Management and Coaches

Kate Wendleton is a nationally recognized authority on career development. She founded The Five O’Clock Club in 1978 and developed its methodology to help job hunters, career changers and employees of all levels, making The Five O’Clock Club the… Read more

Dr. Richard Bayer has been the Chief Operating Officer of The Five O’Clock Club since 1998. He has been a frequent guest on radio and TV, having appeared on the TODAY Show, CNN, Good Day New York, Fortune Magazine, Bloomberg News, and other… Read more

David Madison has been Director of the Five O’Clock Club Guild of Career Coaches since 1997. In this capacity he David Madison oversees the Coach Certification Program.  This includes recruiting, screening, training and testing coaches…. Read more

Jerry has over 30 years of executive experience in corporate operations, in such organizations as Katz Media Group, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Loews Theatres, Columbia and TriStar Pictures), United Artists Corporation, amongst others.  His… Read more

With over 20 years experience in Customer Service, Michael Payan was a natural fit for the Five O’Clock Club.  Most of his work experience was with a well-known travel company, where he worked in their national headquarters in NJ managing 20… Read more

Ahmed has a Big-Four public accounting background. He is proficient in auditing, risk assessment and a wide range of accounting functions, including experience with forensic accounting, fraud examination and managerial accounting. Ahmed is currently… Read more

Rickey Allen has been with The Five O’Clock Club since March 2009. He has 15 years of IT and Help Desk experience. Rickey is in charge of all IT matters for the Club, including website maintenance, computer troubleshooting, disaster recovery and… Read more

Susan Arones is a certified Five O’Clock Club Coach who brings 20 years of business and 5 years of clinical counseling experience to her practice. Before career coaching, Susan held management and executive positions in financial services… Read more

Her career includes senior Human Resources and Organizational Development positions with Xerox Corporation, The Nature Conservancy and Merck & Co. Combining her human resources, organization development and leadership expertise, Anita works… Read more

Bill Belknap is a certified Five O’Clock Club Master Career Coach. He leads weekly strategy groups at the Club for job hunters who earn more than $100,000. He is the co-author (with Helene Seiler) of one of the Club’s books, For Executives Only:… Read more

Susan Bloch has been a certified Five O’Clock Club coach since 2002, working with individuals in many industries including financial services, education, publishing, and manufacturing. She has more than 15 years of business experience in the… Read more

Andrea Briscoe brings more than ten years of experience in the areas of Human Resource Development, Business/Career Coaching and Leadership Development to her work with the Five O’Clock Club. She opted for our Coach Certification program because… Read more

Cecelia Burokas is an independent coach and consultant who brings a wealth of corporate and non-profit experience to her work as a Five O’Clock Club coach. She has worked with clients in energy finance health care manufacturing… Read more

Karen Caito Karen Caito moved into the career-coaching field after 23 years as a successful pharmaceutical sales representative. She became interested in The Five O’Clock Club methodology when she experienced losing her job twice in less than… Read more

For 30 years Tony built a successful career in corporate America, and brings this experience to his work as a Five O’Clock Club Career Coach. During his career, Tony led many successful financial system development projects as a Director of… Read more

Geralyn Cappelli selected the Five O’Clock Club’s certification program because of the Club’s reputation for always doing what is in the best interest of the client, as well as its unique research-based approach to job search. Geralyn is… Read more

Paul Cecala has been coaching for a decade and has helped more than 2,300 people either launch meaningful professional lives or change careers. He decided to become a Five O’Clock Club Certified coach after becoming familiar with our coaching… Read more

Caroline Ceniza-Levine is a career expert, writer, speaker, and decided to add the Five O’Clock Club coach certification to her credentials because of the Club’s proven methodology for assisting job hunters. She is also an adjunct assistant… Read more

Lisa Chenofsky-Singer Lisa Chenofsky Singer brings a wealth of human resources and coaching expertise to her Five O’Clock Club certification. Her own strong entrepreneurial spirit prompted her to establish her own private practice, in which she… Read more

Gloria Chiantella has 30 years of experience helping individuals in the for-profit and not-for-profit areas transform their personal, professional, and organizational lives, facilitating change, and building leaders and managers. She has… Read more

For fifteen years, Tom has been an independent recruiter and job search coach. He pursued Five O’Clock Club Coach Certification because the Club’s strong methodology affords a better way to help more job seekers. Because of Tom’s… Read more

Chip Conlin, Five O’Clock Club coach Chip has been a member of The Five O’Clock Club Guild of Coaches since 1996. He is currently the Director of the Roosevelt Branch of the Club in New York City, which holds weekly career development and job… Read more

It was the strong methodology, the proven results and the quality and integrity of the professionals involved that attracted Celia Currin to undertake her Five O’Clock Club coaching certification. She leads a Five O’Clock Club weekly group in… Read more

Karen is an executive, career and life coach who brings more than 20 years of experience to her work as a Five O’Clock Club coach. She has been a senior leader in a variety of environments in consulting, the public and private sectors, and… Read more

Nancy Deering is career coach and organizational development consultant with over 30 years of corporate experience in the financial industry. She added Five O’Clock Club Coach Certification to her credentials because of the Club’s methodical and… Read more

Maritza Diaz Maritza brings more than 25 years of human resource experience to her role as a Five O’Clock Club coach. As well as maintaining her private practice as a career coach, she is a management consultant with expertise in domestic and… Read more

Dorothy Doppstadt is proud to be a certified Five O’Clock Club Coach, believing in its promise to always do what is in the best interest of the job hunter.   In my work as an executive coach helping clients achieve top performance… Read more

Stephanie M. Cabrera Esenwa is a professional development specialist and licensed attorney. She guides young professionals, attorneys, entrepreneurs and career changers. Stephanie has successfully navigated career transitions in both the corporate… Read more

Frank brings three decades of business experience to his work as a Five O’Clock Club coach. He attributes his success as an executive coach to his experience as a business executive.   For over 30 years, he worked at the most… Read more

Philip S. Gittings has been a coach for The Five O’Clock Club since 1994.  He has headed the Philadelphia Branch and is now host of one of our executive-level Inner Circle branches. Dr. Gittings. first career was in the pastorate where he… Read more

Joan Harris completed Five O’Clock Club Coach certification to compliment her 30 years of experience working with job seekers and employers; she has strong expertise in job search and interviewing techniques. She is an active speaker in the south… Read more

Robert Hellmann passion for career coaching prompted him to become certified as a Five O’Clock Club coach, and he is currently VP, Associate Director of the Five O’Clock Club Guild of Career Coaches. He maintains a thriving private practice, and… Read more

Theodore Henderson is a Five O’Clock Club certified career coach, Theodore is long-time mentor in management roles, as well as in programs he has run to help entrepreneurs.  He is also a published author and an award-winning speaker. As a… Read more

Marjorie Hendrickson became a member of The Five O’Clock Club Coaches Guild in 1998, to supplement and enhance her strong background in career management. In her own career she has enjoyed roles as program developer, trainer and career counselor…. Read more

Peter was already a seasoned career coach in China when he decided to go through The Five O’Clock Club Coach Certification Program. He was impressed by the strong job search methodology that the Club and its books represent.   Called… Read more

Having occupied the top human resources position as Vice President for two major corporations, Jim Hinthorn brings more than thirty years of broad-based HR leadership experience to his role as a coach for The Five O’Clock Club.  Representing… Read more

Craig has been actively involved in healthcare administration for more than 35 years. He has held leadership positions in hospitals, clinic management, physician practice management, managed care organizations, homecare administration, and… Read more

Douglas Jack is a leadership coach and organizational development consultant.  As a Five O’Clock Club certified coach, his work has included leading one of the weekly strategy groups at the Club; he specializes in helping transitioning… Read more

Jessica Worny-Janicki has been a certified Five O’Clock Club coach since 2000. Her 15 years of experience include working in sales and consulting,as well as a decade of coaching and educating clients. Having lived and worked internationally,… Read more

Stacey Jerrold has a passion for supporting individuals and teams to achieve their greatest potential, and she opted for Five O’Clock Club coach certification to help people especially with job search and career planning. Although Stacey has worked… Read more

Jerry Johnson brings more than 30 years of corporate career counseling and human resources experience to his role as coach at the Five O’Clock Club. When he decided to leave corporate America to become a certified career coach, he chose the… Read more

Nancy Karas specializes in facilitating change for people who need to move forward in their lives. She brings 20 years of corporate business expertise and over 15 years of coaching experience through her private coaching… Read more

Harriet Katz specializes in professional and personal transitions and executive coaching. She is a seasoned coach and clinician with over 30 years of experience and was attracted to the research-based methodology of the Five O’Clock Club. Completing… Read more

Marilyn Kaufman ran the Stanford Connecticut Branch of the Five O’Clock Club a decade ago, but now lives in New York City. For over twenty years Marilyn has been assisting executives land great jobs and do well on the job; she also counsels them… Read more

Rosalie is a state and national certified professional counselor and a certified Five O’ Clock Club coach. She has also worked as an administrator in the mental health field and as a top-level manager for Medicaid in Maryland State Government and… Read more

Deborah selected the Five O’Clock Club’s coach certification program because of the solid credibility and research behind the methodology.  Before coming to private practice as a coach, she worked for over 13 years with companies such as… Read more

Moshe Kravitz brings 12 years of experience as an educator and 13 years of analytic/finance experience to his coaching practice. His career includes actuarial positions at CNA and Buck Consultants and his current position as Director of Finance at a… Read more

While assisting candidates in her staffing business, which she has operated since 1986, Jean Kripton-Durham realized that something was missing. The understanding of job-search and career management that the Five OçClock Club offers was very much… Read more

Laura M. Labovich, MLRHR, is a coach, speaker, and social media enthusiast with more than 12 years of Human Resources leadership experience at Walt Disney World and America Online. Laura established her own company in 2006, and passionately… Read more

Max Lorenz brings a wealth of professional experience to his role as a Five O’Clock Club coach. Max manages his own consulting firm that he started in 1997, working with organizations and individuals on assessment for selection, development, and… Read more

Bert Marro brings more than a decade of experience as a career coach and executive advisor to his role as a Five O’Clock Club representative. He has worked with professionals at all levels, from junior executives through senior management to… Read more

Prior to becoming a Five O’Clock Certified Career Coach, Katherine Meeks worked for 15 years as a language and communications coach for executive and professional clients in New York City. She has also taught as an adjunct professor at Baruch… Read more

Kevin Michel brings more than twenty-five years of experience helping individuals to his role as a Certified Five O’Clock Club Career Coach. His passion is guiding people to achieve their objectives. Working in a variety of corporate… Read more

Ell Miocene has been a member of our coach Guild since 1997. In addition to her private practice, she is a career coach at the Center for Career, Education and Life Planning at one of New York’s leading universities. She counsels in-person, on… Read more

Lauren Moy is a Certified Five O’Clock Club Career Coach and human resources consultant with 20+ years of human resources management and coaching experience in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Her employers have included Citigroup,… Read more

Mark A. Moyer has over 20 years of expertise as an executive recruiter and career coach. In his recruiting work, he has always counseled people to think of their jobs within the context of their life goals, and this orientation made him a natural… Read more

Dorothy Mueller is a career management and executive coach who opted for Five O’Clock Club Coach Certification after more than 15 years of relevant leadership and counseling experience. She viewed mastery of our job search methodology as a… Read more

Mim Nelson-Gillett Mim brings an impressive background to her work as a Five O’Clock Club coach. She is a business and career coach with 15 years of experience working with business professionals to achieve greater success and satisfaction…. Read more

Bernadette Norz Prior to transitioning to a career as a professional leadership, executive and career coach, over the course of three decades Bernadette Norz held a variety of leadership positions in the healthcare industry. As the creator of… Read more

It was his own experience of being a serial career changer that prompted Obi to work with a career coach, and thus discovered his true passion for helping people align their jobs and careers with their long-term visions and goals. His passion… Read more

Paulette Pellani Paulette Pellani has over 25 years of domestic and international experience in helping professionals advance in their careers.  Most of her work has been within a corporate environment.  She has also worked in the academic,… Read more

Anne Piecoro-Gilsten was attracted to our Guild of coaches because of the Club’s methodology, as well as its strong commitment to providing service to clients for all levels. She finished our coach certification program in 2008, and leads a… Read more

Anne Quiello is a Five O’Clock Club Certified Coach, and enjoys applying its proven, research-based approach to enable people to take charge of their careers and transform their lives. She is also the Managing Partner and co-founder along with… Read more

M.B.T.I. Certified Ruth K. Robbins has been a member of The Five O Clock Club Guild of Coaches since its inception and has been leading job search strategy groups for over a decade.  Her expertise includes transition coaching, job search… Read more

Pat-Roberts Pat Roberts pursued certification as a Five O’ Clock Club Career Coach because the Club’s research-based approach to job search is effectively delivered with care and concern for the individuals served.  Pat is committed to help… Read more

Phil received his certification as a Five O’Clock coach in 2001, but his experience includes over 25 years of career coaching, consulting, and teaching. His work has taken place in a variety of industries including health care, financial services,… Read more

Renee has the unique experience of applying her expertise in four distinct sectors: Corporate Government Education Private enterprise She is a professional career developer, coach, counselor, grant administrator and education… Read more

Renée Lee Rosenberg, MA, LMHC, has over twenty years experience in career transition and career management counseling. She has been certified Five O’Clock Club coach since 1996 and was an adjunct instructor in the Baruch College career… Read more

Joan is an internationally certified coach whose expertise has been shaped by over a decade of career and leadership coaching, consulting, and workshop training. For many years prior to becoming Five O’Clock Club certified Joan used our Seven… Read more

In the summer of 2003, Damona added Five O’Clock Club certification to her impressive list of credentials. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; an M.Ed in Counseling from the College of New… Read more

Robin Schletter Robin brings her 30-year professional history to her work as a Five O’Clock Club Certified coach. She began her career with a focus on the design, development and implementation of training programs for a diverse group of… Read more

Hélène Seiler completed Five O’Clock Club Coach Certification in 2003. Attracted to the Five O’Clock Club because of its proven methodology, she brings a wealth of practical experience to her new role. Since 1997 she has lead a boutique… Read more

Win’s passion to develop a private practice as a career coach led him to complete Five O’Clock Club certification in 2004. After a career in strategy development and implementation at Citibank, J.P. Morgan and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Win… Read more

Sharon Small, MA, brings approximately 10 years of Human Resources and Career Management experience to her private practice as a certified Five O’Clock Club coach. Given her understanding of what quality talent encompasses, Sharon recognizes… Read more

Cynthia Strite completed the course for Five O’Clock coach certification in the fall of 2000, after being a ‘graduate’ of the job search seminars herself. As a lifelong learner, Cynthia is passionate about helping others find renewed meaning in… Read more

Jennifer Vogel is a Five O’Clock Club career coach with a background in project management, administration, counseling, and consulting. She has more than 20 years of experience in resume writing.  She has been recognized for her genuine… Read more

Sylvan Von Burg is the Director of the Career Development Center at  a major university.  He is a career coach with extensive experience facilitating the job search for persons with international experience, education and interests. In his… Read more

Margaret McLean Walsh is an Executive Coach and certified Five O’Clock Club Career Coach Margaret McLean Walsh is an Executive Coach and certified Five O’Clock Club Career Coach, bringing 30 years of Human Resources leadership experience to her… Read more

Mary Anne Walsh is a career coach and cross-cultural consultant who brings over two decades of relevant counseling experience to the Five O’Clock Club. She began using the Five O’Clock Club methodology while living in London and Tokyo for… Read more

About Linda Warren Linda is committed to using the Five O’Clock methodology in assisting clients throughout the job search process. She brings to the Club over 15 years of experience in coaching individuals in private practice and in company… Read more

A licensed clinical professional counselor in private practice, Malka began her association with the Five O’Clock Club in 2005. She wanted to add our Coach Certification Program to her credentials to supplement her skills in the realm of job search… Read more

Michele Wood is an executive coach and business consultant who brings over 20 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience to the Five O’Clock Club. Michele began using the Club’s methodology in 1995, to manage her own career in sales… Read more

Claire Wyckoff, M.Ed. was already a very experienced coach when she embarked on Five O’Clock Club Coach Claire Wyckoff, M.Ed. certification, with expertise in Digital media Marketing Human resources and leadership She hosts her… Read more

In 2009 Mitchell York added Five O’Clock Club coach certification to his impressive credentials. He was drawn to the Club’s methodology because of its alignment with best business and marketing practices. He is an entrepreneur dedicated to… Read more

Because of the Five O’Clock Club’s commitment to, and reputation for, affordable, ethical, and high-quality career coaching, Catherine wanted to add Five O’Clock Club Career Coach certification to her credentials. Her sixteen years in career… Read more