“Shonna developed engaging assessments that were used to rapidly select and develop several hundred senior leaders and executives to fulfill mission critical objectives for succession planning in federal agencies.”

Senior Research Scientist, Amazon Global Hiring Science

“My experience with coaching not only has made me a better person, but has inspired me to learn to coach others!”

Coaching Client

“You have changed my life in incredibly powerful ways. Ways that will help me shake up the world someday. You truly have a gift for coaching and are amazing at it. Your gentle, subtle, caring way allows you to get to the heart of issues (or rather, help me get to the heart of issues!) and make incredible progress in key areas. Our work together has truly been transformative and I have developed skills that I will take with me for the rest of my life. I am so grateful for you. Thank you for being a coach!”

Coaching Client

“I can say without reservation that in my 30-plus years working with federal personnel systems, I have never encountered anyone who impressed me more with her substantive depth and passion for excellence.”

Deputy Director, Human Capital Management Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

“Dr. Waters has many impressive attributes but, in my opinion, one of her strongest is her ability to effectively navigate space between testing standards/best practices and business needs. These two are often in conflict; however, during my involvement with her at ATD, she demonstrated an expert understanding of both worlds and was able to act as an effective advisor to ATD senior management with respect to making progressive exam and process design suggestions and recommendations that were grounded in evidence-based theory and research. “

Director, Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)

“Shonna displayed a unique talent for communicating research methods and statistics in practical, useful, and even inspiring ways. Her flair for communicating principles, and showing the importance of data to the HR practitioner, had a lasting impact on students in terms of both their competence and comfort in using data in their work.”

Professor and Faculty Director, The George Washington University

“One theme that cuts across all of the teaching that she has done is her skill at taking complex behavioral science and presenting it in ways that resonate with practitioners.”

Professor and Faculty Director, Georgetown University