At Productivity Partners, we pride ourselves on helping companies create safe, productive environments through trust and collaboration. We understand that a company's success is dependent on the well-being of its employees, as well as the overall health of the workplace and surrounding community.
Powered by Gateway Rehab since 1986, we have evolved into a comprehensive provider of services aimed at promoting workplace wellness. Our two main service lines, Encase EAP and Steelminds Training Academy, work in tandem to provide companies with the resources they need to create safe, productive environments for their employees.
With nearly four decades of experience, we have a deep understanding of the challenges that companies face in today's fast-paced work environment. Our approach is affordable, reasonable, and flexible to cater to each company's specific needs.
We work closely with our clients to understand their unique challenges and develop personalized solutions that bring about meaningful change. Whether your team is looking into an employee assistance program, substance use awareness and prevention training, leadership coaching, or customized consulting services, Productivity Partners has the expertise and resources to support your company.
Contact us today and see how Productivity Partners can help you create a healthier, happier, and more productive workplace.
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Dean Monteleone earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, his Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Chatham University and has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in PA since 2005 and in GA since 2018. Dean has been formally trained in treating individuals with Co-Occurring symptoms along the spectrums of Substance Use, Mental Health, Trauma and/or Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.
Over the course of his career, Dean has worked in programs serving adults, adolescents and families affected by addiction, cancer, acute and chronic trauma, mental health issues and intellectual developmental disabilities as well as the unique challenges faced by healthcare professionals struggling with their own self- care.
For the last 25 years, he has provided direct clinical care as well as administrative leadership for GatewayRehab, Caron Treatment Centers, Neil Kennedy Recovery Centers, Tower Behavioral Health and most recently, Productivity Partners. Dean has served as Adjunct Faculty at multiple local universities in the greater Pittsburgh, Reading and Atlanta areas.
Dean is currently focusing on helping regional businesses, organizations and social service agencies navigate the workforce and leadership challenges that are arising in our post-pandemic culture through better utilization of supportive resources such as Employee Assistance Programming (EAP), Training, Leadership Coaching and Executive Consultation.
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Ken Montrose is the Director of Training and Publications for Greenbriar Treatment Center. He has worked for Greenbriar since 1999. Prior to establishing Greenbriar’s training and publication division, he was the Director of Clinical Services for two years. For eight years he worked as an addiction specialist at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, establishing recovery programs for patients suffering from severe mental illnesses. A Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, he also holds a Master’s degree in Developmental Psychology. He has been in recovery from his own addiction since October 2, 1988.
Throughout his career he has had three main focuses:
Debbie Riccelli is the Director of Business Development at Gateway Rehab Center, where she is responsible for identifying and securing new business opportunities to drive growth and revenue. Her role encompasses strategic planning, market research, and building relationships with potential clients, partners, and stakeholders.
Debbie is an active member of the twelve-step community and has been leading a women’s faith-centered group for 8 years. Her commitment to giving back to the community, which has provided her with a new way of living, is central to her mission. With over 10 years of experience in the field, Debbie is deeply grateful for the opportunity to help people navigate and educate on the process of obtaining resources for substance use disorder, a path opened by her own sobriety.
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Jacob Rumbaugh is the Lead Outreach Specialist at Gateway Rehab, where he leads the marketing and direct sales efforts for the Productivity Partners division, focusing on Training, Coaching, Consulting, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
Jacob holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a major in Marketing from Kent State University. After graduation, he interned at Gateway Rehab, gaining valuable experience in marketing and communications.
For more information or to connect, you can reach Jacob at JacobR@ProductivityPartners.net or visit his Linkedin profile @Jake Rumbaugh
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Janine Delgado is our Business Office Manager, bringing over 25 years of expertise in the manufacturing, medical, and technology sectors. Her diverse experience enhances our team’s ability to support both our clients and their employees. Janine supports the Productivity Partners division, focusing on Training, Coaching, Consulting, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
With a strong background in corporate support and HR, she is instrumental in growing our EAP program, helping people address challenges early on. Passionate about plants and horticulture, she enjoys spending her free time outdoors.
Originally from New York, Janine is now based in Ohio and can be reached at JanineB@productivitypartners.net for any assistance..
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Amber Rogers serves as EAP Business Partner, where she oversees the implementation and administration of the organization’s EAP services. Amber has over 10 years of clinical experience bringing together skills in drug and alcohol, mental health, and EAP. Her career started at Gateway as an evaluator focusing on supporting families and individuals through the inpatient admission process. She stepped into private practice to assist individuals through mental health concerns. She is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and has completed all three levels of Gottman Method training. Entering the EAP field she has been able to combine her knowledge in drug and alcohol and mental health to help drive companies towards positive strategies to improve employee wellness. Her EAP responsibilities include providing HR consultations surrounding workplace concerns, promoting mental health well-being, and coordinating access to counseling, resources, and referrals for employees to be successful both personally and professionally.
A Licensed Professional Counselor, she holds a master’s degree in clinical Mental Health Counseling from Geneva College and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Slippery Rock University.
The original, exclusively for community partner agencies that had staff struggling with Substance Use, started organically in the 1980s under the guidance of Dr. Abraham Twerski, Dr. Neil Capretto and Dr. Ken Ramsey in an effort to support local businesses in the Beaver and Allegheny county regions to support their professional/specialized staff who had safety-sensitive roles and were struggling with drug/alcohol issues. Once stabilized in treatment, the medical and clinical teams would help facilitate a pathway for the person to safely return to work. Some examples of a safety sensitive role could be – physicians, nurses, therapists, teachers, industrial workers, construction workers, commercial drivers, leaders/executives, etc.
An evolution of the original, in the late 1980s, a dedicated division at Gateway was identified specifically address not only the needs of professionals entering Drug or Alcohol treatment but also support the referring organization while the professional was engaged in treatment. This dedicated team began expanding their service area to the organizations in the Butler and Westmoreland area which allowed them to reach a broader audience in need of support.
The next evolution EAP services saw an independent expansion where individuals served now included ALL staff at an organization that may be struggling with D&A issues – not just the professional or safety sensitive roles. This expansion was significant in the EAP field as it coincided with efforts across the nation to recognize the widespread impact of addiction on all socio-economic and cultural profiles. During this period in the 1990s, the EAP team began to distinguish and expand its services by partnering with the D&A experts at GatewayRehab & other community healthcare agencies to add an educational component to help referring organizations increase awareness of the disease of addiction throughout their workforce in the spirit of prevention. Following the tragedy of 9/11, the Back on Track team recognized the need to support partnering organizations in our community and their employee base related to issues beyond drug & alcohol awareness. This broader perspective on service included a wider array of issues impacting mental health such as anxiety, depression, dealing with traumatic events, grief, loss. As such, the team added another layer to their base services with supportive counseling for staff members. The success of expanding the scope of EAP services brought to light a realization commonly known in the healthcare world – when one member of the family is struggling, the rest of the family is often struggling as well. During the early 2010s as the Back on Track team offered supportive counseling not just for staff members of organizations but their family members as well. This perspective of supporting the surrounding system of an employee who may be struggling with life-stress is deeply anchored in our history as a community based non-profit organization that was founded in an effort to help people heal through a recovery process that focused on improving their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.
In the early 2010s, other community partners in the region began offering internal EAP services, often with a unique element to them. One exemplary example at this time was the Washington Hospital system. They added in their organization’s unique talent pool of specialists and were able to provide their staff with on-site, “down the hallway” support that was available across all three primary shifts. This unique on-site offering was invaluable to hospital staff as it eliminated multiple barriers to support by providing access directly within the workplace. Similarly, in the mid2010s, another standout community-based organization in the southwestern region of Pennsylvania, the Greenbriar Treatment Center, had also developed an EAP service that provided support for organizations and their staff in the Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. When the Washington Hospital system incorporated the Greenbriar Treatment Center into their network of services, the pairing of their two EAP services was a perfect fit to support the southwestern communities both onsite in the hospital and regionally throughout the tri-county area. Shortly after the incorporation, the two EAP teams were combined and renamed as the Washington EAP Services.
In a landmark event for our region, on July 1st, 2022 two of Southwestern PA’s most storied SUD treatment centers, GatewayRehab and Greenbrier, merged together under one banner and are now known as GRC. During that process, the three historical EAP teams GRC EAP, Back on Track and the WashingtonEAP, along with two long-standing training divisions, Gateway Training Academy and the Greenbrier Training Institute were brought together with the Leadership Coaching and Organizational Consulting divisions under one independent business line – Productivity Partners.
After combining the multiple EAP, Training, Coaching and Consultation services into one cohesive team, Productivity Partners is now able to serve our community, our organizational partners and their staff within the tri-state region of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia with a wide array of professional services that enhance employees work-life balance, support organizational practices and help drive personal and professional growth for the people and businesses within our communities.
In the spirit of simplicity, we will be combining and re-branding our three EAP services into one – EnCase EAP. Similarly, we will be combining our two Training service lines into one – Steel Minds Training Academy. We will also be launching a multi-purpose, comprehensive website where staff, organizations and community members can learn more about our team and history, access resources for your personal & professional growth, meet & contact our team, login into our online library, schedule time with us, connect directly with our clinical team, resolve any A/P issues directly with our billing team, etc. This site will be www.ProductivityPartners.net(opens in a new tab) and our team can be reached at Info@ProductivityPartners.net(opens in a new tab) or (800) 327-5465(opens in a new tab).
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