About Devra

   Devra is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC, International Coach Federation); Certified Transition and Retirement Coach (Retirement Options, Career Partners International, LLC); Graduate, Hudson Coach Institute; M.A., Organizational Management (Antioch University).

Over the past 20 years she has held positions in Los Angeles with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Internal Coach, Senior Organizational Development Specialist), Kaiser Permanente Healthcare (Manager, Training and Development), Actors Fund of America (Manager, Coach, Counselor; Career Center), Lee Hecht Harrison Outplacement (Consultant, Counselor; Career Center). 

Most recently, in 2024, she assumed the position of Training and Development Lead for New Horizons, an organization devoted to advancing the rights and life choices of individuals in the Neurodiverse Community through a broad range of high-quality, innovative and personalized services.

Devra has a passion for coaching individuals to achieve their aspirations and successfully accomplish transformative change. She brings the same commitment to helping organizations achieve their strategic objectives.

She has a unique ability to collaborate with all levels of management, increasing positive communication between individuals and across departments and work groups, using a wide range of diagnostic techniques and interventions and assisting transition and change, interpersonal communication, critical thinking and leadership development.

She is a member of the International Coach Federation, National Organization Development Network, Association for Talent Development and LinkedIn. She is an accomplished speaker and lecturer for organizations, associations and webinars.

(A resume is available upon request).

Recent Activities

• Speaking Engagements/Webinars/Workshops: “Transformative Personal and Professional Change”, “Hello, Can You Hear Me?” (Gender Communication), “Retirement Is Not For The Weak! Preparing For Act 3.”
• Courses: “Act 3: The New Retirement”; “Emotional Intelligence”: Los Angeles Valley College
• Nursing Program : “Coaching Skills for Dealing with Demanding Patients”
• Strategic Planning: (Organizations: AIDS Research; Religious; Dance Company, Music Education in Schools)
• Retreat Design, Facilitation and Team Alignment: (Arts Education Organization; Health Organization)
• Ongoing Client Coaching: (Leadership and Personal)

Memberships, Credentials and Certifications