspire others in your network to embrace the power of coaching.

Your Turn to Inspire

These winners started where you are. Their achievements show what’s possible when passion meets purpose — and you could be next. Sign up to be notified when 2026 nominations open.