Our Team
Angela Adams
President and CEO
Angela Adams, MASCL, CHPC is the Founder and CEO of SAGE Business Advisors, LLC. – a fractional executive consulting and executive coaching firm. Adams currently serves as the interim President & CEO of The African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee (AALAM).
As a certified high-performance coach, Adams has leveraged a growth mindset while serving in various top roles including chief communications officer, chief diversity officer, and vice president of community relations where she successfully led marketing communications, brand, and culture as an enterprise-level executive. She is known for creating impact across complexly structured organizations effectively building and reshaping capabilities to ensure they thrive in dynamic environments. From strategic planning to operational execution, Adams champions performance, adaptability, innovation, and resilience.
Adams has extensive board governance experience, currently serving on the Board of Regents for the Universities of Wisconsin, The Legacy Foundation Advisory Board, The Friends of Plum Board, and The Milwaukee (WI) Chapter of The Links, Inc. Previous board appointments include Froedtert Hospital, African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee (AALAM) Board Chair Emeritus, Sherman Phoenix Foundation, and Professional Dimensions Board Chair Emeritus.
Adams obtained her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Florida A&M University and earned her master’s in strategic communication and leadership from Seton Hall University.
Mona Fowler
AALP Cohort 15 Program Manager
Mona Fowler is currently the owner and operator of Fowler Intentional Growth Resources LLC (FIG Resources LLC). FIG LLC offers public speaking, training facilitation, development programming consulting as well as leadership and career support via assessments and coaching. Formerly the Executive Development Director for Molson Coors Beverage Company, Americas. Mona possesses over 25 years of experience leading, supporting and/or coaching supply chain, HR, IT, and sales teams including C-suite leaders during her tenure working for Corning Inc., Unilever HPC, and Molson Coors. Her experience includes fostering engagement and performance by leading the design and implementation of DEI and development strategies. A sought-after training facilitator, mentor, and coach. She has experience managing million-dollar budgets. Mona prides herself as a lifelong learner. She received a BS and MS is Mechanical Engineering from NC A&T State University and holds several certifications including SHRM-SCP, Hogan, Emergenetics Advisor and Nutrition Counseling. She is currently working on achieving an ICF coaching certification. Mona grew up in East Point, Ga. She enjoys reading, cooking, and dancing. Most of all, she loves spending time with family and close friends.
Abia Harper
Executive Assistant
Abia Harper is a young professional born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She studied marketing and sociology in San Francisco before making her way back to Milwaukee to study at Marquette University. With her previous experience at America’s Black Holocaust Museum as the executive assistant to the CEO & COO and event coordinator, she brings her unique perspective and skill into AALAM’s growing organization. She enjoys being a part of rapidly changing non-profit organizations and finds joy in being a part of AALAM’s founding team as they work to expand and curate professional African American leaders in the city of Milwaukee.