Founder
Alan Carroll
Alan Carroll, an educational psychologist specializing in transpersonal psychology and founder of Alan Carroll & Associates, is a successful public speaker, trainer, coach & corporate consultant. He and his team have delivered the Mindfulness in Action workshops in over 50 countries since 1983. He has been featured on ABC-TV and appeared on several radio programs and podcasts.
Alan’s passion is helping people experience mindfulness through the stage of public speaking. Alan is a caretaker of the earth, enjoying gardening, hiking, bicycling and especially time with family & friends. He lives in Northern Virginia with his family.
The most significant dimension of being human is that you have a discerning mind. You can think through an issue and respond the way you want, no matter what your instincts say.” ~ Sadhguru
CEO
Donna Carroll
Donna began her career in the 1980’s in IT as a programmer and moved to software engineering and sales for a Fortune 500 company. She left the IT industry and together with Alan, created a mindful international training organization called Alan Carroll & Associates LLC. Donna is the Owner/CEO and a mindfulness coach who is committed to supporting the transformation of students – from automatic, reactive speakers to conscious professional speakers.
She finds great joy in the treasures that participants leave the workshops with. Donna enjoys nature, hiking, biking, and being with friends & family. One of her favorite quotes is by Glennon Doyle Melton, “What if pain, like love, is just a place brave people visit?”
Director of Training & Development, Coach
Kat Vanden Heuvel
Kat’s love for leadership development, working with people and helping create positive change is evident in her energetic approach to the workshops she teaches. She brings a certain playfulness with her while guiding sessions and getting the best out of people.
Her career began in the non-profit sector where she spent 20+ years developing organizations, programs, and their people. Eventually, she started her own facilitation company specializing in work with non-profits and small to medium enterprises. In addition to her highly requested workshops for Alan Carroll & Associates, she works with organizations on strategic planning, improving systems, and process development to operate more effectively and retain happy employees.
Coach
Rob Razzante, PhD
Rob Razzante is a global learning and development professional, university instructor, and communication consultant & coach. At the core of Rob’s coaching and consulting lies a passion for promoting personal and organizational well-being.
He is a nationally recognized, award-winning researcher and instructor for the National Communication Association and author of numerous book chapters and journal articles. His teaching and research involve the theory and practice of action research, dialogue, and collaborative learning.
Coach
Emily Curtis
Emily’s expertise is rooted in her personal quest for wholeness. She brings technical precision from her experience as an engineer; compassion and presence from 13 years of formal meditation practice; and 19 years of formal yoga training—including three years teaching in her own studio in India. Emily brings sensitivity to intercultural communication and liaising skills from having lived in Asia, Latin America and Europe as an international development professional and intercultural boundary worker. She holds a M.S. in Sustainability.
Coach
Katrina Hanna, PhD
Katrina (PhD., Communications, Arizona State University) is an assistant professor of rhetoric who has been teaching college-level classes on public speaking for many years. Her passion for studying and researching all things communication stems from an understanding of the pivotal and powerful role it plays in not only connecting people but making meaning and culture. Katrina’s research has been published in communication journals and edited book projects. Outside of work, she enjoys reading fiction, knitting, playing video games, and playing card games with friends and family.
Coach
Charlotte Blignaut
Charlotte is a neuroscience-informed organizational development specialist, executive coach, author, speaker and facilitator with over 25 years of experience in leadership and human development. Invited to the Forbes Coaching Council in 2020 in recognition of her demonstrated impact, she holds an NQF Level 8 qualification in Corporate Governance and Accounting and is certified as an NLP Master Practitioner and Executive Coach, with additional expertise in Neuro-Semantics.
Blending modern neuroscience with ancient wisdom traditions, her multidisciplinary approach incorporates Physiognomy (facial profiling), movement, aromatherapy, Kundalini yoga and meditation, Sylvotherapy, and Ikigai coaching to cultivate self-awareness, purpose, resilience, and authentic leadership. She is the creator of the Your Hidden Genius Full Potential programmes, a 22-topic framework designed to empower individuals through enhanced self-awareness, critical thinking, and purposeful action.
