Colonel Yolanda Gore is a distinguished leader with over 22 years of service in the U.S. Army. A native of Estill, South Carolina, she began her military journey in the South Carolina National Guard before commissioning in 2002 through South Carolina State University. Initially serving as a Signal Officer, Colonel Gore discovered her passion in the Adjutant General Corps, dedicating her career to taking care of people.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Science Business, a Master of Arts in Leadership and Management from Webster University, and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the Army War College. Her military education includes numerous advanced courses, reflecting her commitment to professional growth.
Colonel Gore has excelled in key leadership roles, including positions at the Pentagon, Fort Riley, Fort Liberty, and overseas. Her accolades include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, five Meritorious Service Medals, and numerous other commendations.

Married to Lieutenant colonel (Promotable) Michael Gore for 21 years, they are proud parents of two daughters: Shantell, an East Carolina University graduate, and Morygn, a sophomore at Virginia Tech.

Colonel Gore exemplifies servant leadership, commitment, and excellence in service to the Army and the nation.
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Kashonna Marrow is an engaging speaker, an inspiring coach, a motivational author, and an insightful corporate trainer. Kashonna is the President & CEO of Simply Kashonna, a business built to promote BOLD, FEARLESS and COURAGEOUS living. She goes beyond surface issues to address the challenges that inhibit personal, professional and spiritual growth, leading her
clients to embrace their evolution.

Kashonna has activated the purpose and call of many, helping them to discover, define and develop their authentic self. Both, in the corporate arena and in the non-profit world, strategic growth and development of people have always been the focal point of her service. Corporately, she has held positions in both Human Resources, as well as the Staffing industry. Additionally, Kashonna spent years in an executive pastoral role where crisis intervention and spiritual guidance were her primary responsibilities. Understanding that leadership training and development is essential to any corporation or organization’s growth, Kashonna launched SK Leading Forward, which is dedicated to enhancing employee engagement, performance, productivity and morale.

Through corporate relationships and interactive group/focus sessions, she has facilitated workshops in Customer Service, How to Handle Difficult People, Navigating Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Developing Yourself and Others, Behavioral Based Interviewing, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, to name a few. In addition, she has facilitated and provided training for various personality assessments. Kashonna’s area of expertise is transformational leadership
development and personal empowerment. In her efforts to create an innovative space for career professionals and entrepreneurs, she is the owner of SK Collaboration Space in York, PA.

Kashonna is also the author of 7 Days to Simply Shift: A Daily Guide to Transforming Your Mindset Personally, Professionally and Spiritually. Kashonna has been a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and Association for Talent Development. She has deepened her knowledge by obtaining a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University, becoming a National Licensed Consultant through the Standards for Excellence Institute, completing PANO’s Standards for Excellence Licensed Consultant Training Program, and is a Goldman Sachs 10K Small Businesses Scholar. She also serves her community the Commission for Women, Women’s Giving Circle, and as a Rotarian. No matter the venue, Kashonna will impact you with
her professional agility, contagious energy, vibrant smile, and engaging delivery.

Julia Bialeski is a leadership practitioner, author, and speaker with more than 20 years of experience leading people and organizations through change, growth, and complexity. Her career spans roles as a teacher, school principal, professional development facilitator, and systems-level leader, giving her a deep understanding of the human side of leadership at every stage.

Recognized for excellence in leadership and innovation, Julia was named the 2025 recipient of the University of Maryland College of Education’s Outstanding Alumni Award. She is the author of Leading with Grace: Cultivating Hope, Authenticity, and a Focus on People Throughout the Leadership Lifespan, a widely used resource for aspiring, new, and experienced leaders seeking to lead with clarity, courage, and heart.

Julia is known for connecting with audiences through compelling personal stories and practical insights. She is deeply passionate about personal and professional development, mentorship, and helping leaders—especially women—integrate their work and personal lives through intentional, strategic, and sustainable approaches. Her work is grounded in her guiding mantra: Be brave, and care about people.

In her current role, Julia focuses on leadership development, talent recruitment, and organizational well-being, while continuing to support and mentor women leaders across industries as they navigate growth, purpose, and impact.

Natalie Domond is the founder and CEO of Tipa Revolution, a leadership and personal development practice that helps women—from executives to emerging leaders—strengthen self-trust and build meaningful impact through values-aligned, intentional steps. Rooted in Haitian wisdom, her work supports women navigating growth, transition, and complexity without losing connection to who they are.

A certified leadership and somatic coach, facilitator, and speaker, Natalie brings more than twenty years of experience across finance, technology, and social impact. She has partnered with Fortune 10 companies, leading private equity firms, and global enterprises, supporting more than a thousand leaders through transformative 1:1 and group coaching experiences.

Having navigated the tension between ambition and alignment herself, as a leader and a mother to two young daughters, she understands the pull to pursue success at the expense of oneself, and the work of building a life that feels rooted in your deepest values.

Inspired by these experiences and those of her clients, she recently launched the Tipa Revolution podcast to expand her work beyond organizations and into a growing community of women committed to building lives and leadership styles that feels aligned, grounded, and wholly their own—one intentional step at a time.

Christina King is a leadership coach, licensed psychotherapist, and the founder of Secure Leadership — a relational framework that helps leaders develop internal security, emotional clarity, and grounded influence.

With over 16 years of experience in psychology and long-standing leadership roles within the mental health space, Christina brings deep expertise in relational systems, nervous system regulation, and human behavior. Her work is grounded in the understanding that leadership is fundamentally relational — and that the way leaders have learned to relate to themselves over a lifetime shapes how they lead today.

Christina helps leaders recognize and reorganize the learned patterns they bring into leadership, moving from fear-based, problem-driven reactions toward secure, intentional, and generative ways of leading. Known for her directness, warmth, and clear-eyed compassion, she supports leaders in doing the real internal work that creates lasting change — without bypassing complexity or responsibility.

Alongside her coaching and consulting practice, Christina founded and served as executive director of a nonprofi t organization focused on mental fi tness and community-wide access to care. She also hosted a fi ve-year public health symposium on the developing brain, Changing Brains, Changing Lives. Today, Christina partners with leaders and organizations across sectors to build cultures of clarity, accountability, secure belonging, and sustainable performance.

Alison C. Jones is a leadership and wellness consultant, speaker, and coach with more than 30 years of experience in organizational development and leadership. She is the founder of GLOW (Growing the Leadership of Women), a leadership program and community that helps women grow in clarity, courage, and confidence. Her work draws on research and her own experience to help women move beyond fear and burnout so they can lead with greater authenticity and purpose. Alison is a TEDx speaker and the best-selling author of Character Leadership. Outside of her work, Alison is a passionate advocate for elephant and rhino conservation, and doesn’t want to imagine a world without travel, the beach, or chocolate.

Dr. Pat E. Perkins is an award-winning Certified Leadership Strategist, AI Consultant, and sought-after Speaker known for helping leaders translate potential into promotion, influence, and measurable results.

A Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Awardee, Dr. Pat brings more than 20 years of corporate leadership experience and 20 years of entrepreneurial expertise to her coaching and consulting work. With a foundation in certified project and program management, she has led technology-focused initiatives for global organizations including Sara Lee, RR Donnelley, and Aon Hewitt, overseeing teams of 5 to 50 professionals and managing project portfolios exceeding $150 million.

Dr. Pat works with mid-level to senior-level leaders who are ready to stop waiting and start advancing. She helps them focus on the right results, gain visibility with decision-makers, and position themselves for promotion now. As a result of her work, clients have secured significant role expansions, advanced into executive and C-suite positions, and increased their total compensation by as much as 92 percent.

She delivers high-impact keynotes, facilitates leadership workshops and panels, and provides private and group professional development through her signature framework, The ADVANCE System™, a proven approach designed to help leaders navigate today’s workplace with clarity, confidence, and strategic advantage.

Melissa Steger, L.Ac., is an integrative medicine practitioner with over 20 years of experience supporting people through pain, transition, and personal growth. With a background in neuromuscular massage therapy and a Master’s in Acupuncture, Melissa bridges science-based care with time-honored East Asian Medicine to help individuals build resilience in both body and mind. Her work spans trauma-informed care, oncology support, athletic recovery, and chronic stress management, and she has collaborated closely with physicians, therapists, and interdisciplinary care teams, including Johns Hopkins. As a clinician, leader, and mother navigating the demands of modern life, Melissa brings a grounded, compassionate perspective on leadership, sustainability, and showing up fully—without burnout.