WHO WE ARE
Vox Vera®’s Associate Coaches are trusted partners in high-stakes rooms — courtrooms, boardrooms, executive teams, and public forums — where language must land and presence must hold.
Each coach is a substantive expert in voice, text, performance, and embodied communication, with conservatory-level training and serious professional performing credentials. Each is selected for three things: mastery of the craft, excellence as a teacher, and the ability to demonstrate the work in real time.
These credentials are just the starting point. We only partner with coaches who share a common ethos and training: rigorous craft, deep respect for the client, dedication to continued performance training, and a commitment to bringing each professional to their most effective human presence.
Every Vox Vera Associate Coach is a certified Patsy Rodenburg Associate, having completed hundreds of hours of training with — and earned a rare teaching certification from — master voice and Shakespeare teacher Patsy Rodenburg OBE. It is a condition of coaching with us, not a distinction among our coaches.
Our Associate Coaches support lawyers, executives, physicians, founders, performers, and public leaders in trial preparation, board presentations, keynote speaking, investor pitches, and other high-stakes communication environments.
For specific needs, we also partner with a small number of specialist trainers who share our standard: former federal prosecutors, conflict resolution experts, movement coaches, and leading practitioners of applied improvisation. Each is engaged for a defined purpose, teaches within the Vox Vera structure, and must meet the same standard of mastery and teaching excellence — they must be masters of their craft and possess the ability to demonstrate and teach it at the highest levels, not merely describe it.
Get to know some of our Los Angeles- and New York-based coaches below. Vox Vera engages new coaches and specialist partners selectively and by invitation, after direct observation of their work as a teacher.
Dylan Diehl
Dylan Diehl has dedicated her life to storytelling in all its forms. From theater and film to boardrooms and courts, she works with speakers to find their authentic voices in support of powerful narratives. Speech that affects any audience requires craft and vulnerability, and Dylan’s experiences as an educator and artist have informed a coaching style that is rigorous, intuitive, empowering, and compassionate.
As executive director of New York’s Ensemble Shakespeare Company, she has pioneered innovative and dynamic approaches to Shakespeare that focus on clarity and immediacy. A cum laude graduate of Columbia University, she studied with renowned Shakespeare authority James Shapiro and First Amendment scholar and Columbia president Lee Bollinger. Her theatrical training includes over a decade with famed acting coach Larry Moss and programs at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the William Esper Studio. Beloved roles include Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Viola in Twelfth Night, and a guest star on Law & Order: SVU. She is a Patsy Rodenburg Associate (PRA), and one of the first educators selected and trained by Patsy Rodenburg OBE to teach her methods. In addition to leading workshops at numerous universities and theaters, she has guest lectured at Stanford Law School, and designed and directed Shakespeare educational programs for Kingsmen Shakespeare Company, traveling across Southern California with teams of actors to introduce young people to Shakespeare.
Dylan is also the founder and CEO of Flourish LLC, which has helped hundreds of students around the world achieve their goals through academic development and personal growth. In addition to private coaching, she has designed and led college prep programs in New York and Los Angeles through Young Executives Foundation, Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America, and Heart of Los Angeles. Flourish students consistently score within and above the 98th percentile of testers and gain admission to their dream colleges, master’s programs, law schools, and medical schools.
Erin Roth
Erin Roth is a New York City based Shakespeare and performance skills coach, actor, and producer. She is Artistic Director of the Ensemble Shakespeare Company, where she leads ensemble-based work that brings Shakespeare’s heightened language into clear, immediate connection with modern audiences.
A Patsy Rodenburg Associate (PRA), Erin was trained and certified by master voice and Shakespeare teacher Patsy Rodenburg OBE and coaches presence, breath, voice and text with a practical, results-driven approach. She works with professionals who speak in high-stakes settings, helping them build credibility, engage a room, and make language land with precision and humanity. Her coaching and teaching has included work with professional clients in healthcare and law, including Mount Sinai Health System and the SJ Quinney School of Law at the University of Utah. Erin also writes on Shakespeare and performance for Backstage Experts.
Rob Hatzenbeller
Rob Hatzenbeller's work is rooted in the belief that now, more than ever, we need great storytellers. Listeners crave authenticity and connection. Being fully present, with a free and supported voice, enables us to tell meaningful stories that have a lasting impact on our audiences. Using the work of master voice teacher Patsy Rodenburg OBE, he helps public speakers communicate with confidence and clarity.
Rob is a New York-based classically trained actor and Patsy Rodenburg Associate (PRA) teacher. He earned his MFA at the Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy at the George Washington University. He has performed throughout the U.S. (Marin Theatre Company, American Musical Theatre of San Jose, 42nd Street Moon, Ensemble Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare Theatre Company/STCA, Soho Shakespeare Company, and The Goodman Theatre, where he originated the role of Lenny in Kander and Ebb’s The Visit).
In addition to his theatre credits, Rob has worked behind the scenes for Accenture, Stone Communications, and Hat Trick Communications, creating high-stakes presentations for clients in technology, biotech, healthcare, and finance. Having worked across multiple sectors, he understands the importance of delivering clear and compelling, complex content.
Performance professionals whose training and work align with ours are welcome to learn more about collaborating with Vox Vera.