A masterful executive coach, Phyllis Cunningham has more than twenty years of development and leadership management experience in the philanthropic sector. A Fulbright Scholar with diplomatic experience, Phyllis earned her Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees from Howard University along with a post-graduate Certificate in Organization Development from Georgetown University. Phyllis is respected among her colleagues as an inspirational communicator, results-oriented leader, and strategic thinker with expertise in fund development, strategic communications, executive coaching, and a proven track record of success engaging diverse constituents and cultivating partnerships with faculty, staff, and business leaders. Over the years, Phyllis has held senior positions at the Smithsonian Institution, Duke University Health System and Alumni Affairs/Duke Cancer Institute (DHDAA/DCI), College Advising Corps, the United Negro College Fund, Very Special Arts—an affiliate of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Faith in Action Program, the Association of Junior Leagues International Inc., the Points of Light Foundation, and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. As a certified DiSC Leadership Behavior Analyst, Phyllis has facilitated numerous training workshops and seminars on behavioral leadership in the U.S. and abroad in Accra, Ghana, and Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. Phyllis joined the senior leadership team of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2014. Integral to her role as a major gift fundraiser was educating and informing the public of the memorable role, groundbreaking contributions, and historical impact of African Americans on the nation. She worked closely with the museum's founding director and current Secretary, to identify new business opportunities, cultivate and steward high net-worth supporters, and raise over $500 million to complete the museum in 2016. She also served as a lead writer on a proposal that won $10M from the Lilly Endowment Inc., to establish the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life.For more information on how you can book Phyllis to speak at your next conference, meeting or spiritual gathering, call (703) 927-6557 or email destinymapping@gmail.com or phyllis@phylliscunningham.com.