Terri Trent, Ph.D.

A seasoned organizational consultant, and executive coach, Terri partners with organizations, businesses and individuals to provide effective solutions for managing change and maximizing potential both at work and in life. ​Terri has more than 30 years of experience in leading change, embracing diversity, navigating conflict, coaching leaders, developing competencies, facilitating teams, managing human capital, and teaching in higher education.

Terri approaches all engagements from the perspective of the practitioner she used to be. Terri has worked for Charles Schwab, as Director of Leadership Development, and for Right Management Consultants, an international Career Management firm, with 200+ offices worldwide, as Director of Delivery Training and Development. Additionally, she has professional work experience with an airline, hospital, magazine, and financial services firms. Her early career experiences in human resources were gleaned from progressive roles in several functional HR areas, including training, leadership development, performance management, employee relations, recruiting, corporate communications and employee benefits and compensation.​

In addition to her consulting work, Terri also is a faculty development specialist and a graduate professor of organizational change and human resources management at Wilmington University. She joined the staff at Wilmington University, where she coaches and trains educators as a faculty development specialist. Through her teaching and coaching experiences, as well as her doctoral studies, she has gained an expertise in developing resilience to change. She has used this knowledge to author two books. ​​

Terri’s education includes a Ph.D. in Education from Capella University. She also possesses an MBA from Widener University and a BA in Speech Communication from West Chester University. Additionally, she holds numerous professional certifications, including Strengths coaching and MBTI qualifications.​​

Terri has held memberships with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA), Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), Organizational Development Network (ODN), Association for Talent Development (ATD), Speakers Resources Association (SRO), Diversity Leadership Alliance (DLA), National Sales Network (NSN), National Coalition for for 100 Black Women (NCBW), and National Council of Negro Women (NCNW).​