MPWR
Squad

Jeff Wilmoth

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: President  
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: Ace

With over thirty years of proven service operations and client relations skills, Jeff is a proven leader. He is passionate about understanding the value of relationships in the business environment and knows that one of the keys to success for any business is creating strong leaders with the ability to think outside of their own areas of purview. He is a strategic thinker with a focus on results-based management.

Jeff understands that success requires action and action requires resources. He believes that providing those resources to everyone regardless of their social background benefits not only the individual but our community. He has volunteered for other non-profits in the area and desires to make a difference in his community through action.

Fun Fact:  Jeff is a United States Marine veteran with three daughters and three grandchildren. He loves outdoor activities, history, live music, and the local eateries in town.

Dr. Michelle Montague-Mfuni

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Secretary
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: Dr. MMM

Michelle is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Richmond.  She lived in South Africa for 21 years as a working professional after receiving her MBA.  Her last corporate employment was as a Senior Manager in the Strategy Division at Ernst & Young Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2016.

Michelle has also worked as the Chief Investment Officer for a Black Economic Empowered private equity house investing in construction materials, mining, industrial, and property in South Africa.  There, she utilized her 12-plus years of management consulting background coupled with her significant financial services background to help her investee companies develop and achieve their strategic and financial objectives.  

Michelle studies international business in an African context, examining multinational corporations and international entrepreneurs.  She has a strong interest in corporate shared value responsibilities intertwined with strategic decisions.

Michelle's interests in International Business Strategy include multi-national corporations (home vs. host country strategies; corporate social responsibility); international entrepreneurship; emerging markets (international joint ventures and collaborations; and international trade and investment.

Fun Fact:  Michelle went to Harvard University, and brainwashed (insert chuckle) her sons to do so, too!  Additionally, on a fun note, she is from San Diego, and her favorite activity as a teenager was beach roller skating.

Billy Johnston

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Treasurer
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: Billy White Shoes

Billy Johnston is a Vice President of Village Bank, headquartered in Midlothian, VA. Billy has previous experience as a CPA, Controller, CFO, and President of a printing company for 10 years. After graduating from Virginia Tech, he settled in Midlothian, VA, and he has been a resident for nearly 40 years!

Fun Fact:  He has 8 kids!!!  Three of whom also graduated from Virginia Tech and one got away to become an Arkansas Razorback.  He has 4 more entering college in the next 5 years, so he may have more Hokies.  We'll see!

Joe Romello

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Honorary Advisor of Directors Emeritus
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: In the Know Joe 

What does Joe know?  Let's just say he is a human data center.  However, he isn't afraid to admit what he doesn't know and then find the resources or people to fill the gap.  For decades, In the Know Joe has delivered successful business transformation, as a CxO, advisor, and consultant, as well as led both sides of the M&A table. In the Know Joe enacts the same business transformation principles, building consensus, teams, and shared views, to large organizations, as he did with Michaels Craft Stores and Harbor Freight Tools, and small organizations.  

In 2022, Joe helped MPWRPeople's founder, Tiffany Joy Greene, M.B.A., launch MPWRPeople.  Joe sees and understands the growing need for education and connection for nonprofit and micro and small business leaders, and he is passionate about helping MPWRPeople empower leaders. 

He has co-authored a number of books with Tiffany Joy Greene, M.B.A., including the Foundations of Business Consulting, Brand Strategy Guide, and Brand Strategy Workbook.

Fun Fact:  Joe resides in the Philadephia, Pennsylvania, area with his wife, Amy, and their children.

Tiffany Joy Greene, M.B.A.

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Founder, Executive Director, and Ex Officio Board Member
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: Manic Maple

The power source for the United States, half of Mexico, and definitely all of Canada. She makes the Energizer Bunny look lazy and runs circles around Barry Allen. Fueled by coffee and maple syrup, all Manic Maple does is win because she does not quit. For over two decades, Manic Maple has helped various organizations and entrepreneurs launch and grow successful businesses, nonprofits, programs, products, and services.  Manic Maple, a leader, entrepreneur (founder of MPWRSource), author, educator, speaker, founder, and consultant, helps organizations with strategic planning, business and management consulting, brand strategy, market planning, and communication planning.  However, Manic Maple prioritizes action, and she helps those she works with make sure that the strategies and plans that are created are transformed into results that drive purpose.   Manic Maple passionately believes that inclusive education and connections develop purpose-driven for-profit and nonprofit leaders that empower the people, organizations, and communities they serve.  This belief drove her to find MPWRPeople.

She is a published author, and her books can be found on Amazon.  Recently, she co-authored Foundations of Business Consulting, Brand Strategy Guide, and Brand Strategy Workbook with Joe Romello.  Additionally, she has co-authored Lead Self - The Foundation of Empowering Leadership with Kaisha McCrea and Joe Romello.

Manic Maple holds two bachelor's degrees, a master's degree in business administration, a Core Four Business Planning Course License®, and a variety of HubSpot certifications.  She chairs the Chesterfield Chamber's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Acceleration subcommittee, and is a member of the Chesterfield Chamber, American Marketing Association, and Metropolitan Business League.

Manic Maple resides in Chesterfield, Virginia, with her husband, Tim Quintavalle, daughter, son, and fur baby Yorkie.

Fun Fact:  Judging by her nickname, Manic Maple, you have probably reached an accurate conclusion that she is, in fact, American and Canadian.  However, what you may not have known about Manic Maple is that she loves music.  In fact, she enjoys playing her violin in her spare time, especially classical music, and, to relieve stress, she has been known to pick up her golden microphone and partake in some at-home karaoke.  God bless her family!

Elizabeth J. Phillips

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Owner of EJ Creates Consulting, LLC
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: Word Girl

Elizabeth Johnson Phillips, known to friends and family simply as "EJ", wears many hats.  She's a writer, artist, marketer, and the Founder and Creative Director for EJ Creates Consulting, LLC. She likes to say that at her core, she is a storyteller.  Sometimes she uses words.  Sometimes a paintbrush.  And sometimes pitch decks and meta descriptions. Mostly, she asks why a lot.   

EJ graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina in 2000 with a BA in Communications, specific to Screenwriting & Media Production. She also minored in Creative Writing. She took every writing course UNC offered at the time, earning prose contests in their literary magazine, The Cellar Door. She won the prestigious Ruben Creative Writing Award in 2000 and was nominated for the Steele Creative Writing award. Twice.  She presented an Honors Thesis titled, "In Therapy" that was published by the UNC library system. She studied art and multimedia design at The Art Institute of Colorado. In a quest to answer the biggest why of all, she rounded out her education earning a Master's in Christian Education at Union Theological Seminary. She is HubSpot certified in Content Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Contextual Marketing, CMS Hub for Marketers, and HubSpot Marketing Software. 

EJ Creates Consulting, LLC's mission is to help companies tell their stories in ways that captivate and convert their target markets. Our vision is to help business owners tell their stories in ways that are authentic, impactful, and inclusive.  We take storytelling seriously.  

Fun Fact: EJ is also a professional artist and has had art hang in several galleries in Richmond, VA as well as in homes all across the country. But her favorite works of art are her 4 kids. She and her kids live, laugh, and make too many messes in Midlothian, VA.

Joe Romello

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Partner at MPWRSource  
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: In the Know Joe

What does Joe know?  Let's just say he is a human data center.  However, he isn't afraid to admit what he doesn't know and then find the resources or people to fill the gap.  For decades, In the Know Joe has delivered successful business transformation, as a CxO, advisor, and consultant, as well as led both sides of the M&A table. In the Know Joe enacts the same business transformation principles, building consensus, teams, and shared views, to large organizations, as he did with Michaels Craft Stores and Harbor Freight Tools, and small organizations.  

In 2022, Joe helped MPWRPeople's founder, Tiffany Joy Greene, M.B.A., launch MPWRPeople.  Joe sees and understands the growing need for education and connection for nonprofit and micro and small business leaders, and he is passionate about helping MPWRPeople empower leaders. 

He has co-authored a number of books with Tiffany Joy Greene, M.B.A., including the Foundations of Business Consulting, Brand Strategy Guide, and Brand Strategy Workbook.

Fun Fact:  Joe resides in the Philadephia, Pennsylvania, area with his wife, Amy, and their children.

Millie Corsoro

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Account Executive at Relation Insurance
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: Guardian of Community

Millie Corsoro was born in Puerto Rico, raised in New York City, and eventually moved away from the Big Apple to rural living in western New York, where she graduated high school.  She grew accustomed to living in the world with the advantage of having varied experiences and perspectives.  Due to her tenacity, willingness to always learn and challenge herself, and passion for giving back to her community, she's been fortunate to grow into a sales professional known to care for her clients. 

As a wife and mother of two, she stays active, whether it's helping her daughter with her Girl Scout troop, getting her son to baseball, or volunteering at the neighborhood pool.  She and her husband have been fortunate enough to call Chesterfield her home for six years now, after making their way here from western NY.   

Fun Fact:  One of Millie's favorite snacks is freshly popped popcorn with a touch of jalapeno salt.

Patrick Carroll

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: VP of Sales and Training at Sandler
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: Passionate Patrick

Patrick Carroll assists teams and individuals with performance improvement through Leadership, Sales and Customer Care training and coaching. Sandler, one of the world’s largest sales effectiveness and business improvement organizations, provides the framework of best practices to help individuals succeed more quickly and avoid decades of trial and error. Patrick has been with Sandler for over 14 years after receiving his degree in Rhetoric & Communication at the University of Richmond. He is an accomplished keynote speaker, and sales and management thought leader. Patrick’s firm, Focus Business Development powered by Sandler Training is based in Richmond, VA, and has been serving Virginia businesses since 1999.

Fun Fact: Patrick was born and raised in the west end of Richmond, and he is a Spider football alum.  When not spending time with his family or clients, you can find Patrick playing a round of golf or at a concert listening to live music.

Shannon Loy

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Owner of The Social Ginger
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: The Social Ginger

Founder and CEO Shannon Loy is more than just the fearless leader of the social media agency, The Social Ginger, she also serves as an ingenious coach, mentor and teacher for her clients...and her team. Shannon didn’t grow up thinking that she’d run a social media agency one day, but she knew (from the time she watched the 80s film “Kidco”) that she’d create her own business and help her clients make an impact on the world. 

What you don’t know about Shannon though will astound you. Did you know that she was a Maryland Distinguished Scholar in the Arts? Or that she got a full scholarship for her clarinet skills? Or what about the fact that she Minored on tenor saxophone during college? Oh, and she worked in the Emergency Services industry for 8 years as an EMT/Medic/Firefighter. These are all things Shannon keeps on the down-low because she is one of the most humble people you’ll meet. 

Aside from a wide-range of artistic skills, her musical background fostered her organizational skills, her self-drive and the open-minded way that she searches for solutions with her clients. She self-proclaims “geek status” when discussing everything social media and business related. She’s quite well read in this arena, too, so if you need to know the newest tools and be up to speed on all things social media, check out her social media accounts or just ask her. And if you need a pep talk to get over your limitations and be inspired, Shannon always rises to the occasion. 

When not in the office, Shannon spends her time with her wife, Carolee, her three fur babies; her friends; and her family, and you can often find them on the bike trails of Richmond and beyond. If you’re in search of a bike partner who isn’t afraid to wear those “butt pads” and go the distance, hit her up.

Fun Fact:  Shannon is a Renaissance woman who is always down for dancing to Disco music, exploring something new, and bringing businesses to life.

Susanna Calvert

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Founder and Executive Director of Foundation for Family and Community Healing
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: Heart Leading Susanna

Founder and Executive Director of a 501(c)3 nonprofit, the Foundation for Family and Community Healing (www.HealingEdu.org) which aims to help us all to become more resilient in our mental, emotional, and relationship health and wellbeing.  During her career, she has published almost 100 journal articles, books, and book chapters, and has written hundreds of blogs for Psychology Today, Brainz Magazine, the Silver Lining blog,  and through FFCH.   Dr. Calvert is also a radio show host,  and a consultant (www.SusannaCalvert.com) with a passion for helping individuals and organizations find and pursue their calling and the highest versions of themselves, a reiki master, energy healer, and intuitive.    

Fun Fact:  Susanna is an office supply junkie.  Even though no one even needs office supplies these days she says, "I buy them anyways, especially during Back to School sales."

*Photo taken by Rebecca D'Angelo.

Stacie Briley Goodman, CSSGB

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Owner of Origamic Solutions
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: Systematic Stacie

Over the past three decades, she has methodically cultivated her breadth of experience, education, and skills in operations management so that she can share her learnings with others and help them grow and achieve greatness. Her diverse background and skill sets have enabled her to provide operations improvement leadership from strategy through implementation stabilization across an array of industries and clients including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies at the local, state, and federal levels, and non-profit organizations.

After years of traveling and providing project management, process engineering, and new solutions design services as a member of national and local firms, she founded Origamic Solutions LLC to focus on being a conductor of operational growth to community businesses. Through education, advisory, and delivery services she and her team are focused on helping clients achieve their strategic vision and operational goals through tactical planning and execution. As a Virginia SWaM certified business owner, she also shares her experience and knowledge with other companies to help them be prepared to achieve and renew their certifications smoothly. 

Finally, having been raised in a family of small business owners, she understands the importance of small businesses in the community, as well as their challenges and benefits. As a wife, mother, and business owner, she understands the importance of being able to interweave business and family with purpose, grace, communication, organization, and flexibility. She believes in extending that understanding and support to her clients as well.

Fun Fact: While getting her business degree she also minored in music and often finds synergies between the two. Since music permeates her soul, and every Wonder Woman must know how to spin properly, you can find this superhero out on the dance floor refining her competitive ballroom dancing skills or just releasing some stress with friends.

Tamica Goode, MBA, CPA

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Owner of Tamica Goode LLC
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: Brass Tax

Owner of Tamica Goode LLC, Tamica has over 25 years of experience in budgeting, accounting, taxes, and finances in various business segments.  With her broad range of expertise as a financial controller, Tamica provides accounting, analyses, process improvement, and growth strategies across a wide array of clients.

Tamica has held roles in corporate accounting for several Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and small businesses including the following industries: hospitality, automotive retail, medical distribution, banking, IT, health, and
insurance. She is dedicated to supporting her clients and working with each to find the straightest path forward.  Additionally, Tamica is passionate about empowering businesses and people to budget for financial freedom.

Fun Fact:  Tamica Goode is a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Incorporated, and her number one priority is her family, which includes her husband, five children, 4 cats, and 1 doggy.  

Tiffany Joy Greene, M.B.A

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Founder, Executive Director, & Ex Officio Board Member
SUPERHERO IDENTITY: Manic Maple

The power source for the United States, half of Mexico, and definitely all of Canada. She makes the Energizer Bunny look lazy and runs circles around Barry Allen. Fueled by coffee and maple syrup, all Manic Maple does is win because she never quits. For over two decades, Manic Maple has helped various organizations and entrepreneurs launch and grow successful businesses, nonprofits, programs, products, and services.  Manic Maple, a leader, entrepreneur (founder of MPWRSource), author, educator, speaker, founder, and consultant, helps organizations with strategic planning, business and management consulting, brand strategy, market planning, and communication planning.  However, Manic Maple prioritizes action, and she helps those she works with make sure that the strategies and plans that are created are transformed into results that drive purpose.   Manic Maple passionately believes that inclusive education and connections develop purpose-driven for-profit and nonprofit leaders that empower the people, organizations, and communities they serve.  This belief drove her to find MPWRPeople.

She is a published author, and her books can be found on Amazon.  Recently, she co-authored Foundations of Business Consulting, Brand Strategy Guide, and Brand Strategy Workbook with Joe Romello.  Additionally, she has co-authored Lead Self - The Foundation of Empowering Leadership with Kaisha McCrea and Joe Romello.

Manic Maple holds two bachelor's degrees, a master's degree in business administration, a Core Four Business Planning Course License®, and a variety of HubSpot certifications.  She chairs the Chesterfield Chamber's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Acceleration subcommittee, and is a member of the Chesterfield Chamber, American Marketing Association, and Metropolitan Business League.

Manic Maple resides in Chesterfield, Virginia, with her husband, Tim Quintavalle, daughter, son, and fur baby Yorkie.

Fun Fact:  Judging by her nickname, Manic Maple, you have probably reached an accurate conclusion that she is, in fact, American and Canadian.  However, what you may not have known about Manic Maple is that she loves music.  In fact, she enjoys playing her violin in her spare time, especially classical music, and, to relieve stress, she has been known to pick up her golden microphone and partake in some at-home karaoke.  God bless her family!