BIO
Emily Wilder is a leadership coach, teacher, and expert. As President of Wilder Leadership, she combines education, experience, and innate ability to help people and organizations make progress on their most important goals.
Born into a military family, her desire to practice leadership began at a young age. Her career started as a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY before being medically discharged after contracting Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. After recovering and graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s in psychology from UMKC, she worked in finance before joining the University of Kansas Transportation Center.
While at KU’s Transportation Center, she held many roles. Serving as an Associate Director for the center, the Director of the Kansas Local Technical Assistance Program, and as an instructor for the center’s soft skill courses before leaving in March 2022. During this time she also presented at regional and national conferences for local government agencies, covering leadership, management, and conflict resolution topics.
In her current role, as Sr. Education Program Manager for the Merchant Risk Council, she manages education delivery to MRC’s 600+ global members, including Google, Microsoft, and Apple.
Emily holds a master’s in Management and Leadership and certificates in leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Kansas Leadership Center.
TRAINING & PRESENTATION HISTORY
LOCAL HIGHWAY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COUNCIL & T2 CENTER | ONGOING
Effective Communication
Adaptive Leadership
Conflict Resolution
Supervising With Confidence
NEW MEXICO LTAP - ONGOING
Assorted Courses
IOWA LTAP | ONGOING
Assorted Webinars
SOUTH CAROLINA LTAP | SPRING 2023
Conflict Resolution
KANSAS LTAP | FALL 2019 - SPRING 2022
Effective Communication
Adaptive Leadership
Conflict Resolution
Supervising With Confidence
KU INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP STUDIES | FALL 2021
Introduction to Leadership Application
NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL LOCAL ROAD CONFERENCE | OCTOBER 2021
Working Together Effectively
Dealing with Conflict
MISSOURI, IOWA, NEBRASKA, KANSAS LOCAL ROADS CONFERENCE | SEPTEMBER 2021
Managing Your Response to Conflict
NLTAPA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL MEETING | JUNE 2021
Leadership vs Management
WTS VERMONT | JANUARY 2021
Managing Your Response to Conflict
MID-ATLANTIC REGION ROADWAY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE | OCTOBER 2020
Managing Your Response to Conflict
NATIONAL LTAP ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE | JULY 2020
Top Tips For Successful Conflict Management
EDUCATION
PUBLIC LEADERSHIP CREDENTIAL
Harvard Kennedy School
Through the Harvard Kennedy School, Emily Wilder has worked on leadership and policy problems with non-profit, government, and business leaders across the world.
LEADERSHIP COACH CERTIFICATE
Kansas Leadership Center
With over 60 hours of ICF approved training in coaching, Emily Wilder empowers clients to discover their true needs and take meaningful steps towards the lives they were meant to live.
TEACHÂ LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE
Kansas Leadership Center
The Kansas Leadership Center's 50-hour course prepared Emily Wilder to teach adaptive leadership. Since receiving the certificate, Wilder has tailored the curriculum to become a hands-on, no-nonsense, lesson on leadership.
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
University of California - Irvene
Emily Wilder's study of conflict resolution expands beyond this specialization. Wilder has done a deep dive into the practice of non-violent communication based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's work.
MS MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Western Governors University
Wilder's master of science in management and leadership focused on change management, innovation, and leading teams. Through Wilder Leadership, Emily shares graduate level information in easy to understand and engaging trainings.
BA PSYCHOLOGY, COMMMUNICATION STUDIES MINOR
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Graduating Summa Cum Laude with department honors, Emily Wilder's foundation in the principles of psychology and communication studies impacts her work, coaching, speaking, and training. Wilder uses what she has learned to develop transformational programs that create lasting change.