Feroshia Knight, MA, PCC
Executive Director, Founder
is an internationally known coach, consultant, facilitator, and trainer, with a focus in marketing/customer relations, communications, business development and leadership development. She is also the founder of Agent 47 Marketing and Communications. Feroshia holds a Master's in Organization Change and Renewal from Seattle University/OSR-NW with expertise in systems thinking, system dynamics, transformational learning theory, archetypal systems and pattern analysis and change management. She is an ICF Credentialed Professional Coach, NLP Practitioner and Certified Project Manager.

For over 21 years, Feroshia has been helping individuals and businesses develop their human potential and business savvy. Feroshia uses coaching as a tool for positive change - improving conversations in the workplace, moving toward environments of creativity and inspiring employee-driven results. She has worked with organizations to develop highly innovative learning communities in which leaders and their teams can excel at effective communication, strategic planning, decision-making, conflict management, productivity, accountability and team effectiveness. Her secret sauce is a hybrid mix of right and left brain experiential learning methodology that brings forth the inspiration and insight required to make positive change.

As an instructor at Baraka Institute, Feroshia’s vibrant energy and enthusiasm for the subject material is contagious. She encourages learning through multiple perspectives and appreciative feedback, creating a powerful learning environment in which students thrive. Feroshia is respected for her ability to see through the hidden layers of human complexity, allowing individuals to manifest authentically and safely.

Feroshia’s favorite motto is: “Live and love out loud in all that you do.” She is currently working on a series of educational films designed to stimulate curiosity and action, targeting those ready to take action toward reaping the numerous rewards life has to offer. She believes that the natural world is one of the most powerful teaching tools available for learning about ourselves and how we interact in the larger community.

Feroshia’s leisure time in often spent in the great outdoors - hiking or biking or off in some distant land learning about other cultures. Though an avid traveler, Feroshia is native to Portland, OR and believes there is no place like home.

Feroshia is very active in the coaching and organizational development community. She currently serves as the Past President for the Oregon chapter of the International Coaches Federation, NW Coaches and also serves as the Past Chair of the Organizational Development Network of Oregon. She was voted and awarded "Coach of the Year" in 2009 by NWCA.

Dawn Farr , MBA, CPC
Executive Coach and Guest Instructor
has over 15 years of experience working in the fields of leadership and organization development as a consultant, trainer and change agent. Areas of expertise include leadership and team development, change management, systems thinking, assessment, process improvement, and strategic planning. One of Dawn’s formative experiences was serving as Peace Corps volunteer in Chile where she worked as a business consultant and trainer with a broad array of clients from rural farm cooperatives to universities to multi-national corporations.

Dawn’s coach approach involves working with her clients to tap into their inner knowing and unconscious to identify and leverage strengths and personal passion, and to mitigate sabotaging behaviors and beliefs so that her clients experience more impactful lives. Dawn is particularly drawn to clients who work as organizational change agents and leaders as her background and experiences often enrich these exchanges.

Dawn received her MBA from Portland State University where she also earned a dual bachelor degree in marketing and finance. Dawn is also a graduate of the Leadership Institute of Seattle’s Leading with Integrity Program and the Baraka Institute’s Whole Person Design Coaching Program. Dawn continues to study, under the guidance of Ron Kurtz, and integrate aspects of Hakomi, a body centered technique for enhanced self-awareness, into her coaching practice.

Tina Roe, CPC
Guest Life Coach Training Instructor
has over 15 years of experience in the training and development field. As a Baraka Lead Instructor, she uses her expertise to inspire engaging classroom dialog as she guides students to step into their own potential as insightful coaches.

Tina’s teaching style is both methodical and passionate. With Tina’s assistance, Baraka students graduate with a solid grasp of coaching concepts and the ability to apply them in real world situations. She provides a refreshing blend of intelligence, warmth, humor, and commitment to her student’s development, allowing them to gain confidence in their own unique coaching styles.

Tina earned her B.A. in Rhetoric and Communication at the University of Oregon in 1992, and also has minors in Peace Studies and Women’s Studies. With her expertise in human communication, she has served as a professional training and development specialist in several industries, including health and fitness, computer learning centers, banking, and business skills training. She coaches employees to achieve dramatic improvement in their performance as well as job satisfaction.

As a life coach, Tina believes in the client’s own internal power and ability to create positive and meaningful transformations in their lives. She is naturally intuitive, and dances with clients to keep them on track towards reaching their goals. Tina listens deeply for the meaning beyond what is directly being said, asking powerful questions to help clients gain life-changing insights and achievements.

Kim Tally, CPC
a certified Whole Person Design Coach, serves on the advisory board as a long term member of Baraka Institute. For over 6 years Kim has supported the design and development of the Baraka Institute including it's curriculum and teaching environments. Kim is well known for her undying support to the Baraka community as a mentor and friend. She has also been a trainer and facilitator in the management and health care industry for nearly 20 years; profoundly affecting the way people work together and helping them form more cohesive and desirable working relationships.

As a life coach, Kim helps people set sound goals, achieve meaningful milestones and make positive life transformations. She firmly believes in the power of the coaching experience and helps clients explore their own tremendous strengths and resources - inner tools they can draw on to excel personally and professionally.