Wanda Flowers Peacock

Wanda Flowers Peacock is a former federal employment litigator and Assistant General Counsel, Labor & Employment for a major corporation, She has extensive experience negotiating settlements between parties with divergent interests. Her areas of responsibility included labor contract negotiations, developing DEI policies and procedures and developing the company’s arbitration program. She has facilitated numerous programs professionally, in her faith community and as a facilitator for Visionary Women 2024.

Wanda has always had an interest in helping people who are suffering. As a youth, she was interested in becoming a juvenile probation officer to help young people overcome the stigma of youthful indiscretions. Ultimately, she began her professional life as an English instructor at a community college where she challenged her students to be independent thinkers. Seeking to have a greater impact on the lives of those in her community, she went to law school. She began her legal career at Legal Aid and then transitioned into a position as legal counsel with a women’s advocacy group.

Wanda has volunteered in numerous organizations including Interfaith Philadelphia where she served on the Board of Directors. Professionally, she was active in the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the National Bar Association, Women Lawyers Division. Wanda is currently very active in the AARP advocacy and Tax-Aide programs.

A woman of strong conviction in faith, Wanda is an active volunteer in the Soka Gakkai, a lay organization of Buddhist practitioners. In the organization, she is a Women’s Division leader. Wanda prioritizes spending time with her family. She also enjoys exercising and writing poetry. Wanda received her BA in English from Bethune-Cookman University, her MA In English from Florida State University and her Juris Doctorate of Law from UCLA. She has also taken numerous courses with the American Arbitration Association.