WILMA’s 2026 Leadership Accelerator: The Speakers
Meet the Speakers
Dive into WILMA’s 2026 Leadership Accelerator: My Self. My Team. My Network.
Brush up on our 2026 speaker line-up by reading through their bios below.
Leadership Accelerator is our annual half-day conference designed to help women grow as leaders from the inside out. This year’s theme — My Self. My Team. My Network. — recognizes that leadership isn’t one-dimensional. The strongest leaders understand how to lead themselves with confidence and resilience, empower and elevate those around them, and build meaningful networks that create opportunities for growth and impact.
WILMA’s Leadership Accelerator
Thursday, July 30th
9am-2pm
Wilmington Convention Center
Visit WILMAAccelerator.com to learn more and register today
ROBYN GODFREY
TEDx Speaker | Best Selling Author | RRCA Running Coach
The 30-Second Shift: How Small Acts of Courage Create Extraordinary Change
Robyn Godfrey is a TEDx speaker, bestselling author, RRCA-certified running coach, and former corporate sales executive who spent more than two decades helping organizations navigate change and growth. After making a life-changing 30-second decision to step onto a treadmill at the age of 47, Robyn went on to complete all six World Marathon Majors, earn the coveted Six Star Medal, and write her bestselling memoir, Running the World.
NICOLE WOODS
Head Coach, UNCW Women’s Basketball
Heroic Lessons: From My Team to Yours
Nicole Woods became UNCW’s 12th women’s basketball head coach in 2023, recently finishing up her third season with the Seahawks. Originally from Gastonia, she spent a decade on the coaching staff at UNC-Charlotte, including as recruiting coordinator and then associate coach. Nicole played in college at Belmont Abbey College. Before starting her coaching career, she also played professionally in England for the Nottingham Wildcats.
JENNIFER ADAMS
Global Director of Learning & Enablement, nCino
From Manager to Coach: The Leadership Transformation
Jennifer brings over 30 years of experience spanning education, banking, and learning technology. With a B.S. in Mathematics Education from N.C. State University, she taught high school math before transitioning to an 18-year banking career in retail and commercial lending. For the past 12+ years at nCino, Jennifer has led enterprise learning programs, overseeing training delivery, change management, and instructional design for global financial services audiences. Her leadership approach centers onvvvv discovering potential in others and building high-performing teams that deliver measurable organizational impact.
JEN BERNARD
Executive Director of Global Support, nCino
From Manager to Coach: The Leadership Transformation
Jen Bernard is the Executive Director of Global Support at nCino, where she leads technical support operations worldwide. Her nCino journey began in 2013 as an Implementation Consultant, where she built deep platform expertise before advancing to lead Community and Regional Implementation teams. After relocating to Wilmington in 2013, she founded the local Salesforce User Group – a move that led her to A Safe Place, a nonprofit whose board she joined.
AMY CONWAY
Senior Consultant, Leath HR Group
Reaching Out: Building Your Connections
Amy Conway is a Senior HR Consultant and Certified Professional Coach, bringing over two decades of leadership experience across corporate retail, human resources, and organizational development. She spent a large part of her career in leadership roles at Nordstrom, where she built and led high-performing teams, shaped employee and customer experiences, and drove business results with a people-first strategy. Today, Amy partners with local businesses with Leath HR Group to align people strategies with business goals, while working with individuals through her coaching work.
FLETCHER DANIELS
Director, UNCW QENO
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QENO Director Sara Fletcher Daniels has extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, including as Finance Director at Thalian Hall, Executive Director of Feast Down East, and Interim Director of the N.C. Blueberry Festival Association, and Executive Director of the New Hanover Disaster Coalition. Sara founded the Cape Fear Food Council, which was integral in coordinating food assistance services across the community after Hurricane Florence and early in the pandemic. She owned and operated a consulting firm that offered nonprofit management services and also taught Nonprofit Financial Management in the MPA program at UNCW.
NICOLE HAVERLY
Vice President – Credit Unions, nCino
From Manager to Coach: The Leadership Transformation
Nicole Haverly is Vice President of Credit Union Sales at nCino, where she has built her career over the past seven years. Before joining nCino, she held roles at two regional credit unions in the Midwest – experience that continues to inform how she leads her team and engages with customers today. Nicole serves on the boards of United Way of the Cape Fear Area, A Safe Place, and the WILMA Leadership Advisory Board.
LISA LEATH
Owner/Chief People Officer, Leath HR Group/Vantaca
Reaching Out: Building Your Connections
Lisa Leath is the Chief People Officer at Vantaca, a PE-backed SaaS company valued at $1.25+ billion. She founded Leath HR Group on the belief that the best solutions come from business partnerships and relationships, not policies, and hosts HR Nightmares, a podcast for practitioners who value candor over corporate polish. Lisa served as Board Chair of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce in 2024 and has been deeply engaged with WILMA, United Way of the Cape Fear Area, and the broader community for nearly two decades.vv
BRITTNEY LEHRSCHALL
Principal Functional Consultant, nCino
From Manager to Coach: The Leadership Transformation
Brittney Lehrschall is a Principal Functional Consultant on the Managed Services team at nCino, where she has grown her career over the past eight years – beginning as a member of the training team, advancing to Senior Manager of Training, and now focusing on helping customers optimize and get the most from their existing nCino systems.
KIMBERLY McLAUGHLIN-SMITH
Founder, Courage2Become Consulting
Say It Like You Mean It: A Vocal Visibility Experience
Kimberly McLaughlin-Smith is a dynamic speaker, leadership development specialist, and founder of Courage2Become Consulting. With over two decades of experience across higher education, nonprofit, and corporate sectors, she creates transformative learning experiences that empower individuals to lead with clarity and confidence. Known for her engaging, story-driven approach, Kimberly helps professionals move from silent to seen by strengthening communication, confidence, and connection in the workplace and beyond.
LINDSEY QUICK
Senior Manager of Talent Experience & Development, nCino
From Manager to Coach: The Leadership Transformation
Lindsey Quick is Senior Manager of Talent Experience & Development at nCino, where she leads talent development, employee experience, and inclusion, community, and philanthropy. Lindsey found her calling in human resources during her graduate studies and has since built over a decade of experience in people operations, working with organizations ranging from 100 to 120,000 employees – including several years at PPD/Thermo Fisher Scientific. Outside of work, she serves on the Cape Fear Workforce Development Board through the Cape Fear Council of Governments and volunteers with The Honor Foundation.
Visit WilmaAccelerator.com to learn more about WILMA’s Leadership Accelerator.
