Dr. Menendez is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) and a senior associate of the O'Brien Group in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has been a faculty member at the University of Cincinnati, and an organizational consultant and executive coach since 1988. Prior to that, Dr. Menendez held two Fortune 500 company positions for a total of 10 years. She directed high potential development for Federated Stores, and consulted and coached leaders in a 10-state region of AT&T. She has led multiyear organization transformation initiatives and coached senior leaders within the initiatives. To date, she has worked to develop the leadership capabilities of more than 350 corporate leaders. Her work has been featured in many articles about executive coaching, and she maintains an active organizational change and executive coaching practice. She has taught and mentored many others to become professional coaches since 1998. She regularly speaks at conferences about executive coaching, including presentations at national Organization Development Network and American Society for Training and Development conferences.