About Us:

Our platform is a battle cry for the next generation of black women leaders to take our rightful seat of leadership, by bringing our chair to every space we occupy. We are no longer waiting for a seat at the table, we are showing up prepared and ready to lead.




Meet the Fortitude Collective:


TaQuonda Hill - TaQuonda Hill is an experienced IT Technology & Transformation Leader with expertise in Digital Strategy & Organizational Change Management with over 15 + years across Professional & Financial Service industries. TaQuonda has worked for major fortune 500 companies, as well top tier Big 4 Consulting Firms.  TaQuonda, currently leads large scale IT Transformation Programs for Delta Air Lines across all IT Portfolios & Operations and is a Corporate Ambassador for DE&I.  She is also a servant leader in her community, a board member of the Henry County Democratic Women and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

Jacia Smith - Jacia T. Smith, Esq. is the Chief of Staff of Baltimore City’s Recreation and Parks, where she serves as a trusted advisor to the Director and oversees the daily activities of a large government agency. Prior to joining the City of Baltimore, Jacia was the Assistant General Counsel at Montgomery
College, where she provided counsel on a wide range of legal issues facing the college, including employment law, labor relations, and liability and insurance matters. An energetic and transformational leader, Jacia has leveraged 15+ years of working in various legal and Human Resources (“HR”) roles, to pursue a career of service, where she is committed to the issues of diversity, inclusive leadership, and conflict management.

Tomicka Wagstaff -  Dr. Tomicka Wagstaff is the Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at College of the Holy Cross. She received her Bachelors (Sociology) and Masters (Higher Education) degree from Buffalo State College and eventually earned her Ed.D in Higher Education Administration from the University of Rochester.  Dr. Wagstaff has been serving underrepresented, first generation, low-income and non-
traditional students, faculty and staff throughput her career. Tomicka has received the Emerging Black Leader Award, Buffalo State College
Distinguished Alumni Award, Honoree for the Women of Distinction and Style Award and has been inducted into the Principal Investigator Million Dollar Club.