Meet the KKM Leadership Team
Kathy Krul-Manor
CEO • Founder
Kathy Krul-Manor is the Founder of KKM Leadership and has built her career on being a strategic leadership advisor and performance coach to senior leaders and organizations.
Kathy specializes in building effective, impactful teams and organizations. With more than 20 years’ experience partnering with global executives and their teams, Kathy has built a reputation for leading high-quality, results-focused change.
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Prior to starting KKM Leadership in 2020, Kathy was a senior Talent Advisory Leader with Deloitte (Canada and Global) where she led multiple human capital transformation initiatives for the Global Financial Advisory and Global Consulting practices. Kathy also has experience across various industries including retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and telecommunications.
Originally from Toronto, Canada, Kathy now lives with her husband and three dogs in Carlsbad, California and spends her free time doing yoga, hiking, and working within the community to elevate the HR profession.
She also serves on the Board for Casa de Amparo, an organization that supports youth impacted by neglect and abuse and was a professor of Management & Organizational Behavior with the Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University.
Kierstin Geary
Business Operations Manager
Kierstin Geary is KKM Leadership's Business Operations Manager, where she is focused on improving how the team works behind the scenes, making sure clients have a great experience, and building systems that set the company up for long-term growth. Her background is in project management and operations, and she especially enjoys the people side of her work - supporting and collaborating with teams of consultants and coaches.
Originally from North Carolina, she knew she would find herself coastal again and considers San Diego her forever home.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, yoga, fostering dogs through local San Diego rescue, The Animal Pad, and, when in season, supporting Pittsburgh's sports teams.
Kathy Krul-Manor
CEO • Founder
Claudine McManus
Executive Business Partner
Claudine McManus has over 25 years of experience as an Executive Assistant and Partner, with more than 15 years supporting executive leadership. She’s known for her ability to build genuine relationships, solve problems creatively, and create collaborative, supportive work environments.
Having lived in Ireland, California, and Texas, and worked with teams across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, Claudine has a broad cross-cultural perspective that helps her connect with people from many different backgrounds and industries. She values kindness, integrity, and a positive approach in both her professional and personal life.
When she’s not working, Claudine enjoys spending time with family and friends, gardening, traveling, cooking, practicing yoga, and hunting for vintage finds.
Consultants
Alison Egeberg
Helping Leaders + Teams Achieve What Matters Most
Alison Egeberg is a seasoned HR professional with 20 years of expertise in organizational development, encompassing all facets of HR processes and leadership development. As a certified executive coach, Alison has honed her skills through leadership roles in diverse global corporations.
Alison's extensive experience includes spearheading large HR departments with over 50 team members in her roles as the Director of Global HR Business Partnering at a prominent medical devices company and as the Chief
Human Resources Officer at a leading global digital media technology firm. Her contributions have been pivotal in driving organizational success and fostering a culture of growth and innovation.
In the past five years, Alison has expanded her impact by providing strategic consulting services to companies of varying sizes and industries. Her consulting expertise spans HR optimization, team and leadership development, and personalized executive coaching, empowering organizations to achieve their core objectives and thrive in
dynamic market environments.
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CERTIFICATIONS
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Certified Limbic Leadership Coach
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Certified Nutrition and Fitness Coach
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BA Communications, University of North Dakota
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Master’s Degree, Organizational Communication & Human Resources, Western Illinois University
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Shawnna Johnson
Leadership Coach
As an HR professional Shawnna has worked for small, start-up organizations up to large Fortune 500 corporations – from sole practitioner to executive leader. Her experience and background span multiple industries including aerospace & defense, healthcare (hospital & ambulatory), digital marketing, software development, construction, engineering, health and wellness, manufacturing, and more.
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Shawnna excels at setting up HR infrastructure for small to medium-sized businesses that are just starting out or have rapidly grown in size. She’s a compliance guru! Her passion lies in improving organizational performance through the development and execution of performance management, employee engagement, employee relations, and leadership development strategies.
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EDUCATION
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Bellevue University - Master of Science, Organizational Development
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Western International University - Bachelor's degree, Human Resource Management
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Human Capital Strategist, HCI
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Strategic Workforce Planning, HCI
Margaret Walker Scavo
Executive Coach + Strategic Leadership Advisor
Margaret is an executive coach and strategic leadership advisor with over 30 years of experience guiding leaders toward excellence. Her background spans professional services, healthcare, non-profit organizations, retail, and public agencies across the United States. Drawing on her extensive corporate experience, she helps individuals and teams turn goals, strategies, and ideas into actionable outcomes. Known for building trusted partnerships, Margaret creates a space where leaders can confidently explore their strengths and address growth opportunities with clarity and purpose.
Before founding her own coaching practice, Margaret was a partner at management consulting firm FutureSense, Inc. She previously held VP of Human Resources roles in healthcare and property management, along with senior HR positions across various industries. Today, her clients span retail, education, healthcare, and professional services.
EDUCATION + CERTIFICATIONS
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Certified Professional Coach (PCC) – International Coaching Federation
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Certified Executive Coach (College of Executive Coaching)
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Emotional Intelligence EQ-I 2.0 Certification
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MA, Human Resources and Organization Development, University of San Francisco
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BA Business/Marketing, San Diego State/National University
Christa Tillman
Coach + Organizational Development Consultan
Christa is a trusted partner transforming leaders and teams to deliver intentional impact and thrive. With 15+ years of experience in leading change and coaching, Christa serves as a Strategic Leadership Coach and Organizational Development Consultant specializing in leading sustainable personal and business change increasing the effectiveness of companies and individuals. She works with leaders and teams to diagnose and address friction points, leverage strengths, and develop intentional change programs to address opportunities to evolve.
Christa has built a reputation for improving team effectiveness, intentionally evolving leaders’ capacity and capabilities, and transforming organizations through systemic thinking and behaviorally focused change. She leverages her psychology training to build deep connections, collaborating with leaders and teams to learn through reflection, and intentionally scale their influence and impact Christa is committed to sustainable human led change, and focuses her efforts on removing friction and helping people align their motivations, beliefs, and values so they can lead with kindness and curiosity.
EDUCATION + CERTIFICATIONS
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MA Change Leadership and Organization Development, Columbia University (New York, NY)
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MS Higher Education Administration, Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA)
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ICF and Brain Based Certified Coach (Neuroleadership Institute Coaching)
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Professional in Human Resources (PHR) - HR Certification Institute
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Hogan Leadership Indexes Certified
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Wiley Everything DiSC
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Prosci Change Management
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William Bridges Managing Transitions
Jessica Galica
Executive Coach + Leadership Coach
Jess is an Executive and Leadership Coach who partners with leaders to achieve exceptional results for their organizations, teams, and themselves—while leading with integrity and finding joy in the process. She currently coaches a diverse range of clients, from high-potential talent to VPs and C-suite executives, across industries such as technology, financial services, retail, and professional services.
Known for both her strategic insight and natural warmth, Jess challenges clients to set bold goals—externally in their leadership impact and internally in their personal growth. Her approach blends deep corporate experience with a coach’s presence, offering both advisory perspective and compassionate coaching.
Prior to coaching, Jess led a successful 15-year corporate career, including roles as a global Director at Siemens and a Case Team Leader at Bain & Company. She earned her MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Jess’ clients value her ability to understand complex business challenges and guidance to lead strategically.
CERTIFICATIONS
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International Coaching Federation (ICF) Certified Coach
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Co-Active Training Institute (CTI) Certified Coach
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MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management (Cambridge, MA)
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BA, Georgetown University (Washington, DC)
Wendy Neu
Leadership Coaching + Consulting
Wendy is a Leadership Coach and Organizational Effectiveness Consultant who specializes in building effective and impactful teams. With over 20 years’ experience partnering with executive leaders and their teams, Wendy has helped create transformation in business. From streamlining communication to improving handoffs so work moves faster, Wendy focuses on building cultures where people work better together.
Wendy leads with trust, connection, and a high regard for each individual she works with, whether they are C-Suite leaders or first-time supervisors. She challenges people to step into their strengths, maximize their potential, and see their colleagues as valuable partners, even when their styles are quite different.
Before working as an independent coach/consultant, Wendy was in the corporate sector for 15 years in a variety of areas, including business operations, process improvement, and organization effectiveness. Her focus has been and continues to be partnering with leaders who believe that growth is a journey, and each step along the way is pivotal for the next.
CERTIFICATIONS
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Gallup Strengths Performance Coach
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Strengths Strategy Certified Coach, People Acuity
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Certified Leadership & Talent Management Coach, Workplace Coach Institute
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Six Sigma Certified Green Belt, Process Management, Design for Six Sigma, Carlson Companies
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Group Facilitation Methods, MNTop (Technology of Participation)
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Alida Al-Saadi
Strategic Advisor + Executive Coach
Alida is a Disruption Expert, Strategic Advisor, and Executive Coach who draws on more than 30 years of global, cross-industry experience to help leaders and organizations transform uncertainty into clarity and forward momentum.
She has partnered with C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and boards to align strategy with people, build fluid teams, and create cultures that thrive in uncertainty. Her career spans Big 4 consulting, boutique advisory firms, and independent practice, where she is known for challenging leaders to think differently, embrace impermanence, and act with compassionate decisiveness.
A defining achievement of Alida’s career was building an award-winning partnership with Microsoft, where she co-developed a go-to-market strategy at the intersection of GenAI and how people experience work. This profitable business venture addressed the human side of technological disruption, exploring how AI could transform, and ultimately improve, people’s experience at work.
Building on this success, Alida continues to guide leaders in turning uncertainty into possibility and shaping futures where people and technology advance together.
CERTIFICATIONS
• Master's of Organization Development, Bowling Green State University
• Bachelor's of Organization Communications, University of WI
• Chief Executive Officer Program, Berkeley Haas School of Business
• International Coach Federation (ICF) Certified Coach (PCC)
• Newfield Network Certified Coach (NCCTM)
Eric J. Watts
Leadership Strategist + Consulting
Eric is a dynamic and results-driven leadership coach, consultant, and speaker with over 2 years of expertise. He specializes in empowering executives and professionals at all levels within global and multinational organizations.
Eric expertly drives organizational transformation via executive coaching, leadership development, and experiential learning facilitation, building strategic partnerships with C-suite leaders to elevate team performance and communication.
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Before dedicating himself full-time to Watts Leadership, LLC, Eric served as a Finance Operations Analyst at JPMorgan Chase and Shareholder Services Manager at Citi Fund Services. Additionally, Eric has served as an Adjunct Business Professor at Ohio Dominican University since January 2012, designing and delivering dynamic courses on Sales Management & Leadership, Fundamentals of Leadership, Conflict Management, and Business Ethics.
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CERTIFICATIONS
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Certified Coach, Teacher, and Speaker - Maxwell Leadership (Earned: February 2015, renewed annually)
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Certified Human Behavior Consultant (DISC) - Personal Insights, Inc. (Earned: September 2018, renewed annually)
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Initiatives Facilitator (Experiential Learning) - Camp Mary Orton (Earned: September 2018)
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Master of Science in Management, Ohio Dominican University (Earned: August 2011)
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Bachelor's Degree: Agribusiness and Applied Economics, The Ohio State University (Earned: December 1998)
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Dr. Karyn Edwards, MCC
Organizational Consulting Psychologist
Prior to starting Abloom Consulting, Karyn worked in several senior leadership positions
across various industries and organizations for over 25+ years. She earned a Ph.D. in
Industrial and Organizational Psychology, a Master’s in Organizational Management, and
certifications in business process improvement and professional and executive coaching.
Karyn was also an inaugural member of Forefront, powered by Marshall Goldsmith’s Top 100
Coaches, which supports the next generation of coaching leaders.
She is also an expert facilitator who works to inspire leaders in organizations with practical
leadership strategies.
CERTIFICATIONS
• Industrial and Organizational Psychologist (I/O), PhD (Grand Canyon University)
• ICF Credentialed Coach (MCC)
• Certified Professional & Executive Coach (University of Texas at Dallas-UTD)
• Certifications in several psychometric assessments, including The Hogan
Leadership Forecast Series, Emotional Intelligence (EQi 2.0), Gallup
StrengthsFinder, DiSC, and others
• Korn Ferry 360 and other 360 tool certifications
• Prosci Certified Change Practitioner and Facilitator
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Scott Husband
Leadership Coach
Scott is an experienced Organizational Development leader and executive coach with a practical, results-focused approach to leadership growth. Known for his grounded presence and ability to build trust quickly, he partners with leaders and teams to expand their impact, navigate change, and strengthen culture. His career includes two decades with a Fortune 500 automotive company, where he led efforts in leadership development, change management, and talent strategy.
Today, Scott supports leaders across industries including healthcare, manufacturing, engineering, education, and technology. He brings a blend of strategic insight and real-world experience to his coaching, helping clients lead with greater clarity, confidence, and intention. His work spans one-on-one coaching, team development, and strategic partnership with HR to elevate leadership across organizations.
CERTIFICATIONS
• Master of Organizational Development and BA Business Administration, Bowling Green State University
• The Leadership Circle Profile (LCP)
• Organization and Relationship Systems Certified Coach (ORSCC)
• Gallup Certified Strengths Coach
• CCL Benchmarks® 360 Assessment Suite (by the Center for Creative Leadership)
• Hogan Assessments (HPI, HDS, MVPI – depending on which tools certified)
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®)
• DiSC® (often specified as Everything DiSC® by Wiley)
• Integrative Enneagram Questionnaire (iEQ9)
• Leadership Practices Inventory® (LPI®) (by Kouzes & Posner)
• CoActive CPCC and Leadership Program
Rebecca Bea Thompson
Organization Development Consultant & Coach
Rebecca is an experienced organizational development consultant and coach, specializing in team development, leadership effectiveness, managing organizational transitions, and culture change. She has over 30 years of experience in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, aerospace, and healthcare.
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Rebecca started her career as an industrial engineer with a Fortune 500 company before moving on to several organizational effectiveness and leadership development roles. Prior to leaving the corporate world for full-time coaching and consulting, her most recent position was as Senior Manager of Global Talent Management for an international medical device firm, where she established global leadership development programs and a global talent review process.
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Known for her ability to bridge technical, business, and people skills, Rebecca leads with kindness, authenticity, and respect. She has a passion for helping her coaching clients identify and use their natural gifts and strengths to achieve their goals and experience more satisfaction and joy in their lives and work.
CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION
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Professional Certified Coach (PCC) – International Coaching Federation
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Gallup Certified Strengths Coach
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Wiley Everything DiSC
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Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Management
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Change Master Certification, Linkage, Inc.
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Organization Design Certification, Cornell University ILR School
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B.S. Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
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M.A. Organizational Development, Fielding Graduate University
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Professional Coach Certification Program, Duquesne University
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