Who We Are

Most recently, Elena led Development and Communications efforts at a well-established direct human services organization where she doubled private revenue and led strategic communications efforts elevating organizational profile while building partnership across various sectors. She has had an extensive experience in project management working with national and international partners on complex projects in culturally diverse environments.  Elena has produced large scale events to support organizational missions, while maintaining the synergy and balance between organizational missions and activities. Balancing leadership and board visions, and successfully implementing projects working with stakeholders locally and overseas have been an integral part in each role she has served. Elena strongly beliefs that innovation and thoughtful evaluation are essential in each business environment given the ever changing landscape.

In her spare time, Elena is crafting with her twins as self-care technique while occasionally going hard core on landscaping her yard to clear her mind.

Bonnie Blueford founded a coaching and communications organization dedicated to developing leaders and strengthening organizations following a 30-plus-year career at Northrop Grumman Corp., a global defense and aerospace company, where she coached at all levels, developed leaders and teams, and built award-winning campaigns to create an inclusive and innovative work culture.    

Bonnie brings her background in executive coaching, communications, and leadership development to help leaders lead. She is also trained in the Community Resiliency Model from the Trauma Resources Institute and uses these critical wellness skills to build resilient people and cultures. She currently volunteers to assist the Institute with its work supporting edcamp Ukraine. 

She deeply understands the coaching communications needed during large-scale change and works with leaders to distill complicated messaging into energetic and realistic terms to engage audiences. Her work with mindsets and behaviors over the years enables her to help leaders and cultures to make fundamental shifts that inspire and motivate.      

Bonnie has designed and facilitated leadership and career development programs, mentoring and knowledge transfer, learning groups; employee assimilation; and talent development. She recently developed and rolled out seven cohorts focused on a seven-week Leadership Development program for a Fortune 500.   

She serves as a Premier-Fellow Coach at BetterUp and holds a graduate certificate in Transformational Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University and a master’s in Public Communications from American University. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation. Her leadership work has been published in The Journal of Health and Human Experiences, Fall 2021, and Health Informatics 5th Edition – Health Information Management Systems: Cases, Strategies and Solutions. She is also a certified Community Resiliency Model facilitator for the Trauma Resources Institute. 

Amanda founded a growth strategies firm mission to help fast-growing businesses develop growth strategies, align leadership and identify market opportunities for change.  Amanda is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and businesses to acquire fresh insights, answer critical business questions, and innovate and accelerate business outcomes. Helping business owners realize their entrepreneurial capacity and dreams runs in Amanda’s DNA and passion for helping others.

Amanda has lead teams on 5 continents, and traveled to over 40 countries. She loves all things relating to food, culture, and travel, especially when wine is involved.

 When not supporting her quest to find the perfect glass of wine, in her spare time, you can find Amanda dancing on stages with the likes of Seal, Keith Sweat, and Carlos Santana.

Amanda currently resides in the San Diego with her husband, Evan, and rescue bulldog-poodle mix, Bernie.

Jennifer most recently served as the Deputy Managing Director of Global Climate Strategies for the Climate Leadership Initiative (CLI) bringing her climate expertise to the urgent and collaborative work of shaping climate solutions that speed equitable and just systems change for new climate donor investment.  Prior, as the former Acting Director for the Global Tackling Climate Change team, she oversaw strategy and implementation for The Nature Conservancy’s cross-cutting global climate action, climate science, climate adaptation, natural climate solutions (NCS), and low carbon future renewable energy work.  Prior, as TNC’s Global Lands Deputy Managing Director, Jennifer managed a portfolio of global strategies including forestry and wood products, agriculture and food systems, indigenous people, lands and communities, energy and infrastructure, and oversaw operations, finance and the team’s People Agenda. Before coming to TNC, Jennifer was Senior Director for the “Climate for Health” program at ecoAmerica, launching and leading a national strategy across the health sector to elevate climate change solutions as a top health priority. She also served as Senior Director of Education at the National Environmental Education Foundation, leading national strategy, programming and partnerships to advance K-12 climate change and environmental literacy.  Jennifer also served in the federal government within the Corporation for National and Community Service as the Education Director for the National Civilian Conservation Corps and as an AmeriCorps Program Officer. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador, Jennifer developed the country’s first urban environmental youth service corps. A Las Vegas, Nevada native, Jennifer holds a Bachelor’s degree in social Ecology from the University of California, Irvine, and a Masters in Administration, Planning and Social Policy from Harvard University.  Jennifer is a Board Member of the Green Schools National Network, the Climate for Health Leadership Circle, serves on her city’s Environmental Sustainability Council, and is a certified Master Naturalist. Jennifer has spent the last couple of decades raising to environmentally conscious, now college-aged sons. These days, when they aren’t exploring the great outdoors of their new environs or pulling off band gigs, they are passionately pursuing public policy and environmental science, presumably readying for their generation’s mantle of climate leadership.

Jose Dominquez is a PCC certified executive coach, trainer, and facilitator. He brings over 16 years of professional experience to CSR Communications, having worked extensively as a leader in the not-for-profit sector as a CEO, COO, Major Gifts Officer and Board Chair. Jose coaches leaders, at all levels, to find a more gentle and sustainable approach in building a more just and equitable world. He coaches people to see their vulnerability not as weakness, but as their superpower. In the area of training and facilitation, he has created, co- co-created and led many trainings and efforts on topics that range from fundraising to diversity, equity and inclusion. Jose brings real world experiences and lessons into his approach to emphasize relevance to ease the transfer of knowledge. In addition to his experience as a leader, coach, trainer and facilitator, Jose is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and worked for 5 years as a professional actor. He taps into his creative experiences to bring an uncommon sensitivity, discipline and emotional range to work with clients in order to help them tap into their instincts, voice, gesture, and body as tools for their self-realization. He trained at the Teleos Leadership Institute, holds a Certificate in Public Municipal Management from George Washington University, an MFA from New York University and BFA from Southern Methodist University. He is a PCC certified executive coach, trainer, and facilitator.