Sara Totonchi
Executive Coaching and Consulting
for Nonprofit and Social Justice Leaders
Hi there.
My name is Sara Totonchi.
I help leaders navigate growth, change, and challenge with clarity, resilience, and purpose. With over 20 years of leadership experience, I bring a collaborative, strengths-based approach and expertise as a group dialogue facilitator that seeks to empower you to lead authentically, build thriving teams, and achieve lasting impact.
Service Snapshot
Executive Coaching
Consulting
Special Projects
Group Dialogue Facilitation
One-on-one, strengths-based support to help you clarify goals, overcome challenges, and lead with purpose.
Organizational development, change management, strategy, culture, leadership for nonprofits of all sizes
Leads retreats and facilitated sessions that give teams space to explore their hopes, concerns, and goals—and leave with clear, sustainable action plans.
Tailored support for unique initiatives, from board development to ombudsperson services to program design.
Your first step toward clarity and confidence starts here.
Book your free 30-minute consultation to explore how coaching or consulting can help you and your organization thrive.
What My Clients Say
Allie Brown
Georgia Conservation Voters
Working with Sara has been one of the best professional development decisions I’ve ever made. She truly understands the challenges of nonprofit leadership because she’s lived them. Sara approaches every challenge with patience and compassion, guiding me to a clear, strategic path forward. I leave each session feeling supported, heard, and more empowered to advocate for myself and my team.
Phil Telfeyan
Equal Justice Under Law
Sara is incredibly thoughtful and intentional during our conversations. She shares helpful advice while also conscientiously noting existing strengths. She is everything I would want in a leadership coach.
Anna Arceneaux
Georgia Resource Center
Sara is a visionary who deeply understands how nonprofits operate—from mission to personnel to capacity. She uses her wealth of knowledge to both support and challenge us, helping expand our work against injustice and become the strongest advocates we can be—always with compassion and care.
Addison Meriwether
Cushman + Wakefield / Literacy Action
Sara is an astute, passionate and effective leader and advisor. She did a phenomenal job assessing our organization and made honest recommendations. Furthermore, she was able to execute a plan based on those recommendations that resulted in the most advantageous outcome.
Thena Robinson Mock
Public Welfare Foundation
We turned to Sara for assistance with forging strategic partnerships as we built a new funders table, and we couldn't be happier with the results. Her expertise in fostering meaningful collaborations with both philanthropic and grassroots leaders propelled our initiative forward in new and exciting ways. Her thoughtful and tailored approach, deep understanding of the sector, and commitment to results make Sara an invaluable partner.
Katrina Mitchell
United Way of Greater Atlanta
Sara is an exceptional communicator and relationship builder, seamlessly engaging philanthropic leaders while bridging community needs with deep listening. She developed a clear, strategic plan to guide our path forward and built the trust and understanding needed to make it possible. I highly recommend her.