Tonya S. Rivers

Tonya Rivers, MBA, CPC, DTM, PMP – is Principal and Founder of Purposed2Lead, LLC. She is a certified professional coach, speaker, and trainer specializing in leadership, life, career, and business agility. The change she wants to make in the world is to help people and organizations align their vision and mission with their purpose. When people have purpose and organizations have culture, together they will achieve results that deliver key outcomes. She is an Executive Director for the John Maxwell Team and an educator and mentor at Webster University teaching courses in computer science, project management, and enterprise systems (ERPs). Her servant-leadership in community volunteerism includes, serving as President 2021-2022 for the PMI Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter and Vice-President of Education for Toastmasters International District 8. Tonya has 20 years of experience as a strategic consultant and coach leading and supporting Business and Technology initiatives.

Education & Training:

§ Master's in Business Administration (MBA) - Webster University

§ Certified Professional Coach (CPC) - trained via International Coaching Federation (ICF)

§ Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) - Toastmasters International

§ Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute (PMI)

§ Certified John Maxwell Team - Coach, Speaker, and Trainer

§ Scrum Alliance Certifications

○ Certified Scrum Professional - (CSP-SM)

○ Certified Agile Leadership - (CAL I)