The Impact Center

Joyce Weru

Joyce Weru

Joyce Weru, PCC, SPHR

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Joyce is a powerhouse of authenticity and energetic warmth in service of her clients. Joyce has more than 15 years of organizational and leadership development experience working with people from diverse backgrounds to expand their potential. Joyce's natural warm kind-hearted, boundless, enthusiastic, and determined style helps people rise above and create excellence in their lives.

Her global experiences as a human resources executive, manager, colleague, employee and coachee, and mother inform her coaching approach, enabling her to have a unique 360-degree understanding of any situation —the challenges and opportunities for the individual and organization.

Joyce's background and professional milestones include working at ACDI/VOCA, Counterpart International, IRI, VCU, Internews. Her work highlights include supporting and coaching leadership on a broad spectrum of management-related topics, experience leading and motivating teams, women leadership and cultivating racial equity, diversity, and inclusion.

She serves on the Board of Directors for the District of Columbia Society for Human Resource Management (DC SHRM). She Chairs ICF Metro DC Racial Justice Community of Practice. She serves as the President of G. James Gholson Middle School Maryland PTSA.

Joyce holds a master's degree in human resources management and a master's in business administration from the University of Maryland University College. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources® (SPHR). Joyce has also received the designation of Certified Executive Leadership Coach by Georgetown University's Institute for Transformational Leadership. Joyce is also PCC credentialed by the International Coaching Federation (ICF).