Meet Our Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator Team
OUR HUMAN TEAM
Ginny Telego
Ginny is a highly qualified and experienced facilitator and coach. She has extensive management experience in many diverse corporate environments and is dedicated to coaching individuals and teams to help them find ways to becoming better leaders and team members through proactive collaboration, both within their corporate organizations and the communities where they live.
Ginny is passionate about helping people achieve their potential in whatever they are doing and is committed to creating highly inclusive programs that maximize the experience for participants working and learning from horses. She has travelled and taught leadership and team development internationally, while actively training other facilitators in the equine assisted learning field.
Ginny has a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management, a Master’s degree in Business Psychology, and is a Certified Advanced Practitioner and Master Trainer with the Equine Experiential Education Association (E3A). She also serves part-time as the Executive Director of Leadership Ashland, is on the Board of Directors of E3A and a member of the Ashland Noon Lions Club.
Ginny and her husband, Greg, live on their farm in Ashland, Ohio with their five horses, two energetic Australian Shepherds, and are owned by a sassy calico cat.
Lissa Pohl
Lissa is a global expert in somatic intelligence and engagement, providing C-Suite leaders with the heightened perceptual awareness and feedback they need to fully engage, inspire and lead their organizations. Her unique approach embraces a number of innovative learning modalities including Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL), Lights On Leadership Coaching and The Leadership Circle 360 Profile.
Lissa holds a Master’s degree in Transformational Leadership Development, and is a Master Trainer for the Equine Experiential Education Association (E3A). She is recognized for the work she conducted at the University of Kentucky where she pioneered research into the effectiveness of Equine Guided Leadership Education in increasing Emotional Intelligence for healthcare professionals.
Outside of The Collaboration Partners, her clients include the Qatar Foundation, Qatari Diar, HEC Paris Executive Leadership Development, Johnson & Johnson, University of Kentucky Healthcare and Applebee’s Restaurants.
Cheryl Cates
Cheryl’s approach is highly inclusive when it comes to leveraging the capabilities of team members for businesses looking to embrace change management, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion strategic planning and implementation. She holds a BS in Computer Science Engineering, an MS in Organizational Leadership and ND in Naturopathy & Holistic systems.
Outside of The Collaboration Partners Cheryl is the co-founder and principal of Cates & Associates, a boutique consulting firm focused on designing and delivering leadership development initiatives and coaching for change-makers. The focus of Cates & Associates includes Higher Education, K-12, IT Sales & Marketing, Armed Services, Banking, Non-Profits, State and Local Government.
Celia King
Celia has over 20 year’s experience leading team workshops and one-on-one leadership coaching programs. Her focus is on working in highly collaborative environments where interpersonal and relational intelligence is core for businesses striving to create stability in highly volatile and rapidly changing business environments.
Celia’s utilizes Myers Briggs and Equine Assisted Learning techniques to help develop rational competencies in leaders to enable them to build effective teams and increase employee engagement and satisfaction. Celia has MBTI Master Practitioner Certification as well as CQ Certification from the Cultural Intelligence Center.
Outside of The Collaboration Partners Celia provides leadership coaching through Arrants McSwain, where she applies a unique combination of academic ideas, practical experience and workplace common sense. Celia has worked with diverse groups, including college students studying abroad, ministerial congregation leaders and corporate executives working for Fortune 500 companies.
Spencer
The Collaboration Partners: Junior Associate
Spencer has a passion for helping people and businesses through working with our equine partners. For the past 5 years Spencer has been working with The Collaboration Partners to help people gain self-awareness and improve personal and corporate productivity.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Spencer moved to Ashland to study education at Ashland University. After graduating, Spencer found a passion for working in the non-profit world with children, teens, and families before joining The Collaboration Partners and turning his expertise to help transform productivity in the corporate world.
He is a Level 1 Certified Practitioner with the Equine Experiential Education Association.
OUR HORSE TEAM
Wager
Wager is a registered Appendix Quarter Horse. He is the anchor of the Wager’s Way herd and The Collaboration Partners program.
His wisdom and guidance have helped many clients learn the true definition of leadership through relationship.
Gia
Gia is a registered Paint Horse. She is intuitive and provides important information to people about their level of congruence as a leader.
Dolly
Dolly is a Miniature Horse. She was the first Mini to join the Wager’s Way team. She may be small in stature, but she has guided many clients to the realization that leading others often involves seeing things from a different perspective.
Cookie
Cookie is a Miniature Horse. She is gifted in helping clients to understand how their intentions can influence the way they communicate as leaders and team members.
Carmel
Carmel is a Miniature Horse. He is skilled at picking pockets and he enjoys teaching clients the importance of boundaries.
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