Women To Watch Awards 2026 honors Dr. Cheri A. Hayes

Dr. Cheri A. Hayes is a distinguished education leader, accountability coach, and TEDx speaker whose work bridges leadership development, mindset, and personal sustainability. With more than 20 years of experience across education and public service, she is known for leading systemic improvement while cultivating reflective, people-centered leadership practices.

Dr. Hayes currently serves in a district-level professional practice role, supporting leaders through instructional coherence, organizational clarity, and strategic growth. Her leadership is shaped by lived experience, including navigating a life-altering health event that deepened her commitment to authenticity, balance, and intentional living.

She is the founder of Mindset Mirror Moments™, a personal growth brand offering coaching, digital retreats, and reflective tools designed to help individuals lead with clarity rather than control. Through her work, Dr. Hayes challenges high-achieving leaders to slow down, tell the truth, and build momentum through aligned action.

Her message is simple yet transformative: leadership begins with self-awareness—and clarity changes everything.