Kayla Schnuelle

Kayla is a consultant on the Embolden team.

Kayla is known for her strength in facilitation and her commitment to developing leaders in rural communities. As a facilitator, trainer, and leadership consultant, her work sits at the intersection of leadership development and collaborative learning. She designs and leads cohort-based experiences that create space for connection, reflection, and practical growth—helping leaders learn not just from content, but from one another.

With deep roots in rural Nebraska, Kayla brings decades of experience working alongside rural leaders and organizations to build capacity and strengthen community impact. She specializes in complex meeting design, organizational culture, and facilitation that engages diverse perspectives. Her expertise in virtual facilitation has expanded her reach globally, with work including partnerships with the Wikimedia Foundation, Scotland’s Soil Association, and the Institute for Cultural Affairs in the United Kingdom.

Kayla is a certified Technology of Participation (ToP) facilitator and virtual facilitator. Prior to her consulting work, she served as the Leadership Development Director for the University of Nebraska’s Rural Futures Institute. A native of Valentine, Nebraska, Kayla remains deeply connected to rural life and leadership. She lives on a family farm in Diller, Nebraska, with her husband and children, and actively serves her community through the Diller-Odell Booster Club and the Diller Community Foundation Board. She was also honored as a Lincoln Journal Star 40 Under 40 recipient and Connecting Young Nebraska's Network Weaver of the Year.