Joia Jefferson Nuri, PCC ICF-CERTIFIED
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SPEAKING COACH
Joia Jefferson Nuri, PCC, is an ICF-certified Executive Leadership coach with a keen intuition for helping women of color executives achieve their goals. Trained in the rubric of positive psychology, her techniques put clients in touch with their inner critic. As a leadership coach with clients on three continents, her ultimate goal is to help clients move from their zone of excellence to their zone of genius by shattering all false upper limits. Her clients head tech companies, associations, foundations, institutes of higher education, and government agencies.
Before coaching, she was a human rights communication strategist for Harry Belafonte and Danny Glover. In that role, she has testified before Congress. On issues facing Haiti. Joia has also written 14 TEDx Talks and delivered a keynote address before the 53 nations of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
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India Tisdale
SENIOR ADVISOR
India is the CEO of It Takes Pure Effort ConsultantIng and serves as COO of In The Public Eye Coaching. She is responsible for driving the growth of this business by providing valuable insights on growth strategies, marketing, and developing new services for clients.
India provided research for our TEDx Talks clients and served as an assistant event strategist for Presidential Inaugural Galas in 2009 and 2013.
India trained at the Fashion Institute for Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles.
Njemile Z. Ali
SENIOR WRITER & SPEECH WRITING COACH
Njemile Z. Ali has co-written and edited TEDx Talks, keynote addresses, and commencement speeches for business leaders in major corporations.
Since 2008, Njemile has worked with authors, businesses, and nonprofit organizations to elevate their communications to the next level. She conducts deep background research for speeches, articles, and fictional content.
Njemile also assists authors, academics, CEOs, and public relations professionals in discovering their message's essence and deliver it with clarity, grace, and grammatical precision.
She founded Next Level Publications Group Inc (NLPG), a publishing company dedicated to celebrating and promoting Black literary arts and artists. NLPG is the publisher of KIZA: The Story is Real, a Black literary magazine debuting in January 2024.
Carolyn Malachi
PODCAST EDITOR
Carolyn Malachi holds a master’s degree in Audio Technology from American University. She is an Avid Certified Dolby Atmos Professional working as a freelance producer, engineer, composer, and film sound editor. As a professor in the Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University, Malachi teaches audio production courses. Her mixed-method research, for which she has received support from the Howard University Center for Women, Gender, and Global Leadership (2023), unites autoethnography and data analyses to develop counter-narrative sonic experiences.
She received a Best Urban Alternative Performance GRAMMY Award nomination for her single "Orion” (2010).
Victoria R. Cooke
PR & MARKETING SPECIALIST
Victoria R. Cooke specializes in public relations, marketing, and strategic communication, with over seven years of industry experience. In her prior role at the Department of Buildings (DOB), she collaborated closely with the Communications and Marketing Manager on all projects, creating campaigns and strategies that allowed the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) to transition into DC's Newest Agencies. Victoria's leadership as Director of Marketing Communications at QLB Consulting and her experience as a consultant and project assistant at ADC Management Solutions highlight her exceptional track record. Victoria received her Associate of Arts in Mass Communications from Prince George's Community College. She has studied Strategic Legal Management Communications at Howard University and is currently studying Mass Communications at the University of Maryland, College Park.
As CEO and Founder of TNL (The Next Level) Agency, Victoria continues to elevate the standards of excellence in public relations and marketing, drawing upon her wealth of industry knowledge and hands-on experience.
Dominiqua Eldridge
CREATIVE CONSULTANT
Dominiqua Eldridge's extensive experience in graphic design spans various sectors, demonstrating her versatility and capacity to cater to a diverse clientele. Her proficiency in working with government agencies, nonprofits, entrepreneurs, business owners, and start-up companies highlights her adaptability and ability to deliver tailored visuals to meet various needs.
She was instrumental in modernizing our branding and design materials. Dominiqua is also an accomplished multi-medium artist whose work has been displayed in The Baltimore Museum of Art, government buildings, and pop-up art spaces.