Our Team

The Vaya Group Team

Meet our experts

We are a boutique firm of dedicated talent experts. With an average tenure of 10 years at Vaya and having worked with all major job functions—including sales, finance, marketing, IT, engineering, supply chain, and HR—our team has extensive experience in assessment and development. We’re trusted by Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies around the world and across industries and have provided assessment advisory and coaching to employees at all levels, including managers, presidents, and C-suite executives.

Vaya coaches are experienced and credentialed, possessing advanced degrees in I/O, OD, or Counseling Psychology and certifications in NLI and/or stakeholder-centered coaching. They are not life coaches or counselors. Our executive coaches have a track record of improving the performance of their C-level clients in Fortune 500 companies, with most assignments lasting between six and 12 months.

Paul Eccher

CEO & Founder

David Epstein

Vice President Operations

Michelle Bush

Vice President Consulting Services & Private Equity Sector Head

Pat Rosa

CEO Admin/Cash Manager

Amy Heimerdinger

Director of Sales

Adriana Abbasi

Director of Talent

Christina Sherrod

Pharma Sector Head

Nicole Morris

Enterprise Sector Head

Mia Eccher

Vayability Sector Head & Legal Counsel

Beth Doladee

Head of Simulations-based Solutions

Andy Day

Senior Consultant

Brandy Benak

Senior Consultant

Elyse Shorez

Consultant

Greg Sekowski

Consultant

Halina Ferdynus

Consultant

Jason Michniewicz

Consultant

Jeff Klawsky

Consultant

Jeremy Watson

Senior Consultant

Kathy Kurnyta

Consultant

Kelly Scherer

Consultant

Khatera Sahibzada

Consultant

Kim Fazio

Consultant

Kristine Powers

Consultant

Mike Rakow

Senior Consultant

Neelima Paranjpey

Consultant

Nicole Olbie

Senior Consultant

Nicole Pulito

Consultant

Patty Ide

Consultant

Pooja Karopady

Senior Consultant

Rob Kjar

Senior Managing Consultant

Ron Carobine

Consultant

Terri Axtell

Consultant

Valerie Rogers

Senior Consultant

Vinnie Gaynor

Consultant

Nino Lamberti

Account Executive

Alexandra Thomas

Relationship Manager

Susan Fonseca

Sales & Marketing Administrator

Amy Walker

Client Success Manager

Zach Bachara

Content Development Consultant

Amy Eccher

Advanced Analytics & Insights

Maggie Voels

Project Operations Manager

Kim Manning

Project Manager

Megan Worth

Project Coordinator

Sarah Douglass

Project Coordinator

Lynn Sparks

Administrator

Beth Cardin

Customer Service

Courtney Barczewski

Project Administrator

Nicole Ferguson

Quality Administrator

Careers

The Vaya Group is a boutique talent management consultancy that helps business leaders and organizations achieve the behavioral, cultural, and leadership changes necessary for talent sustainability. Our close-knit team of consultants provides expertise in talent assessment and leadership development for a variety of applications, such as retention, succession planning, and identifying and developing high-potential talent.

Apply to be part of our team today!