about

Malena is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP). She trained at IPEC (Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching) a program combined with FIU (Florida International University)

She is a professional family photographer with more than 20 years of experience working with people of all ages. She has also worked as a community volunteer and philanthropist. Her involvement in the community includes volunteering at the Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation and being a member of Women United at United Way of Miami-Dade. She is also involved with the Bass Museum of Art of Miami Beach since 2012, having co-created breakfast@thebass, a breakfast series developed to increase memberships and major fundraising event for educational programs.

As a photographer, she developed a Photography Workshop for Children to provide a stimulating experience that allows them to learn how to grow in a very visual world. She provided the instruments to allow them to understand how everything they see helps increase their vocabulary, fortify their views in life, and develops their personality and character.

She is passionate about empowering and bringing happiness to others. Coming from so many different multicultural worlds, professionally and personally, she brings a deep sense of empathy and clear communication to her coaching. She is straightforward while still maintaining her sensitivity.

As a life-coach, she supports her clients in overcoming their personal barriers that hinder their progress in recognizing and embracing their uniqueness and beautiful self. In being able to do this, her clients have thrived in understanding their purpose and experiencing the relief and joy that comes with every aspect of living.

education

Energy Leadership Index (ELI) Master Practitioner

COR.E Transitions Dynamics™ Specialist

Certified Professional Coach, from IPEC

Photography at Art Center/South Florida on Lincoln Road

Miami-Dade College Photography Program

M.S., Marketing and Public Relations

B.A., Business Administration and Management