The Adler School of Professional Studies

Certificate in Leadership Coaching Core Faculty

Marilyn Laiken, Ph.D. CLC Co-Director and Chair of the OISE, University of Toronto department of Adult Education & Counselling Psychology. Marilyn is full professor of Adult Education in Workplace Learning and Change, and Director of the OISE/UT Certificate Program in Adult Training and Development. She is also Academic Co-director of the Canadian Organization Development Institute, and Principal of Laiken Associates, a Toronto consulting firm that, since 1975, has served hundreds of clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Marilyn combines an interest in adult education and organizational change through her research, teaching and field development, and speaks internationally and has published widely in these areas. Some of her publications include a focus on: organization review; organizational learning; strategic planning; innovative management practices; organization design; work team development; and feasibility studies. ... more

Linda J. Page, Ph.D., ACPC . CLC Co-Director and President, Adler School of Professional Studies. Dr. Page received her Ph.D. in sociology and anthropology from Princeton University and an M.A. in Counselling Psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, where she spent five years teaching social and cognitive psychology and diversity on the Core Doctoral Faculty. Dr. Page also has had college and university teaching experience in California, Montreal, and Ontario. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the State of Illinois and spent 20 years in private practice as a psychotherapist and family coach in Toronto.

Dr. Page directed Adler Chicago’s M.A. in Counselling Psychology program in Toronto from 1989 until December, 2006. She founded the Adler School of Professional Coaching in 1998 and the Adler School of Professional Studies in 2004. She completed Adler’s professional coach training program in 2002 and became an Adler Certified Professional Coach (ACPC). ... more


	William Bergquist, Ph.D. , is a widely-published author, researcher and scholar, having conducted research and scholarship in North America, Europe and Asia. His 40 plus published books and 50 plus articles address such diverse issues as the struggles of men and women recovering from strokes, and the experiences of freedom among the men and women of Eastern Europe following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Postmodern Organization has been identified as one of the 50 classics in organizational theory, while In Our Fifties (with Klaum and Greenberg) was featured on Good Morning America. ... more

	Suzi Pomerantz, MT, MCC, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia and a Master's degree from the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education. Her honors include Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honor Society, Dean's List, and Lawn Resident (Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village). In addition to her academic achievements, Suzi is credited with ten publications about coaching including Is Your Net Working?, Ethically Speaking: Ethics and the Executive Coach, Coaching Teams, and The Ten Keys to Building Your Coaching Business Beyond the Next Level as well as two books, including Seal the Deal: The Essential Mindsets For Growing Your Professional Services Business (HRD Press, 2006). ... more

Jeannine Sandstrom, Ed.D., MCC, CBC, holds a doctoral degree in Human Resource Development and Counseling and a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Management and Marketing from East Texas State University. She also earned a Master of Education degree in Educational Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A&M University. Dr. Sandstrom holds certifications as Master Certified Coach (with the International Coach Federation - ICF), Corporate Business Coach, and Professional in Human Resources. She has co-authored publications and co-designed curriculum and assessments such as Legacy Leadership: The 5 Best Practices (CWI Press, v2-2001), Legacy Leader Competency Inventory (CWI Press, 2000), “Accelerating Leader Learning in the Zone of Not Knowing,” (LineZine eMagazine, www.linezine.com), The Coaching Clinic, Personal Coaching Styles Inventory, Corporate Business Coaching Program, Professional Foundations for Masterful Coaches (CWI Press, 1999), “Executive Leader Coaching as a Strategic Activity” (Strategy & Leadership, fall 1999). ... more

Melinda Sinclair, D. Phil., PCC. Dr. Sinclair comes to her work as a life-long learner and a facilitator of other's learning. Her work as an executive coach, consultant, facilitator and educator is informed by more than thirty years' experience working in knowledge-based and learning oriented environments.

Colleagues and clients say that Dr. Sinclair combines intellectual acuity with intuition, imagination and an ability to connect with people in a meaningful way. Clients especially value her ability to help them contextualize and reframe their challenges and opportunities in ways that expand possibilities. ... more

Adria Trowhill, B.Mus., M.A., MCC. is a Master Certified Coach who is a trailblazer in Canadian leadership and leadership team coaching. She brings to her work a broad base of both academic and practical experience. Her life long commitment to challenging existing thinking and paradigms has enabled her to provide leadership both to her community and her students. Her contribution to the field of leadership team coaching is informed by an in-depth background in psychology, 26 years of experience as a consultant and facilitator and 15 years of active contribution to the performing arts field. ... more