Marion H. Biglan, Co-Founder

Marion H. Biglan, PCC, brings decades of experience as a founder, team leader, coach, and consultant. She is passionate about partnering with leaders and their organizations to help them thrive.

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 partners as a coach and consultant to leaders and organizations in a variety of businesses. As a former founder herself, Marion has a deep affinity for start-up organizations and is skilled at working with all types of organizations – from B-Corps to global corporations to school districts to non-profits.

Marion holds a Professional Coach Certification (PCC) from the International Coach Federation and a Professional Diversity Coach Certification from the Coach Diversity Institute. She is certified through the Leadership Circle to offer their globally recognized 360 leadership assessment and is a certified practitioner of the Enneagram. She has also trained with the Immunity to Change Program, the Social Justice Mediation Institute, and Coaches Rising.

A parent of two young adults and a cute rescue pup, Marion is a proud resident of Cheltenham Township outside of Philadelphia. She loves being active in our local community, serving as a board member of the Cheltenham Education Foundation and the co-leader of a group she founded called Women in Community, a network of women who come together to build deeper relationships across race.

Miwa Kamras, Co-Founder

Miwa Kamras is passionate about building relationships, cultivating community, and coaching and developing leaders to achieve their purpose. She brings over twenty-five years of experience as a teacher, non-profit executive, and human capital partner to her work as an executive coach and facilitator with Illuminate Collective. 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 started her own coaching and consulting business in 2016 and co-founded Illuminate Collective with Marion in 2021. She serves as an executive coach to leaders across multiple sectors and a consultant and facilitator focused on leadership development, organizational culture 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 in Early Childhood Risk & Prevention. She holds a Professional Diversity Coach Certification from the Coach Diversity Institute. She is a certified practitioner of the Enneagram and has also trained with Coaches Rising. Miwa serves as a Voices of Jubilee board member and meets weekly with her “To Be Continued” writing group. 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.

Natalie Basham, Partner

Natalie Basham empowers leaders and teams to navigate the most challenging, high-stakes conversations with precision and empathetic grace. With over 15 years of experience working with executives, managers, and cross-functional teams, she can help you elevate dialogues into productive, relationship-building moments. Her signature approach balances compassion with sharp strategic analysis, ensuring that difficult communication is not just survivable, but a catalyst for organizational health and individual growth.

Throughout her career, Natalie has successfully navigated complex organizational landscapes, serving as a trusted advisor for high-level conflict mediation, performance coaching, and the implementation of sensitive, equity-focused changes. She earned a formal certification in conflict mediation, providing a robust, evidence-based foundation for her work. Whether addressing deep-seated interpersonal friction or facilitating difficult organizational shifts, Natalie’s systemic, equity-centered approach ensures that every conversation goes beyond surface-level resolution to deliver measurable, long-term results.

Natalie Basham guides leaders and teams to leverage it as a tool for progress. By combining deep psychological insight with rigorous business strategy, she provides the roadmap leaders need to foster cultures of trust, clarity, and accountability. In a complex professional world, Natalie brings the steady hand and sharp focus needed to turn critical moments into strong foundations for organizational success.