MEET OUR ‘CANDID CONVERSATIONS’ TEACHERS
Our talented teachers are all Accredited Enneagram Teachers through the International Enneagram Association (IEA) and Senior Members of the Enneagram in Business Network. They have a depth of Enneagram expertise and decades of teaching experience in organizations, public programs and universities. Expect the best from them: accuracy of the content, engagement in the process, and practicality of real-life applications!
Ginger Lapid-Bogda, PhD
Ginger is an Enneagram author, teacher, and keynote speaker, as well as an organization development consultant, trainer, and coach. She works with institutions, leaders, and teams around the globe. She has also consulted with teams for nearly 50 years and is considered a global leader in bringing the Enneagram to the organizational world. Since 2004, Ginger has led professional Enneagram certificate programs for trainers, coaches, and consultants who use the Enneagram in organizational settings. Starting in 2009, she created the Enneagram in Business Network (EIBN), a global network of Enneagram professionals. Past president of the International Enneagram Association, Ginger is the author of 10 Enneagram books, many of which are bestsellers and have been translated into multiple languages.
Jerry Wagner, PhD
Jerry, a modern-day Enneagram pioneer, has been researching and teaching the Enneagram since 1980. A clinical psychologist, he is emeritus faculty in the Department of Psychology and the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago, and he also maintains a private practice. His doctoral dissertation was among the first formal academic studies of the Enneagram and led to the development of the Wagner Enneagram Personality Style Scales (WEPSS), one of the most researched and statistically validated Enneagram inventories available today. The author of multiple influential Enneagram books, Jerry has led the Enneagram Spectrum Training and Certification Program internationally for Enneagram professionals since 1995. He is also a founder of the International Enneagram Association.
Peter O’Hanrahan
Peter is a leading global Enneagram teacher and trainer. As early as 1978, he has been teaching the Enneagram to a wide variety of professional groups and organizations in the public and private sectors. For nearly four decades, he has been a primary teacher for the Narrative Enneagram, an Enneagram school with a global presence, where he has guided thousands of people to discover more about themselves through the Enneagram. Well-known for his Enneagram expertise, he is also considered a master at working with somatic structures in support of our growth and development. Peter also teaches the Enneagram’s applications for team and organizational effectiveness as well as personal development throughout North America, Asia, and Europe.
Additional ‘Candid Conversations’ Teachers
Matt Ahrens, MBA
Matt is an organization development consultant, coach, trainer, and therapist who integrates the Enneagram with organization development practices, leadership, and personal growth methodologies. Drawing on more than 15 years of corporate experience with companies such as Hewlett Packard, Intuit, and Levi Strauss, he brings both business acumen and emotional intelligence to his work with leaders, professionals, and teams. He also supports individuals, couples, and families, with a particular focus on helping men navigate challenges related to work, relationships, identity, and purpose. Known for his grounded, insightful, and approachable style, Matt combines deep psychological understanding with practical organizational experience to help clients move through stuck places toward greater clarity, connection, and growth.
Sharon K. Ball, LPC-MHSP
Sharon is a licensed counselor and an IEA-accredited professional. She brings 25-plus years of experience in therapeutic trauma-informed care, and as the founder of 9Paths, supports clients recovering from trauma and life transitions. Sharon provides direct support to state and local municipalities, providing mental health first aid during international disasters such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, Haiti Earthquake, mass shootings, and both post 9/11 and pandemic first responders. She is a co-author of Reclaiming YOU, Using the Enneagram to Move from Trauma to Resilience. An approved family court parent coordinator, Sharon also offers consulting services to Nashville area homeless shelters and anti-human trafficking organizations. She also consults to Fortune 100 companies on diversity and inclusion.
Adelaida Harrison
Adelaida is an international Enneagram teacher, speaker, consultant, and coach based in Mexico City. She integrates neuroscience, leadership development, and the Enneagram in her work with individuals, teams, and organizations. Her research led to her book, The Neuroscience behind the Enneagram. She has worked extensively with corporate leaders, family businesses, nonprofit organizations, and educational systems, including organizations such as Brinker International and Darden Restaurants. Through the Enneagram Coaching Center of Mexico, she leads workshops, leadership programs, and coaching initiatives throughout Latin America and co-hosts the Mexico City radio program CONOCETE con el Eneagrama (“Know Yourself with the Enneagram”).
Jennifer Joss, PhD
Jennifer is a psychologist by training, a coach, trainer, and consultant by profession, and a hermetic philosopher at heart, preoccupied with questions about the nature of reality, truth, and the purpose of existence. She integrates psychology, neuroscience, systems dynamics, and leadership development with the wisdom of spiritual and mythic traditions, and the inner technologies that have guided people for centuries. An International Enneagram Association-certified professional, she teaches the Enneagram at Fortune 500 companies and at not-for-profit organizations. Jennifer’s formal education includes a PhD in counseling psychology from Stanford and a BA from Harvard University. Jennifer is also the author of the robust book, The Enneagram Symbol.
Renée Siegel, LISAC, PCC
Renée is an integrative wellness provider, licensed counselor, and internationally certified coach with more than 40 years of experience helping individuals, couples, families, and organizations move toward greater wholeness and resilience. Renée integrates body, mind, and spiritual practices in her work, with particular expertise in personal and professional relationships, addiction, trauma, and family recovery. Renée is the co-author, with Sharon Ball, of Reclaiming You: Using the Enneagram to Move from Trauma to Resilience. Through her coaching, counseling, training, and Enneagram-based work, Renée is known for her compassionate, grounded, and deeply integrative approach to transformation and healing.
Milton Stewart, MBA
Milton, the founder of Kaizen Careers, Coaching and Consulting, facilitates growth through the Enneagram and helps people feel seen. One of the few African-American male Enneagram teachers worldwide, Milton has studied the Enneagram for over 15 years. He has seen firsthand how the Enneagram can heal and help many people. He views the Enneagram as a map of how to truly honor the humanity of others, especially in spaces of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Milton works with organizations of all sizes in both the private and public sectors, and is the creator and host of the popular podcast, “Do It For The Gram: An Enneagram Podcast.” He currently serves as the International Enneagram Association Global (IEA) president.
Monirah Womack
Monirah is a consultant, facilitator, coach, and trainer who helps organizations and the people within them build productive, meaningful, and sustainable workplace relationships. Following a 30-year career in human resources and organization development with global firms, she founded On Purpose, where she supports leaders, teams, and individuals in creating healthy relationship capital and leading from their strengths. Monirah is a past president and executive board member of the Enneagram Association in the Narrative Tradition, and she currently supports their professional programs in a variety of roles. She is known for her grounded, insightful, and relationship-centered approach to organizational growth and transformation.