Dr. Maria Relucio (She/Her, Elle) founded The OBM Academy with a vision deeply rooted in the synthesis of Philosophy, Education and Behavioural Science. With over two decades of teaching, research, and advisory experience, Dr. Relucio leads the Academy’s strategic direction, curriculum innovation, and corporate consultancies.
Dr. Relucio holds an BA and MA in Philosophy and MA in Education and a PhD in Social Justice Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. Her post-graduate background spans the Psychology of Mental Health and Well-being (PgDip, University of Wolverhampton, UK) and Applied Behaviour Analysis and Organizational Behavioural Management (Florida Institute of Technology, US). As a Registered Behaviour Analyst and a Member of the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts in Ontario, a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA), a Qualified Behaviour Analyst (QBA), and an International Behaviour Analyst (IBA), she specializes in Behaviour Analysis in Education, Organizational Behaviour Management (OBM), and Acceptance & Commitment Training (ACTr). She serves as an APMG Accredited OBM Foundations Trainer, a member of the Association for Contextual Behavioural Science (ACBS), and a member/observer of the United Nations (UN) Behavioural Science Working Group.
In addition to her work in organizational science, Dr. Relucio brings robust legal and technological governance expertise. Holding a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons) from the University of London (UK) and an LLM in International Law from the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium), focusing on AI regulatory solutions in international investment arbitration, she is a member of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX, UK) and The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). Her credentials in technology governance include Certified AI Governance Professional (AIGP), Certified Artificial Intelligence Transformation Leader (CAITL), and Global Certified Information Privacy Professional status for Canada, Europe, and the US (CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), with a primary focus on the complex regulatory frameworks governing the transborder flow of data and information.
Driven by a lifelong commitment to accessibility and human rights, Dr. Relucio is a Fellow of the Institute of Equality and Diversity Professionals (FIEDP, UK), a Certified Diversity Executive (CDE, US), a World Health Organization (WHO) QualityRights Certified Coach/Trainer, and a long-standing voting member of the ARCH Disability Law Centre. Through The OBM Academy, she channels this multidisciplinary background to build compassionate, data-driven, and high-performing institutional environments worldwide.