The Red Maple Team
Coaches and consultants near you
Our Leadership
Red Maple is led by two bold and visionary women:
Raechel Pefanis
Founder and Principal
Susanna Muntz
Director of Education, Professional Coach
Our Team
Professional and impactful coaches near you, ready to help you be the best you can be.
Begum Verjee
MEd, Ed.D, PCC-ICF
Professional Coach, Coach Training Faculty
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As a professional coach, Begum is a co-active partner who inspires her clients to lead with clarity and purpose, realize their full potential, and deliver outstanding results. She works extensively with women, under-represented and equity-deserving groups alongside her active involvement in coach education, training and mentor coaching. Begum is the 2023 winner of ICF’s Volunteer of the Year Award.
Toolkit: Life, Leadership and Team Coaching, Educational Leadership, Adlerian and Counselling Psychology, Consulting in Justice, Equity, Decolonizing, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDdi), and EQi-2.0™
Bucket List: To own a condo with a water view.
Brian Cyr
PCC-ICF
Professional Coach, Coach Training Faculty
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Brian brings over 10 years of experience as a coach and corporate consultant. His supportive and challenging approach ensures that people and teams reach their full potential as they experience the science and art of the coaching conversation.
Toolkit: Leadership and Executive Coaching, Corentus Group Certified Team Coaching, Presence-Based Coaching, Tilt 365™
Bucket List: To tell the world’s worst dad joke (ahem: nobody wants to tell him he already achieved this).
Frank Teravich
CTP, MFC, ACC-ICF
Professional Coach, Coach Training Faculty
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With over 20 years of experience in corporate training, Frank works with managers, senior leaders, and executives on time, stress and performance management, communication, and strategic direction. As a professional coach, his passion lies in helping individuals and teams reach their full potential.
Toolkit: Leadership and Organizational Coaching, Everything DiSC™, Agile EQ, Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team™, Positive Intelligence, Working Genius™
Bucket List: To own an outside wood-fired pizza oven.
Joe Atanas
MsEd, MEd, PCC-ICF
Professional Coach, Coach Training Faculty
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Joe is an award-winning coach, researcher, and public speaker who has dedicated his career to working with educational leaders, entrepreneurs, and community groups. As a professional coach, one of his greatest passions is empowering clients to turn obstacles into opportunities so that their lives transform into a world of possibilities.
Toolkit: Leadership, Executive and Team Coaching, Professional Mentoring, Educational Leadership, Dare to Lead™ Certified Facilitator, and Health & Wellness Coaching
Bucket List: To live every moment as if it’s the last.
Kara Steyaert
BA, CGFI, PCC-ICF, MA (cand.)
Professional Coach, Coach Training Faculty
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With a background in fund management and investor relations, Kara brings years of experience as a coach. Kara helps her clients become champions of thriving lives and careers, where they feel energized and driven with a clear purpose.
Toolkit: Team Coaching, Career Coaching, Spiritually Integrated and Community-Based Approaches, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and Art Therapy.
Bucket List: To write and direct a play.
Kathy Sauvé
BA, PCC-ICF
Professional Coach, Coach Training Faculty
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Kathy specializes in working with leaders and teams that are in high change, corporate environments. A long-time leader herself, Kathy is the author of Cut Through the Chaos: 5 Practical Strategies to be the Leader People Want to Follow.
Toolkit: Leadership and Executive Coaching, Team Coaching, Everything DiSC™, Working Genius™, Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team™
Bucket List: To live by the water.
Michael Hagley
MSc, MBA, P.Eng, ACC-ICF
Professional Coach, Coach Training Faculty
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Building better leaders and teams is Michael’s passion. He brings a unique perspective to coaching as a visible minority and as a chemical engineer. His skills have been honed through time spent in industries of every size and type.
Toolkit: Leadership and Executive Coaching, EQi-2.0™, Hogan Leadership Forecast™, Emergenetics Associate™, Leadership Circle Certification
Bucket List: To complete an Iron Man.
Michael Kaufman
BSc, MIT, CAC, PCC-ICF
Professional Coach, Coach Training Faculty
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Mike is an executive coach and consultant who has an extensive background in team effectiveness and has helped numerous firms achieve outstanding results. Over the past two decades, he has helped and continues to help people and organizations stretch beyond their current abilities and grow big.
Toolkit: Professional Coaching, GENOS EQ, Agile Certified, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Dare to Lead™ Certified Facilitator
Bucket List: To travel to Australia, Japan and China.
Nicole Jolly
BA, MSc, ACC-ICF
Professional Coach, Coach Training Faculty
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Nicole believes that all people are creative, resourceful and whole. She works with clients to unlock the answers and resources that they already hold inside. As an executive coach, she helps seasoned, senior executives find their stride at work, and in life.
Toolkit: Leadership as well as Executive Coaching, Team Coaching, Living Systems Approach™
Bucket List: To return to Africa and travel with family.
Dana Sproule
BA, ACC-ICF
Professional Coach, Coach Training Faculty
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After 15 years of working with teams, Dana is convinced that every leader needs two things: they need to know what to spend their time on, and how to bring out the best in their people. After that, they can do anything. Dana is committed to helping leaders access their own wisdom, and develop the skills they need to make a difference.
Toolkit: Leadership and Team Coaching, MBIT, Internal Family Systems, Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team™, Spiritual Traditions, Trauma-Informed
Bucket List: To live on the Atlantic Ocean and pick up sea glass every day.
Our Space
Our beautiful head office is located in Waterloo, Ontario. We'd love to welcome you in person.
