
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.
Coaches
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Brandon Johnson, M.Ed., CPCC
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 →
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Vince Zabala, M.Ed., PCC
Vince Zabala is a Gallup-certified 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 transformational, strengths-based coaching practice. Read more →
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Naseem Kapdi
Naseem Kapdi is a compassionate career coach who specializes in coaching immigrants, introverts, and first- or second-gen BIPOC navigating career transitions. Her quiet strength and intuitive understanding allow clients to feel seen, heard, and supported as they transform their professional lives. Read more →
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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.
Interested in joining the coaching team at Embrace Change?
Operations
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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. -
Thea Charles, PCC
ECCC Director
Thea Charles, PCC, is a life and leadership coach, DEI consultant, and Hogan 360 certified practitioner. As an ICF Professional Certified Coach and former VP of DEI for ICF New England, Thea leads the Embrace Change Coaching Certification (ECCC) program with a structured yet flexible approach that fosters reflection, awareness, and lasting growth. -
Vince Zabala, PCC, 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.