Meet Tirza & Team

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Tirza Barnes

Principal Trainer and Consultant | Conscious Leadership Teacher

For over two decades, Tirza has made a significant impact in the nonprofit sector, holding key leadership roles that include Senior Professional Development Trainer at the Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center (BEOC) and the Grace Institute, Director of Training at the Workforce Professionals Training Institute (WPTI), and Director of Training and Employee Development at Goodwill NY & NJ, where she spearheaded training initiatives for over 8,000 employees. Inspired by the challenges of the pandemic, Tirza pursued her long-held vision of launching her own learning and development institute, dedicated to empowering leaders and teams to build essential skills, develop strategic initiatives, and drive meaningful change.

Throughout her career, Tirza has worked with thousands of professionals as a trainer, consultant, and coach, supporting organizational change initiatives that enhance program design and service delivery. She has also designed and led workshops on various topics, including coaching and communication, curriculum development, public speaking, leadership growth, unconscious bias, and conflict resolution. 

Beyond her training and consulting work, Tirza hosts and facilitates empowerment events for women, and is a sought-after keynote speaker at conferences and company retreats. Her presentations spark breakthroughs, build confidence, challenge self-limiting beliefs, introduce fresh perspectives, and equip audiences with personal and professional success strategies.

Tirza’s passion for people development stems from her own journey through the “corporate ranks”, where she embraced authenticity, innovation, transparency, and a leadership style focused on empowering others to realize their potential and succeed. Known for her energetic presentation style, conscious teaching techniques, engaging storytelling, and down-to-earth, relatable personality (which she credits to her Brooklyn roots), Tirza has a remarkable talent for engaging audiences. She motivates people to approach challenges with a solution-focused mindset and inspires them to take decisive action toward achieving their desired outcomes.

Tirza facilitates specialized peer learning programs, each addressing key areas such as Conscious Caring Leadership, personal empowerment, and performance optimization. These programs enhance self-awareness, inspire creativity, promote a solution-driven approach, and strengthen participants’ ability to make a meaningful impact personally and within their organizations.

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, and now living in Long Island, New York, Tirza balances her professional life with the joys and demands of parenting her two children. She stays actively involved in their lives, from supporting the school’s PTA to attending her son’s basketball games and guiding her teenage daughter. Tirza also places great importance on self-care, maintaining a routine of daily meditation, regular workouts, and quality time with friends. She’s currently tackling her fear of water by learning to swim and embracing her love of dancing by learning dance roller skating.

The Team

Mahdi Davenport

Leadership Development Coach
and DEIB Facilitator

Melissa Shillingford

Nonprofit Consultant and
Project Management Trainer

Lakythia Ferby

Talent Development and
Change Management Consultant

Kerry-Ann Henry

Grants and Funding Consultant

Shantel Gambel

Operational Management Coach

Tanine M. Harmony

Professional Development Trainer
Personal Development Coach

Keri Watkin

Wellness in the Workplace
Facilitator and Coach

Stacy Mclean

Wellness in the Workplace
Facilitator and Coach

Dashawn Brown

Human Resource Professional
Employee Development Trainer

Khourin Wilkins

Data Analytics Consultant
and Facilitator

Amy Rivera

Marketing and
Social Media Manager

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