The program will be led by Dr. Tonya Crombie. Dr. Crombie began her career as a Human Resources consultant, first with several small boutique consulting firms and later with a large international consulting firm. In these roles, Tonya consulted and served as an executive coach in various Fortune 500 companies. Sample clients include IBM and Pepsico, among others.
Dr. Crombie later accepted an in-house HR position with one of the world’s largest hotel companies, where she progressed to various leadership roles. In these roles, Tonya was responsible for global organizational development, executive coaching, recruitment and retention, leadership and management development and succession planning. Tonya regularly worked with HR staff in the Americas as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia offices. She also worked closely with staff of the London-based parent company.
After becoming a parent, Tonya left her corporate career behind to focus on more flexible project-based work and on one of her first loves, teaching. Tonya authored several courses for distance MBA and Organizational Research degree programs while devoting the majority of her time to being at home with her two young children. In 2012, Tonya founded her coaching and consulting practice and has spent the last decade delivering leadership workshops and coaching busy executives, parents, and teachers. She is the award-winning author of Stop Worrying About Your Anxious Child and Stop Worrying About Your Anxious Teenager. In 2021, Tonya began teaching Human Resources Management and Leadership at Southeastern Louisiana University.
Tonya has a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and an MBA and is a certified life coach through the Martha Beck Institute, a certified Positive Intelligence Coach, and a certified Community Resiliency Trainer. She is also trained/certified in the use of various assessment tools such as CliftonStrengths, Birkman, and Hogan Personality Inventory. She is a requested speaker on the topics of leadership, managing mental health concerns in the workplace, and navigating the way forward when it isn’t clear. She lives in Mandeville with her awesome husband, two college-aged kids, two extremely barky dogs, and two mischievous cats.