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ABOUT KELLEY

Kelley Cornish is living her best life! From her professional life to her faith and family, she spends her days serving others!

Kelley is the President and CEO of the
TD Jakes Foundation, a workforce development and community building foundation committed to building bridges to opportunity in the United States and around the world through corporate partnerships, workforce readiness, STEAM programming for our youth, and community and housing engagement.
 
Prior to this role, she served as a senior executive and the Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer for Diverse Segments, Representation, and Inclusion (DSRI) at Wells Fargo & Company where she was the primary liaison between DSRI and its various business lines and support partners. Her work included leading planning, implementing strategy and driving accountabilities for all internal functions supporting DEI efforts across the enterprise. Kelley also served as the Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion for the TD Bank Group and led Diversity and Inclusion for AmeriHealth Caritas and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
 
Accomplished in her career, in 2023, Kelley was recognized as a finalist on the Women of Influence list by SUCCESS Magazine for her remarkable achievements, innovation, and impact in the communities and industries in which she serves as well as in the personal and professional lives of others. In 2022, she received the Woman of the Year Award from iHeartMedia radio because of her work in the community and in corporate America. Her leadership gifts and talents have also been recognized as one of the Most Influential Women in Corporate America by Savoy Magazine, by the Network Journal as one of the Top 25 Influential Black Women in Business, and she was a recipient of the Sojourner Truth Award by the National Congress of Black Women. Kelley was acknowledged for her commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout her career by receiving the Career Mastered Award and has been recognized as a member of the top team of distinction for the American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Banking Award, and as a Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Award winner by Peirce College for the City of Philadelphia.
 
In addition to her servant leadership in the workplace, Kelley served as the First Lady alongside her husband Douglas Slaughter who has recently retired after 30 years as the Senior Pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Aiken, SC. She has over 30 years of teaching, facilitation, speaking, and church leadership and served as the Women’s Ministry Leader, and Bible teacher. Trained as a Chaplain, she’s led classes for women in her church and is dedicated to addressing the needs of women and children, social justice, and women’s philanthropy around the country. She serves on the Board of Directors/Trustees for Broadway Dallas, Wiley University, the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce, and as a committee member of the BAYADA Healthcare Board of Directors. 

True to sharing her life's experiences, Kelley authored her first book in 2014, "It's Work! How Will You Show Up?" where she shared professional, personal and very practical tips on navigating the workplace and career as a mid-level careerist on her way to the C-Suite.
 
Kelley obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Carolina - Aiken in Business Administration and her Masters from Webster University in Human Resource Management. She is a Certified Diversity Professional by Cornell University (CCDP) and has completed course work at the Harvard Kennedy School in strategies for leading and building diverse organizations.

 

Kelley and her husband Douglas have five adult children and two grandchildren

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