JAS LEADERSHIP - Key Persons


Don Cutler - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
For the past 15 years, Don was affiliated with the Boston-based accounting firm of Schwartz & Schwartz, PC. Don was CFO of two major construction companies in the New York City area for the past 20 years. Don's corporate experience is a big asset in assisting new and established clients with tax and financial planning issues as well as providing valuable insight with business matters and practice management. Don graduated from the University of Delaware Business School with a BA and MBA in Accounting. He is a member of the AICPA, New York State Society of CPAs and The MDTAXES Network.

Janine Schindler - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
  • Master
  • Instructor and R & D Team Member of New York University 's Coaching Certificate Program
Janine is a Master Certified Coach and leadership development facilitator. Her intuition, integrity, and expertise, accompanied by a sense of humor, enable her to be an effective catalyst for professional and personal growth. She specializes in working with executives and organizations in areas such as team building, cross-cultural, cross-generational and communication. She delivers initiatives across all organization levels, nationally and internationally, from high-growth companies to Fortune 500 companies. Before launching JAS Coaching & Training Inc., Janine worked for over ten years in consultancy, heading up technology development and eLearning projects, with a passion for helping organizations develop and align human capital, organizational processes and supporting systems. Janine has retained the disciplines of scientific inquiry learned on the way to degrees in mathematics and computer science -intellectual diligence and a quest for the most reliable data. She combines those with a natural and seemingly endless curiosity, a key strength for a coach. Janine has served as an instructor and R&D team member of New York University's Coaching Certificate Program and has since created the High Impact Coaching™ Certificate Program for two colleges within the City University of New York. She serves on the International Coach Federation's global independent ethical review board and as a coaching examiner for Columbia University. She is a contributor to Forbes magazine and additionally shares her extensive knowledge on subjects related to the workplace with ABC World News This Morning, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

Scott Howard - COO

Job Titles:
  • CLO
  • COO
As a former commander and judge advocate in the U.S. Coast Guard, Scott cultivated specialized experience that included helping both successful and struggling leaders to reinvent themselves, broaden communications, overcome workplace challenges and move into more responsible positions. Scott graduated from David A. Clarke School of Law with his Juris Doctorate and from Salve Regina University with a M.S. in Management/Human Development. He is a certified coach from Mentor Coach holds the highest credential awarded by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Master Certified Coach (MCC). Scott also serves as Vice Chair of the ICF Independent Ethical Review Board.