About Speaker

Stefanie Adams is a leadership facilitator, speaker, adjunct professor, former elected official, wife and mother. She has over 20 years' experience leading and training in various settings. In 2024, she published her first book, "CheerLEADERship: Strategies to Build and Support Human Centric Workplaces for the Future."

Stefanie founded WNY People Development in 2020. She provides leadership training, coaching and keynote presentations to grow next-generation leaders, and her areas of expertise include building high impact teams, front-line manager development, women in leadership and engaging multigenerational workforces.

She earned an M.Ed. in multicultural education, and professional affiliations include SHRM and LCFHRA. She was nominated as a YWCA Woman of Achievement in 2022 for service as school board chair during COVID.