Subject: Summit 2021: Meet Our Keynote Speaker Michelle Maldonado, JD!
Michelle’s talk on June 23rd 9 am HST is titled “Finding Wisdom in Challenging Times,”
Michelle is Founder of Lucenscia (pronounced loo-SENSE-see-ah), a firm dedicated to human flourishing, Emotional Intelligence, and mindful business transformation. She is a former attorney turned business leader, and an internationally certified mindfulness and emotional intelligence teacher and leadership development consultant. Michelle’s work focuses on leadership development at the pivotal intersection of mindfulness, unconscious bias, emotional intelligence, and authenticity nestled on a foundation of neuroscience and taught through a lens of compassion and equity.
Michelle is Founder of Lucenscia (pronounced loo-SENSE-see-ah), a firm dedicated to human flourishing, Emotional Intelligence, and mindful business transformation. She is a former attorney turned business leader, and an internationally certified mindfulness and emotional intelligence teacher and leadership development consultant. Michelle’s work focuses on leadership development at the pivotal intersection of mindfulness, unconscious bias, emotional intelligence, and authenticity nestled on a foundation of neuroscience and taught through a lens of compassion and equity.
We are honored to welcome business leader and mindfulness expert Michelle Maldonado, JD, as one or our keynote speakers for the 13th Annual Palliative Care Summit, presented in partnership with Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC) and the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association. The Summit will take place virtually June 22 & 23, and registration is currently open.
She serves as a trusted advisor and facilitator to leaders across corporate, government, non-profit/NGO, and higher-ed communities in her capacity as consultant, trainer, and coach, as well as faculty for 1440 Multiversity’s Leadership Center, Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence Coaching Certification program, and Bill George’s True North Leadership program.
Michelle has been recognized as one of the “12 Powerful Women in the Mindfulness Movement,” “Woman of The Year,” and a “Top Corporate Leader,” with her work featured in the DQ Institute in association with the World Economic Forum, the United Nations Global Engagement Summit, and Mindful Magazine
Michelle’s talk on June 23rd is titled “Finding Wisdom in Challenging Times,” and it will offer Summit attendees the opportunity to:
- Learn about the benefits of mental clarity and emotional awareness as healthcare providers and caretakers;
- Explore the empathy-compassion connection and its impact on self-care, patient care, and resilience; and
- Discover the power of sensitivity, humility and cultural competence in healthcare.
In addition to presenting a keynote presentation at the Summit, Michelle will lead guided mediation sessions for Summit participants as one of the rejuvenating activities that will be offered.
In a recent interview with 1440 Multiversity, where she is a faculty member and Senior True North Fellow, Michelle shared,
“As leaders, if we don’t bring more substantive awareness to the internal world, we are not leading with the level of clarity that creates cohesion, coherence and psychological safety in our organizations…Leaders can proactively train themselves to be more emotionally intelligent.”