Maria Carrasquillo has over 20 years of progressive experience leading cultural competency initiatives, leadership development, organization effectiveness, executive coaching, group/team coaching, and change management efforts. Throughout her career, Maria has led and supported the development of training programs, enterprise-wide efforts, learning strategies, and special projects to achieve and sustain workforce excellence.

Being both bi-cultural and bilingual in Spanish/English, Maria strives to explore the power of improving personal performance and enhancing relationships. She has drawn on her intercultural skills to bridge gaps and successfully bring people together.

Professional Expertise & Practice

• Organizational Strategy and Change
• Executive Coaching & Leadership Development
• Cultural Transformation
• Performance Management
• Human Capital and Talent Development
• Advanced Facilitation
• Organizational Learning
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
• Employee Engagement
• Project and Program Management
• Volunteer & Civic Engagement

Assessment & Certifications

• ACC, International Coaching Federation
• Certified Professional Facilitator, International Association of Facilitators
• Certified Change Practitioner, Prosci
• Qualified Administrator: Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) 
• Hogan Instruments, Hogan Assessments
• EQi2.0 Certified
• Myers Briggs Type Indicator Certified
• Conflict Dynamics Certified

Education

• BA, Psychology, University of Maryland
• MA, Business Management, Bowie State University

Languages

• English
• Spanish