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// Our Leadership
Nick Tietz
Founder & CEO
Nick Tietz
Co-Founder, CEO
Nick Tietz has spent the last 15 years working as a serial entrepreneur, innovator, technologist, user experience designer, business and technology consultant. Nick has designed more than 100 apps, helped redefine the public education experience at MSP Public Schools, and led innovation efforts at Life Time Fitness as the Director of Innovation. Most recently Nick was a Co-Founder of Vitals Aware Services and has spent the past decade donating his time and creative services at multiple non-profits including The Nairobi Leadership Foundation, The Uganda Leadership Foundation, PACER Center, a board member for Playworks Minnesota and currently is partnering with StudiOne Eighty at Urban Ventures and both Totino-Grace High School and St. Vincent DePaul School advisory boards.
Sara Dolan, M.A.Ed
Director, Education & Digital Development
Sara Dolan
Director of Education and Digital Development
While earning a Master’s in Education and Instructional Technologies, Sara also worked as a technology ambassador and successfully facilitated faculty adoption of affordable instructional materials, including online content delivery and the use of open-source materials to increase equity and accessibility.
Currently, Sara supervises course and program development projects while working to establish innovative practices in video production and personalized learning environments. Her specialties and passions include emergent e-learning technologies, multimedia design/production, and design for equity.
Susan Otten, MBA, ABC
COO
Susan Otten, MBA, ABC
A veteran branding, marketing, sales and communications executive, Susan learned her craft and developed her creative, entrepreneurial spirit during 15 years at Apple. Adding what she learned at other global companies, small businesses and as an independent consultant, Susan works extensively to develop strategies and processes to help entrepreneurs.
As Founder of Indie Do Good, Susan supports entrepreneurial companies who do good. Services include strategic planning; engineering, prototyping, manufacturing; branding, marketing, business development; logistics, fulfillment, warehousing. Indie Do Good strives to be the “Easy Button,” serving as a virtual, fractional team to help companies do more good.
Susan earned her BS from the UofM, MBA from Benedictine University, Chicago and has certifications as Strategic Communication Management Professional, Accredited Business Communicator and GRI Sustainability Reporting Process. She is an avid runner, vegan/health enthusiast and volunteers with children’s and women’s ministries through her church.
Otten Associates & Indie Do Good
Founder/CEO
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sueotten
Susan@indiedogood.com
// Our Team
Amy Trombley,
Instructional Lead
Brian Larry,
Instructor, Community Connector
// Advisors
Ryan Weber
Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Great North Labs
Trent Janezich, Ed. D
Executive Director, Advanced MN Northeast Higher Education District – Minnesota State
Board Chair, Northland Foundation
Bonnie Speer McGrath
President, Speer McGrath & Co
Bob Dockendorf
Principal, Big Lake High School
Joseph Hill Ed.D
Founder, Higher Performance Group
Stan Alleyne
Chief of Communications and Partnerships, Vitals Aware Services
Ramon A. Pastrano IV, D.Min-GCL., MSM, MATS
Founder, Impact Lives
Elena Imaretska
Chief Innovation Officer, Brave New Workshop
Alberto Monserrate
CEO & Co-Founder, New Publica
Mike Dehiem
Co-Founder Prime Digital Academy
Co-Founder and Board Member for The Nerdery
Houston White
Serial Entrepreneur + Fashion Designer, HWMR
Sandy Hansen-Wolff
Executive Coach & President, New Heritage Feed Co.
Liz Josefsberg
Founder & CEO of Target 100 Inc.