Our Team

Mel Wildermuth, M.B.A.

An Executive Partner and the Creative Director of The Effectiveness Group, Mel is a dynamic speaker and a highly creative instructional designer, having developed numerous “theme–based” training programs and simulations in leadership, engagement, diversity, and team building. He is a certified Rhythm Circle Facilitator and a Master Trainer in the Five Factor Model of personality.

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Lori Burke

Lori is Operations Manager for The Effectiveness Group. Lori's job is to make sure that TEG's programs are finished, produced, and delivered.  Lori searches for new materials, finalizes our products, and takes care of our customers with grace and professionalism.  She is also in charge of accounting, data controlling, and general administration and management. She assists in making key decisions within TEG. She has been trained in the WorkPlace Big Five and does executive coaching. As a certified Big Five consultant Lori is deeply interested in personality and career development. (read more...)

Maria Garaitonandia

Maria Garaitonandia has over 15 years experience in positions involving intercultural issues in management, customer service, and education in both Mexico and the United States. She has been a professor at Monterrey Tec University, Cuernavaca Campus in Mexico since 1999, teaching courses such as Intercultural Communication, International Negotiation, Mexican Business Management and Doing Business in the Global Marketplace.(read more...)

María de Luján (Marilú) Carlucci De Angelis

Marilú is TEG’s representative in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A graduate of the Argentinean Catholic University (UCA), and a gifted instructor, Marilú is passionate about youth education and (read more...)

Claudia Brandão Pereira

Claudia is a master facilitator and product development specializing in training for facilitators development, leadership, sales and customer service areas. Claudia’s big focus in class is to help participants get back the motivation that has been lost through constant contact with the client and the tremendous challenge and constant changes all employees are facing in their daily tasks nowadays. Claudia is a native of (read more...)

Lucy Linhares

Lucy Linhares is an expert facilitator skilled in assisting U.S. and multinational organizations to develop their interests, operations, and markets in Latin America. Among other current initiatives are the design, coordination and delivery of cross-cultural, communication, education and diversity training programs for national and international business. (read more...)