When Qiana takes a stage, the audience doesn’t receive a presentation, they receive a permission slip. Permission to lead more authentically because leadership should be personal and purposeful.
Core Themes
Themes That Resonate With
Purposeful Leaders
Her keynotes are built from the spaces and places she has actually occupied: the boardroom, the policy chamber, the high stakes community meeting, the systems change activist, and the personal crucible.
Purpose-Driven Leadership
Health Equity
Healthcare Quality Through a Racial Equity Lens
Organizational Transformation & Resilience
Racial Equity in Investment and Asset Management
ENGAGEMENTS
Rooms That Have Trusted Qiana
2026
Urban Summit Kansas City Annual Conference
Power to the People: No Vote No Hope
2026
Mothers of Gynecology Day of Reckoning
Maternal, Reproductive, & Public Health Through Behavioral Change and Policy
2026
Center for African American Health
Envisioning Repair Truth & Reconciliation Event
2025
American Academy of Family Physicians
National Leadership Conference Keynote
2025
Central Exchange Stemmy Awards
Championing Women in STEM Leadership
2024
National Rural Health Resource Center
Annual Conference Keynote: Equitable Access in Rural America
2024
Urban League of Greater Kansas City Difference Maker Luncheon
Honoring Leadership, Service & Community Impact
2023
Kansas City University Commencements
Celebrating Graduates of the 6th Largest Medical School in the United States
2023
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Race, Place, and Diversity Awards
Recognizing Excellence in Equity, Culture & Community Leadership