Coaching

Personalized guidance. Sustainable growth.

Poynter’s coaching programs are built to help people and teams unlock their full potential — wherever they are in their leadership journey. We work with executives making high-stakes decisions, leaders managing competing demands, emerging managers stepping into new responsibilities and cross-functional teams looking to collaborate more effectively.

Our expert coaches tailor every engagement to your real-world challenges, offering practical, long-lasting support that empowers individuals and strengthens organizations. Whether you’re refining strategy, improving workflows or navigating change, we meet you where you are — and help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

What we offer:

  • One-on-one coaching for executives, senior leaders and emerging managers
  • Team coaching to build collaboration, cohesion and shared purpose
  • Strategic decision-making support for leaders facing high-impact choices
  • Transition coaching for new managers and role changes
  • Coaching on balancing editorial integrity with operational demands
  • Workflow and process improvement coaching to meet organizational and audience needs
  • Organization-wide coaching programs to build consistent leadership culture
  • Tools and frameworks that deliver long-term value beyond the coaching engagement

Ready to move from stuck to strategic?
Reach out to Aaron Sharockman at partnerships@poynter.org, or complete the form to book a free 30-minute consultation. 

How can Poynter help you?

Our Team

  • Sitara Nieves
    Vice President, Teaching and Organizational Strategy
    Sitara Nieves is the vice president of teaching and organizational strategy at The Poynter Institute, where she oversees Poynter’s gold-standard teaching programs, including the Digital...
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  • Kelly McBride
    Senior Vice President and Chair of Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership
    Kelly McBride is a journalist, consultant and one of the country’s leading voices on media ethics and democracy. She is senior vice president and chair...
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  • Tony Elkins
    Faculty
    Tony Elkins, a citizen of the Comanche Nation, is a faculty member at Poynter. His portfolio includes Poynter's early and mid-career leadership workshops Essential Skills...
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  • Kate Cox
    Faculty and Director, Leadership Academy for Women in Media
    Kate Cox has consulted, trained and coached news organizations across the globe to cultivate strong practices of leadership, strengthen ethics and craft, and build digital-first...
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  • Fernanda Camarena
    Faculty
    Fernanda Camarena is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience in the media industry. As a full-time faculty member at Poynter Institute,...
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  • Kristen Hare
    Faculty, Director of Craft and Local News, The Poynter Institute
    Kristen Hare is the Poynter faculty’s director of craft and local news and the author of Local Edition, Poynter’s weekly newsletter for and about local...
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  • Kerwin Speight
    Faculty, Poynter
    Kerwin Speight is an award-winning television journalist, with more than 20 years of journalism and leadership experience, and a strong track record of producing local...
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  • Aaron Sharockman
    Executive Director, PolitiFact and Vice President for Sales & Strategic Partnerships
    Aaron Sharockman is the executive director of PolitiFact, the largest fact-checking organization in the United States. Aaron leads the growth and development of PolitiFact, manages...
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  • Alex Mahadevan
    MediaWise Director and Poynter Faculty
    Alex Mahadevan is faculty at Poynter and director of MediaWise, Poynter’s digital media literacy project that teaches people of all ages how to spot misinformation...
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  • Megan Griffith-Greene
    Faculty
    Megan Griffith-Greene is on the faculty at Poynter. Her work focuses on training and coaching funders interested in supporting local journalism, and is funded by...
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  • Ren LaForme
    Managing Editor
    Ren LaForme is the managing editor of Poynter. He was previously Poynter's digital tools reporter, chronicling tools and technology for journalists, and a producer for...
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  • Jennifer Orsi
    Vice President for Publishing & Local News Initiatives
    Jennifer Orsi is Poynter’s vice president for publishing and local news initiatives and oversees Poynter’s digital publishing, marketing and public event team, audience engagement and...
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