Meet Our Team

Chuck is an accomplished and adaptive leader with over 20 years of proven experience leading transformation in organizations, ecosystems, and teams. He brings to LCW broad global leadership experience in Culture and Inclusion, Learning and Development, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, and Legal Compliance. He leverages strong interpersonal and communication skills to build authentic and productive relationships with clients.

His experiences are informed by a career spent in business both as a consumer of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) services and as a practitioner of internal and external D&I interventions. He also has deep experience de-biasing talent systems and processes throughout the talent lifecycle. Chuck is known as a calm and thoughtful problem solver.

Prior to joining LCW, Chuck successfully led global teams in Talent Development, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, and Legal and Compliance at Aon, Hewitt Associates, and Tellabs. At Hewitt he was also responsible for designing and delivering D&I programs for external clients like McKesson, Baxter, Boston Scientific, and others. Chuck has designed and delivered programs domestically and across Canada, Germany, India, Poland, and the UK.

Chuck has 20 years’ experience in community, education and corporate Diversity and Inclusion programs. He has a B.A. in American History and a M.S. in Instructional Technology and Communications from Western Illinois University.

Larry applies 20 years of adult learning experience in leadership development, performance improvement, and diversity and inclusion initiatives to design LCW programs that offer practical, performance-based impact. Often described as an engaging and motivational master level facilitator, Larry has a unique ability to take the learner on a pathway to discovery.

A Chicago native, Larry’s career in the Fortune 500 space spans the financial services, insurance, retail, human resources, call centers, and IT sectors. His earlier career included a role at State Farm as a Performance Improvement Consultant and Development Advisor, and later as an executive team member at Target. Today, Larry encourages and inspires individuals at Eli Lilly, Boston Consulting Group, US Bank, and others to cultivate a deeper self-awareness that allows them to enhance their relationships with their colleagues and the communities they live in.

Larry has a B.S. in Sociology from Illinois State University, which allows him the ability to examine how an individual’s social condition could potentially have a systemic impact on an organization’s inclusion objectives. He lives in Chicago with his lovely wife and his three wonderful children. Away from work, you can expect Larry to be attending one of his children’s events, spending quality time with his spouse, rooting for his Chicago based sports teams, or participating in activities sponsored within his church.

As one of LCW’s newest team members, Vince Bongiovanni is excited to bring his unique perspective and educational background to effect positive change to client organizations all over the world.

Vince graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a Bachelors of Science in psychology. In his studies, he focused on learning how to apply psychological concepts to an organizational setting. This was aided by his minor in business management where he studied organizational change and development along with theories of leadership. Throughout his work, Vince conducted research studies involving marginalized groups and socio-economically disadvantaged individuals, which helped to refine his analytical skills while serving to expose him to the various perspectives of our culturally diverse society.

In his free time, Vince competed as a member of the University Ethics Debate Bowl team. It was there that he developed his skills of empathy and shifting perspectives. Vince also helped serve his community by volunteering as a tutor and activity facilitator for local ESL students.

Briza brings over five years of administrative experience to LCW, along with 10 years of experience in the restaurant industry. Throughout her hospitality career, which gave her the opportunity to travel frequently throughout her 20s, Briza has had the privilege to meet people from all over the world. She is excited to now bring that global lens to LCW as an administrative assistant.

A first-generation Peruvian-American, Briza was born in San Francisco and raised in Sacramento, CA. Prior to LCW she worked at College Nannies and Tutors and Rosebud Restaurants. Briza received her degree in Media Communications from DePaul University in Chicago.

Currently residing in the Windy City once again, Briza is a new Mom and hopes to create for her daughter a world where everyone is treated equally and given the same opportunities – no matter their sex, gender or color.

Jeffrey brings 30 years of experience in organizational effectiveness, intercultural
development, and diversity and inclusion training and consulting in both domestic and international contexts. He excels at helping individuals, organizations, and systems understand and address complex and controversial topics.

Jeffrey’s D&I career began at the University of Minnesota’s Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life. An ethnic Magyar (Hungarian) who grew up in a bilingual household in the US, he previously served as a Global Diversity Inclusion Specialist at MRA-Trusight and held professional academic appointments at the University of Minnesota within Multicultural Affairs. At LCW, Jeffrey routinely uses the Thomas-Kilman Conflict Styles Assessment (TKI) and the Intercultural Conflict Styles Inventory. He is licensed to offer the We Care COLORS training system and is a certified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI).

Jeffrey has conducted hundreds of individual and group feedback sessions for nationals in over a dozen countries in North and South America, the European Union, Asia and the Caribbean. A representative list of clients he has served throughout his career at LCW include Lockheed Martin, Wells Fargo, 3M, Cargill, Caterpillar, and Allstate.

Since 2009 he’s served on the faculty at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota where he teaches at the graduate level in the Management Program. He earned a Master’s of Fine Arts from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and today he resides in Minneapolis. He is proud to be Theatrical Director at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Office of First Year and Orientation Programs.

María’s ability to manage multiple large-scale language translations is a valuable asset to our Fortune 500 clients whose ever-evolving translation needs include eLearning and multimedia, DEI initiatives, global compliance, corporate communications, and human resources materials. She’s an expert in complex quality assurance processes and assures smooth project flow between her clients and in-country reviewers, translators, desktop publishers, and other project-related specialists.

Born and raised in Spain, María previously worked at an agricultural newspaper Europa Agraria where she was responsible for telemarketing, trade show promotions, and sales. This experience provided her the opportunity to explore Spain to generate new clientele. Prior to joining LCW, she worked for five years as a translation manager in Chicago with a significant focus on healthcare.

María has a Master’s Degree in Information Technology and Privacy Law with an emphasis on global compliance from UIC Law in Chicago. She earned her BA in Marketing and Public Relations from the University of Zaragoza in Spain. In 2000, after years of traveling back and forth between the US and Spain, María permanently settled in the US and lives in Chicago with her husband and two sons.

Nassise is a native Amharic speaker with an educational background in Communications and African and African American studies. In addition to her personal experiences and perspective as a first generation Ethiopian-American, she brings a thorough understanding of communications practices to LCW, particularly within the context of institutional and structural racism and bias and their impact on the health and wellness of underserved and underrepresented communities.

Nassise formerly worked as the Safety Programs Manager for the Westbank Business Association where she collaborated with residents, business owners, non-profit stakeholders, and city offices to develop community-led safety initiatives that are responsive and accountable to community needs. She currently resides in Minnesota where she enjoys spending time with loved ones and hanging out at the lake!

Dan (he/him) is a trusted advisor to global leaders in the design and execution of DEIB strategy. Drawing upon a background in management consulting, intercultural communication, and social science research, Dan helps LCW’s clients drive change within highly matrixed organizations. He has worked with clients across industries—including CPG, health care, industrial goods, and professional services—to craft, socialize, and deploy solutions that create sustainable cultures of inclusion.

Prior to LCW, Dan worked at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), advising market-leading clients on change management, executive onboarding, and enterprise-wide transformation. He has also published original research on global cultures, while designing curricula and teaching in Latin American and International Studies programs at the University of Chicago and Tulane University.

Dan holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and an A.B. from the University of Georgia. He is bilingual in English and Portuguese. In his free time, Dan enjoys cooking with his husband, exploring architecture in his adopted hometown of Chicago, and playing chamber music.

Alisa comes to LCW with experience as a nationally ranked, top-performing relationship, financial management and strategic business consultant for Fortune 500 companies. Additionally, she brings an extensive background in developing, growing and retaining relationships with billion-dollar businesses, clients and colleagues. With over a decade of focus on client experience through emerging technology, Alisa has led product and sales departments through pivotal initiatives. A multifaceted sales and cross-silo leader, she thrives in transformative environments with diverse client-centric focused initiatives.

Alisa has always been incredibly passionate about supporting individuals through education and creating equitable environments to help them optimize their skillsets. Born during her family’s immigration as refugees to the United States from Kyiv, Ukraine, Alisa’s mission is to empower leaders, heighten people’s voices and equip large organizations with the systems and tools to create equity and drive meaningful cultural change. Alisa co-founded Women’s networking groups in financial services, brought financial literacy to high school girls and now sits on the board of Genesys Works in Chicago, a non-profit that works with students in underserved Chicago communities to give them a pathway to careers through skill training and meaningful work experiences.

Keri brings more than 15 years of experience working across multiple design media. She leverages this experience to create visually stunning content, from presentations to training materials, for LCW.

Born in Chengdu, China and raised by university parents, Keri saw China transform from a closed, cultural revolutionary country to an open and reformed one. She worked at a top advertising agency in China before coming to the US where she began to learn the cultural differences between the east and west. Before coming to LCW, Keri worked as a senior graphic and digital designer at the United Way of Metro Chicago and has won multiple awards throughout her professional career.

Keri enjoys reading and writing – her poetry was selected into The Best Chinese Poetry Selection of the 21st Century. She is also the author of a published poetry book, When the Wind Blows, and a photography book, 365 Lake Michigan. She earned her BA in Education at the Chengdu College of Education and her master’s degree in Graphic Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Monica serves as Master Consultant and Chief Engagement Leader for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to world class universities. She has helped numerous organizations across the globe achieve cultural transformations, develop cultural competence, interrupt unconscious bias, engage global talent, and better connect to the local contexts in all the locations where they operate.

Monica brings a perspective rooted in on-the-ground experience in over 45 countries as well as 20+ years of leading communication, learning, and organizational development projects. Her passion for cross-cultural work was awakened in the late 1990s while living in Latvia as a Peace Corps Volunteer. There she served as an international development consultant for engineering and infrastructure projects with multinational teams. Earlier in her career, she was a senior program officer for the National Academies of Science and Engineering’s Transportation Research Board and a metropolitan planner with the US Department of Transportation.

Monica supports client partners like Boston Scientific, Unilever, Uber, and Boston Consulting Group. Her expertise has appeared in numerous outlets including the Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Yahoo! India, Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen and Frommer’s Budget Travel. Her professional insight is also featured in periodicals such as the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Ethics and Compliance Officers’ Association (ECOA), and the Association for Talent Development (ATD). Monica is the co-author of Cultural Detective®: Global Business Ethics volume as well as a university-level textbook chapter titled Global Communications.

With 20 years of experience in global and domestic business development, Melissa has contributed to the growth of multiple professional service organizations, non-profits, and educational institutions. No matter the industry she is working in, she has a unique ability to listen to her client’s needs and partner with them to craft customized solutions. Her perspective is rooted in her travels to more than 20 countries, her experience managing large multi-cultural teams, and her earnest desire to foster understanding and mutual respect amongst diverse peoples.

Melissa will be graduating from Regent University with her Doctorate in Strategic Leadership in 2023. Her research centers on the convergence of cultural agility, leadership, and global citizenship. In addition to her leadership studies, she has masters’ degrees in Organizational Communication and International and Intercultural Communication from the University of Denver. Through her combined experience, she has learned that there is a genuine need for global leadership development and programs that confront sensitive issues associated with diversity and inclusion. She is proud to contribute to the success, growth, and longevity of LCW because of the company’s commitment to ensuring that all people “have the tools to collaborate, thrive, and succeed across cultures.”

As a consultant and facilitator, Sarah helps leaders, teams, and organizations cultivate their potential and accelerate performance. Her approach is grounded in the belief that since organizations create culture deliberately, they have the potential to solve the world’s most pressing problems.

On a mission to put the human back in human capital consulting, Sarah has extensive experience with Fortune 1000 organizations building and implementing talent management, leadership development, and culture change initiatives that enable the achievement of ambitious business goals in line with organizational values. As a senior consultant for Willis Towers Watson and The Zone Global, Sarah gained extensive experience in the non-profit, biotech, construction, consumer goods, defense and aerospace, energy and utilities, financial services, healthcare, high-tech, hospitality, manufacturing, and professional services industries.

Sarah earned a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology at the University of Chicago, is a Senior SHRH-Certified Professional in Human Resources, and is bilingual in English and French.

Kaitlin is an intercultural professional with 8+ years of experience in researching and implementing creative ways to leverage cultural differences and similarities. Kaitlin has found success with clients in encouraging self-reflection, dialogue, story sharing, and awareness of unconscious bias to actively work to change inner dialogue and foster greater understanding and empathy.

Kaitlin began her career teaching English as a second language to adult and adolescent students of varied backgrounds and cultures. Kaitlin valued learning alongside her students as they sought to critically reflect on the world to make it a better place. After leaving the classroom, Kaitlin worked in non-profit, corporate human resources, and local city government striving to help people bridge behavior across cultural differences. She is excited to support LCW as an IDI Administrator and Coach and continue to learn as a an intercultural professional. Kaitlin earned her BA in Teaching English as a Second Language and her MA in Intercultural Studies at Union University. Kaitlin is also a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI).

Kaitlin currently lives in Owensboro, KY. In her spare time, she enjoys teaching Zumba class, Latin dancing, and traveling to new and interesting places.

Rebecca’s passion is to help people more easily and authentically understand, energize, influence, and collaborate with people of different cultural and diversity profiles.

As Director of Content & Research, Rebecca ensures that LCW’s workshops, digital tools, frameworks and toolkits are forward-looking, practical, relevant, current, and always at the vanguard of our clients’ needs. In keeping with LCW’s mission, , Rebecca also examines LCW content through the lens of cultural competence – an approach that centers learned and shared behaviors and values which emerge from common experiences and influences of diverse communities globally. Rebecca also manages LCW’s full-time Facilitator Team, provides support to the LCW Consultant Team, and is a member of LCW’s Executive Leadership Team, contributing to the strategic direction of the organization.

Before this role, for fifteen years Rebecca advised, collaborated with, and designed and facilitated workshops for LCW clients across industries, most recently as a Principal Consultant. In that role, she supported global organizations such as Boston Consulting Group, Johnson & Johnson, Emerson, Spencer Stuart, and Unilever in their goals of mitigating unconscious bias and embedding cultural competence and inclusion into their talent processes and teams. She has played a leading role in designing and implementing LCW programs such as “Leading with Conscious Inclusion,”, “Managing Unconscious Bias in the Workplace”, “Building a Culture of Inclusion”, and “Understanding the Latinx/Hispanic Experience in the US”.

Rebecca’s expertise in cultural competence benefitted from over a decade in Global Treasury Management at ABN AMRO Bank in Chicago and continued when she moved to China for a full-time teaching position at Shanghai Dianji University, where she designed and delivered English classes for first- and second-year students for several years.

A Puerto Rico native, Rebecca is a native English- and Spanish-speaker. She is a certified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®), a member of the Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research (SIETAR-USA), and has co-authored the Cultural Detective®: LGBT package. She holds an MBA in International Business from DePaul University in Chicago and resides in Chapel Hill, NC with her children.

Jake is a passionate storyteller that draws upon years of experience as a writer, documentarian, and strategic marketer to help tell LCW’s stories with purpose across social and marketing channels. Prior to joining LCW, Jake worked in Marketing and Communications with several non-profit organizations, operating at the intersection of creativity and data-driven strategy to produce robust marketing plans, social content, and grassroot digital campaigns.

An avid storyteller, Jake’s passion for amplifying meaningful stories manifests in all parts of his life and, outside of work, you can find him working on documentaries in the Chicago community and abroad. Jake attended Marquette University and holds a master’s degree in Communications from Loyola University Chicago.

Randy brings many years of learning and development design experience to LCW. Prior to joining the LCW team, Randy worked at an airline and home security company, both for 10 years, creating mixed media for Learning & Development departments.

Born and raised near Pittsburgh, PA, Randy is a graduate of The Art Institutes specializing in Visual Communication. He now resides near Tampa, FL where he enjoys the beach, jet skiing and fishing.

Dustin leverages over ten years of multimedia development experience to help develop LCW’s multimedia learning tools.

Originally from rural Michigan, Dustin received his BA in Film/Video Production from Columbia College in Chicago, where he now resides. Before joining the LCW team, he provided Fortune 500 clients and small businesses with videography, graphic design, branding, marketing, and video production services.

Emani Richmond is a skilled communication professional with direct experience working within various business educational settings across Asia and North America. She leverages her communication and media background to ask questions that drive towards action and a deeper understanding of diverse perspectives.

Before joining LCW, Emani served her community as a Teach For America corps member where she stood on the front lines of educational equity. Her passion is grounded in elevating the voices of traditionally marginalized communities and highlighting their strengths. She earned her BA in Communications, and certificate in Leadership Studies at Hollins University and her MAT in Elementary Education.

Emani currently lives in Charlotte, NC. In her spare time, she enjoys visiting national parks, sampling vegan restaurants, and experiencing live jazz music.

Kelly brings 22 years of experience in learning and development business ownership, and a wealth of consulting experiences in creating learning solutions ranging from course/curriculum development, blended learning experiences, LMS tracking management, and research/survey design. Her passion and desire to meet the needs of her clients stem from her educational background in teaching and learning (B.S.), instructional technology (M.S.), and curriculum and instruction, adult learning principles and stem education (Ed.D.). This combination of business ownership and consultative experiences, and her vast academic influences has shaped the way she approaches each client opportunity with a unique lens for helping people learn and grow.

Prior to joining LCW, Kelly worked with clients in the areas of DEI learning and knowledge management, leadership development (program creation for individual contributors to senior leadership), competence alignment, performance management cycle development (including learning interventions), and learning strategy/business alignment. Each learning/client opportunity was a way for her to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion awareness and understanding using inclusive images, belonging language, and facilitated challenging discussions.

In addition to her curriculum design expertise, Kelly has spent much of her time strategically building and reengaging affinity groups to better inform business policy, career enrichment opportunities, alignment of professional development connections, recommendation of awards, and connections to local community efforts. Kelly is best known for her hard work and determination to create results-driven products and ensuring success for her clients.

Pedro was born and raised in Lima, Peru. Pedro studied at Saint Xavier University in Chicago where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business, specializing in Management & Marketing. Pedro has over seven years of experience in sales and management, and 5 years of experience running a business.

Pedro currently lives in the sunshine state, Florida. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family and traveling to Europe and South America.

Randall brings many years of personal and professional cross-cultural experience to LCW’s leadership, and more importantly, to LCW’s intercultural training and consulting services. He has designed, developed, and delivered training programs focused on LCW’s core areas (cultural competence, inclusion, and unconscious bias) for groups all over the world, spanning the corporate, non-profit, and educational environments.

Born in the US, Randall began his cross-cultural journey as an AFS exchange student in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A decade later, as a Peace Corps Volunteer, he was a teacher and trainer in Latvia. Since then, he has had the opportunity to live, work, and study for extended periods in both Argentina and Brazil.

Randall has an International M.B.A. from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, is a certified IDI® coach, and is proud to speak several languages – the strongest of which are Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Latvian.

Hannah has a unique skill in being able to understand and engage multiple perspectives at the same time and bring empathy and curiosity into the workplace. Hannah is excited to use her 5+ years’ experience in project management, leadership development, and customer service, to support LCW and continue to learn as a professional.

Originally from the Midwest, Hannah studied Communication Studies as an undergraduate and worked at the Luther College Diversity Center (now the Office for Intercultural Engagement and Student Success) and studied abroad extensively in the Canary Islands, Malta, Turkey, and Morocco. She also taught English in the Republic of Georgia, earned her MBA in Italy, and moved to California to work in higher education and develop her leadership skills.

Now, having moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, she is excited to spend time with family close by and explore the local arts/music scene, bookstores, hiking paths, and kayak on Lake Norman!

Tamara is a recognized thought-leader in next generation leadership with more than twenty years’ experience in global leadership and organizational development. She has helped inspiring non-profit organizations, renowned universities, and complex government organizations to build healthy organizations that challenge the status quo and make a difference.

In her work as a facilitator and coach, she helps leaders and teams learn how to navigate differences and leverage their diversity to foster belonging in the workplace. Tamara’s approach to diversity and inclusion is grounded in her work in cultural competence, experiences as woman of color, and her years of education and experience in the US and abroad.

Known for her ability to move a crowd, Tamara is also a dynamic speaker and passionate activist who has used her voice to advocate for equality and equity to create thriving communities and a fair and just society. She is equally passionate about mentoring, breaking down the barriers between generations and challenging age bias, and creating advancement opportunities for professionals.

Tamara was born and raised in Los Angeles, and today she calls Albuquerque, New Mexico home. She earned a Master of Arts in Leadership and Training from Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia, and a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from the University of California, San Diego. She is also a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI©) , an instrument that measures intercultural sensitivity.

Ashton (she/her) is a dedicated writer and creative with a background in nonprofit work and customer service. She holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with majors in English literature and gender & women’s studies. She is excited to marry carefully honed communication skills with her passion for advocacy and DEI work on an international scale at LCW.

Before joining the team, Ashton served as Media and Communications Specialist at the Lawrence Community Music School—a nonprofit division of Lawrence University (WI)—for four years. At Lawrence, she also acted as a diversity point person during hiring processes and co-chaired the university’s Staff Governance Committee, in which she was praised campus-wide for her empathetic leadership and transparency.

She resides in Appleton, WI with her cats Wolfgang and Elise and enjoys “indoorsy” hobbies such as reading, choral music, digital art, and video games.

Grace brings more than 15 years of experience in non-profit work and international development. She has managed programs and facilitated workshops and training across six continents, including three years spent in Kabul, Afghanistan as a Communications Manager. Most recently, Grace served as a program manager for programming funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She brings a deep background in training, including development and delivery of training programs delivered to multinational clients such as USAID. Grace brings a background in strategic planning and organizational growth and is currently on the board of directors for the non-profit CISV International.

Grace holds a B.A. in International Affairs from the George Washington University.

Born in California and raised on the west coast, Kendall moved to his family’s home of Chicago in 2014. Since then, he has dedicated his time to mentoring youth on the West Side, as well as creating and being a part of many projects in the Austin and Garfield Park communities. Kendall considers Chicago to be his second home, and he owes the people of the neighborhood for welcoming him with open arms like he was their own.

Kendall’s overarching goal is to figure out how to bring technology to underserved communities. All these kids need is a chance to have level footing with everyone else, and he would love to be a catalyst in bringing that to them.

Andrea Wicks Bowles has a strong track record working with clients to meet business objectives through strategic talent management, diversity, equity and inclusion, and management support. Her career has benefited from working at progressive companies such as Work/Family Directions, Bright Horizons, Jennifer Brown Consulting, and now LCW. Identifying the intersection of culture, employee wellbeing, business priorities, and diversity is her strength. She has worked with clients and organizations domestically as well as in Canada, India, Ireland, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, and the UK to strategically consider business priorities, identify barriers to employee engagement, and implement strategies for building an inclusive workplace culture. Engaging employers to participate in supporting the workforce and the communities where they live and work has been her career focus.

Andrea has presented at national and international venues such as the Conference Board, National Human Resource Development India, National Business Group on Health, Working Mother, World@Work, and the World Forum Foundation. She has a BA in Sociology from the University of Colorado Boulder, an M.S. in Educational Leadership from Bank Street College, a DEI Certificate from the University of South Florida Muma College of Business, and is an alumnus of the Denver Community Leadership Program. Andrea lives with her family in Northern NJ.

Conner joined LCW in the spring of 2020 as the Office Manager. He brings his experience in sales, marketing, and program experience to the team, and his goal is to help LCW grow and flourish. He was promoted to the Associate Consultant role in May of 2021 and to the Consultant role in July 2022. He will use his experience in project and program management to develop standardized processes and procedures to assist his teammates in their everyday lives.

Conner moved to Chicago in the summer of 2017. Prior to this move and his start at LCW, he lived and worked in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the Student Housing Industry, working as the General Manager of an apartment community there. He attributes much of his cultural competence to being able to work with many different students from all walks of life, giving him access to different points of view, frames of mind, and values of life. Conner recently relocated to Minneapolis, where he, his partner, and their cat can continue to learn and grow.

Raised in middle-Georgia, Conner attended and received his Bachelor’s in English from Kennesaw State University. In 2020, Conner successfully completed the Co-Active Training Institute’s Coach Training Program, and in 2022 he became a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) as well as an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF).