Steven Cohen
Steve brings a strategic and visionary lens to his role as Co-Founder and Chair of the Board of Meditation4Leadership. He is the author of Leading From Within: A Guide to Maximizing Your Effectiveness Through Meditation, which serves as the foundation for the organization’s training model. With a long-standing career advising growth-stage companies and corporate leaders, Steve understands the challenges of navigating complexity with clarity and purpose. His passion lies in helping others cultivate presence, perspective, and resilience, both in the workplace and in life. A frequent speaker and advocate for conscious leadership, Steve is currently a partner at a global law firm and an active member of a CEO organization dedicated to corporate social responsibility. For him, meditation is a daily practice that supports everything from managing stress to becoming a better listener, advisor, and leader. “Meditation practice creates space to access inner wisdom and facilitates the ongoing potential to be the best we can be, one breath at a time.”
Fred Wasiak
Fred brings more than four decades of mission-driven leadership experience to his role as President of Meditation4Leadership. He also serves as a Senior Facilitator of the organization’s Nonprofit Leadership Impact Cohort Program. From 2018 through 2025, he served as President & CEO of the Food Bank of South Jersey, leading significant organizational growth while strengthening culture, governance, and community impact. Earlier, he spent 27 years in YMCA leadership, including serving as a CEO and National Trainer for YMCA of the USA. As founder of Humanics Consulting, Fred created the Raising the B.A.R. framework (Belonging, Achievement, and Relationships) to help leaders build trust-based cultures where people and organizations thrive. A Certified Professional Coach and Certified Forest Therapy Guide, he holds a master’s degree in Human Services, Organizational Management & Leadership and a Certificate in Nonprofit Board Consulting through BoardSource. Throughout his career, Fred has championed a simple belief: how we show up as leaders matters. His approach brings together strategy, mindful presence, emotional intelligence, and compassion. Beyond his professional work, Fred finds inspiration and perspective in nature. As a certified forest therapy guide and his Outdoors with Papa platform, he shares his belief that sustainable leadership begins with grounded living. For Fred, leadership begins within, combining purpose with presence and achievement with authentic human connection.
Roberta Fenska
Roberta brings a passion for bridging vision with execution to her role as Vice President of Administration and Community Outreach. With experience in legal marketing, business ownership, and mission-driven administration, she ensures Meditation4Leadership’s programs are accessible, effective, and aligned with the organization’s purpose. A graduate of Villanova University, Roberta is guided by its core values of truth, unity, and love, principles that continue to shape her commitment to service, connection, and meaningful growth. She thrives at the intersection of logistics and purpose, supporting internal teams, cultivating trusted partnerships, and helping others discover the transformational power of mindfulness in everyday life. For Roberta, meditation is a simple, grounding practice she can return to anytime, anywhere to check in physically, emotionally, and mentally keeping her focused and present on what matters most.
Lisa Gonzalez
Lisa serves as a Senior Facilitator and Program Development Consultant with Meditation4Leadership. With a background in education and extensive training in yoga and meditation, Lisa brings depth, clarity, and presence to her facilitation.
She facilitates Meditation4Leadership programs across virtual, in-person, and retreat settings, supporting leaders and teams through practices grounded in the organization’s four pillars of Awareness, Connection, Perspective, and Potential.
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Reece Leonetti
Reece Leonetti is a Certified Executive Coach and Sales Leader who brings a unique blend of corporate performance and human development to her role as Director of Business Development. With a seasoned background in SaaS sales management, Reece has a proven track record of leading high-performing teams and building robust pipeline strategies. She understands firsthand the high-stakes pressure leaders face to deliver consistent results in fast-paced environments. At Meditation4Leadership, Reece partners with organizations to bridge the gap between leadership strategy and real-world application. She focuses on helping clients integrate mindfulness-based frameworks that expand and restore access to existing leadership capacity, ensuring that teams can perform with discipline and resilience under pressure. Reece is dedicated to aligning organizational needs with M4L’s mission to develop sustainable high performance.
Cathy Hartenstein
With over 30 years of experience across education, leadership development, and meditation, Cathy Hartenstein brings practical expertise and thoughtful insight to her role as Program Facilitator and Program Development Consultant. She has held professorships at five universities, including the University of Colorado and University of Arizona and served as Director of Professional Development at E-Therapy, where she designed and implemented programs that supported growth at both individual and organizational levels. At Meditation4Leadership,Cathy contributes strategic guidance, program development, and facilitation, blending her meditation practice with coaching certifications in EFT, Matrix Reimprinting, and NLP to support meaningful transformation. What motivates Cathy is the opportunity to help others cultivate clarity and confidence through mindfulness. She believes mindfulness is about being present with openness and compassion in whatever arises. As Tara Brach says “The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.”