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Stefanie Adams

Chief Empowerment Officer

WNY People Development LLC

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Professional Bio

Stefanie Adams is a speaker, leadership consultant, author, and former elected official committed to growing the next generation of leaders. With 20 years experience leading and training in corporate, education, and government settings, her main areas of expertise include frontline manager development, women in leadership, engaging multigenerational workforces, and building high-impact teams. Stefanie's presentations are energetic, interactive, memorable, fun, and move leaders to action at all levels. Corporate teams, meeting planners, associations, and organizations of all sizes book Stefanie to "inspire and fire ... up" the audience, (often with pom poms).

To those that know her best, she is "Cheerleader Stef" which personifies her leadership and presentation style. She is the founder of CheerLEADERship, a leadership and culture model employing cheer strategies to improve organizational impact. period is missing Her book of the same name "CheerLEADERship: Strategies to Build and Support Human Centric Workplaces for the Future", released in 2024.

Stefanie earned an M.Ed. in Multicultural Education in 2008. She is an entrepreneur, adjunct university instructor, wife, mom, Philly sports fan, yogi, and eternal optimistic that will connect, excite, and motivate your audience.

Organization

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