Gretchen Slenk is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in leadership development and facilitation. As a Gallup-Certified Global Strengths Coach, she has a proven track record of helping individuals and teams unlock their full potential.

Throughout her career, Gretchen has worked with leaders at all levels, from emerging professionals to top executives. Her expertise lies in providing executive coaching, team development, and engaging training workshops. With a focus on strengths-based approaches, Gretchen empowers individuals and teams to achieve their goals and drive success.

Irene Alvarez is the founder of Irene Alvarez Consulting, a firm that advances economic development organizations through the power of effective communication. 

Irene has honed her marketing and civic leadership expertise for 20 years in tourism, advertising and economic development. Before founding her company, she served as COO of the Columbus Partnership and its teams, One Columbus and Smart Columbus. She provided strategic and day-to-day leadership, including oversight of marketing, communications, DEI, and community engagement initiatives.  

Before that, Irene was managing director of marketing and communications for the regional economic development group Columbus 2020, now known as One Columbus, where she led strategy and execution of branding, marketing and communications. Under Irene’s leadership, the organization received dozens of national and international marketing awards and helped set a new standard of excellence in economic development marketing. 

She’s a StoryBrand Certified Guide, participated in the Brookings Global Cities Initiative, completed the Young American Leaders Program at Harvard Business School, and has a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Ohio University. 

Tim Terrentine is a leader who has a demonstrated track record of bringing talented people and resources together to propel positive change. His unique ability to think strategically and facilitate environments of high performance through accountability and fun have helped the people and organizations he has encountered continue to thrive.

Tim’s organizational and leadership experience spans across industries — for-profit, nonprofit, government, healthcare, K-12 and higher education, economic development and more — impacting a spectrum of diverse populations and socio-economic groups. Each time, he has led change, created meaning and built people.

Through both failure and success, Tim has learned to communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders and customers from a range of backgrounds, mobilizing them to successfully execute the expectations and outcomes envisioned for them. His executive presence and emotional intelligence afford him strategic advantages in developing new relationships and conceptualizing and executing regional and national business endeavors. Tim’s God-given gifts are tailor-made to address the areas of inclusion, people and leadership development, strategy formulation, and coaching. He is known to be positive, authentic, and a force of mobilization and motivation. Tim purposefully aims to leave each assignment better than he found it.

Tim’s credentials and education include:

• Master of Arts, Intercultural/Interpersonal Communication
  Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

• Bachelor of Arts, Family Studies in Education/Minor: Communication
  Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

• Executive Coaching Certification
  Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

• Diversity Equity and Inclusion Certification
  Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, IL

• Certificate in 21st Century Leadership
  Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

• Leadership Certificate Program
  Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC

• Developing and Outward Mindset Facilitator
  Arbinger Institute, Salt Lake City, UT

• Strengths Performance Coach
  Gallup, Inc., Washington, D.C.