A Message From Our Founder
We live in times of continuous and unprecedented change. Only those non-profit organizations that innovate, create, and lead will survive. The status quo means extinction.
We at the Center for Creative Solutions are ready to help you and your agency discover opportunities in a challenging environment. We can help you move forward with training, facilitation, evaluations, mediation and speakers. Our services are designed with you in mind. We tailor our work around your organization’s needs. Our process begins with a meeting with you and other key people in your agency. Together we identify your needs and explore how we might assist you. The Center for Creative Solutions engages a number of professional trainers, facilitators, evaluators, mediators, and thought-provoking speakers. Our staff enjoys years of professional and practical experience in the non-profit world. Creativity underlies all our work. Here at the Center for Creative Solutions, we are “helping people discover creative solutions for their personal, professional, business, organizational and community challenges.” If you want us to share our practical and proven tips, strategies, techniques, and other services, please contact us today! Cynthia A. Hedge 
We live in times of continuous and unprecedented change. Only those non-profit organizations that innovate, create, and lead will survive. The status quo means extinction.
We at the Center for Creative Solutions are ready to help you and your agency discover opportunities in a challenging environment. We can help you move forward with training, facilitation, evaluations, mediation and speakers.
Our services are designed with you in mind. We tailor our work around your organization’s needs. Our process begins with a meeting with you and other key people in your agency. Together we identify your needs and explore how we might assist you.
The Center for Creative Solutions engages a number of professional trainers, facilitators, evaluators, mediators, and thought-provoking speakers. Our staff enjoys years of professional and practical experience in the non-profit world. Creativity underlies all our work.
Here at the Center for Creative Solutions, we are “helping people discover creative solutions for their personal, professional, business, organizational and community challenges.” If you want us to share our practical and proven tips, strategies, techniques, and other services, please contact us today!
Cynthia A. Hedge
Board of Directors
GEORGE AVERITT
George Averitt is a household name to people in his community. He spent years in the newspaper business, ultimately leading him to serve as the publisher of a local newspaper. For nearly 50 years, George has held a college faculty position. Most of that time, he has taught economics at Purdue North Central.
George received his college education at
George’s entire life has been devoted to his community. He has served on countless charitable and for-profit organization boards.
DR. PAUL BARTHOLMEW
Board Member and Associate
For over 40 years, Dr. Paul Bartholomew has consulted with businesses, social agencies, educational institutions and ecclesiastical organizations. His clients have included the
Paul attended
Paul is a former intelligent officer with the United States Army. He developed a successful herb farm business which caught attention throughout the
MIKE BRENNAN
Mike Brennan brings years of business experiences to the Center for Creative Solutions. After service in the United States Navy, he held accounting, human resources and training positions with Bethlehem Steel Company. Even though retired, he currently works part-time at a bicycle shop and enjoys facilitating retreats and meetings.
Mike is active also in our community. He has served on the United Way Board and many church committees. He teaches a Bible Study class. Hobbies include woodworking, bicycling, hiking, yard work, visiting the elderly and helping others whenever possible. He and his wife, Fran, are avid campers.
TARI BRITTON
Tari Britton knows social service organizations backwards and forwards. She enjoys a rich, professional background working with all kinds of people, from newborns to adults over 100 years of age. In her community, Tari is known for her strong advocacy on behalf of clients.
Tari is a trainer in business etiquette. She works with employees of businesses and non-profit organizations, teaching office protocol, professional conduct, dealing with ethical dilemmas, making introductions, carrying on conversations, and telephone courtesy, to name just a few.
"Giving back" is what Gerrie is all about. Now retired as a librarian, she describes herself this way: "I think a very significant factor, in which I am, is the fact that I was forn with cerebal palsy. The initial prognoses was bleak. However, my parents did not listen to the 'experts.' Because of their tenacity and many volunteers, I have led a very rewarding normal life. Feeling the need to give back, I find ppublic service very fulfulling.
Gerrie's public service has included 20 years on her local, public school board, 15 years as a Union Mills, Indiana, Lions Club member and 20-plus years as a 4H Leader. For years, she has been a motivational speaker for local organizations like Leadership La Porte County.
Gerrie and her husband are farmers. Her interests include environmental issues, politics; she is most passionate about the well-being of children.
Elsa Littman brings years of wisdom and experience to everyone around her. Her main interests include social work, the arts, spiritual growth, environmental education and holistic health.
Having a master's degree in social work from the University of Chicago, Elsa has worked many years with a wide variety of clients in Chicago and in much smaller communities. She is an ordained Mennonite minister, serving as a hospital and nursing home chaplain. A certifed music practioner, Elsa loves to sing, whistle and play several folk instruments.
Associates
Aryna (a-ree-na) Ryan has been immersed in the visual and performance arts since the 1970's. Her thrill and talents lay in teaching. She has taught all ages and almost every subject.
Aryna holds a B.A. in Theatre/English from Regis College, Denver, Colorado and an M.S. in Creativity and Change Leadership from the International Center for Studies in Creativity (ICSC) at Buffalo State College, SUNY, Buffalo, NY.
Since 2000 she has taught adult courses based on The Artist's Way series and Martha Beck's books (i.e. The Joy Diet). She has created personal development courses: Re-Choicing, Goal-istics, Writing/Riting/Righting, and Getting TO Love. She is both a personal coach and a cheerleader for her clients. Aryna has presented talks on evolution (Darwin: The Rest of the Story and The Future of Evolution), and student SkillShops at local community colleges (Creative Frustration: Its Role in Learning). She also certified in Creative Problem Solving, and leads CPS sessions, using time-tested techniques to solve personal, business, and organizational challenges.
Suzy Vance
Suzy Vance, J.D., LL.M is a lawyer, using her skills today as a Strategic Planner for individuals. She practiced law in Chicago for over 20 years, representing people in what she describes as the divorces in their personal and professional lives. She argues and won a case before the United States Supreme Court. Her litigation efforts established state and national precedents.
Today, in an environment often calling for quick and astute preception skills and strategic awareness, she works with individuals of all ages as they make decisions, implement, and move forward in their personal and professional lives.
Suzy has been a leader in the mentoring field for many years in her community and at Purdue University North Central. She has worked extensively with high school and college young people.
Our
The Center for Creative Solutions Mission is to Provide facilitation services to for-profit and non-profit organizations which seek to develop creative solutions for their internal and external challenges, drawing on the ideas and experiences of their existing staff, isolating the “cause” and
“effect” factors behind existing problems and mediating conflicting departmental interest.
The Center for Creative Solutions will develop and maintain a staff of Associates with a broad variety of career experience which can be applied to the client’s challenges, including facilitation, evaluation, mediation, training and presentation.
“LET THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOU”
A Message From Our Founder
Our
The Center for Creative Solutions Mission is to Provide facilitation services to for-profit and non-profit organizations which seek to develop creative solutions for their internal and external challenges, drawing on the ideas and experiences of their existing staff, isolating the “cause” and
“effect” factors behind existing problems and mediating conflicting departmental interest.
The Center for Creative Solutions will develop and maintain a staff of Associates with a broad variety of career experience which can be applied to the client’s challenges, including facilitation, evaluation, mediation, training and presentation.
“LET THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOU”