Demi Chavez
Denver,CO
Summary
I am an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and a former senior executive with over 30 years of leadership experience. I specialize in helping professionals navigate career transitions, tackle leadership challenges, and pursue personal growth. As the Co-Founder of Kallis Leadership Coaching, I work closely with leaders and professionals who are seeking transformative coaching through a client-centered approach. My coaching combines my extensive executive leadership background with evidence-based coaching practices, ensuring a valuable partnership in every coaching experience.
Overview
1
1
Certification
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Founder | Leadership & Career Coach
Kallis Leadership Coaching
03.2025 - Current
- Provide one-on-one coaching for professionals navigating career transitions, leadership growth, executive development, and personal transformation.
- Coach clients using the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Core Competencies, creating confidential partnerships that foster self-awareness, accountability, and sustainable behavioral change.
- Help clients clarify goals, strengthen confidence, identify limiting beliefs, and develop actionable plans aligned with their values and long-term vision.
- Support clients experiencing organizational change, career uncertainty, promotions, leadership challenges, and work-life transitions.
- Utilize coaching assessments including the Energy Leadership Index, values exploration, and strengths-based coaching to deepen client awareness and accelerate growth.
- Design customized coaching engagements tailored to each client's goals while maintaining measurable progress and accountability.
- Facilitate workshops and group coaching sessions focused on leadership, resilience, career development, communication, and emotional intelligence.
- Maintain coaching relationships with both private and pro bono clients while adhering to ICF ethical standards and continuing professional development.
Division Director
U.S. General Services Administration
06.2018 - 02.2025
- Led multidisciplinary teams through organizational change while fostering trust, accountability, collaboration, and employee engagement.
- Mentored emerging and senior leaders, helping individuals strengthen leadership capability, confidence, and career growth.
- Facilitated strategic planning, conflict resolution, and executive decision-making across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Guided high-performing teams through complex organizational challenges while maintaining focus on employee development and customer success.
- Built collaborative partnerships across executive leadership, strengthening communication and alignment during significant organizational initiatives.
Deputy Director
General Services Administration
03.2009 - 05.2018
- Progressed through multiple leadership roles with increasing organizational responsibility, culminating in oversight of regional operations, strategic initiatives, and multidisciplinary teams across the Rocky Mountain Region.
- Coached, mentored, and developed leaders at all levels, helping employees strengthen leadership capabilities, navigate change, and advance their professional growth.
- Facilitated strategic planning, organizational change, and cross-functional collaboration, bringing diverse stakeholders together to solve complex challenges and improve service delivery.
- Partnered with executive leadership to implement national initiatives, guide policy execution, and align regional priorities with organizational strategy.
- Fostered a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and customer focus by empowering teams, strengthening communication, and encouraging innovative problem-solving.
Real Estate Program Manager
General Services Administration
09.2006 - 03.2009
- Developed leaders by designing and delivering regional learning initiatives that built critical skills, strengthened confidence, and supported long-term professional growth.
- Facilitated strategic planning and collaborative problem-solving sessions that engaged stakeholders, aligned priorities, and improved organizational performance.
- Coached managers and teams through organizational change by providing thoughtful guidance, encouraging strategic thinking, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and accountability.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Management
Pennsylvania State Behrend
Skills
- Leadership Development
- Career Transition
- Behavioral Change
- Resilience
- Confidence Building
- Values Alignment
- Communication
- Decision Making
- Change Leadership
- Active Listening
- Powerful Questioning
- Goal Achievement
- Psychological Safety
Affiliations
International Coaching Federation
Certification
- ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) - International Coaching Federation
- Certified Professional Coach (CPC) - iPEC Coaching
- Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP) - iPEC Coaching
Timeline
Co-Founder | Leadership & Career Coach
Kallis Leadership Coaching
03.2025 - Current
Division Director
U.S. General Services Administration
06.2018 - 02.2025
Deputy Director
General Services Administration
03.2009 - 05.2018
Real Estate Program Manager
General Services Administration
09.2006 - 03.2009
Master of Business Administration -
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Management
Pennsylvania State Behrend