STEMBridge Leadership Academy
Empowering women leaders in technology and other male-dominant industries to achieve their highest professional potential
About the Academy
The Focus
Previously offered only through university-level courses, speaker events, and organizational engagements, Kim Jones's powerful message for women leaders is now being presented as an intensive program.
STEMBridge Leadership Academy offers a pioneering, multi-modal leadership program where participants:
Nicole McMackin (Stembridge)
“What students learn from Kim helps them further their leadership effectiveness and career aspirations in tech.
I’ve worked with Kim since I launched ITC’s CIO Certification for Women program in 2018, where she serves as our expert speaker on gender equity and tech culture topics. With each cohort that goes through the program, Kim creates new and engaging sessions on subjects relevant to women aspiring to reach the CIO position.
The students (women in IT leadership) love Kim’s classes because of her reliability, the quality of her content, and her engaging speaking style. Leveraging her own experiences as a former CIO and cultural anthropologist, she breaks down complex topics that impact their careers as women, and makes them understandable and actionable.”
Nicole M.
CEO, Irvine Tehnology Corporation
The Approach
Participants learn and build community in a small group cohort of influential peers and leaders. They engage in a number of modalities to explore relevant leadership principles, including:
Participation is limited to create a trusting and connected community of women leaders and is by application only.
Norma R
“Kim clearly outlined the course subject and created a space of psychological safety in our class.
This allowed students to openly share and participate in discussions. She is highly experienced and qualified in the subject matter. This made learning interesting and impactful.”
Norma R.
Director, Information Technology & Creative Design, California Association for Bilingual Education
Outcomes
The STEMBridge Leadership Academy equips participants with the skills they need to reach their highest leadership potential in industries with predominantly male workforces. Takeaways include:
Tiffany B
“Kim is such an amazing speaker and leader.
She speaks in a way that each of us can relate to, and her content is very informative and relevant for each of us.”
Tiffany B.
Senior Director Business Engagement, IT Applications, Tyson Foods, Inc.
About Kim Jones
Before rising to divisional CIO at Farmers Insurance Company, Kim held multiple executive level roles at Fortune 250 companies over her 25-year career. She now coaches leaders to reach their highest professional potential, focusing on working with professional women seeking to rise in the leadership ranks. Kim also provides executive coaching to leaders looking to make greater impact through their work, is a speaker on core 21st century leadership skills and building inclusive cultures, and is a gender equity advisor to companies committed to fostering the advancement and wellbeing of women in work. Kim is a mentor to high potential women in IT, serves as faculty for the Women in Leadership – CIO Certification program sponsored by Irvine Technology Corporation, and is an instructor for UCLA Extension’s Technology Management Certificate Program (TMP), where she leads courses on building more engaged and inclusive STEM cultures.
Kim holds an MA in anthropology, MBA, and a BA in psychology from California State University, Northridge. She is an ACC-certified coach through the International Coaching Federation and is a Gallup certified strengths coach. She holds additional certifications from Hogan Insights, MHS, and from the Yale University School of Management, Women’s Leadership Program.
Your Investment
Jenny Manocchio
“I am deeply grateful for Kim’s guidance on this empowering path toward professional excellence.
Kim Jones has been a guiding light in my career. Her passion, expertise, genuine support, and unwavering commitment to the advancement of women in the workplace make her an invaluable asset for anyone seeking transformative executive coaching. I am deeply grateful for her guidance on this empowering path toward professional excellence.”
Jenny M.
VP of Sales and Marketing CaliNetworks