Gwendolyn Webber-McLeod, M.S. has over 29 years experience in leadership development, professional facilitation, and motivational speaking. In addition, she has specific expertise in team building, valuing diversity as a vital organizational resource, change management, reputation management and communications and more. Her clients are CEOS, executive and mid- level managers, and leadership teams in public, private, and education businesses and organizations throughout the state of New York.
A cum laude graduate of Potsdam University, Gwen is an entrepreneur who has created two businesses: Treble Associates, and currently, Gwen Webber-McLeod, Inspiring People to New Levels of Leadership. She has also been Director of Communications for Wells College; Communications/Development Director of the Seven Lakes Girl Scout Council; Executive Director of the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls; Executive Director of the Booker T. Washington Community Center in Auburn, and Coordinator of Human Services for the Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency. In May of 2006 she received a Masters of Science in Management from Keuka College. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from this program.
Gwen has a very active civic life and takes great pride in serving on boards of directors that enhance and improve the lives of people at the local, state, and national level. As past Board Chair and Interim CEO of the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce, she led efforts to refocus and reenergize the work and reputation of the Chamber in the community. She is also a former board member and chair of Planned Parenthood of Rochester Syracuse Region. Currently she serves as the team advisor to the CNY Health Fellows team a project of the Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York and, is a member of Auburn’s YMCA board of directors and the board chair of Booker T. Washington Community Center board of directors. Gwen is the chair the 2007 Go Red for Women Luncheon for the American Heart Association.
In June 2004, Gwen received the New York State Senate Woman of Distinction Award from Senator Michael Nozzolio. Her mother, the Honorable Barbara N. Webber, retired Jefferson County, NY Legislator also received the award at the same event. This made them the first mother and daughter ever to receive Woman of Distinction Award in the same year. In June 2007, Gwen was recognized as a CNY Business Journal Women in Business honoree. This award is given to twenty successful Central New York women who work for businesses or are entrepreneurs.
Gwen resides in Auburn, New York with her husband Tracy and their three children Andrew, Ashley and Travis. She enjoys fitness, fine arts dance, and inspiring people to lead calm and successful personal and professional lives. She attributes her success to her loving family, serving her community, and to working daily to just be an all around good person.
