Certified Leadership Coach,
Facilitator and Consultant
Meet Your Leadership Coach
Katherine Onorato is a certified leadership coach, facilitator and consultant who brings 25 years of experience in educational equity, organizational development, policy and research, and systems change to bear in her work with individuals and teams.
She is passionate about uncovering the link between our personal leadership and what we are able to create "out there" in our world. Katherine works to enable individuals and teams to surface and address conflict and navigate our world's complexity and ambiguity to unleash creativity and maximize potential.
A majority of her career she has lived and worked in cross-cultural contexts. Originally from the United States, she has lived in Guatemala, Latvia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Mexico, and now Argentina. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC, International Coaching Federation) and trained with the Newfield Network.
Experience

Aprecio del enfoque de Katherine la flexibilidad para moverse a través de diferentes enfoques y herramientas. Me ha ayudado mucho en mi transición a un nuevo rol en mi trabajo para la
organización y conexión en el equipo, a preparar
conversaciones valientes así como a diseñar espacios de diálogo y construcción de propósito en el equipo.
Sarai Rosas
Directora de Programa
Enseña por México
What Clients Say
Katherine brought such warmth to our sessions, which created an open and balanced environment for me to wade through
challenging themes, work through vulnerabilities, and confront
the unknown.
Emily
Associate General Counsel
Katherine adeptly facilitates dialogue across lines of difference, dismantling dominant cultures in pursuit of equity, inclusion, and justice.
Working with Katherine has been inspirational, and I wholeheartedly recommend her transformative coaching to anyone committed to making a meaningful impact in our complex and interconnected world.
Mila Singh
VP of People & Culture
Catchafire
She asks the right questions at the right time. With intention and intuition combined. Working together with her has been very
transformative for me.
Antonio
CEO
Teach For Italy
Our sessions have become a source of strength and encouragement for me. Her incredible arsenal of practical tools and techniques allowed me to develop self awareness and focus on shifts in my own
approaches.
Nara Magtaghyan
Teach For Armenia, former Managing Director of Program
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