Profesional Speaker, Project Manager Consultant & Human Rights Advocate
I help organizations achieve results that require collective behavior change.
Professional Speaker
Project Management Consultant
Human Rights Advocate
Jessica Atkinson is an award-winning Project Management Expert and the Founder of the WILB Effect. She has over 20 years of experience in corporate leadership and has worked for numerous Fortune 100 companies. Jessica is a Women, Immigrant, Lesbian, Black person, which she refers to as WILB, and she uses her unique experiences to promote the POWER of Project Management in advancing human rights. Jessica is triple certified in Transformation – Project Management (PMP), Change Management (CMP), and Agile Scrum Master (CSM).
She started her career as a corporate intern in the INROADS mentoring program and rose to become a Black Women in Tech leading global enterprise changes. Jessica is also an international speaker on “Leading without a Title” and “Leveraging your core values”.
The WILB Effect is Jessica’s platform to promote authentic leadership, educate on microaggressions, unconscious bias, and empower others about the value of authenticity in corporate decision-making.
Jessica was born in the Republic of Panama, adopted and raised in the US. She remains connected to her birthplace and is a vocal advocate for Marriage Equality, with a case pending in the Supreme Court of Panama. Jessica has collaborated on numerous campaigns with organizations like the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the United Nations (UN).
America Society for Quality Human Development and Leadership Division(ASQ HD&L)
Women of Candor
Women in Consumer Finance TransUnion, LexisNexis, Provana
Women in Consumer Finance
Work in the Project Management Community Recognition
Move Maker Award
Elite Award - Above and Beyond Award
Sitel Hero Recognition
Climber Award
Peak Award
InContact/CXOne Implementation Award
Recognition for her expert leadership in project management and human rights
Outstanding Leadership Award
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