The Empowerment Alliance

Jae Ellard

 Jae Ellard is an expert on how to use communication to proactively manage stress and maintain realistic work life balance.   Whether through her books, workshops, or advising, her methodology is based on her Awareness Framework. This framework empowers people to identify blocking behaviors and to see opportunities to improve how they communicate and how that communication impacts quality of life, daily processes, and productivity.  Her philosophy blends real-world experiences with communication theory and leading research in cognitive and behavioral science and neuroscience, mixed with co-active coaching techniques.

Lisa Hufford

Lisa is a Business Expert who helps companies and consultants find significance and success.  She founded Simplicity Consulting Inc. in 2006 to find her own flexibility as a professional working mom of two boys and now teaches others how to have success  by learning how to represent their best self . She leverages her 14 years of strategic Account Management experience at Fortune 500 companies, 7 of those years as a  Microsoft employee, to deliver practical business excellence skills and be a trusted advisor to many leaders as a business coach.  Lisa teaches Personal Brand workshops and in 2009 she spoke at the Microsoft Women’s Conference on the topic “Power Presentations: What to Say and How to Say it at
Microsoft”.

Jenna Lange

 Jenna Lange has coached and consulted executives in persuasive communication skills and strategies for over 10 years. Her areas of expertise include key communication events such as major sales pursuits, investor road shows, contract negotiations, strategic customer meetings, and high level industry presentations. Jenna also designs and facilitates several advanced communication training programs. She is often called upon to work with international cross-functional teams and has conducted customized training programs to help international teams sell, negotiate and communicate more effectively throughout Europe and Latin America.

Melissa Benaroya

Melissa Benaroya, MSW, LICSW is a clinical social worker with over 13 years of experience working with children and families.  She is the co-founder of Mommy Matters Seattle, a workshop series for mothers of young children seeking support from peers & professional advice.   Melissa has a Masters degree in Social Work, is a Credentialed School Counselor and is trained in Positive Discipline.   She is also a Certified Gottman Educator offering the Bringing Baby Home Program for families with young children and workshops on strengthening relationships and Emotion Coaching.  Melissa practices as a parenting consultant by blending her clinical training with her knowledge of child development and discipline.