Our Team

Connie St. John, creator of the Don’t Be A Bully Project and founder of No Weapon Productions, has more than 30 years of experience working with Fortune 50 companies, historic nonprofits, notable entertainment organizations, and media moguls.  

Through both her companies – No Weapon Productions and the St. John Consulting Group – Connie and her teams use entertainment to change lives and create innovative business solutions to change the workplace.  

Tia Powell Harris is a career arts educator and administrator whose unwavering belief in the power of the arts to transform lives has landed her at a variety of educational and cultural institutions. 

Tia's career began her career began at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC, and spans over thirty years.  Tia now serves as VP of Education and Community Engagement at the New York City Center.

Chiquita Kennedy has a background in all things strategy and efficiency.  She isn't the loudest person in the room (far from it) but you best believe she's observing and taking everything in and will ask the questions that need to be answered in order to help the organization move forward with clarity.  She brings a wealth of varied experience to the table and uses this variety to promote out-of-the-box thinking and solutions.   

Naketa Ren Thigpen is a licensed clinical social worker with a concentration in clinical child psychology. She Infuses prominent skills and expertise that were acquired from an extensive background as a clinician and relationship management expert, sexologist and trauma specialist, leveraged from over a decade of major organizational tiers in case management, clinical practice, to effect global changes for children, couples and families. 

Gaylen Washington is a seasoned executive in the technology and business operations field. His expansive career includes notable positions in diverse industries, with noteworthy expertise encompassing SaaS technologies, agile project management, and cloud architecture. His approach to leadership combines his deep commitment to people development with the aim of fostering collaboration, optimizing business performance, and delivering exceptional value to stakeholders. 

Geena Young is the Principal of Centric Business Solutions, LLC, a woman-owned consulting firm located in the Washington, DC area. Centric specializes in accounting, business and CFO consulting services as well as IT services. The company's client list includes small to mid-sized businesses in the private and public sector as well as local, state and federal government. Geena's primary goal is to bring best practices and innovation, typically only available to large companies, to her smaller cli