My Professional Bio

Erlina Edwards has served the Leadership Development and Human Resources Community within prestigious companies like PeopleSoft, Intuit, and Community Brands. Utilizing her strategic and operational background, she has proven abilities to rapidly appraise, develop, and execute organizational initiatives that achieve corporate and non-profit vision and mission.

She led the “Best in Class” HR Team that earned the “Society for Human Resource Management” award for three consecutive years for “Best Place to Work. Erlina is also credited with developing and implementing innovative employee programs that drove increased employee engagement levels to maximize productivity and improve leadership capabilities for all levels.

Erlina’s testimonials describe her as an insightful executive coach, facilitative business advisor, and valued confidante. She utilizes highly developed interpersonal skills to drive growth, innovation, and profits. She is a collaborative leader who creates productive partnerships with all levels of a cross-functional global organization.

Erlina is a graduate of All Faiths International Seminary in New York. She holds multiple certifications in Enneagram Learning, including the status of International Enneagram Professional, and has accreditation from The Narrative Enneagram Tradition. She is an interfaith minister and an accredited Spiritual Director. 

Additional competencies include 360 assessment analysis, Executive Coaching, Career Transition Management, Performance Management, Employment Law, and certification as an Insight Consultant.

She has served in leadership capacities with The Arizona Enneagram Association and the International Alliance for Women and was the Founder and President of the African American HR Forum in Oakland, California. She currently serves as Co-Executive Director for The Narrative Enneagram.