Who We Are

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Our Mission

The Academy seeks to create a global business world where every person can authentically engage, be valued, and be afforded equal opportunities to drive transformational business results.

Our Purpose

The purpose of the Academy is to (1) advance and grow a global business community and workforce through leadership and institutional development where every person is authentically valued and afforded equal opportunities to thrive and (2) provide business, government, and not-for-profit leaders with strategic guidance on addressing complex workplace issues.

Our History

The Academy for Advancing Excellence was created out of an acquisition of the Center for Workforce Excellence (CWE). We are proud to continue building on CWE’s 21-year track record for developing disruptive and transformation solutions to enhance workplace culture for better business results. We recognize that leadership development, employee engagement, and workplace culture are critical pillars of growth and organizational success.

academy values

we value...

Global Citizenship

Integrity

Collaboration

Innovation

Authenticity

Excellence

Our Reputation

Companies rely on our decades of disruptive
and transformational solutions to:

1

Create a workforce from top to bottom that mirrors the face of the consumer with leadership capabilities in order to drive innovation and better business results

2

Develop senior leaders who can role model effective leadership behaviors in order to shift the company’s culture and infuse accountability

3

Implement meaningful strategies that build a pipeline of future employees and fully engage the values of the organization

4

Expand capabilities that create opportunities for building organizations that are more innovative and collaborative

the team

Leadership & Executive Staff

Alphonso David

President

Aaliyah Haqq

Chief Operating Officer

Trudy Bourgeois

Senior Advisor, CWE Founder

Randi Jones

Program Administrator

EXPERT EDUCATORS, COACHES & CONSULTANTS

Angel Henry
Cristina Cost
Demoine Kinney
Don Neault
Dr. Kimberly Ellison
Dr. Kristina Weeks
Dr. Larry Drake
Dr. Summer Allen
Emiel Barrett, EdD, PCC
Gabriela Alvarez-Pollack
Genaro Torres
Greg Magennis
Helanie Scott
Isha Cogborn
Janice Drake
Justine Askew
Karin Mueller
Kendra Tillman
Marita Kinney
Mary Mosope
Merelene Nieuwoudt
Nurit Hatteb
Rakhee Patel
Rhapsodi Pierre Jacques
Sandy Nielander
Seema Gururaj
Shay Ponquinette
Shelle Cleveland
Uche Ezichi
Vidya Muralidharan
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