Valor
noun
val·or | \ 'va-lǝr \
Strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter uncertainty with firmness : personal bravery : heroic courage.
Our Team
Sarah Milby
Founder & CEO
Griffin Mahoney
CTO
Jon Brilliant
CFO
Tim Fu
VP of Product
Dr. Jeff Coleman
VP of Coaching
Barret Jefferds
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Iris Zimmermann
Director of Client and Coach Experience
Jamie Birney
Lead Engineer
Chris Chin
Customer Success Associate
Stewart Chiodo
Software Engineer
T-Mera Jacobs
Associate Product Manager
Elise Jones
Marketing Manager
Amy Lwin
Content Developer
Kiri Mohan
Executive Assistant
Hadley Swello
Software Engineer
Dr. Allen Smith
M.D. and Masters in Health Administration and Population Health
Former President and Chief Medical Officer, Brigham and Women's Physician Organization
Brad Stulberg
Writer, speaker and author on human performance
Co-author of "Peak Performance" and "Passion Paradox"
Dr. Jose Picart
PhD Experimental Cognitive Psychology
Retired Army Colonel and Professor Emeritus West Point, United States Military Academy
Professor of counselor education and former Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion at NC State University
Dr. Carol Robin
PhD, Organizational Psychology
30 years in high-performance leadership and executive coaching
Dominic Coleman
Group Vice President Global Sales at Gartner
20 years business executive and sales leader with proven track record
Bill Donovan
Former General Manager, Human Performance Institute
Valor Leadership and Performance Coaches
Andy Riise
Caryn Davies
Caryn Davies
Valor Associate Coach
Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist-Rowing
Caryn Davies is a three-time Olympian and two-time Gold Medalist, corporate lawyer, and Valor Coach. She knows the importance of bringing your best each and every day.
Caryn represented Team USA in three Summer Games, earning a silver medal in Athens 2004, and gold medal in Beijing 2008, and another gold in London 2012, all in the women's eight-oared rowing event. She is the most decorated Olympic alumni from Harvard University. Caryn has a BA from Harvard, an MBA from Oxford, and a JD from Columbia University.
Chinazom Nwabueze
Christian Buck
Dr. Christine Sanchez
Clodagh Higgins
Dr. Dan Smith
Dr. Daniel Smith
Valor Master Coach
PhD Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Minor: Quantitative Methods/Analytics
M.S. Engineering Psychology
M.S. Engineering Management
Dr. Dan Smith is an accomplished business leader, educator, research scientist, and executive coach. During 25 years of commissioned service, he served in command and executive leadership positions at every level of the military. As deputy commander in Afghanistan, Dan led and inspired a 1,650-person combat battalion, operating daily across 1,500 square miles of unforgiving terrain. He leverages these experiences to help others and inspire them to meet the complex and dynamic challenges they face both personally and professionally.
When not deployed, Dan developed Army leaders as Chief Instructor of Combat Engineering and Tactics at the US Army Engineer school for 3 years, while serving at the United States Military Academy at West Point for a total of 9 years. At West Point, Dan achieved the rank of Associate Professor, developing curriculum and teaching classes including General Psychology for Leaders; Military Leadership; Team Dynamics; Leadership in Combat; and Human Factors Engineering. Dan served as a mentor for the Army Football Team; and as a mentor and coach of West Point’s National Champion Combat Weapons Team for 8 years.
Elmer Castillo
Dr. Grayson Kimball
Dr. Greg Cartin
Holly Brooks
Inga Stasiulionyte
Iris Zimmermann
Iris Zimmermann
Valor Performance Coach
Olympian and World Champion Fencer
A Stanford University graduate, Iris made her mark on the fencing strip and as an entrepreneur. Her insatiable appetite for high performance means she is looking for an extra edge in everything she does.
Iris was inducted into the USFencing Hall of Fame in 2013 for her record-setting fencing career. At just 14 years old, she became the first world champion for the US in any age or weapon category. She is an Olympian, a 3-time National Champion, and became NCAA Champion while competing for Stanford University. Iris owned her own business for nine years after earning her MBA from Simon Business School and has been coaching professionals to perform at their best since Valor began.
Jeff Butler
Dr. Jeff Coleman
Dr. Jeff Coleman
Valor VP Coaching
PhD Educational Psychology
Certified Mental Performance Coach (CMPC), Association for Applied Sport Psychology
Dr. Coleman’s career has been centered on great teams through the creation of culture and collective routines. He has helped individuals prepare most efficiently toward their goals and understand how to switch to a confident and trusting mindset when it’s time to execute in the moment.
Dr. Coleman is a graduate of Florida State University where he studied performance psychology, cognitive expertise, and team leadership development. Dr. Coleman serves as the VP of Coaching and is responsible for Content creation on the Valor platform. Beyond worked with athletes from the youth to Professional and Olympic levels, he spent a decade at the United States Military Academy at West Point providing performance psychology and leadership training to cadets and Army officers.
Joe Jacobi
Joe Jacobi
Valor Performance Coach
Olympic Gold Medalist
Joe Jacobi’s leadership capabilities led him from a Gold Medal in the Olympics in Spain to CEO of US Canoe & Kayak. His concentration on performance and the mind reveals there is opportunity in every challenge.
Joe has a 19-year career as an elite athlete with USA Canoe/Kayak that includes paddling rivers in more than 20 different countries. He has served as the CEO of USA Canoe/Kayak and now he lives in Spain where he spends his time coaching high performance leaders, executive teams, and athletes.
Katie Jones
Dr. Lauren Tashman
Dr. Lauren Tashman
Valor Master Coach
PhD Educational Psychology, Major: Sports Psychology
Certified Mental Performance Coach (CMPC), Association for Applied Sport Psychology
Dr. Lauren Tashman has over 10 years of experience coaching and consulting athletes and professionals to be at the top of their game. As a Valor Performance Coach, she draws from her training in sports psychology and background in high level sports to help individuals and teams adopt a mindset for sustained success.
Dr. Lauren S. Tashman is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). She provides mental performance coaching, leadership advising, and team/organization consulting. Lauren has consulted for over 10 years with many different sports at a variety of levels including youth, collegiate, amateur, professional, national, and Olympic. Additionally, she provides coaching in various corporate sectors including law, exercise, and the performing arts. Lauren’s coaching is also influenced by her 13 years competing as an elite equestrian showjumper.
Dr. Lea Ann Parsley
Dr. Lea Ann Parsley
Valor Performance Coach
Olympic Silver Medalist
Dr. Lea Ann Parsley has a history of high performance, from winning a silver medal in the 2002 Olympic Games in Skeleton to decades of experience as a firefighter, EMT and Registered Nurse. She brings a tenacious and persistent attitude to everything she does.
Lea Ann has always been a high performer. At Marshall University she played basketball and track where she was twice named the Athlete of the Year. After taking up skeleton after college, she won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, UT. In addition to sports, Dr. Parsley is an experienced healthcare professional with over 25 years as a registered nurse and health educator as well as 20 years of experience as an EMT and firefighter.
Matan Lushkov
Matt Cuccaro
Matt Cuccaro
Valor Master Coach
Masters, Counseling / Sport Psychology
Matt Cuccaro strives to shape the purpose, courage and potential of elite performers. With his background in professional golf and Sports Psychology, he seeks to inspire professionals to seek and achieve their highest level of performance.
Matt Cuccaro has over ten years of experience maximizing the performance of athletes, coaches, parents, business professionals and educators. He has a Masters in Counseling and Sports Psychology from Boston University. His clients have included Olympians, All-Americans, NCAA Champions and Fortune 500 executives.
Moses Ehambe
Niki Lau
Dr. Paul Ashbrook
Robert Rothbart
Shameema Yousuf
Tiffeny Parker
Whitney Otto
Whitney Otto
Valor Master Coach
Masters, Education / Counseling Psychology
Certified Co-Active Coach
Whitney Otto uses her background in psychology and as a World Champion Athlete to facilitate high-performance coaching for teams and individuals. Her approach to coaching is rooted in connection, honesty, humor, clarity, experimentation, and celebration.
Whitney has a Masters of Counseling Psychology and is a certified Professional Coach through the Coaches Training Institute. She has had over fifteen years of experience coaching high-performance individuals and teams, including Fortune 500 corporations, universities, and nonprofit organizations.