Cultural BIO

Sukari is a cisgender, heterosexual woman, and a member of the Black Diaspora.  She is a baby boomer, living with some degree of socio-economic privilege as a U.S. national.  She has no religious affiliation, however does consider herself a pantheist -- believing strongly that the "universe provides."  She is the daughter of a Jamaican immigrant father and South Carolinian mother, and was raised with one sibling in a middle-class, multi-racial neighborhood in Los Angeles. Now residing in Northern Virginia, Sukari has been coaching leaders in all sectors for over 18 years, supporting clients in the U.S. and abroad.

Professional BIO

Sukari Pinnock-Fitts is a seasoned Organization Development consultant and PCC-level ICF-certified Coach, specializing in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging; Leadership and Executive Development; Organization Transitions and Team Building.  Her Master's degree in Organization Development is from the American University.  Her undergraduate degree, in Labor Studies, is from the National Labor College.

Pinnock-Fitts is an Adjunct Professor in the Human Resources Masters’ Degree Program in the Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies.  She is the curriculum designer of, and Program Director for, Georgetown’s Executive Certificate in Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Management, part of the University’s prestigious Institute for Transformational Leadership. She is a Coach Assessor for Georgetown’s Leadership Coaching Certificate Program.  She and colleague Amber Mayes are the authors of the Fifth Domain Coaching theory and Model, focusing on “identity coaching” as a coach competency.

Pinnock-Fitts has supported clients in organizations including, but not limited to: the AARP, the Air National Guard, the American Cleaning Association, the Atlanta Housing Authority, the Busboys & Poets Restaurant Group, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Consumer Health Foundation, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Reserve Bank, Flatiron, the George Washington University, the International Federation of Accountants, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, KIPP Schools, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the National Education Association, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,  Potomac Health Foundation, Sodexo USA, Inc., the Richmond Memorial Health Foundation, the South Africa Rugby Association, Teleflex, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, the USAID Office of Inspector General, the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers, and the Weissberg Foundation.