Christine Fonner

Speaker. Educator. Leader. Entrepreneur.

Leadership Development for Community Impact

Christine Fonner

Leadership and communication expert.

I support women in their leadership development to impact and influence for the greater good.

Transformative insights for lasting impact.

Radical Care Leadership

Cultivating a culture of “Radical Care” that fosters emotional well-being, enhances productivity, and creates a supportive environment.

Navigating Difficult Conversations

Turn conflict and uncomfortable challenges into new opportunities to strengthen your team.

Building Highly Effective Teams

Learn the skills needed to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and build stronger, more cohesive teams.

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Lead.

Optimize.

Accelerate.

Leadership Development & Coaching

Companies have been scrambling to improve their Human Resources programming and employee engagement efforts. These efforts won’t and don’t matter when you don’t have the right culture and ethos in your leadership.

I challenge leaders to care beyond what we think is the norm and learn that radically caring for the people in your life wholly benefits the bottom line and JOY at work.

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Speaking Engagements

Christine’s presentations are more than just talks—they are transformative experiences. Whether she’s addressing educators, corporate leaders, or community groups, Christine challenges you to change your view on what work “should be” and delivers practical strategies and motivational insights that leave a lasting impact.

Christine delivers practical strategies and motivational insights that leave a lasting impact.

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Fellowship

This year-long experience creates a sense of belonging where learning and growing as a leader is at the center and community support, reflection, and feedback are the foundation.

Each month, you’ll receive new content with topic specific strategies, coaching, and discussions that will enhance your leadership right away.

I truly believe this experience will be life-changing and the relationships you build will support you into your continued growth and leadership practice with lifelong friendship.

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Events & Retreats

Unique women-only events combine valuable hands-on learning with fun. They are thoughtfully structured and gracefully facilitated. Each element is carefully curated, and our time together is orchestrated to create a unique immersive experience.

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Client Testimonials

Christine has a natural talent for making everyone in the room feel seen and valued. Her insights into leadership, particularly in challenging environments, are invaluable. The tools and strategies she shared have already begun to make a difference in our school’s culture.

Charnella Derry

I hired Christine as a career coach to help me get the promotion I had wanted for the last 3 years. Within just 5 sessions, I was offered $120,000 more than my current base salary and a job position two levels higher.

Joanne

Christine’s approach to leadership is refreshingly authentic. Her emphasis on the importance of communication and meaningful relationships, combined with her focus on radical care, has helped our team see the value in every interaction. I highly recommend her as a speaker for any organization looking to build a more caring...

Sarah O’Connor

Christine is a passionate leader who is focused on team development, strengths-based coaching, and advancing women in the workplace. I would recommend Christine to anyone looking for a leader who can bring out the best in their team while fostering a culture of inclusion and support.

Nancy Hughes, MBA, M.Ed.

The way Christine integrates her extensive experience in trauma-informed environments with her radical care leadership approach is truly transformative. Our team walked away not only inspired but equipped with actionable strategies to improve communication, build stronger relationships, and cultivate accountability within our school.

John Mitchell

Christine really knows her stuff in the domain of transformational learning and the psychology of personal growth, and so she knows just how to create an environment during the entire New Moon Experience that supports, encourages, and empowers positive change to occur; all in a way that feels natural. The...

Janet Alexander

Christine has a unique ability to connect with her audience on a deep, emotional level. Her concept of radical care resonated with our faculty, inspiring them to think differently about leadership and their role in creating a positive school culture. She doesn’t just talk about leadership; she lives it, and that...

Dr. Jessica Harrington

I learned so much about myself this weekend and really feel like I have the strategies now to make lifelong changes!

Cherise A.

Thank you! Thank you for the amazing, powerful, intentional weekend. I took so much away and have so much insight into where my focus forward will go!

Janie Ferguson

Christine mixes insightful wisdom with compassionate guidance to help support and grow the whole person.

William Westmoreland

Thank you Christine! You have been a huge asset to me as a leader!

Adam Hirshberg

Christine is amazing. She's focused and driven to help women find their worth and value in the world. She's got the vision to help transform your life and is able to give you the skills and tools you need to be successful.

Stacy Reuille-Dupont, PhD, LAC, CPFT, CNC

Last weekend, I really got more than what I'd even hoped, and you really are amazing to put something like this together to make such a huge impact in others' lives.

Hilary Johnston

I went into the Women’s Retreat knowing I would come away with a few nuggets of wisdom but I completely underestimated the power of the program. The intimacy that Christine created through her knowledge, techniques, and her drive for genuine human connection blew me away. Not only did she create...

Jessica Bruck

Coaching with Christine has opened my eyes to the human aspect of change. The learning has helped me understand how our personalities affect the change process within a work environment. I have learned to think outside of the box and be more vulnerable in my leadership to build meaningful relationships...

Sarah Jones

All women should experience what we all experienced this past weekend. I can’t stop thinking about it!

Hailey S.

I literally had the best time. I learned so much about myself this weekend and really feel like I have the strategies now to make life long changes!

Jenn

We partnered with Christine in facilitating two sessions as part of our annual team retreat. With significant changes and transitions across our team, a focus on team building and collaboration was much needed. As a group, we were able to discuss how to activate and use our strengths, but more...

Cassie Pericak

Christine is a genuine leader with a great ability to inspire thinking outside the box. Her innovative ideas and challenging the team through tough conversations and great support helped us achieve great outcomes. Her ability to challenge the status quo and inspire the team to innovate led our program to...

Robert Heinzman

Christine is an amazing leader. She is motivational, inspires others, listens, and proactively collaborates to build solutions that innovatively solve problems and improve outcomes.

Brian A. Iannucci, Ph.D., MBA

Last weekend I really got more than what I’d even hoped and you really are amazing to put something like this together to make such a huge impact in others’ lives.

Anna W.

Christine helped me design a comprehensive strategic leadership plan with a detailed business succession plan over the course of 6 months. We were able to look at processes, people, and goals in a way that also helped me improve current systems and strategies. A surprise result of the work is...

Rachel

I feel renewed, excited, powerful, grateful, connected. I feet SAFE, seen, and supported.

Janice J.

So much truth...so much vulnerability, so much healing. So much femininity. Thank you for the magical experience.

Cassie Kilpatrick

Christine really knows her stuff in the domain of transformational learning and the psychology of personal growth. The retreat was the perfect balance between challenging and supportive, which created for a highly rewarding (and fun!) experience.

Stephanie

I was particularly impressed by Christine's knowledge about organizational culture and high performance in the workplace. Aside from awesome, dynamic personality, she is easy to talk to and is a bad ass mountain biker who is fearless! I would recommend her to any woman who is looking for a powerful...

Carolyn Mandaro

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About Christine

Christine is experienced in developing programs and strategies for businesses and leaders ready to make impact.

Christine Fonner, PhD Candidate, is a renowned speaker and leadership expert, specializing in organizational and transformational leadership, communication and team development, and strategic change management.

She has over 20 years of leadership experience spanning the nonprofit, corporate, and educational sectors. Her passion for leadership development, especially in challenging environments, shines through in every presentation. With a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education and Bilingual/ESL K-12, as well as a Master’s in Transformational Leadership and Change Management, Christine combines deep academic insight with real-world experience.

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