Adonica Black is a global talent and culture executive, attorney, board director, and international keynote speaker who builds motivated, high-performing workforces that drive enterprise value and sustainable growth. As Global Senior Director at Aptiv, a Fortune Global 500 mobility technology company with 200,000+ employees across 50+ countries, Adonica leads Talent Strategy, Development, Culture, and Brand. She partners with C-suite leaders to align workforce motivation, talent pipelines, learning ecosystems, and inclusive culture with long-term business performance.
Her expertise spans employer brand differentiation, leadership development, AI-enabled talent strategy, and culture integration across multigenerational global workforces. Adonica’s approach strengthens internal mobility, reduces regrettable attrition, and elevates employee experience by connecting purpose, career growth, and motivation at scale.
Beyond Aptiv, she serves on multiple boards, advising on human capital, governance, culture, and impact. She speaks globally on motivated workforces, inclusive leadership, talent strategy, employer brand, and AI-driven transformation.
With over 10 years of experience in higher education and nonprofit management, Mary is a passionate and skilled Principal Coach at Phinishing Strong LLC, a company that provides coaching, consulting, and development services for individuals and teams. She leverages her MBA, MS, and PhD in Organizational Leadership to help her clients navigate complex and dynamic situations, develop authentic and effective leadership styles, and achieve their personal and professional goals.
Mary has a proven track record of leading and facilitating organizational change processes, strategic planning, and leadership development initiatives for various organizations. She has also held executive leadership positions on boards and committees, where she contributed to policy and structure changes that supported organizational design and utilizing human resources. As a lifelong learner and educator, Mary also teaches, researches, and publishes on topics related to leadership, organizational behavior, mentoring, and women in leadership.
Dr. Jennifer E. Dougherty is the founder and lead coach at Dougherty Coaching and Consulting. Passionate about driving change and helping organizations and leaders be their best, she has been employed by organizations and leaders who desire to change their culture, provide work-life harmony for themselves and their employees, and increase teamwork, engagement, collaboration, and voicing.
Seasoned as both an internal and external coach, Jennifer offers leadership and professional development training, facilitation, consulting, and research services. She especially loves working with emerging leaders, leaders entering their first leadership role, and those transitioning to leadership.
If you are an emerging leader, a leader entering their first leadership role, or someone transiting to leadership and would like a guide and partner in exploring your leadership style, values, and much more, then connect with Jennifer to see how you can partner together – jennifer@doughertycoaching.com
As a change strategist, knowledge seeker, and challenge solver, Brian helps organizations, individuals, and teams reach their full potential.
He provides strategic insights by analyzing data to identify areas for improvement and offer recommendations to achieve goals. His personalized coaching, mentoring, and leadership development guide people to excel in their roles. Facilitating communication and impartial conflict resolution enables fairness between groups.
A thoughtful, imaginative leader focused on potential, he absorbs and analyzes information to help teams make better decisions. Guided by inner vision, values, and quiet humanism in all things, he strategically organizes information, sets priorities, and sequences tactics. With strengths in both strategy and tactics, he is essential to any massive effort, keeping all focused on what could be.
Dr. Kevin J. Jones is an expert in human resources development with over 30 years of experience dedicated to driving positive change in organizations. His passion lies in empowering workforces and ethically integrating innovative technologies, ensuring alignment between technological advancements and the human element. Dr. Jones specializes in creating strategies that integrate people, processes, and technology to unlock workforce potential, driving growth and performance. With extensive experience as an organizational development professional and college professor, he promotes a culture of continuous learning through impactful training initiatives and talent development programs. His leadership style emphasizes connection and bridges gaps across organizational levels to inspire meaningful change. Dr. Jones is committed to a human-centric approach to success, leveraging technology while focusing on the human capital that drives transformation and progress.
Felicia Shtivelman is the Chief Impact Officer and Founder of Capabee, a global professional services firm with a clear purpose: transforming people and teams by inspiring growth, building confidence and strengthening emotional intelligence. Building on more than 20 years of experience in management and leadership, Felicia helps leaders lead diverse teams, improve communication throughout organizations, and make change happen. Felicia has over 12 years of experience consulting at PwC, where she successfully navigated complex business issues, leading clients through major strategic shifts and operational changes.
In addition to her practical experience, Felicia has completed extensive coach training and is a Board- Certified Coach and Team Coach. Felicia is deeply involved in the Miami Community, sitting on the Junior Achievement and Junior League of Miami boards and is on the Executive Planning Committee in the Leadership Miami program through the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.
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