Our People

The Board, staff and trainers of Monroe Institute are a worldwide group of very committed people from varying backgrounds, who are dedicated to the Monroe mission.

Helping people create more meaningful and joyful lives through the guided exploration of expanded consciousness.

Our trainers have a wide range of expertise and a great depth of personal experience in training, assisting with personal development, and consciousness studies. Their commitment to encouraging you to discover your own unique journey is a special characteristic of Monroe trainers. They do not profess to know all the answers, but rather work to empower you to find your own.

As Bob Monroe often said: “Don’t believe what I say, but go find out for yourself!”

Board of Directors

Joel McGinley

Chair - United States

Joel is the co-founder and Managing Director at Hubtek, a tech-enabled talent, training, and automation solutions provider. He has a BS in Business Administration and graduate degree in finance, adding 40 years of business and finance experience to Monroe’s Board of Directors. His expertise is growth and bringing about major shifts that result in significant improvements, unlocking wealth building potential in people and businesses for 40 years. His passion is learning more about how success reality works and believes investing in personal development and training should be a number one priority.

Allyn Evans

Chief Executive Officer - United States

Allyn is serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Monroe Institute. She earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Mississippi and an MBA from Texas Tech University. She has been a beloved Monroe trainer for more than a decade and currently continues to train the Energy Medicine program with Brian Dailey, MD. Allyn previously served as Monroe's Chief Program Officer and also played a key role in helping to develop content for Monroe's meditation app, Expand.

Luigi Sciambarella

Chief R&D Officer and Board Secretary - United Kingdom

Luigi is a UK-based Monroe Institute trainer and UKCP registered hypno-psychotherapist. Since 2010, Luigi has been involved in expanding Monroe’s international reach through global collaborations, talks, interviews and podcasts, and Expand app content creation. Luigi holds qualifications in Psychology and Psychotherapy and is involved in teaching and accrediting hypno-psychotherapy students through the UK’s National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. His mission is to increase awareness of the Monroe Institute and build a vibrant international community.

Frank Kenna

Treasurer - United States

Frank is a Connecticut-based entrepreneur who is interested in technology, investing, spirituality and the peaceful advancement of humanity. He recently completed the digital transition and sale of a decades-old B2B company and holds a degree from the School of Management at Boston University along with 9 U.S. software patents. He is serving his 3rd term on the Monroe board and sits on the finance & investment committees and others as needed.

Rachel Bagley

United States

Rachel is a strategic business leader with 20+ years of experience in the construction of infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy mega projects worldwide. With deep expertise in supply chain, operations, and program management, she brings a solution-driven approach to complex challenges—balanced by a strong commitment to continuous improvement and personal growth.

While developing her career, Rachel lived and worked in multiple countries across the globe, enriching her understanding of human interconnectedness, shared experiences, and fostering a lifelong love of learning from diverse cultures. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s in industrial engineering from Clemson University.

In addition to her corporate leadership roles, Rachel is the founder of Sacred Syntropy, a holistic wellness practice focused on energy medicine, coaching, and integrative healing. She is passionate about helping others reconnect with their inner wisdom and align with their highest potential. Rachel is honored to contribute her unique perspective in support of the Monroe Institute’s mission to expand human consciousness.

Kerry Fisher

United States

Kerry is an author, publisher, speaker, and wellness educator, dedicated to helping others achieve a balanced and fulfilled life. As the founder of Be Extraordinary Publishing, she has developed a system of simple, actionable tools that enable individuals to supercharge their lives and create rapid, meaningful changes. Kerry's extensive experience includes coaching corporate clients and elite athletes in mindset and peak performance techniques. She also creates tailored programs for private clients seeking mastery in all aspects of their lives. Her expertise in these areas makes her an asset to any wellness-focused organization. In recent years, Kerry has focused on writing and coaching aspiring authors, guiding them in their writing journeys and creating impactful courses. She travels globally, speaking passionately about wellness, personal development, and peak performance. Her mission to inspire and encourage individuals to achieve their dreams aligns perfectly with the goals of the Monroe Institute. Outside of her professional life, Kerry is a dedicated mother of five and enjoys outdoor activities with her children. Her ability to balance a dynamic career with family life exemplifies her commitment to living a balanced and fulfilled life, a value she aims to instill in others. Kerry’s broad experience in wellness education, combined with her passion for inspiring change, makes her an invaluable addition to the Board of Directors at the Monroe Institute.

Julie Gilbert

United States

Julie is a serial global technology entrepreneur, differentiated growth strategist, board director and advisor, and active CPA with a distinguished record of building and scaling global companies. She has designed, built, and scaled 17 industry-disruptive businesses including four unicorn companies. A
former Fortune 500 Head of Growth at Best Buy and Polaris, McKinsey Certified Technology Partner, and Deloitte Senior Manager in corporate taxation, she brings her deep and knowledgeable design and scale to start-ups, private and public companies as she serves as CEO of Full Throttle Growth & Capital, where she and her team advise companies and boards accelerated growth, AI, and cyber security. Profiled internationally for her visionary growth leadership and operational execution, Julie leads with heart and values and has been a lifelong student of consciousness and human potential.

Paul Hynek

United States

Paul Hynek is a Wharton MBA, an Adjunct Professor of Finance and Cryptocurrency at Pepperdine University, and the creator of startup financial projection software that has helped thousands of companies raise over $2 billion. His executive career spans finance, software, and high tech across the US, Europe, and Asia, including leading the acquisition of Giant Studios’ virtual production technology, which powered Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and was later sold to James Cameron for the Avatar sequels.

The son of astronomer J. Allen Hynek, who spent twenty years as scientific consultant to the US Air Force and coined the term “Close Encounters,” Paul grew up at the intersection of rigorous science and unexplained phenomena. He consulted on History’s Project Blue Book TV show. Paul speaks on air and internationally on consciousness, AI, DMT, longevity, and UFOs, with appearances at Harvard, SXSW, and Mensa, and he’ll speak anywhere in any language with two months notice. His documented success in age reversal was published in Aging Cell under the aegis of the Stanford Neuroscience Institute. Paul is the author of the forthcoming Signalarity:
Consciousness Comes Home, an exploration of consciousness as fundamental pattern recognition, co-authored with AI.

Janet Reed

United States

Dr. Janet Reed is a biologist by training, having earned baccalaureate and advanced degrees in biology, plant pathology and biochemistry. Following a brief career as a research biologist, Janet’s professional interests migrated to the study of law, where she earned a JD degree in 1993 and was a practicing intellectual property attorney until her retirement in 2024.

Janet brings over 40 years of a unique combination of scientific and legal expertise to the Monroe Institute Board of Directors, where she is currently serving her third term. She served previously from 2018-2024 and was chairperson from 2020-2024.

Janet is a lifelong explorer of consciousness and has been involved with the Monroe Institute for
many years. She has attended numerous Monroe programs since her first Gateway Voyage experience in 1995. Janet considers the Monroe Institute an integral part of her life path and is delighted and grateful to be of service to the Institute as a Board member.

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