COACH | SPEAKER | AUTHOR

Wendy Knight Agard is an Everyday Genius™ and Doctor of Heilkunst Medicine whose passion is to help leaders ignite their personal brand of genius.

With 34 years of business experience including corporate VP-level positions, overlaid with 18 years of coaching training and experience, she helps leaders connect with their genius so they can accelerate the achievement of their goals, have more fulfilling relationships, improve their health, breakthrough harmful patterns of behavior and have fun along the way. Watch Wendy’s Tedx Talk on diversity, inclusion, and belonging here.

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

Danita Stewart, is a Director of Financial Management, with 20 years of financial management consulting experience in the Intelligence Community and across DHS. Danita is an expert in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) system. She has extensive experience facilitating Financial Management courses including Financial Literacy and Financial Management for the Intelligence Community. Danita holds a B.A. Psychology from George Mason University.

In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and three daughters.

Danita’s favorite quote: “When the world says, “Give up,” Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.” ~ Anonymous.

STUDENT MENTOR

Kaylyn Stewart is currently an incoming Environmental Engineering PhD student at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her research will focus on chemically altering materials to more effectively remove contaminants, like PFAS (a.k.a., “forever chemicals”) from water sources, especially as water contamination can more negatively impact communities of color.

She graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) with her B.S. in Chemistry, and was a member of the Meyerhoff Scholars program which aims to increase diversity in higher-level STEM degrees. She is a Prince George’s County native.

LOVING CONNECTIONS PSYCHOTHERAPY, LLC

I have always believed in the innate goodness of others, that inside each person lies the desire to have peaceful, fulfilling relationships. Life's circumstances, however, can sometimes adversely affect an individual to the point that they lose the capacity to maintain healthy connections. Depression, anxiety, and poor interpersonal relationships are all too common. I have seen it in my personal and professional life, and I am sure you have seen it as well.

I received my Doctorate degree in Couple & Family therapy from Drexel University. I am a licensed clinical professional counselor in the state of Maryland. My work in the field of mental health spans for over fifteen years and includes providing therapy in partial hospitalization, residential treatment, and community mental health settings. I believe that therapy is a collaboration between client and therapist where the client is the expert of their own life. My role is to assist you in identifying your strengths and resources, and provide symptom relief through the use of therapeutic techniques. My approach is holistic and integrative, incorporating the mind, body, and spirit into therapy sessions.