Erika Andersen

Founder and Partner

Erika is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that focuses on leader readiness.

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Jeff Mitchell

Partner and Practice Director, Leadership Development

Jeff, a Proteus partner since 2000, helps executives and leadership teams envision the organization they hope to create, clarify the essentials of their most pressing challenges and create practical plans to make their vision a reality.

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Laird McLean

CEO and Partner

Laird McLean brings 30 years of experience as a visionary leader to his role as Chief Executive Officer of Proteus.

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Marie Holive

COO and Practice Director, Coaching

Marie Holive brings two decades of experience as an inspirational leader and successful executive to her work at Proteus.

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Christine Lane-Polk

Chief Financial Officer

Christine is Proteus’ Chief Financial Officer, bringing over 20 years of extensive expertise in small and medium size companies, spanning accounting, finance, human resources, and administration to Proteus.

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Alicia Villarreal

Director of Operations

Alicia serves as Director of Operations for Proteus, working with our client experience and sales support staff to ensure exceptional client experiences while continuously improving our systems and processes. 

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Jen Traeger

Practice Lead

Jen’s consulting philosophy is to ask the right questions, understand key objectives, build trusted partnerships, and develop actionable solutions that will make a difference.

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Michelle Moser

Client Experience Lead

Michelle Moser is a Client Experience team member, based in Proteus’ Minneapolis office. She has worked across various industries, and in a broad range of functional roles, including sales, finance, process-improvement and operations. The constant thread throughout her career has been a focus on delivering customer satisfaction.

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Caitlyn Judge

Business Development Specialist

Caitlyn Judge is our Business Development Specialist, based in Proteus’ Minneapolis office. A problem-solver by nature, she enjoys understanding the full sales cycle and troubleshooting gaps to make improvements

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Tina Cooper

Senior Transformation Consultant

Tina is a consultant, trainer, and facilitator who enjoys using her industrial engineering background and nearly 20 years of consulting experience to help organizations make the most of limited resources and bring people, technology, and processes into harmony.

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