Dr. Sheila Smith McKoy brings a wealth of experience in leading change, conflict management and transformation. She is a NCDRC Certified Mediator – Superior Court and is also certified by Community Boards in San Francisco, CA. She specializes in Higher Education and Conflict Resolution, Contract and Business Disputes and Employee Disputes. She embraces restorative justice practices, transformation and culture change and dispute resolution.
Dr. Smith McKoy is also a certified CPCC Coach and is an ICF ACC coach. She works with clients to co-create a professional environment that aligns with their values.
She holds a PhD in English from Duke University, an MA in English from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a BA in English, Writing and Editing from North Carolina State University. Dr. Smith McKoy has served in the highest levels of academic leadership including at the provost’s level. She is a recognized thought leader, skilled facilitator, and strategic planning expert.
An award-winning poet, fiction writer, and filmmaker, she is the recipient of the 2020 Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Prize in poetry, the 2025 Teaching Literature Award and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, a Pushcart Award and others. She is the author of ten books as well as numerous articles and creative works.
Smith McKoy and Associates provides customized, targeted solutions to enable our clients to transform their work and workplace, expand their reach, and make a difference in the communities and in the fields they serve.