Guy Perrin
Guy is President of Centerpoint Leadership Services. He has over 20 years experience in leadership and executive coaching, management consulting, facilitation, counseling, and human resources management. He has coached leaders in all sectors and many industries towards their talent management and professional development goals. Guy created and facilitates the Leadership Development Forum, which is offered in partnership with Southern Oregon University’s School of Business. Guy also specializes in critical incident management and behavioral health for emergency services professionals and agencies.
As a Senior Consultant for KPMG Consulting in Vancouver, BC, Guy provided career consulting, outplacement services, and developed a practice in executive and professional coaching. He was Labor Relations Manager for two daily newspapers and Industrial Relations Supervisor for a manufacturing company.
Guy is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Employee Assistance Professional. He has a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Antioch Graduate School, a Commerce Degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of British Columbia, and a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from the Justice Institute of BC. He has advanced training from the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.
Guy is a member of the International Coach Federation, the American Society for Training and Development, the Society of Human Resources Management and the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.
Karen Preskenis
Karen is Co-owner of Centerpoint Leadership Services. She has over 15 years professional experience and is an expert in facilitation, team-building and training, using experiential activities including adventure challenges. She has presented workshops and facilitated programs for a wide variety of adult and adolescent groups in corporations, schools, and colleges.
Karen also provides individual and group counseling for adults, couples and children. Her specialties include stress management, mindfulness based stress reduction, grief and loss, and parenting issues.
Previously, Karen was a Social Worker and Counselor for Holt International Children’s Services. She was a Counselor, Learning Specialist, Instructor and Adventure Challenge Advisor at Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire. At Philhaven Hospital in Pennsylvania, Karen was a Behavioral Medicine Specialist, Ropes Course Facilitator and Staff Trainer. She was also an Experiential Facilitator and Ropes Course Instructor for Boston University’s Sargent Camp in New Hampshire.
Kelly Williams
Kelly is a Consultant with Centerpoint specializing in Customer Service, Training and Education, and Leadership Development.
He has held supervisory and management positions in customer service and customer relations, corporate training, and office management. Kelly has worked in the health care and communications industries, most notably with US Cellular as Customer Service Manager for an inbound call center with responsibility for a staff of up to 100.
Kelly has expertise in process standardization and improvement, curriculum design, individual coaching, and small and large group training. He is certified by AchieveGlobal for Customer Service Training and Leadership Training.
Lena Anderson
Lena is Office Manager at Centerpoint with responsibilities in customer service, bookkeeping and event coordination. Her background includes Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, and Sales Support roles in Human Resources, Sales and Marketing, and Accounting functions at organizations including Apple Computers and Sun Microsystems.
Wendi Brown
Wendi Brown is a Senior Associate with Centerpoint and has more than 20 years experience in recruitment and consulting for both private and public organizations. Her marketing and recruiting in public sector organizations has set industry standards and transformed organizations through cutting edge branding and recruiting solutions.
Wendi is President of Wendi Brown Creative Partners (WBCP) a recruiting company in Northern California and Southern Oregon. She has also worked as a Human Resources Consultant for the County of Orange implementing County-wide human resources and recruiting initiatives to 24 decentralized departments.
Alliances
In addition to our team of consultants, Centerpoint maintains alliances with RBH, Pathways/OI Partners, and WBCP.
