Meet The Team

Organizations save millions of dollars by helping their teams manage conflict from the inside out, and this wouldn’t be possible without the talent and efforts of our team.

Penny Tremblay

Founder and Director of the Tremblay Leadership Center and the Sandbox System™, Workplace Relationships Expert, Mediator, Trainer, Facilitator, Speaker and Author

Penny Tremblay has served organizations for decades with corporate training, mediation, restorative workplace successes, keynotes, and related education. She has an Advanced Mediation certificate with Harvard’s Program on Negotiation and is the founder of the Tremblay Leadership Center, and the Sandbox System™ which helps work teams turn the high cost of conflict into peace, productivity and profit. Penny is passionate and impactful with a unique approach that includes interactive, relevant ‘edu-tainment’ which inspires better human relations at work and beyond.   Her captivating style is authentic and swings like a pendulum from the depths of human emotion to hilarious.  Audiences are taken on an unforgettable journey of possibility, realizing the value of relationships, and how the one we have with ourselves is foundational to the relationship we have with others. 

The Team of amazing Professionals Behind Play nice In The Sandbox

I am so grateful for the team that supports me, and would like to give them all the biggest shout out for helping us grow.

Monica Martin

Dean of Details

Jhonicel Mortalla

Executive Assistant

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Communications Coordinator

Trent Theroux

Financial Resiliency Expert

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Lira Peace

Canine Mediation Partner

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Jenny C

Technical Coordinator

Mandy Strang

Brand Manager, Creative Director

Whitney Strang

Website Wonderwoman

Kyle Selle

Video Producer

Muhammad Safwan Raza

SEO and Digital Marketing Expert

Jyothish Manoharan

Business and Online School Analyst