Associates
Meet your CoAct Consulting team

Together, we can transform the systems getting in the way of your personal and organizational goals.
You’re here to make a difference
And we’re here to support you
We have been working with teams and individuals for 20+ years because we believe in your rising impact. Contact us so we can collaborate on what you want to achieve.

Kelly C. Weiley
(She/Her)
President & Principal
Kelly is dedicated to creating informed leaders and culturally conscious communities. She has trained more than 35,000 people, urging them to practice skills that improve performance, foster growth, and nurture effective leaders. She holds people accountable and nudges them toward personal progress so they can meet their definition of success.


Kourtney Cockrell
(She/Her)
Senior Associate
Kourney has spent 20 years working with organizations to increase access and opportunity for marginalized students and young professionals across higher education, nonprofit, and private sectors. Her expertise lies in college access, social justice education, organizational change, nonprofit management, and talent management.
Elizabeth Coco (Coco)
(She/Her)
Consulting Associate
Coco is a skilled program developer and manager, facilitator, and grantmaker with nearly a decade of experience in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. She is passionate about developing inclusive organizational cultures and building systems that center community voice in decision-making.


Chris Taylor
(He/Him)
Consulting Associate
Chris has 15 years of diversity and inclusion experience working to create systemic change within cultural organizations. He has developed innovative techniques to embed inclusive strategy and practice into the core functions of museums, theaters, nonprofit organizations, and state government systems.
Diane Knoepke
(She/Her)
Consulting Associate
Diane is committed to intersectional learning, rejecting the status quo, and designing for social and organizational justice. Her two decades of experience as a strategy consultant and chief of staff have allowed her to transform more than 100 social, private, and public sector organizations.

We can work through the hard stuff together
And celebrate the wins as a team
Connect with us to figure out what’s really going on and start making things happen.