The Embrace Change Coaching Team

We’re proud to be an all-BIPOC team of expert coaches with different specialities to best meet each client’s needs.

Core Coaches

  • Payal Shah, PCC, ELI-MP

    Core Coach
    Payal Shah is an iPEC and ICF-certified Career & Personal Empowerment Coach for mid-career BIPOC professionals looking to get “unstuck.” build self-confidence, and create purposeful, fulfilling lives. Read more →

  • Brandon Johnson, M.Ed., CPCC

    Core Coach
    Brandon Johnson is a certified job and career transition coach who is passionate about helping BIPOC job seekers and leaders get the tools, skills, and confidence they need to succeed in their careers. Read more →

  • Stephanie Heath

    Stephanie Heath is a job search and offer negotiation expert who helps people of color, immigrants, and soft-spoken men and women land their dream careers. Read more →

Additional Coaches

  • Steve Branch, MPAc

    Steven Namar Branch is a career development professional dedicated to creating fruitful pathways for other BIPOC professionals across gender. Steve coaches both women of color and men of color, and is passionate about creating relationships and networks for the benefit of Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive workspaces.

  • Leah Davis, FFC

    Leah Davis is a dedicated wealth and wellness coach for women of color and she is committed to helping her clients achieve economic stability. Leah has a profound awareness of the unique challenges women of color experience as they transform their wealth legacy.

Interested in joining the coaching team at Embrace Change?

Operations

  • Yovani Washington

    Executive Assistant
    Yovani Washington brings a wealth of experience to Embrace Change as a Senior Project Manager and U.S. Army Soldier, with a commitment to excellence and a passion for positive change, Yovani embodies the mission and values of Embrace Change, driving impactful initiatives forward with dedication and expertise.

  • Katherine Josephs

    Chief Marketing Officer
    As the Chief Marketing Officer at Embrace Change, Katherine Josephs leads the company’s marketing strategies across platforms and media. With extensive industry experience, including key roles at Latina Magazine, Time, and Money Magazine, Katherine brings valuable expertise to advance Embrace Change's purposeful, mission-driven marketing efforts.

  • Payal Shah, PCC, ELI-MP

    Director of Coach Education
    In her role as the Director of Coach Education at Embrace Change, she manages the Embrace Change Coaching Certification program (ECCC), facilitating a “ripple effect” of impact by enabling BIPOC coaches to make a difference in the lives of other BIPOC through strengthening their skills and capabilities as coaches.

  • Tristan Evans Richardson

    Facilitation and Community Support Specialist
    As the Facilitator and Community Support Specialist for Embrace Change's Leadership Accelerator and Leadership Network, Tristan Evans Richardson draws upon her experience as an educator, trainer, and program manager to foster community building and support valuable learning opportunities for WOC leaders to grow, connect, and thrive.

  • Vince Zabala, ACC, M. Ed.

    ECCC Curriculum Designer
    Vince Zabala is a transformational leadership coach and educator with over 15 years of experience empowering diverse individuals to thrive. As a queer, Filipino American and neurodivergent person, Vince brings a unique, open, and rooted perspective to his curriculum development work for Embrace Change and ECCC and coaching practice.