Women in Leadership Program

Traci Adedeji

Active Term: 03/2023 - 03/2024

Areas of Expertise

• Pillars of Positivity
  
• Inspiring Emotional Intelligence
  
• Winning Work-Life Balance & Mentoring
  
• Improving Communication Habits
  
• Advocacy, Actions & Accountability
  
• Driving Ideas, Intellectual Growth & Transformation
  
• Transformational Vs. Transactional Leadership
  
• Organizational Leadership & Cultural Diversity

Vice President

JP West, Inc

Traci is a Vice-President at JP West, Inc where she heads the firm’s personal and small commercial lines operation.  Her insurance career began in 1984, and her 30+ years of experience include leadership roles with several national carriers. Her expertise is in personal lines underwriting and Agile project management. 

A committed industry leader, Traci is the 2023 President-Elect of the Institutes’ CPCU Society’s global leadership council, the first African-American woman to serve in that role. She is also a past President of the Rhode Island Chapter CPCU Society.

In addition to her designations from The Institutes, Traci holds designation as a Transportation Risk Insurance Professional and is an Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner.  She is also a Leadership Rhode Island-certified Clifton Strengths coach and a sought-after speaker and facilitator.

Her professional affiliations also include membership in the Society for Insurance Trainers & Educators (SITE) and the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA) – Boston chapter where she serves as a board member. Traci also serves on the board of New England Basecamp, a non-profit organization that provides support and professional development to Educators and is a mentor in the Rhode Island Black Business Association’s LEAP program. 

Traci studied at Rutgers University in Newark, NJ and Franklin University in Columbus, OH, and is a proud graduate and class spokesperson of the Leadership Rhode Island 2021 Rho II class. She currently resides in Pawtucket, RI.

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