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Robin A. Cleveland

Robin is the founder and owner of TruWisdom. After surviving and thriving through several profound challenges in her life, including a brain tumor, Robin’s vision is to find ways to help women excel and live the life of their dreams; and that’s how TruWisdom was born. She understands from her own experiences that we all need support and guidance when facing the challenge of great change. Already the owner of a successful customer satisfaction consulting business, Cleveland Consulting, Inc., Robin wanted to use her business expertise and personal experiences to help others succeed; in essence, to Reach, Grow, and Thrive! To accomplish this goal, she gathered a group of talented colleagues and together they help women in the TruWisdom programs to reach their highest good.

Robin holds a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Business Management, with an emphasis in Leadership from Davenport University, where she graduated with Highest Honor. She has more than 30 years experience in the areas of customer service, administration, business development, and business management and ownership. Robin also holds a Best Practices Certification from the Management Impact Institute.

She holds leadership positions in numerous organizations through her extensive community work, including current President of the Davenport University Alumni Association’s Board of Directors (national) and Past Local President of Lansing Business and Professional Women. She is a member of Capital Quality Initiative (CQI) and National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) , among others. In addition, Robin has written several columns for The Greater Lansing Business Monthly, a Lansing, Michigan-based business magazine and articles for various other publications as well. Robin has given numerous workshops and presentations to groups from 15 to 500. She was honored in 2003 as Lansing BPW's Businesswoman of the Year.

Bernadette Johnson

Bernadette is the president of CORE Consulting. CORE Consulting serves as a catalyst for leaders who want to make a difference in their organization through their growth. Bernadette has over 25 years in the financial services industry and over 15 years in training and organizational development. Her career as an Internal Consultant gave her the opportunity to make a difference through coaching, group process, performance improvement and facilitation.

Bernadette has a BA in Management and Organizational Development and is an International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) Certified Performance Technologist (CPT). She is certified in Accountability-Based Consulting, Strategic Coaching, Agreements for Excellent Team Systems and a Business Development Sales Training Certified Trainer. Bernadette serves as a facilitator on the state and national level within the financial services community as well as the author of performance improvement articles.

She is the recipient of World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) 1996 Silver Award for her onsite work with the Trinidad/Tobago Caribbean League’s Strategic Planning Session. Bernadette was co-recipient of the International Society of Performance Improvement (ISPI)-Michigan 2002 Honorary Award of Excellence, ISPI Michigan’s 2003 Premier Award and competed at the national level to be awarded the ISPI 2003 Award of Excellence for Human Performance Intervention. She is currently a Board member for Capital Quality Initiative and teaches CPT classes at the Business and Community Institute at Lansing Community College.

Jennie Petrovich, LMSW, ACSW

Jennie has been helping people to be at their best for the past 25 years, as a social worker, therapist, trainer, coach and consultant. She holds a Bachelors degree from Michigan State University in Social Work/Psychology, as well as a Masters degree in Clinical Social Work from MSU. Previously she was a Clinical Coordinator and therapist for HelpNet, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Counseling Center. Her focus there was on helping individuals and organizations move through the challenges they faced in a meaningful, effective manner. Currently, Jennie works as a Senior HR Specialist in Change Management at Michigan State University.

Jennie's passion is working with women to realize and utilize their inner-strength and wisdom to achieve their dreams. Jennie is a member of the National Association of Social Workers.