ALD Leads Certified Featured Speaker Bios

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

Dr. Josie Ahlquist is a digital engagement and leadership researcher, speaker, and consultant. She teaches how to humanize technology tools and prioritize building online community. Dr. Ahlquist also serves as a research associate and instructor at Florida State University, creating curriculum to build digital literacy and leadership skills. Her book, Digital Leadership in Higher Education: Purposeful Social Media in a Connected World, came out in July 2020. For the third year in a row, she has been named to the “Top 50 Must-Read Higher Education Technology Blogs” by Ed Tech Magazine.

Featured in Social Media course.

Peter Bielagus

Known as “America’s Young Financial Advisor,” this former financial advisor travels the globe delivering keynotes and workshops at colleges, corporations, independent schools and military bases all over the world. Through humor, real life examples and personal experience, Peter shares important information with a unique twist.

Featured in Strategic Planning course.

Dr. Jermaine M. Davis

Dr. Davis is founder & CEO of Jermaine M. Davis Seminars & Workshops, Inc., a personal and professional development company. After the tragic loss of six family members to violent deaths, he enrolled in college to change the direction of his life. Dr. Davis honed his expertise in creating culturally inclusive work environments, building high-performance teams, teaching leaders how to communicate courageously, and coaching employees on how to increase their levels of happiness and motivation so they can thrive and succeed in life.

Featured in Listening course.

Hoan Do

Overcoming adversities in life has allowed Do to connect with others in a powerful way, and he travels the world sharing messages of hope and inspiration. Do is an award-winning inspirational speaker, author of Succeeding in the Real World, and city finalist in NBC’s hit show American Ninja Warrior. He empowers people to overcome their adversities by sharing practical strategies to develop resilience and mental strength.

Featured in Resiliency course.

Dr. Bruce Jackson

Dr. Jackson has dedicated his career to the development of individuals, teams, organizations, and communities that seek to maximize influence, leadership, and change. He wrote Finding Your Flow: How to Identify Your Flow Assets and Liabilities—the Keys to Peak Performance Every Day to increase awareness, clarify driving principles, and engage in strategic and focused change.

Featured in Excellence course.

Dr. Ann Marie Klotz

Dr. Klotz is the Associate Vice President for Student Success at The New School, in New York City. Her 18 years in higher education have included leadership roles within Student Affairs at Radford University, New York Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, DePaul University, Ball State University, and Albion College. As a first-generation college student from Detroit, she is passionate about helping under-served students find personal and professional success through education. She is a frequent speaker, keynote, consultant, and trainer for universities and corporations on areas of leadership and development.

Featured in Capacity Building course.

Tom Krieglstein

Krieglstein is a nationally renowned speaker, co-founder of Swift Kick, named the #1 leadership speaker for 7 years by APCA, and has carried out interactive leadership programs at over 650 colleges and corporations over the world.

Featured in Self Understanding course.

Michael Miller

Miller is a corporate and educational leadership speaker focused on effective communication, inspiration, team building, and enhancing self-awareness. He strives to bring his bold, challenging approach and energetic sense of fun to help students find and hone their leadership skills.

Featured in Communication course.

Tish Norman

Norman is an award winning speaker, leadership expert, and cultural critic, helping students with the academic, social, and emotional support they need to succeed in higher education and beyond. Norman is the Executive Director of Transforming Leaders Now, Inc., an educational consulting company specializing in diversity, equity, access & inclusion training. She is a contributing author of several articles and three books, From Mediocre to Magnificent, Leading the Way, and the newly released, BLACKOUT: Real Issues and Real Solutions to Real Challenges Facing Black Student Affairs Professionals.

Featured in Confidence course.

James Robilotta

Robilotta is an award-winning professional speaker with a background in stand-up and improv comedy. He helps audiences pause and think about the way they lead, the way they connect, and the way they can impact their world. As a speaker, he is doing the two things he loves the most: causing audiences to think critically about their leadership journeys and making people laugh.

Featured in Networking course.

Melissa Ruiz

Ruiz is part of a facilitation team at Swift Kick that has been named the best leadership program an unprecedented seven years and has already trained over half a million leaders around the US and the world. She also co-authored the award winning book First Year Student to First Year Success.  

Featured in Goal Setting course.

Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington

Dr. Washington is President & Founder of the Washington Consulting Group (WCG). WCG was named by the Economist as one of the Top 10 Global Diversity Consultants in the world. Dr. Washington has served as an educator, administrator, and consultant in higher education for over 36 years. He is the President and Co-Founder of the Social Justice Training Institute and a Past President of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).

Featured in Decision Making course.