Our Vision

Liberate Hampton Roads

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    Edy Herrera - Principal

    INFP - Creative Connector

    A servant leader who helps founders create belonging in their organization. 

    Edy is Principal of Surrender Network, partnering with CEOs and executive teams to strengthen alignment, sharpen decision-making, and cultivate high-trust leadership cultures. Holding a master’s degree from Regent University and shaped by a background in pastoral ministry and discipleship, he integrates relational intelligence with strategic clarity. Known for diagnosing organizational dynamics and addressing root issues with both courage and precision, Edy helps leaders uncover blind spots, resolve tension, and lead from deeply held values. His work centers on building environments where people experience belonging.


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    Nikki Herrera - Director of Strategic Partnership

    ISFP - Nurturer Creative

    A steady guide who helps leaders clarify identity. 

    Nikki serves as Director of Partnerships and Consultant at Surrender Network, where she builds trusted relationships and helps ensure every client experience is marked by care, clarity, and follow-through. With a background in nursing, years serving on Samaritan’s Purse DART teams, and certification as an Identity Exchange coach, she brings a calm, attentive presence to leaders navigating pressure and transition. An ISFP and natural nurturer, Nikki is known for her ability to listen deeply, ask thoughtful questions, and walk closely with individuals as they uncover their identity, grow in confidence, and lead from a more grounded, authentic sense of self. 


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    Itzel Baker - Consultant + Operations Coordinator

    ESFP - Nurturer Connector

    An operational force who makes things happen and the joyful connector who wants to see you win.

    Itzel serves as Operations Coordinator and Consultant at Surrender Network, where she ensures execution is seamless and every client experience is marked by warmth, and follow-through. With a background in executive administration, spiritual leadership, and running her own virtual assistant business, she brings both operational precision and relational intelligence to her work. An ESFP and nurturer-connector, Itzel teaches tools with simplicity and confidence, helping individuals understand their voice, navigate conflict, and strengthen communication. She understands the dynamics in the room intuitively, responds with energy and care, and brings a steady commitment to excellence, no one celebrates growth or champions success more than she does.


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    Emily Brown - Consultant

    INFP - Creative Connector

    A connected strategist who helps leaders build spaces where people feel seen and belong.

    Emily serves as a Consultant with Surrender Network, bringing a strong background in marketing and nonprofit leadership to her work with organizations and teams. An ENFP and connector-creative-pioneer, she combines vision, energy, and relational depth to champion meaningful transformation in both individuals and systems. With extensive experience supporting middle managers, Emily understands the daily pressures they carry and equips them with practical clarity and renewed courage. Whether facilitating in the room or shaping strategy behind the scenes, she helps leaders foster belonging, unlock authentic momentum, and move forward with confidence.


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    Darien Sears - Consultant

    ISFP - Nurturer Creative

    A disciplined coach who helps leaders and teams get healthy.

    Darien serves as a Consultant with Surrender Network, bringing the grounded leadership of a former Navy Officer and the insight of a master’s degree from MIT in Naval Engineering to every engagement. She partners with mechanical and industrial engineering firms across Hampton Roads, helping build accountable, high-performing teams anchored in shared purpose, healthy rhythms, and clear standards. An ISFP and nurturer-creative, Darien carries her credentials with quiet confidence and deep humility, earning trust through consistency, discipline, and care. As the owner of a fitness and wellbeing business, she takes a holistic approach to leadership development, supporting clients as whole people and helping them cultivate the habits, clarity, and strength required for sustainable impact.

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    Clark Taylor - Consultant

    ISTJ - Guardian Nurturer

    A steady, principled coach who helps leaders clarify purpose.

    Clark, a Norfolk native with an MBA and a background spanning pastoral ministry and real estate development, serves as a Consultant with Surrender Network. An ISTJ and guardian-nurturer, he brings structure, wisdom, and measured insight to leaders seeking clarity about their God-given talents and long-term calling. Clark helps executives build confidence through disciplined thinking, sound strategy, and values-driven decision-making. Known for his consistency and quiet strength, he creates a grounded coaching environment where leaders can move from uncertainty to conviction and from vision to sustainable action—investing not only in organizational growth but in meaningful legacy within their families and communities.


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  • Daniel Bridges - Consultant

    ENTJ - Connector Creative

    A strategic builder who turns vision into structure and execution.

    Daniel has a background in psychology and ministry leadership, he specializes in translating high-level strategy into clear, actionable execution. He is currently pursuing his master’s in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Daniel brings both intellectual rigor and practical discipline to complex environments. He equips leaders with clarity, alignment, and scalable systems, ensuring vision is not just articulated, but embedded into the daily life of the organization.


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    Jill Coyle - Wise Counsel

    INFJ - Creative Connector

    Creates sacred space for leaders to slow down, listen deeply, and realign with what matters most.

    Jill serves as a Spiritual Director and Leadership Coach with Surrender Network, bringing a rare blend of spiritual depth and global marketplace experience to her work. After meeting her husband Danny as Third Culture Kids in Hong Kong, they built a life of international impact, launching an export business, founding and pastoring a church in Beijing, and walking closely with orphans, NGOs, refugees, and emerging leaders. In 2013, they founded 3eCoaching to support individuals and families navigating complex transitions. Jill now guides leaders through sabbaticals, vocational discernment, life transitions, and business growth with discernment and care, helping them reconnect to God, clarify calling, and move forward with renewed alignment and intention.

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    Danny Coyle - Wise Counsel

    INTJ - Pioneer Creative

    Walks with leaders through change, complexity, and calling with steadiness and clarity.

    A Spiritual Director and Leadership Coach, Danny brings more than two decades of global leadership experience across business, ministry, and cross-cultural life. After meeting his wife Jill as Third Culture Kids in Hong Kong, they later moved to Beijing where they built an export company spanning five cities and founded a thriving church community. As co-founder of 3eCoaching, Danny has guided leaders through seasons of transition, crisis, sabbatical, and significant personal and organizational change. Known for his calm presence and strategic discernment, he offers transition coaching, life direction, and business counsel, providing grounded clarity when stakes are high and thoughtful guidance when realignment is needed most.

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  • Brittany Papish - Bookkeeper

    ENFJ - Connector Creative

    Detail-oriented financial partner who helps organizations steward their resources with clarity and confidence.

    Brittany serves as the Bookkeeper supporting Surrender Network through her firm, Virtue Books, bringing a strong background in business and a passion for serving small businesses and mission-driven organizations. A longtime resident of the Hampton Roads area and a graduate of Regent University, she combines financial precision with a heart for helping leaders focus on what matters most. With a commitment to excellence and personalized service, Brittany provides the steady financial systems that help teams operate with confidence and integrity. Working behind the scenes, she ensures that the financial side of the organization is organized, accurate, and positioned to support healthy growth.


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  • Crizel Rubio - Admin Coordinator

    ESTJ - Guardian Pioneer

    A steady hand behind the scenes who ensures everything runs with clarity and care.

    As Surrender Network’s Administrator, Crizel brings structure, responsiveness, and quiet consistency to the daily operations of the organization. An ESTJ, Guardian-Pioneer, she anticipates needs, manages details with precision, and follows through so leaders and consultants can focus on their highest work. With experience in administration and recruitment, she understands both people and process, balancing coordination, communication, and adaptability when plans shift. Clients and partners can expect timely responses, clear next steps, organized systems, and a calm presence that keeps momentum moving. Crizel believes in showing up, doing the work well, and creating a dependable foundation others can build on.


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Our History

My name is Edy Herrera. Regent University brought me to Hampton Roads in 2010, and since then, my heart has been deeply rooted in serving this community. My journey into leadership development was shaped by a passion for creating spaces where leaders can thrive where love and freedom guide every decision, every conversation, and every transformation.

I founded Surrender Network Leadership Development because I believe leadership is not just about strategy and execution it’s about the people behind the vision. True leadership is about surrendering to a higher purpose, stepping into authentic influence, and fostering environments where individuals feel a deep sense of belonging and purpose.

Throughout my years of working with executives, I’ve witnessed a common challenge: leaders striving for high performance without realizing that sustainable success comes from leading with intentionality and awareness. I saw a need for a coaching framework that helps leaders not just manage teams, but truly transform them by building trust, fostering growth, and embracing their unique calling.

We empower executives to cultivate high-performing teams through heart-centered leadership. Our approach doesn’t just inspire, it delivers measurable results. Companies that work with us consistently see a 20% improvement in team performance and their bottom line. When leaders embrace love and freedom as core values, organizations flourish, cultures shift, and people thrive.

This is why I do what I do. And this is the heart behind Surrender Network Leadership Development.