Staff Directory

Originally from Las Vegas, Sydney Lee began her career as a professional ballet dancer, training and performing with the Joffrey Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. She later transitioned into acting, training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA), where she studied classical texts, including Shakespeare, under the academy’s president, Benedict Cumberbatch.

Sydney earned her undergraduate degrees in Dramatic Arts and Psychology at Vassar College, where she was the principal dancer of the school’s dance company, Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre (VRDT). Her passion for coaching emerged while serving as Creative Director, Choreographer, and Director of Ballet for several competitive dance companies in Los Angeles. She began privately coaching pre-professional and professional dancers, which led to the founding of Psychology and Holistic Well-being for Artists (PHWA)—a private coaching business that integrates psychological interventions, specialized programming, and performance techniques such as guided meditations, Qi Gong, Alexander Technique, breathwork, and yoga.

With over five years of coaching experience, Sydney specializes in career transitions, romantic relationships, and performance psychology for high-achieving individuals, including athletes, performing artists, creatives, and entertainment professionals. Her expertise focuses on performance anxiety, stage fright, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, rumination, perfectionism, and eating disorders, helping clients navigate the psychological demands of high-performance careers.

Marcus is a certified coach by the Mayo Clinic Wellness Program and the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC), focusing on spiritual mind-body unity. With over two decades of experience as a Private Equity Manager, mentor, and executive coach across Brazil and the U.S., Marcus has specialized in integrative wellness for healthcare and education since 2018.

He supports public and private institutions, working with doctors, healthcare managers, professionals, and patients aged 18 to 81. His coaching practice integrates religious, spiritual, cultural, and social dimensions that shape self-leadership, well-being, symptom relief, remission, and healing.

Marcus holds an MBA from The Wharton School and an MA in Psychology in Education with the Spirituality Mind Body Program (SMBP) at Teachers College, Columbia University. His coaching interventions foster character strengths, grit, and resilience, empowering professional and personal development.

Currently a doctoral student in Adult Learning and Leadership at Teachers College, Marcus is researching mind-body integrative healthcare to enhance the doctor-patient dyad and self-care practices for health professionals—he calls it Bringing Hippocrates Back to the Future©.

Marcus lives in New York City with his wife, Cecilia, a Marriage and Family Therapist. They embody a lifelong journey rooted in wellness, healing, learning, and human connection.

Originally from Oklahoma and raised in Indonesia, Jihan Basyah brings a cross-cultural perspective to her work at the intersection of nature, culture, and holistic well-being. Her personal journey with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and chronic hormonal imbalance has informed a deep respect for the body’s innate intelligence and a recognition that healing often lies beyond the bounds of conventional medicine. Central to her inquiry is the question: How does our relationship to the land reflect our relationship to self? She believes that cultivating self-awareness strengthens our capacity to engage in meaningful, compassionate relationships with others and the world around us.

Jihan is currently pursuing her Master’s at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she is a member of the 2024–2025 cohort of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute. Her academic and professional interests center on the role of spirituality in personal and collective transformation. She holds a Health Coaching Certificate from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and serves as Lead Steward at Othership, a wellness studio in New York City known for its immersive sauna, cold plunge, and breath-work experiences that support emotional regulation and somatic integration.

In alignment with her commitment to embodied healing and cultural roots, Jihan plans to complete a yoga teacher training in Indonesia, her ancestral homeland—continuing to weave together tradition, embodiment, and integrative wellness in service of a more conscious and connected world.

“Kami suka Bapak disini” or translated into “I love when you are around with us, Mr. Gading”. Being a teacher in a remote area in Indonesia has certainly changed his perspective. Living and breathing the same air with these kids and people open his eyes that if we do the right thing with our power and interest, we can make a difference. Ever since, his mission is to assist people in learning through any kinds of learning intervention. He has contributed to various teacher-training, women empowerment, youth empowerment, and community projects and services. He specializes in designing and implementing training programs.

His dream is to get involved in a small piece of somebody’s learning journey. When he knows that one of the kids that he taught succeeds in overcoming all the barriers and now pursuing higher education, it is his source of inspiration and happiness.

Besides being a full time student he expands his experience by volunteering in a not-for-profit Ruang Belajar Aqil, based in Indonesia, working as a graduate intern, joining students clubs, and exploring thrift shops for his passion in fashion. 

Doni Nathaniel Pranama is an alumnus of BINUS University majoring in Computer Science, graduated in 2014 with Summa Cum Laude honors.

He joined the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta as an intern for 7 months as a form of cooperation between BINUS University and The U.S. Embassy. Later on, he joined Tokopedia back in 2014, as the 70th employee, and contributed until August 2023. During his time at Tokopedia, he established the Digital Marketing, Data Analytics, and Business Intelligence divisions. He later joined the CEO Office, leading strategic initiatives like Mitra Tokopedia, an online-to-offline strategy for penetrating the Indonesian market.

He is passionate about coaching; he was also involved in People Department as a program facilitator for developing coaches, and he was also seasoned coach inside the corporation. Little did he know that he also found his path in coaching others that led him to pursue M.A. Adult Learning and Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Currently, Doni has three professional coaching certifications: ACC from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), CPQC from Positive Intelligence, and a Health and Wellness Coach Certification from Real Balance. Those 3 certifications have helped him coach more than 100 clients and beyond 300 hours.

He is currently involved voluntarily at Columbia Health as a Health and Wellness Coach and also at Onward Ops, as a Sponsor Coach to help transitioning members of the US Army. Last but not least, he has been part of the Coaching Club since 2023, and now serving as the Chief of Staff.

Balgum—whose name translates to brightness—is dedicated to illuminating lives through education and self-discovery.

With over 15 years of experience as a private tutor, consultant, mentor, and coach, she has helped bridge generational and cultural gaps for immigrant families. Her passion for people inspired her educational journey, leading to a B.A. in Cognitive Psychology from University of California, Irvine, a Child Development Mental Health course from Stanford, and a Neuroscience Certification from University of Pennsylvania LPS.

Practicing what she preaches, she co-founded Koreans In California (KIC), a Facebook community in 2015, creating a safe space for over 30,000 Korean immigrants to exchange vital information and build a sense of belonging.

Her coaching philosophy is rooted in awakening the soul by purifying the mind, body, and spirit—building self-knowledge and raising consciousness through discipline. Drawing from the five virtues of Neo-Confucianism and the mindfulness practices of Buddhism, her program guides individuals toward self-mastery and authentic living.

As she helps others on their journeys, she continues to refine her own—studying philosophy to deepen her understanding, practicing what she teaches daily, and embracing new experiences. In doing so, she rediscovered a long-lost dream of becoming a fashion model and now balances her life between pursuing this dream and inspiring others to live, love, laugh, and learn.

Adriana is a seasoned coach, legal counselor, mediator and consultant, dedicated to inspiring transformative, purpose-driven decisions. Her adaptable coaching style caters to individual needs, whether it's executive function mental fitness, life-vision creation, mindset shift, mindfulness, or leadership development.

 Adriana's diverse educational background includes degrees in Law, Psychology, Education, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mediation. She is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Organizational Learning & Leadership at Columbia University. She leverages her multi-professional knowledge and combines her certified skills in yoga, reiki, life coaching, nutrition, awakened brain awareness and teachings of higher states of consciousness to help individuals lead soulful, purpose-driven lives. 

As the Co-President and Lead Coach at TC Columbia Coaching, Adriana has played a pivotal role in the organization, assisting it to earn the prestigious TC Columbia University’s Excellence Awards for Community Impact and Program Excellence in 2023 and 2024.