International Coaching Federation Announces 2025 Global Boards of Directors
Lexington, Kentucky, USA— The International Coaching Federation (ICF) finalized its 2025 leadership team, unveiling new directors for both the Global Enterprise Board of Directors and ICF’s six family organizations. As ICF marks its 30th year of championing coaching excellence, these leaders will guide the organization through a milestone year while shaping how coaching continues to evolve as a catalyst for social change.
The incoming board represents 22 countries, reflecting diverse perspectives and deep expertise across the coaching ecosystem, from professional development to organizational impact.
“Our 2025 directors and trustees embody ICF’s commitment to shaping the future of coaching,” said ICF CEO Magdalena Nowicka Mook. “As we celebrate three decades of advancing the coaching profession and continue to champion coaching’s role in transforming societies, these leaders will help drive innovation while upholding the high standards that define our profession. Their collective wisdom and international perspectives will be instrumental in empowering coaches, organizations, and communities to create lasting positive change.”
The ICF Global Enterprise Board provides strategic direction and coordinates across the complete ICF ecosystem. Each family organization maintains its own dedicated board, with one director acting as a representative for the Global Enterprise Board (noted below with an asterisk *).
ICF Global Board of Directors
Shweta Handa-Gupta, MCC (India), Chair
Kara Exner, PCC (Canada), Vice Chair
Tonya Echols, PCC (USA), Secretary/Treasurer
Directors at Large
- Lise Bruynooghe, MCC (Switzerland)
- Dumisani Magadlela, PCC (South Africa)
ICF Coaching Education Global Board of Directors
Jason Donkersgoed, PCC (Canada), Chair
Lynda Mansson, PCC (Switzerland), Vice Chair*
Cindy Jensen, ACTC, PCC (China), Secretary/Treasurer
Directors
- Cristina Custodio, MCC (Puerto Rico)
- Kellie Garrett, PCC (Canada)
- Mark Setch, MCC (Australia)
- René Sonneveld, ACTC, PCC (Uruguay)
ICF Coaching in Organizations Global Board of Directors
Helen Basford, PCC (United Kingdom), Chair
Denise Russo (USA), Vice Chair
Heather McBride Leef, ACC (USA), Secretary/Treasurer*
Directors
- Jacob R. de Villiers, ACC, (Saudi Arabia)
- Pooja Khandelwal, ACTC, MCC (Canada)
- Rosarii Mannion, PCC (Ireland)
- Elena Vedernikova, ACC (USA)
ICF Credentials and Standards Global Board of Directors
Dawna Atamanchuk, PCC (Canada), Chair
Suresh MJ, PCC (Singapore), Vice Chair
Yiannis Kontou, MCC (United Kingdom), Secretary/Treasurer
Directors
- Lois Hanshaw, ACC (USA)
- Ksenia Rosina, PCC (Ireland/Russia)
- James Varnham (Denmark)
- Mary Anna Wright, MCC (Ireland)*
ICF Foundation Board of Trustees
Rashmi Shetty, PCC (India), Chair*
Sundar Visvanathan, PCC (India), Vice Chair
Tamala Chirwa, PCC (Malawi), Secretary
Kath Milne, MCC (South Australia), Treasurer
Trustees
- Annette Blum Pearson, ACC (USA)
- Jeff Cheah, PCC (Malaysia)
- Rony Gruber, PCC (Israel)
- Rania Laing, PCC (United Kingdom)
- Anne Schweppenhäußer, MCC (Germany)
ICF Professional Coaches Global Board of Directors
Manbir Kaur, MCC (Canada), Chair
James “Jim” Wetrich, PCC (USA), Vice Chair*
Graziela “Gra” Cajado-Ogland, PCC (United Kingdom), Secretary/Treasurer
Jurgita Micallef, PCC (Spain), Director of Member Relations
Directors
- Jihane Labib, ACTC, MCC (UAE/Morocco)
- Soon Loo, MCC (Singapore)
- André Politzer, MCC (United States)
- Marta Terrile, PCC (Ireland)
- Sophia Toh, PCC (USA)
ICF Thought Leadership Institute Global Board of Directors
Donna P.A. Eiby (Australia), Chair
Svetlana Dimovski, PCC (USA), Vice Chair
Yene Assegid, MCC (Belgium/Ethiopia), Secretary*
Kaveh Mir-Tahmasebi, ACTC, MCC (United Kingdom), Treasurer
Directors
- Akihiko Morita, PCC (Japan)
- Melvin Smith (USA)
- Woody Woodward, PCC (USA)
Learn more about the 2025 Global Boards at https://coachingfederation.org/leadership.
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About the International Coaching Federation
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is the world’s largest organization, leading the global advancement of the coaching profession and fostering coaching’s role as an integral part of a thriving society. Founded in 1995, its 50,000-plus members and credential-holders located in more than 160 countries and territories work toward common goals of enhancing awareness of coaching and upholding the integrity of the profession through lifelong learning and upholding the highest ethical standards. Through the work of its six unique family organizations, ICF empowers professional coaches, coaching clients, organizations, communities, and the world through coaching. For more information, visit www.coachingfederation.org.
