Find a Coach
If you’re ready for a professional coach to help you reach your career goals, consider hiring someone from the UICAA Alumni Coaching Network (ACN). Below, you will find a diverse group of professionals who also graduated from UIC and are ready to help you develop your leadership skills, make a career change or take your career to the next level. ACN coaches do not work for UIC, but have been vetted for their credentials and experience.
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Meem Hanif BS '09, MS '12
Available coaching methods: telephone, email, virtual, in-person
Specializations: industry insights (bioengineering and product development) and leadership
(773) 818–7661
Alan Jones MBA '92, MUPP '98
Available coaching methods: telephone, email, virtual
Specializations: career coaching, job interviewing, AI interviewing
(630) 481–7490
Michael Koenigsberger BA '92
Available coaching methods: telephone, email, virtual, in-person
Specializations: industry insights (law and legal)
(312) 446–8136
Svetlana Kurilova MS '14, PhD '15
Available coaching methods: telephone, virtual
Specialization: career, executive and leadership coaching
(773) 614–3543
Claudio Mellace MS '07
Available coaching methods: telephone, virtual
Specializations: business coaching, career coaching, public speaking coaching, industry insights (technology innovation, medical technology, biotechnology)
(+41) 77-233–1515
Melinda Mitrovic BS '83
Available coaching methods: telephone, email, virtual, in-person
Specialization: communications and public speaking coaching
(847) 987–1875
Alex Pappas BArch '92
Available coaching methods: telephone, email, virtual, in-person
Specializations: business coaching and industry insights (architecture, construction, project management)
(312) 203–3643
Ben Ritter MBA '10, MPH '10
Available coaching methods: telephone, virtual
Specialization: career, executive and leadership coaching
(224) 766–0383
Jason Rosado BA '97
Available coaching methods: telephone, email, virtual
Specialization: business coaching
(773) 829–1276
Jackie Sloane BA '76
Available coaching methods: telephone, virtual
Specializations: career, executive and life coaching
(773) 465–5906
Brian Uyder BS '94
Available coaching methods: telephone, virtual, email, in-person
Specializations: industry insights (technology, cloud-based tech)
(310) 686–9031
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Why hire a coach?
Professional coaches are hired to provide career and other professional assistance where a goal needs to be attained. Coaching topics, goals and outcomes vary based on the client’s need but coaches provide assistance when one is unsure how to achieve their goals and have exhausted other options and resources. A coach has expertise and training that is applied in a formalized manner.
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What services do coaches offer?
Coaching services may include, but are not limited to:
- Career Design, Planning and Development
- Career Change
- Interview Prep & Practice
- New Manager & Leadership Development
- Professional Branding & Executive Presence
- Industry & Market Insight
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How much do coaching services cost?
- Rate details are available directly from the coaches and may vary by desired services.
- Coaches are not compensated or retained by the University of Illinois Chicago/University of Illinois Chicago Alumni Association.
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Important legal information
- This information is offered as a courtesy only to provide assistance in locating coaching services.
- Reference to coaches is not an endorsement by the University of Illinois Chicago or the University of Illinois Chicago Alumni Association.
- The University of Illinois Chicago/University of Illinois Chicago Alumni Association has no control over how the coaches execute their service or the services provided and expressly disclaims all responsibility for any issues that may arise with regard to the use of coaching services.
- It is your (the potential client’s) responsibility to assess the coaches as suitable for your needs and to obtain any information relevant to deciding to utilize the coaching services.