Our Team

Kristin Lytle Chief Executive Officer

Kristin Lytle is CEO of The Leader’s Edge and brings significant experience in talent assessment, leadership development, succession planning and organizational design to the firm. Kristin has worked at well-known companies including Vanguard, Kohler, Whirlpool, and Target. She has held leadership roles in business operations and human resources in both domestic and global capacities throughout her career and developed HR solutions that align with business priorities while enabling talent to unlock their full potential.

Monica Warner Dimpfl Senior Vice President, Marketing & Operations

Monica Warner is the Senior Vice President, Marketing & Operations at The Leader’s Edge and a member of the Executive Team. With over two decades of experience in strategic marketing, operations and program management, Monica works to drive the organization’s growth and enhance its industry reputation as a premier executive coaching firm.

Dominique SanGiovanni Vice President, Digital

Dominique SanGiovanni is Vice President, Digital at The Leader’s Edge. Dominique focuses on the firm’s digital strategy and the integration of technology to enhance the client experience. Dominique leads the development and delivery of digital content, collaborates with top talent on thought leadership, and manages employee advocacy and engagement programs. She leads the implementation of new technologies to improve operations and client services.

Beth Sinkus Vice President, Business Development

Beth Sinkus is Vice President, Business Development at The Leader’s Edge. As part of the executive team Beth is focused on relationship management and ensuring the strategy and execution of our services exceed the expectations of our clients.  Through extensive consultation and partnership, Beth develops trust with clients by aligning talent goals with the strategic objectives of the organization.

Jessi Sheridan, ACC Vice President, Leadership Experience

Jessi Sheridan, ACC is the Vice President, Leadership Experience at The Leader’s Edge. With a deep expertise in the areas of leadership development, operations, and program management, Jessi oversees the firm’s Signature Program offerings to ensure the highest caliber of experience for participants.

Elizabeth Reeder, PCC Regional Vice President, New Jersey

Elizabeth Reeder is a consultant and executive coach with The Leader’s Edge and brings extensive experience across multiple industries to her work. Betsy has worked with senior executives and high potential leaders from the pharmaceutical, health care, and consumer product industries and has helped leaders successfully enhance their performance in a wide range of areas including leadership and communication skills, executive presence, building and managing stakeholder relationships, and developing effective teams. Betsy has coached senior, high potential and emerging leaders at client companies such as Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson, and Penn Mutual.

Tracey Cantarutti, PhD Regional Vice President, Midwest

Tracey Cantarutti is an executive coach and leadership development consultant with The Leader’s Edge. Tracey has coached senior executives and managers from all over the world while working with multi-national organizations in a variety of industries including health care, packaging, manufacturing insurance and financial services. In addition, Tracey has 20+ years of global business and team leadership experience, leading to her desire to help others to reach their full potential as leaders. As a former executive, Tracey understands the issues leaders face and their environment, leading to deeper insights based on practical experience.

Lisa Mathis Vice President, Consulting Initiatives

Lisa Mathis is Vice President, Consulting Initiatives and has been an executive coach and corporate team facilitator for over 20 years bringing a depth of experience to The Leader’s Edge. In her role, Lisa provides support on both small and large-scale client projects and applies her consulting expertise in the areas of leadership, competency, organization development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Lisa’s collaboration with clients on their key initiatives provides tremendous value and an opportunity to tailor leadership development approaches to align with organizational goals.

Jane Beale Vice President, Quality & Delivery

Jane Beale is a seasoned corporate human resources executive with years of executive coaching experience coaching male and female executives up to the level of CEO in a myriad of different industries. Jane’s inside knowledge and experience of the executive suite brings a valuable perspective to her clients. As the Head of Quality & Delivery, Jane oversees coaching engagements to ensure consistency with the firm’s established coaching protocols.

Nila Betof, PhD Senior Vice President

Nila Betof has extensive experience coaching leaders in the C-Suite through emerging level talent and brings over 30 years of operational and management experience to The Leader’s Edge. She has substantial experience in career development consulting, assessment, leadership development, executive coaching and organizational change. She has consulted on hundreds of leadership development programs and organizational change initiatives. She is certified in a variety of assessment tools and behavioral interviewing techniques.

Lisa Brooks Greaux, EdD Program Partner

Lisa Brooks Greaux, EdD is principal and founder of SYNC and a Program Partner of The Leader’s Edge. As a leadership development strategist, DE&I expert, thought leader, and executive coach, Lisa is committed to helping leaders achieve their potential, while leveraging their unique strengths. With over 25 years of experience spanning multiple industries, Lisa brings a unique and innovative perspective on the relationship between personal and professional development. Lisa is also the author of Don’t Abdicate The Throne and her doctoral research was on Developing African American Women Executives.

Maribeth Renne, CMF Senior Consultant

Maribeth Renne, CMF has extensive experience in leadership development and executive coaching. She has partnered with C-Suite leaders through emerging talent to develop the knowledge and tools to enhance performance and executive presence.

Lauren Tate Senior Consultant

Lauren Tate brings over 20 years of global human resources experience to The Leader’s Edge specializing in the development of top talent and building high-performing teams. Lauren’s experience spans across a variety of industries where she has served on leadership teams under a broad range of circumstances. Most recently she was Chief Human Resources Officer for the Americas at AXA XL. Lauren helps clients identify, grow, and retain emerging and high-potential talent creating engaging and inclusive work environments. A specific focus of her coaching is empowering women to excel in the workplace.

Beth Reeves, MA Senior Consultant

Beth Reeves brings over 30 years of global human resources experience to The Leader’s Edge. She is a high-impact HR professional specializing in acquisitions, due diligence, integration, people assessment and development, with strong global expertise and the ability to link HR strategy to the business strategy.

Denise Williams, EdD Senior Consultant

Denise is a Senior Consultant at The Leader's Edge and a seasoned executive coach who brings over 25 years of expertise in the development of senior leaders. She is Hogan-certified and holds a doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Columbia University. With a wealth of experience in the corporate realm, Denise’s professional background has infused her coaching with a deep understanding of the principles and practices that drive effective leadership.

Denise has held posts in Fortune 100 companies including Accenture and JPMorgan Chase; and has provided change management consultancy to top tier firms. Denise brings to The Leader’s Edge a successful history of working closely with individuals and teams to leverage their strengths, articulate their goals, and challenge perspectives, in order to maximize personal and professional impact.

Nancy Singer, PCC Senior Consultant

Nancy Singer is a Senior Consultant at The Leader’s Edge with over 30 years of experience in executive positions leading Sales, Marketing and Talent Management teams in three Fortune 100 pharmaceutical companies. As a pharmacist with a dual MBA in Marketing & Finance, she possesses a unique professional background and is a recognized global thought leader in developing high-potential, female, diverse and scientific talent. Her leadership development programs have garnered numerous industry awards. She has been published in Management Development journals and regularly speaks at Talent and Leadership conferences.

Mary Jane Reed, SPHR Senior Consultant

Mary Jane Reed brings over 30 years of leadership development and human resources management experience to The Leader’s Edge. Mary Jane Reed is a respected business leader and senior human resources executive with proven skills and successes in leadership and organizational development and change management. She has a reputation for integrity, creativity, leadership, teamwork and business strategy.

Yasmeen Toney, ACC Senior Consultant

With a career spanning the banking and investment services sector, Yasmeen brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in leadership, finance, and human resources to The Leader's Edge. Throughout her career, Yasmeen has held various HR and leadership positions, consistently achieving outstanding organizational performance by fostering accountable and inclusive cultures. Yasmeen excels at talent consultation, providing expert advice and offering support in the realms of leadership development, human resources, and performance management through coaching and mentoring.

Maura Lightfoot Senior Consultant

Maura Lightfoot, ACC is a Senior Consultant at The Leader's Edge and thrives on empowering others in their careers. From working in human resources in the Middle East to financial services management consulting in London to non-profit organizational culture in Washington DC, Maura’s experience has equipped her with a unique perspective that is both global and grounded.

Lisa Aronson, PCC Senior Consultant

Lisa Aronson has in-depth experience partnering with and coaching successful executives. Since 2000, Lisa’s primary focus has been on coaching leaders to maximize their impact and personal effectiveness. She assists her clients in clarifying their goals and objectives and developing the self-awareness necessary to reach their aspirations.

Cheryl Henderson, PsyD Senior Consultant

Cheryl Henderson is an accomplished organizational development professional and executive coach with over thirty years of leadership experience. She has designed and delivered cross-cultural training and has also consulted to organizations on creating culturally diverse work teams and establishing global team competencies. In addition, she conducts needs assessments, interprets management assessment instruments, provides team process consulting, designs and delivers custom programs at the executive and senior levels of client companies.

Morenike Williams, ACC Senior Consultant

Morenike Williams, ACC is a Senior Consultant and an experienced executive coach. Her expertise is in providing tailored coaching and workshops to empower business and legal executives in accelerating their personal and professional growth, accessing untapped potential, and ascending to new heights.

With more than 15 years of expertise, Morenike is a dynamic facilitator who curates customized experiences that propel her clients forward on their career journeys. Her primary areas of focus are career strategy, effective communication, relationship management, emotional intelligence, and leadership development

Lauren Gordon, PCC Senior Consultant

Lauren Gordon is a Senior Consultant with The Leader’s Edge who brings nearly two decades of corporate leadership experience as well as 10+ years of experience as a certified coach. Lauren’s corporate career spanned both client-facing and leadership roles in sales, business development, relationship management, executive recruiting, and strategic human resources.

Booker Farrior, ACC Senior Consultant

Booker Farrior an executive coach and Senior Consultant at The Leader's Edge and brings a wealth of experience spanning various industries. His career has been marked by roles as an executive, mental fitness, and behavioral coach, collaborating with senior leaders to foster personal and team development within the corporate landscape. Booker specializes in guiding leaders through the complexities of corporate environments, aiding them in achieving strategic outcomes, and improving overall company performance.

Steve Bowling Senior Consultant

Steve is a Senior Consultant at The Leader's Edge and has over 20 years of Human Resources experience across a range of industry sectors including pharmaceutical, chemical manufacturing, hospitality, and financial services. He has lived and worked in both Europe and the U.S. and held positions with global responsibilities.

Steve areas of expertise are: executive coaching, team building and development, organizational change, new leader integration and talent strategy.  His focus is on maximizing the potential of individuals, teams and organizations to drive sustained performance improvement at work.

Jacqueline Feild Senior Consultant

Jacqueline Feild is a Senior Consultant who brings significant corporate experience to her coaching work with the company. As a highly accomplished and award-winning global technology executive, Jacqueline excels at partnering with clients to increase their performance as leaders and their impact on the business.

Jacqueline leverages her 25+ years of executive and senior global leadership experience into her coaching process with leaders at all levels. She is a trusted partner who thrives on collaborating with leaders to evoke personal and professional transformation.

Kevin Silk Senior Consultant

Kevin Silk is a Senior Consultant at The Leader’s Edge bringing extensive experience as a global business leader. Kevin’s diverse background spans across privately-held businesses, venture-backed startups, and executive level positions in large corporations. Kevin has coached and developed hundreds of individuals over his career. His areas of expertise include leadership resilience and career transformation or evolution. In his coaching, Kevin uses a practical approach to help individuals maximize their performance and value while honoring their unique definitions of success.

Whitney Siavelis Senior Consultant

Whitney Siavelis brings 20 years of global experience to her role as Senior Consultant for The Leader’s Edge. She is an ICF certified leadership coach and consultant passionate about helping individuals maximize their success by developing confidence and key leadership skills that deliver results within their organizations.

Robyn Wheeler, PhD Senior Consultant

Robyn Wheeler, PhD is a Senior Consultant at The Leader's Edge, an engaging facilitator and an executive coach who resides in the greater Chicagoland area. Robyn's strengths as a coach include helping individuals in identifying the intersection of strategy and implementation, developing flexibility and change-ready skills, creating strategic leadership plans, and recognizing unique cultures across the global workforce.

Kristin Condon Senior Consultant

Kristin Condon is a Senior Consultant and brings a wealth of experience in leadership development, business analytics, and human resources management to The Leader’s Edge. With over 20 years of expertise, she specializes in working with C-Suite executives through executive coaching, high potential development, action planning, facilitation, and leading large teams towards business priorities.

Jan Levine, Esq. Senior Consultant

Jan Levine is an executive coach and Senior Consultant for The Leader’s Edge and works with individuals, team leaders, and management to discover and unlock innate and unique potential; develop awareness, resiliency, and a growth mindset; and support insight, vision, and transformation.

Jan helps leaders explore behaviors or habits that sabotage, drain energy, and ultimately hold back success to reduce or eliminate the impact of such tendencies that create obstacles blocking an individual or team from moving from where they are currently to where they want to be.

Karen Coplan, PhD Senior Consultant

Karen Coplan is a senior consultant with The Leader’s Edge. She is an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist with over 20 years of corporate and consulting experience working across a variety of industries. She is fluent in Spanish, completed an expatriate assignment in Spain, and has also led global talent management projects. These experiences enable Karen to be particularly effective in coaching leaders who are working in global or multi-cultural environments. Additionally, she has extensive expertise in executive coaching, leadership development, and assessment. Karen’s coaching approach focuses on helping clients see patterns and trends in their behavior/experiences, challenging their assumptions, in order to help them push beyond their own boundaries.

Kaitlin Emery Client Relations Project Manager

Kaitlin Emery is a Client Relations Project Manager at The Leader’s Edge. She provides project management, communications and administrative support, including maintaining marketing database, overseeing coaching engagement progress, and managing client programs and internal meetings.

Lauren Harting Client Relations Project Manager

Lauren Harting is a Client Relations Project Manager at The Leader’s Edge. Lauren provides project management, communications and administrative support, including managing logistics, long-term planning, and attending to timelines and details of client programs and internal meetings.

Sophia Krainyk Client Relations Project Manager

Sophia Krainyk is a Client Relations Project Manager at The Leader’s Edge. Sophia provides project management, communications, and administrative support, including managing logistics, long-term planning, and attending to timelines and details of client programs and internal meetings.

Prior to joining The Leader’s Edge, Sophia was the Associate Senate Sergeant at Arms for the Wisconsin State Capitol, a legal assistant at Roethe Law Firm, and a Digital Design Project Manager, totaling 4 years of diverse management experience.

Molly D. Shepard Founder & Executive Advisor

Molly D. Shepard is Founder & Executive Advisor of The Leader’s Edge. With a career spanning more than 30 years, her areas of expertise include career counseling, leadership development, executive coaching and executive search. Through her leadership as Chairman, President and Co-founder of Manchester Inc., one of the world’s largest career development consulting firms, she helped thousands of people a year transition and reach their potential as leaders under her guidance.

Peter J. Dean, PhD Executive Advisor

Peter Dean is an Executive Advisor at The Leader's Edge. With over 30 years of national and international experience, Peter bases his executive coaching and consulting work on current research and best practices in the field of leadership development. He is also a prolific author in the field of leadership.

Shelley Potente Executive Advisor

Shelley Potente is the Executive Vice President, Client Relations at The Leader’s Edge. As part of the executive team Shelley’s focus is on strategy, business development and marketing. Shelley is known for her trusted partnerships and innovative approaches to promoting introductions and connecting clients and colleagues for their mutual benefit.

Karen O’Boyle Executive Advisor

Karen O’Boyle is an Executive Advisor for The Leader’s Edge. For more than 20 years, Karen has held leadership positions in human capital management, professional services, and HR technology firms. Throughout her career, she has led teams that delivered highly-effective solutions to many of the world’s largest and most complex companies as they transformed their workforces and businesses. Karen’s expertise includes developing and executing accelerated growth plans, designing and implementing workforce transformation initiatives, and delivering talent management and talent mobility solutions – assessment, leadership development, change management, career development, and career transition.