Ruth Ann Harnisch

Ruth Ann Harnisch is an American investor activist and philanthropist native Buffalo New York As a teenager she worked as DJ for WYSLFM in Buffalo under the name Karin Kelly She briefly worked for Buffalobased WGRTV and WKBWTV After moving to Nashville Tennessee Ruth Ann Leach worked for WLACAM as a television reporter and anchor for WTVF and as a columnist for the Nashville Banner She is married William Harnisch and founded The Harnisch Foundation in 1998 After retiring from her journalism career she chaired the board of the nonprofit More Than Money whose coaching program inspired Harnisch to learn about professional coaching She joined the International Coach Federation and the International Association of Coaches In 2006 she cofounded The Foundation of Coaching