About
Our goal for you is clarity. Clarity of self, clarity of your values and purpose, and a direct line between who you want be and the path to get there.
Our Values
Authenticity
Each of us deserves the same respect and opportunity to live the life we choose. The broadest sense of diversity, equity, and inclusion are a core piece of what we do.
Innovation
The world needs the truest version of each of us to fulfill our purpose. We commit to rumbling with vulnerability regularly to make sure that we are being true to the culture we want to create. Authenticity is the key to avoiding burnout.
Equality
Every experience is an opportunity to learn something new. We believe that we are all dynamic individuals who continually experience growth and new opportunities for learning.
Amy Fisher Bruey (she/her)
Managing Director, Lead Coach & Trainer
Amy is the managing director and lead trainer of Equilibrium Coaching & Consulting. She works with individuals, groups, and organizations around the world to foster their sense of purpose and effectively leverage systems to help them be their best. Before this role, she worked for two decades at the intersection of education, international development, and activism at universities, nonprofits, and in government. She has worked with thousands of participants to help them expand their view of positive leadership and is passionate about supporting organizational innovation.
In addition to being a certified professional coach, she has a master’s degree in International Education from the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and International Studies from John Carroll University. She sits on the board of United Nations Association, National Capitol Area (UNA-NCA), the Mid-Atlantic Facilitators Network (MAFN), and the DC-based non-profit Learning Life. She has also served on advisory boards for Story District and Dagaeno School for Girls in Tanzania.
She lives in Washington, DC where she is also a yoga teacher and mother of two small humans.
Learn about her recent work on LinkedIn.
Collaborative Partner
Kat Athanasiades (she/her)
is a strategy, learning, and evaluation professional bringing 15 years of experience in evaluation and philanthropy to her consulting work, including as a Project Fellow with the Emergent Learning Community Project. Kat has deep experience in network, systems, and advocacy evaluation, and in building intentional community in philanthropy to advance racial equity and justice. While at the Center for Evaluation Innovation, she gained both broad and deep knowledge of learning and evaluation practice and practitioners across the US-based philanthropic sector. Kat is also a mentor and member of the development committee at the Abramson Scholarship Foundation.
Kat is a certified Master Practitioner of Emergent Learning, and most enjoys creating and supporting spaces of belonging and stretch for folks wrestling with tough questions together. She holds a Master of International Affairs in economic and political development and a BA in sociology and anthropology. Kat is based in Washington, DC, and loves introducing her young kids to the joys (and perils) of exploring the city by bike.
Josephine Young (she/they)
Collaborative Partner
Josephine Young (she/they) has over ten years of experience working in organizing and philanthropic spaces – fighting for economic, environmental justice, and health equity; cultivating youth voice and leadership; creating spaces for healing and transformation; and advocating for equity and funding youth and BIPOC communities.
Josephine holds a bachelor of science degree in Environmental Systems from UC San Diego and is currently pursuing a masters degree in Community Health Sciences from UCLA. She lives in Los Angeles and can be found at a coffee shop with her sm-edium rescue pup.
Valentine Adolphe (she/her)
Collaborative Partner
My career in international development and humanitarian aid started in 2008. Since then, I have led increasingly large teams and projects in complex circumstances. I saw Burundi descend into near civil war in 2010, and I witnessed the birth of a country in 2011 in South Sudan. I experienced the Arab Spring in Yemen, and I coordinated a humantarian response to the Syrian Crisis in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq over several years.
I worked on improving public health, particularly in the domains of Malaria, Child Survival, HIV, and Reproductive Health and Rights. I covered water access, shelter, cash assistance, Gender projects among other topics. When not in the field, I am based in Toulouse, in the South-West of France.
Learn more about Valentine Adolphe Consulting.
Maria Luisa Ramirez Rodriguez (ella/she/her)
Collaborative Partner
Maria Luisa is a psychologist who supports organizational processes through the lens of psychological principles. She has worked in leadership roles in the private and public sector for the past 10 years, including a women-led NGO in Colombia which promotes social transformation through human rights, gender and psychosocial approaches. She is passionate about training professionals in topics related to leadership skills through psychological science, strategic thinking and psychological safety. In 2019, she received a presidential citation by the APA for extraordinary contributions to International Psychology. In 2024, she published an article in the Handbook of International Psychology with over eighty contributing countries.
Diane Holland (she/her)
Collaborative Coaching Partner
Diane is an executive coach and leadership consultant who works with purpose-driven individuals and organizations to lead with clarity, authenticity, and impact. She specializes in supporting women navigating life and career transitions—particularly in global health and humanitarian contexts—and brings over 20 years of international experience in public health and leadership to her work.
Her professional background spans five continents and includes leadership roles in global nutrition and public health. She has worked with NGOs, UN agencies, and private sector partners to shape policy, build capacity, and drive systems change with a strong focus on women’s health and equity. Diane brings a unique blend of emotional intelligence, systems thinking, and strategic insight to every engagement, helping clients align inner transformation with external goals.
In addition to being a certified professional coach, she holds master’s degrees in Public Health Nutrition from Tufts University and a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Wellesley College. She is certified through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and holds the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential from the International Coaching Federation. She is also a Master Practitioner of the Energy Leadership Index Assessment.
Diane is based in the U.S. and collaborates with clients around the world.
Learn more about her work on LinkedIn.