OUR LEadership Team

KAAN AKSU Founder / Executive Director / Outreach

• Master Certified Coach (MCC)

• Certified Coach Mentor (CCM) and Coach Trainer

• 20 years of corporate experience (Global Fortune 500)

• Published author at International Coaching Magazine ‘CHOICE‘

• With three citizenships a true World Citizen, exposed to diverse cultures globally

• Speaks various languages including Turkish, Japanese, Spanish and French

CAROLINE SANDOVAL Chief Operations Officer / Partner Relations

KAAN AKSU Founder / Executive Director / Outreach

• 30+ years as an executive working for large organizations, helping leadership realize their strategic goals and growth makers

• Deep expertise in strategic planning, designing and implementing scalable enterprise-wide solutions

• Providing independent and diverse perspective for governing, planning and oversight

• Working with partners

• 30+ years as an executive working for large organizations, helping leadership realize their strategic goals and growth makers

• Deep expertise in strategic planning, designing and implementing scalable enterprise-wide solutions

• Providing independent and diverse perspective for governing, planning and oversight

• Working with partners to establish and strengthen ABC Society’s commitment to serving our communities through inspiration coaching

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CHRISTINE HISSONG Finance

KAAN AKSU Founder / Executive Director / Outreach

CHRISTINE HISSONG Finance

• Professional Coach, with a focus on Conflict Management

• Attorney, licensed and practicing in Northern Virginia, USA

• Secretary of the Collaborative Professionals of N. Virginia

• Co-Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Fairfax County Bar Association

• Mediator, certified by the Judicial Counsel of Virginia, USA

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• Professional Coach, with a focus on Conflict Management

• Attorney, licensed and practicing in Northern Virginia, USA

• Secretary of the Collaborative Professionals of N. Virginia

• Co-Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Fairfax County Bar Association

• Mediator, certified by the Judicial Counsel of Virginia, USA

• Certified Mediator Mentor

• Mediator for the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

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CLAUDIA MAHLO PR/Media

KAAN AKSU Founder / Executive Director / Outreach

CHRISTINE HISSONG Finance

• Internal/External Communication Specialist

• Exhibitions & Events Planner

• Regional DEIB Representative

• Certified Yoga Teacher

• Translator

• Passionate traveler and explorer of foreign cultures and languages, speaking German, English, Spanish, French

ABC Society Board of Directors

Scott Moore - President

Leatra Harper - Secretary

Human Leadership Guru
Coach, Coach Instructor, and Leadership Advisor
Former Board Member of National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
Former Military and Corp

Leatra Harper - Secretary

Master's Degree in Organization Development
Co-author of 'Energetic Coaching; Being and Doing with Spirit"
Works with environmental and human rights organizations to address climate change
Committed to an energetic life supporting people to realize their potential and purpose

Janet Brown - Member

Leatra Harper - Secretary

Janet Brown - Member

Retired Senior Manager, Federal Government
Social Worker
Certified Mediator
Professional Certified Coach
Past District Governor, Rotary International

ABC Society Advisors

Joe Dean

Kathy Harman

Kara Grasso

Senior Advisor to the US Senate
Founder of ‘Stars and Stripes Honor Flight’
Retired Corporate Executive
Award winning author
Volunteer - Fundraiser

Kara Grasso

Kathy Harman

Kara Grasso

25+ years Senior Corporate Leadership
Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Executive Board of Industry Leaders
Executive Committee Member of inFORUM’s Automotive Next

Kathy Harman

Master Certified Coach (MCC)
Director of Coach Education at Radiance Partners
Past – President: Association of Coach Training Organizations (ACTO)
Past - President: International Coaching Federation (ICF) Virginia