Management Team

Susan J. Bethanis, Ed.D.
Susan J. Bethanis, Ed.D.Founder/CEO
Susan J. Bethanis, Ed.D., is the CEO/Founder of Mariposa Leadership, Inc., a 12-person San Francisco-based firm, which provides executive coaching and design thinking to high-tech leaders. Sue is the author of the well-received business book Leadership Chronicles of a Corporate Sage (Kaplan Publishing, 2004) and hosts the popular show WiseTalk — a monthly leadership forum, and WiseSpace — a Zoom coaching community. She regularly facilitates strategy offsites and delivers keynotes on influence, coaching, and innovation. Currently, given the Covid-19 crisis, Sue has been focused on supporting executives to pivot strategies and culture given the WFH environment as well as acting as a sounding board on work-life balance.
Tawny Lees, M.B.A.
Tawny Lees, M.B.A.COO
As the COO of Mariposa Leadership, Inc., Tawny coaches, facilitates, leads, ensures client satisfaction and is a coach/client matchmaker extraordinaire. Tawny’s coaching career began in 2004, inspired and informed by over 18 years of corporate leadership experience. She held VP roles in the financial services industry in functions as diverse as Risk, Sales, Service, Operations, Change Management and Marketing. Despite literally growing up in crazy-paced organizations, Tawny maintained a pragmatic and grounded perspective on leadership.
Allison Adams
Allison AdamsBusiness Operations Director
Allison is the Business Operations Administrator for Mariposa Leadership, Inc. She has over 20 years of office and business management experience working for consulting firms in the architectural, financial, high-tech, and transportation industries. She brings a hybrid skillset that includes office management, human resources, graphic design, bookkeeping, public relations, and marketing.

Featured Coaches

Barbara Baill, M.A.
Barbara Baill, M.A.
Barbara is the Principal of Perceptus, Inc. and a Strategic Partner with Mariposa. Barbara brings to her clients the wisdom and learning from 25 + years of Human Resources and line management experience in the fast-paced environments of high-tech industries. This included 5 years leading HP’s Global Executive Development function and 7 years as the VPHR for Quantum Corporation’s Disk Drive Business; both assignments resulting in large scale organization change. Barbara began her coaching career in 2002, dedicated to helping leaders increase their leadership impact and find more personal satisfaction in both their business roles and personal lives.
Craig Coffey, P.C.C.
Craig Coffey, P.C.C.
Craig Coffey is the Founder and President of Way Maker Leadership LLC and a Strategic Partner with Mariposa Leadership, Inc. Craig brings a wealth of leadership experience into his coaching practice, having held senior-level positions, including CMO, for several Fortune 200 Companies across the Consumer-Packaged Goods, Hospitality, Technology, and Financial Services sectors. This experience enables him to quickly identify with a leader’s complex role and challenges. Craig provides an executive coaching experience distinguished by trust, openness, active listening (for what’s said and not said), and direct dialogue. His approach helps uncover new insights, refine skills, and deliver inspired and measurable results. Clients grow while preserving their authentic selves.
Alan Gellman, M.B.A., P.C.C.
Alan Gellman, M.B.A., P.C.C.
Alan Gellman, M.B.A., is the principal of Convivo Leadership and a Strategic Partner with Mariposa Leadership, Inc. As a former Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager, Alan now helps successful executives develop in ways that help them drive stronger results, build stronger teams and achieve greater joy. He was named by Business Insider as one of “The 50 Most Innovative CMOs in the World.” He has held executive positions in companies ranging in size from Fortune 100 to startup, across industries including FinTech, InsureTech, Financial Services, Health Care and Consumer Packaged Goods.
Lisa Lang, P.C.C.
Lisa Lang, P.C.C.
Lisa is the Principal of Lisa Lang Consulting and a Strategic Partner with Mariposa. Her coaching practice draws on her 25 years of experience as a business executive, creating award-winning results in marketing and corporate communications for a variety of companies, including The San Francisco 49ers, Intuit, Pacific Bell/AT&T and Bill.com. As an executive team member, Lisa has led large scale initiatives to launch new products, built and led teams to deliver on revenue targets, and shaped positioning and message strategy to achieve market prominence. Her coaching clients value the fact that she understands first-hand the intense drive to deliver results.
Anne Loehr
Anne Loehr
Anne is the President of Anne Loehr & Associates and a Strategic Partner with Mariposa. Anne is founder of Safaris for the Soul and the author of two business books. Dubbed the Generational Guru by the Washington Post, her work has also been featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post and Newsweek International. Her background as the director and owner of international businesses gives her a global perspective when problem solving with her clients.
Wai Poc, M.B.A., P.C.C.
Wai Poc, M.B.A., P.C.C.
Wai Poc, M.B.A., is the Principal of UnleashedLeaders and a Strategic Partner with Mariposa. Wai’s last in-house role was at Genentech for +10 years, including with Engineering, Research, Sales and Marketing, Product Development and BD. As an internal and external organizational consultant, Wai has been a trusted advisor before, during, and after reorganizations. Through strategy reviews and succession planning, Wai has partnered with VPs and their senior staff to assess, select, and develop leaders. For +7 years as an Executive Coach, Wai has focused on the latter.
Dina Silver, M.C.C.
Dina Silver, M.C.C.
Dina Silver, M.C.C., is the President of Pegasus Coaching Group, Inc. and a Strategic Partner with Mariposa. Dina’s began her coaching career in 1999. Prior to that, she worked in the entertainment industry as President of an independent film company. She ran multimillion dollar projects on budget, managed large teams under high pressure and was involved in the creation of award winning films.
Donna Stoneham, Ph.D.
Donna Stoneham, Ph.D.
Dr. Donna Stoneham is the President of Positive Impact, LLC ™, Co-founder and Principal of Integral Intelligence®, and a Strategic Partner with Mariposa Leadership, Inc. Donna brings thirty years of organization and leadership development results as an executive coach and consultant to a range of industries and organizations. Prior to beginning her consulting practice, Donna served in leadership positions in management, sales, and marketing for divisions of The Travelers and New York Life. Known for her candor and compassion, Donna’s goal is to be a catalyst and guide that helps create transformational results in the lives of the leaders and teams she serves.
Therese Tong, P.C.C.
Therese Tong, P.C.C.
Therese is the Principal of Being & Becoming and a Strategic Partner with Mariposa. Therese is an executive coach, consultant and strategist with 18 years of corporate experience including country, region and worldwide sales, marketing and long-range planning in the U.S. and Asia. She has executed in complex business and diverse cultural environments, delivering top- and bottom-line growth. In her role as Chief-of-Staff to the SVP of a US$17+ billion Fortune 500 company, Therese provided leadership from strategic development to operational excellence.
Robert L. Weinberg, Ph.D.
Robert L. Weinberg, Ph.D.
Robert is the Principal at Weinberg Consulting and a Strategic Partner with Mariposa. Robert has been coaching senior executives and consulting business leaders for more than 20 years. Gifted with an ability to help others produce results far beyond what would be predictable, Robert has the insight to see clearly into complex situations and distill simple, actionable solutions. He’s worked with a wide range of professionals, from entrepreneurs to CEOs of large organizations in a wide range of client organizations.
Susan Wayne, M.B.A.
Susan Wayne, M.B.A.
Susan Wayne, M.B.A., is a Founder at ChangeCast and a Strategic Partner with Mariposa Leadership, Inc. Susan is a Certifi ed Executive Coach and Organizational Development Consultant who combines a lifelong passion for transformational leadership with a diverse array of experiences in corporate leadership, marketing as a function, organizational development, and executive development.
Marriot Winquist, A.C.C.
Marriot Winquist, A.C.C.
Marriot is the CEO of BrightTree Consulting LLC and a Strategic Partner with Mariposa. As a former executive at Bluetooth SIG, Marriot is a seasoned business leader with over 20 years of experience in the global technology industry. She has led international and hybrid teams in software development, data analysis, marketing, customer management (B2C, B2B), product management, enterprise planning, and executive strategy. Her experience gives her a healthy appreciation for the complicated dynamics of business, technology, and people.