OUR MISSION…
We help create workplaces where difference is celebrated, and where becoming one’s best self is a top priority.
…AND HOW WE ACCOMPLISH IT
Work In Progress Consulting Group delivers dynamic Diversity Training to cultivate Cultural Competence, and we provide Professional Coaching from a transformational Gestalt stance.
OUR TEAM
Teresa Coyne Andreani, MA
Teresa is an adjunct faculty member in the department of psychology at Cleveland State University where she teaches Multicultural Psychology, Psychology of Women, and other undergraduate elective courses. She is also adjunct faculty at Lorain County Community College.
A Board Certified Coach, Teresa has particular expertise coaching high value employees who are in recovery from alcoholism and addiction.
Teresa holds a masters degree in psychology (diversity management/organizational development) from Cleveland State University and a bachelors degree in management from Case Western Reserve University. Her master’s thesis, Alcoholics in Recovery: Factors Informing the Decision to Self-Disclose Alcoholism in the Workplace, and her personal experience as a woman in long-term recovery, drive her passion to create supportive workplaces for people in recovery and to help her clients leverage the tools learned in recovery to improve job performance.
Her coaching certification includes: Professional Certified Coach (International Coach Federation), Gestalt Professional Certified Coach (Gestalt Institute of Cleveland), and Board Certified Coach (Center for Credentialing and Education), and is a Certified Diversity Professional.
Gretchen Anderson, MA
Gretchen is a dynamic, results-driven human resources professional with more than 25 years of experience in employee relations, organizational development and talent selection practices. Affectionately known as “The Velvet Hammer,” Gretchen has a powerful and direct manner of delivering employee performance coaching. She has particular expertise designing and delivering training for the retail, manufacturing, education and service industries.
Gretchen earned her B.A. in psychology and her M.A. in psychology (diversity management/organizational development) from Cleveland State University. She is a Gestalt Professional Certified Coach (Gestalt Institute of Cleveland) and a Certified Diversity Professional.
As a performance consultant Gretchen has worked with many key executives in entrepreneurial family-owned business enterprises to develop strategies for succession planning, growth initiatives and engaging stakeholders.
Gretchen is adjunct faculty at in the department of psychology at Cleveland State University. She is also adjunct faculty at Lorain County Community College.