M-Coaching

Jessamyn Ayers, M.Ed., MSW, is a writer, teacher, coach, and social worker. For the past five years, she has developed the data program for a local non-profit that runs shelters for families and individuals experiencing homelessness. She has worked in classrooms, libraries, board rooms,  kennels, and on baseball fields. A resident of Loudoun County, VA for the past twenty-five years, she is an avid reader and runner, who will stop everything for a good conversation. 

As an ICF-certified coach and organization development professional,  I compassionately challenge clients to create the space for wholeness that empowers them to lead authentically. My unique blend of business acumen and coaching presence enables me to support clients in developing the mindset, skills, and strategies needed to thrive in today’s dynamic and ever-changing world. 

My coaching approach incorporates acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness practices, positive psychology principles, and appreciative inquiry to encourage dynamic changes. I apply a strengths-based, whole-person, multicultural perspective of well-being to help clients build resilience, experience fulfillment, and begin to thrive wherever they are.

Jeff Domagala is the managing director at the Sanger Leadership Center at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Jeff is an adjunct lecturer at the Ross School of Business teaching MO625: Leadership Coaching Practicum: an experiential class for MBA’s in their second year who serve as peer coaches to MBA’s in their first year focusing on the coaching mindset, coaching individuals, and coaching teams.

With me as your coach, you can expect to discover new insights about yourself, experiment with new ways of leading, and get more in touch with what fulfills you. I use a variety of powerful practices including: authenticity development, exploring core values, identifying purpose, sharing hard truths, and holding you accountable for taking actions that will propel you forward. I believe that leadership development starts from within,

I am deeply passionate about helping my clients reclaim their power and reach their full potential as individuals and leaders. I specialize in collaborating with emerging leaders, creatives, entrepreneurs, and engineers who are eager to unlock and advance their leadership capabilities. I offer bilingual coaching, and I’m a certified accredited coach, with expertise in neuroscience, behavioral change, resilience, somatics, and trauma. In addition to coaching, I lead international retreats in Bali, focusing on self-awareness and mindfulness. I empower leaders through transformative 1-on-1 coaching, unlocking their strengths, illuminating blind spots, and optimizing performance.

Jennifer Niggemeier brings 20+ years of experience in working with current and future leaders. As managing director of the Ford School’s Leadership Initiative, Jennifer leads a global team of coaches delivering individual and group coaching to masters students, and designs and promotes programming and leadership assessments for all students through courses and co-curricular activities.

Jennifer previously served as the Ford School’s director of graduate career services and alumni relations providing career and leadership coaching for policy master’s students and alumni. She played a key role in enhancing the visibility of the Ford School and establishing recruiting relationships with employers and alumni in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to joining the Ford School, Jennifer worked in career services at the University of Michigan Career Center and at The Ohio State University.

In his one-on-one coaching with leaders, Steve works with clients to help them understand their strengths and their weaknesses, to structure their vision and prioritize what is most important to them. His interventions deliver observable results whether the need is developing within their current position or advancing to the next level. Steve’s experience, skill, and knowledge of human and team dynamics in organizational contexts have produced transformational leaders and teams that are better equipped to thrive in these complex and volatile times.

Steve Smith is originally from Michigan, graduated as an undergrad from Grand Valley in 2007 and started working at an insurance company in sales, before running a successful state house political campaign. He was then selected for the Coast Guard’s Officer Candidate School (OCS), and spent the next nine years in the U.S. Coast Guard as an officer. He left active duty to attend Graduate School at the University of Michigan, spent time in the reserves, was a member of the University of Michigan’s boxing team, and completed his graduate work from both U of M (the Ford School and School of Kinesiology) and the Naval War College. Steve then decided to pursue an executive certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University and has worked with a client range that includes emerging leaders, veterans, executive leaders, and undergraduate students, across the United States and Caribbean as he pursues his ICF accreditation. He currently lives in Seattle with his wife and two cats and they love getting out on the water in their sloop sailboat when time permits.

Brian Townsend specializes in professional leadership coaching, team building, and keynote speaking.  Over the last 30 years, Brian’s life work has helped thousands of leaders find a deeper understanding of themselves, and enhanced meaning in their own lives which has positively impacted the essential people in their lives and the results they want.

Brian’s natural caring temperament and ability to build trust-centered relationships empowers clients to create a road map that heightens clarity around personal vision, purpose, and perspective. His designed coaching program combines his insight with his client’s personal core values, natural strengths, and learned skills to create intention, guidance, and decision-making towards a fulfilling life. Brian’s work influences people and teams to leverage their ‘leader within’ and build a bridge between where they are and where they want to be.