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.