Strategy with Discipline.
Leadership with Depth.
Harp Star Group partners with mission-driven leaders and organizations navigating growth, transition, or complexity. We exist to help leaders turn vision into disciplined execution and measurable impact.
We believe strong strategy is not a document. It is a system. And strong leadership is not personality. It is clarity under pressure.
Our work lives at the intersection of strategic advisory, fractional executive leadership, and executive coaching. We help organizations build structure where it does not yet exist, align teams around clear priorities, and strengthen leadership capacity in moments that matter most.
Our Philosophy
Organizations rarely struggle because of lack of ideas.
They struggle because of:
- Competing priorities
- Unclear ownership
- Reactive decision-making
- Leadership fatigue
- Systems dependent on individuals
We work alongside leaders to replace ambiguity with alignment, urgency with disciplined execution, and personality-driven leadership with sustainable systems.
Our approach is steady, rigorous, and outcome-oriented.
What Makes Us Different
We do not operate as traditional consultants who hand over a deck and walk away. We operate as embedded strategic partners. That means:
- We ask hard questions.
- We build infrastructure, not just plans.
- We strengthen the leader, not just the organization.
- We design systems meant to outlast us.
Our work is designed to create clarity, strengthen execution, and build durable capacity.
Who We Serve
We partner with leaders and executive teams across sectors who are committed to long-term impact:
- Education
- Nonprofit and social impact
- Mission-driven organizations navigating growth
- Executive teams undergoing transition or restructuring
Our clients are often at inflection points. They know what they are building matters. They need structure, clarity, and disciplined execution to carry it forward.
Our Impact
We measure success not by deliverables completed, but by what remains after we step away:
Clear strategy
Defined ownership
Strengthened leadership
Systems built to endure
Our Team
The Founder
About Angelica Vega Foley
Angelica Vega Foley is a strategy and impact leader who partners with mission-driven executives and organizations to clarify direction and strengthen execution. She has led multi-year strategic planning processes, built impact measurement systems, and supported executive teams in navigating complex transitions.
Harp Star Group reflects a belief that strong leadership requires a steady point of orientation. In moments of growth, pressure, or change, clarity functions as that fixed reference. The work is grounded in helping leaders align vision, decisions, and execution so they can move forward with confidence and consistency.
The Team
Yovhane Metcalfe, Ph.D
Yovhane Metcalfe, Ph.D. is an education executive and C-suite leader with a track record of driving academic and organizational transformation for mission-driven organizations. She has led research and development of award-winning digital curriculum solutions, overseen strategic planning and implementation, and supported system-level change in K-12 education. Yovhane’s experience spans executive leadership roles, policy leadership, and teaching, and she is known for her ability to align strategy with measurable impact while navigating complex operational and instructional challenges.
Meghan Buhler-Vera
Meghan Buhler-Vera is an executive coach and strategic advisor who partners with leaders and organizations to clarify priorities, strengthen alignment, and drive disciplined execution. With deep experience in cross-functional leadership and strategic implementation, she supports executive teams in translating ambitious goals into focused, achievable plans. Meghan brings a practical, systems-oriented lens to her coaching and advisory work, helping leaders navigate complexity, improve decision-making, and build structures that enable sustainable impact.
Carla Rivera-Cruz
Carla Rivera-Cruz is a leadership coach and strategic planning partner who supports executive leaders and mission-driven organizations in clarifying direction, strengthening alignment, and translating vision into action. She works alongside executive teams to design focused strategic plans, facilitate thoughtful decision-making, and build structures that sustain momentum beyond the planning phase. Known for her ability to create trust while asking incisive questions, Carla helps leaders move from complexity and ambiguity to clarity, cohesion, and measurable progress.