About KCI
KCI's principles have been put into practice well beyond individual coaching, implemented in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to mid-sized businesses, across corporate (High Tech, Telecom, Manufacturing, Banking, Pharma, Hospitals, Aerospace, Agriculture, Retail), non-profit, military, education, and government settings alike. Hundreds of coaches and change facilitators have been trained and certified through KCI to date, and the Foundations program is ICF CCE approved.
AAN Certifying Team
Reut Schwartz-Hebron: Founder, Master AAN Coach, and Head Certifying Partner.
An interdisciplinary expert in both neuroscience and difficult change - a combination that's rarer than it sounds, and the reason AAN exists in the first place.
Reut's career started more than 25 years ago as a Lieutenant in the IDF, working with elite training teams. From there, she moved into organizational development, coaching, and HR leadership, work that took her inside large international organizations (Boeing, Intel, Comcast, Qualcomm, NIKE, Nokia, Philips, Coca-Cola, GSK, Avaya, and others) across industries ranging from corporate to military to education and government.
That hands-on change-facilitation experience is what led her to neuroscience. She went looking for why insight-based approaches kept hitting a wall with certain clients, and found her answer in how the brain actually processes threat and emotional discomfort.
For nearly two decades as KCI's Head Certifying Partner, Reut has trained and certified hundreds of coaches and change facilitators in Advanced Applied Neuroscience (AAN). She's the author of three books and numerous published articles (including a Wiley exam-prep title for HRCI certification), serves on the board of npnHub, and is a regular guest lecturer for PhD and Master's programs, as well as a frequent guest on podcasts, TV, and documentaries covering unlearning and the neuroscience of transformation.
Susan Vogel: AAN Coach Mentor and Certifying Partner.
In addition to being a Certifying Partner for KCI, Susan is a highly experienced Advanced Applied Neuroscience Coach. As a transformational business consultant and coach she supports CEOs, leaders, and teams through difficult organizational change. She holds three advanced certifications through KCI and she previously served as KCI's Vice President of Sales and Business Development, helping build the organization in its early years.
With more than 25 years of experience spanning corporate leadership, change management consulting, and executive coaching, including senior roles at Alcoa and her own change management firm, Susan combines a data-driven approach with a deep, self-directed study of the brain science behind behavior change. She specializes in helping individuals and organizations uncover the true root causes keeping them from success, translating advanced neuroscience into practical, lasting results.
Rae Miller: AAN Coach Mentor and Certifying Partner.
In addition to being a Certifying Partner for KCI, Rae is the founder of The Work Wonders, a change facilitation practice that helps leaders break through the mental and behavioral blocks getting in the way of their goals. With over fifteen years in Human Resources, Rae launched a Leadership Development program rooted in applied neuroscience to help leaders unlearn old blocking patterns and lead more inclusively and effectively (City of Seattle). Her background spans senior HR roles, workforce equity program leadership, and organizational consulting, and she is also a certified mediator through Antioch University. Rae brings a rare combination of systems-change expertise and neuroscience-based facilitation to her work certifying coaches, helping them recognize and work with the deep patterns that keep leaders and organizations stuck in difficult transformation.
Erica Wexler: AAN Coach Mentor and Certifying Partner.
In addition to being a Certifying Partner for KCI, Erica is the founder of Transformational Guidance, where she works as an organizational architect and C-Suite Breakthrough coach. She holds a Master's in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania and brings over 20 years of experience combining positive psychology, systems thinking, and applied neuroscience to help leaders and teams uncover the root causes blocking growth. Erica's assessment-driven approach helps individuals and teams unlearn the hidden thinking patterns that get in the way of lasting success. She brings deep organizational design expertise and a track record of measurable, sustained change to her work supporting coaches through certification.
Lisa Brewer: AAN Coach Mentor and Certifying Partner.
In addition to being a Certifying Partner for KCI, Lisa is the founder of Lisa Brewer Coaching, where she works with senior managers through VPs to strengthen leadership, communication, and strategic impact, and is also a Distinguished Fellow and Well-Being Habits Coach with BetterUp. With over 30 years of professional experience, an MBA from the Ross School of Business, and additional certifications including Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation and Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), Lisa brings a research-driven, integrative coaching style spanning applied neuroscience, positive psychology, and habit formation. She has also served in ICF leadership roles, including President of the ICF New Mexico chapter.