Meet the Team

Marion H. Biglan, Co-Founder

Marion H. Biglan, PCC, brings more than twenty years of experience leading teams and partnering with managers and organizations to be more effective in fulfilling their missions.

After graduating with a history degree from Southern Methodist University, Marion started her career as a 5th grade teacher through Teach For America in rural Louisiana, then became the founding executive director of Teach For America’s Chicago site. Marion went on to help found Teach For America’s Human Assets team, where she spent almost ten years building and ultimately leading the Business Partner team. In 2015 Marion launched her business, MHBiglan Consulting, now called Illuminate Collective, and has partnered as a coach and consultant to leaders and organizations such as national non-profits, arts organizations, and school districts.

Marion holds a Professional Coach Certification (PCC) from the International Coach Federation and a Professional Diversity Coach Certification (PCDC) from the Coach Diversity Institute. She is a trained facilitator of the Immunity to Change program and is on the leadership team of the international women’s leadership organization Tide Risers.

Marion is a proud resident of Cheltenham Township outside of Philadelphia, where she continues her journey to live and foster racial justice. She is the co-founder of a network of women who come together to build deeper relationships across race called Women In Community.

Marion serves as a board member of the Cheltenham School District Foundation and the Friends of Bache-Martin School and advises MBA students through the Temple University Fox School of Business advising program.

Miwa Kamras, Co-Founder

Miwa Kamras is passionate about building relationships, cultivating community, and coaching and developing leaders to achieve their purpose. She brings more than twenty years of experience as a teacher, non-profit executive, and human capital partner to her work as a coach and consultant in the education and non-profit sectors. Throughout her career, Miwa has partnered with a range of mission driven leaders and organizations to build more inclusive and impactful teams.

Miwa’s experience as an elementary school teacher in the DC Public Schools and Atlanta Public Schools deeply informs her work. Inspired by her time in the classroom, she spent fourteen years developing and leading teams at Teach For America, including serving as the Executive Director of Teach For America DC and a Senior Managing Director on the Human Assets team. Miwa’s coaching and partnership with executive directors and leadership teams at Teach For America led her to start her own coaching and consulting business in 2015, with a focus on leadership development, talent strategy, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Miwa holds an A.B. from Harvard University and an Ed.M. from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She is a Certified Professional Diversity Coach through CoachDiversity Institute. Miwa serves as a Richmond Young Writers board member and a Voices of Jubilee volunteer. She lives in Richmond, VA with her husband, sons, and rescue dog and can always be counted on for a great children’s book recommendation.