Leadership Team
Stefanie Nieto Johnson
Stefanie Nieto-Johnson, MSW, PCC, is President of Transformative Development Solutions, Inc., where she partners with leaders across private, nonprofit, government, and academic sectors to create meaningful, sustainable change. She specializes in leadership coaching, workforce and program development, facilitation, training, strategic planning, and team retreats. Her work helps leaders strengthen purpose-driven leadership, build high-performing teams, navigate change and conflict, improve communication, and increase motivation, productivity, and retention.
Stefanie also supports coaching skill development for leaders and emerging coaches and is co-creator of the Art of Coaching training. She brings extensive consulting experience facilitating large-scale coaching, implementation, and training projects.
Before consulting, Stefanie spent 10 years in Public Child Welfare with Santa Clara County. She holds an MSW from UC Berkeley and a BS in Psychology from Santa Clara University and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach with advanced certifications in DISC, Gallup Strengths, Brain-Based Coaching, and Integrative Coaching.