Professional Leadership Coaching

Seton Hall is believed to be the first university to offer leadership coaching strictly to competitively-selected undergraduate students. Every student in the Buccino Leadership Institute is assigned a professional leadership coach over two semesters. Together, the student and the coach make progress toward a specific goal determined by the student. 

These hand-picked coaches are impressive individuals with decades of professional experience and unique skill sets. Some had careers as corporate executives for multinational corporations. Others routinely coach CEOs and C-Suite leaders in a variety of industries – pharmaceuticals, finance, law, media, and health care. There is even a former professional basketball player. All of the coaches, however, share a passionate belief in the Buccino Leadership Institute's mission and the positive impact this program can have on high-performing students. Part of the "Leadership family," many of the coaches not only coach, but are involved in the Institute’s happenings throughout the year – participating and attending program sessions, student presentations and Institute celebrations.   

Meet the Coaches

Amanda Rose, Psy. D.
Senior Associate with Princeton Consulting Resources Inc.
Amanda Rose is an organizational, educational and leadership consultant and executive coach. As a Senior Associate with Princeton Consulting Resources Inc., she has provided consultation to organizations in leadership development, executive assessment, training design and delivery, executive coaching, presentation skills and career counseling. She has experience consulting to a range of industries including financial services, secondary and higher education, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, and marketing research.

Flora Taylor, Ph.D.
Independent Organization Development Consultant
Flora Taylor is an organizational development consultant, executive coach and group dynamics specialist. She has worked with clients to achieve quantifiable results in their organizations for over 20 years. Flora brings varied experience to her consulting work, where she leverages her Psychology background along with her group expertise to determine the intervention that best meets the client’s individual and organizational needs.

Jeff Koeppel, M.A.
President of Koeppel Associates, LLC
Jeff Koeppel is President of a boutique executive coaching and consulting firm working with global clients in diverse industries, geographies and functions. His 30-year track record of success in organizations includes corporate senior HR leadership roles in medical technology, (Becton Dickinson), energy (Public Service Enterprise Group) and financial services (AXA Equitable). Jeff also served as an Organization Effectiveness Leader in the strategy consulting practice of Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC).

Ken Warman
Founder of The Leader's Evolution
Ken has 25 years of experience with a proven track record of building successful leaders and high-performing teams. He is a strategic leader, trusted advisor and provides valuable coaching to his clients through a combination of diverse business experiences and talent development skills. A talented leadership and International Coaching Federation certified coach, he builds deep relationships of trust with his clients and elevates them through heightened self-awareness and authentic dialogue, resulting in improvement of individual and organizational performance.

Grace Calpus, BSN, RN, MPA, PCC
Academic Leadership Coach, Between the Words
Since 2013, Grace has been a professional certified coach (PCC) and works with clients who are expanding their leadership capacities in both professional roles and personal goals. With twenty years in health care as an RN, Grace is well versed in the medical industry but also has experience in technology, government and non-profit organizations.

Greg Licciardi, M.B.A
Adjunct Professor and VP of Partnerships at Worth Media Group
Along with being an International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified executive coach, Greg is an Adjunct Professor at Fordham and Seton Hall Universities where he teaches an Integrated Marketing Communications course to MBAs and mentor students. Included in his course is a focus on consultative selling best practices. With over 25 years of sales and management experience at leading companies such as American Express, Ziff-Davis and Univision, he also specializes in team-building and consultative sales training.

Lisa Geller, M.A.
Founder and Principal of Geller Consulting Group LLC
Lisa has 25 years of diverse, global experience as an executive coach, human resources executive, and management consultant. Lisa is highly commercial in her approach and is able to understand the business strategy and align it with human capital. She has a demonstrated track record of coaching, hiring and developing high performing teams and senior talent, and has deep and proven experience in business and functional transformations, merger/acquisition integration, culture change, and building out new organizations in high growth markets.

Nancy E. McCarthy, M.B.A.
Principal, McCarthy Consulting
Nancy is a seasoned consultant, coach and business leader whose focus is to develop people initiatives that support the goals and values of her clients and their organizations. Her areas of expertise include talent management, leadership development, high-potential development, employee engagement, corporate culture optimization, and executive coaching. Her passion is helping clients and organizations unleash their potential.

Rebecca Feder, M.B.A.
Founder and Principal Consultant of Princeton HR Insight LLC
Rebecca Feder is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Princeton HR Insight LLC, a Human Resources consulting firm focused on talent strategy, talent management, coaching, leadership and team effectiveness, strategic business partnering, interim coverage and startup company support. Rebecca has been consistently recognized for delivering innovative solutions that drive alignment and deliver results at both the enterprise and business unit level. Her experience includes consulting and in-house HR, plus operations and business development line management positions.

Charlene Chen McGrew, Ph.D.
Chen McGrew Consulting
Charlene Chen McGrew, Ph.D., is an independent organizational consultant and executive coach with 20 years of experience studying organizations and working with executives of Fortune 500 companies across various industries, start ups, VC firms, non-profits and higher education. Informed by neuroscience and evidence-based practice, she fosters personal and organizational improvement with empathy. She partners with clients to envision possibilities for transformational change, clarify goals and maximize their impact and personal effectiveness.

Carmen Hughes
Founder and CEO, Edelweise Consulting
Carmen is the Founder of Edelweise Consulting, a career coaching, talent development and diversity consulting firm. As a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Carmen is able to connect with her clients and move them forward to success - however, they define it for themselves. As a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) expert, Carmen partners with companies of all sizes to create and implement effective DEI strategies and training sessions with measurable success. Carmen believes that all experiences in life are opportunities for growth and learning. As a coach, she aims to help clients recognize these opportunities and harness them to achieve their goals and dreams. Her approach is rooted in the principle that we each have a "Higher Coach” - an inner wisdom or intuition that can guide us if we learn to listen and trust it.

Michael Rosenburg, M.Ed.
Mike has more than 20 years experience in the talent development space across a variety of industries. He has held leadership roles in Human Resources, while also having roles in sales, management consulting and technology. He has won a number of professional awards for his work, including for the design and development of leadership development programs. Mike’s coaching style is direct, supportive and focused on developing action plans that lead to visible and sustainable behavior change. 

Luddy Ligon, M.S.
Luddy Liggon brings a wealth of experience leading regional and enterprise-wide talent strategies across industry giants such as AIG, GE, Cisco Systems, Highmark Health, Allstate and TIH a private equity backed company led by Stone Point Capital and CD&R. In her current role as Vice President and Head of HR Strategy and Operations, Luddy is responsible for managing the strategic and operational aspects of HR and skilled at developing culture, talent attraction and retention strategies for hyper growth start-up businesses. She has partnered with Executive Leadership to design a multi-year people agenda that successfully drove business growth, reduced operating expenses and built an award-winning employee experience recognized by the Great Place to Work® in the US and Latin America. Her area of expertise includes talent strategy, career coaching and development, business transformation and M&A transactions.