At Good Insight, we’ve had a front-row seat to the growing demands nonprofit leaders face every day. Over the past several months, we’ve listened closely to nonprofit CEOs overwhelmed by the increasingly chaotic and demanding operating environment—rising political polarization, concerning financial instability, internal organizational strain, and diminishing resources for the communities who need them most. It’s never been a more challenging—or more crucial—time to lead with clarity, compassion, and courage.

Recently, we proudly announced that we are investing in the expansion of Executive Sanctuary, a transformational group coaching program designed to support and sustain nonprofit CEOs. The need for this program has never been higher, and we’re partnering with Executive Sanctuary’s founder Heather Kaye to steward a cohort of 12-15 nonprofit CEOs from the DC region.  

We’re thrilled to introduce the facilitation team for this new group: Jen Lachman of Lachman Consulting and Maegan Scott of Wayfinding Partners. Both Jen and Maegan bring a unique blend of experience as executive coaches, nonprofit executives, and board members. They deeply understand the unique pressures facing today’s executives—steadying the ship while caring for teams, engaging boards, raising funds, and advancing equity, all while managing their own fatigue and burnout. Their facilitation style is exactly what Executive Sanctuary is known for: grounded, reflective, rigorous, and real.

“I’m pleased to welcome Jen and Maegan to our efforts to extend Executive Sanctuary’s impact to more leaders,” said Carlyn Madden, CEO of Good Insight. “I know these thoughtful experts will craft a special place where leaders can invest in their leadership, well-being, and organizational results.”

Here’s what cohort participants can expect working with Jen and Maegan:

• A space to be real—and vulnerable: CEOs carry immense responsibility and are often left with few people they can be fully honest with. Jen and Maegan are masters at creating brave and compassionate spaces where leaders can release their “public face” and be honest about what’s hard.
• A whole-person approach to leadership: Leadership isn’t just strategy and spreadsheets—it’s emotional, spiritual, and physical. Their facilitation integrates tangible practices with mindfulness, movement, and creative expression to help leaders reconnect to themselves and their purpose.
• An equity-centered lens: Both facilitators are deeply experienced in advancing racial equity and inclusive leadership. They design and hold space in ways that honor the full diversity of the group and encourage learning and growth on issues of identity, power, and justice.
• Real-time problem solving: From burnout, budgets, board dynamics and beyond, no topic is off-limits. This is a confidential community where “messy” problems can be named and navigated without judgment.

Executive Sanctuary is a holistic experience for a diverse cohort of CEOs representing a variety of nonprofits, including the arts, education, the environment, housing, hunger, and other social services, as well as associations and philanthropy. The cohort meets three times a year for an overnight retreat in a restorative setting just 90 minutes from Washington, DC. Through Executive Sanctuary, these leaders have a confidential space to confront real-world challenges, replenish their energy, and reconnect to their purpose in a tight-knit peer community. 

“I have long-admired Executive Sanctuary and the transformational impact it’s had on its participants,” said Maegan Scott. “I look forward to working with the cohort to create a supportive, nourishing, and brave space where each person can let down their guard, engage in vulnerable and challenging conversations, and feel the loving kindness of the group.” 

“As a former nonprofit E.D., I wish I had access to a program like Executive Sanctuary at the time,” said Jen Lachman.  “A safe space to work through my challenges with my peers would have been a gamechanger for the burn out and overwhelm I experienced as an E.D. To now design that supportive space for others is a real honor.” 

Good Insight is managing a third cohort that will begin in November 2025. We are currently accepting referrals and self-nominations for new cohort members at ExecutiveSanctuary@good-insight.org.

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Jen Lachman (she/her) is a seasoned coach and facilitator who helps nonprofit leaders and teams tap into the best in themselves so they can make a greater impact in our world. Over the past 15 years, she’s supported leaders who are championing some of the most important work of our time – from ending homelessness and food insecurity to advancing justice and equity for all. Jen’s approach combines curiosity and humor with challenge and rigor to help leaders at all levels harness their strengths, develop new skills, and respond effectively to the pressures of nonprofit leadership – while caring for themselves and others in the process.

Prior to launching Lachman Consulting, Jen was the Executive Director of MAG (Mines Advisory Group) America, where she attempted to dodge the landmines (literal and figurative!) that come with nonprofit leadership. Jen is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), graduate of Georgetown University’s Executive Certificate Program in Organizational Consulting and Change Leadership, a proud JMU Duke, and a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200).

Maegan Scott (she/her) is a visionary leader in organizational equity and personal transformation. As founder and CEO of Wayfinding Partners, she advances racial equity, liberation, and wellbeing for individuals and organizations. With over 20 years of experience in organization development and nonprofit leadership, Maegan has worked as a teacher, grantmaker, coach, consultant, trainer, and healer. Her approach is deeply rooted in her personal, cultural, and professional lineages, weaving together organization development, anthropology and critical race theory, intuitive energy healing, and mindful practice.

Maegan holds a bachelor’s degree from American University, an executive certificate in nonprofit management from Georgetown University, and a MS in Organization Development from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School. She is also a certified Reiki practitioner. Beyond her work, Maegan finds joy in travel, caring for her plants, reading National Geographic History, and watching classic movies with her very pampered cats.