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.”
Lisa Gonzalez
Lisa Gonzalez joined Meditation4Leadership soon after its founding and became our first Chief Meditation Officer. Lisa followed her 20 year career as a school teacher by becoming a certified yoga teacher and then teacher of teachers. Lisa has led our content team to develop and present engaging, innovative programs organized using the four core pillars, presented live in the office, virtually and at corporate retreats including: Effective Leadership, Mindful Educator, and Conscious Leadership. Lisa has also trained our other program facilitation and meditation mentors, each of whom had previously completed a meditation or yoga teacher training program.
Clayton Platt
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.
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.”
Leslee Maybrown