Experience
Kristina Chirico has over 20 years of experience as an executive coach, facilitator, high potential program manager, curriculum and workshop designer, and organizational development consultant.
Kristina became interested in human potential and coaching while in graduate school. After completing her coaching certification at icoach NY, coaching became a passionate pursuit and a part of every job Kristina has held. She has received an internal coaching certification while at Lockheed Martin (LM) and is experienced in assisting leaders and teams to accelerate transitions and improve performance. She also served as a coaching program manager at LM Space Systems Company. Kristina is currently a principal at Veracious Leadership, LLC.
Kristina has spent most of her corporate career in the defense industry working for Lockheed Martin. She has coached leaders at various levels in many industries but has spent most of her time in telecommunication, health care, travel, and non-profit.
Current Role
Kristina is a Leadership Coach for CCL based out of Colorado. She is certified to administer and interpret Benchmarks® assessments, Hogan Assessments, Conflict Dynamics Profile®, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, WorkPlace Big 5 Profile™, FIRO-B®, Thomas Kilmann conflict mode Instrument (TKI®), BarOn Emotional Quotient-Inventory (BarOn EQ-i®). Kristina also completed trauma mitigation coaching certification.
She approaches leadership from a holistic perspective. She believes that the most effective leaders lead from their mind and heart, and have a deep understanding of themselves and their impact on others.
Kristina draws on research findings from positive psychology, emotional intelligence, and neuroscience to help leaders make specific behavioral changes that improve their leadership effectiveness.
Kristina is fluent in Czech.
Educational Background
Kristina holds MA and a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Auburn University and BS in Psychology from Agnes Scott College.
