- Nextech Staff
- Board of Directors
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Karen Jung
President
Karen’s diverse background, business acumen and philanthropic passion make her an ideal leader for Nextech. As president, Karen connects the dots—and people—to fulfill Nextech’s vision of transforming K-12 students from technology consumers into next
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Stephanie Zircher
Senior Director, Operations
Stephanie is the rockstar and go-to person to get things done—and done right! As senior director of operations, Stephanie makes sure Nextech stays on course and remains on mission—in the most efficient manner. Stephanie has spent much of her career in
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Amber Ross
Director, Community Engagement
Amber comes to Nextech via economic development and the maker movement. She spent over a decade in local economic development at the City of Indianapolis and Develop Indy
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Jill Van Oostenburg
Director, Student Experiences
Jill is a technologist by mistake. After graduating from Purdue University with a degree in Organizational Communication, and obtaining her educators license at IUPUI, Jill spent the formative years of her career in the halls of Lawrence Central high school
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Sarah Pelko
Marketing Associate
After graduating from Butler University with a bachelor’s degree in Strategic Communications and Critical Communication Media Studies, Sarah knew that she had a passion for non-profits. She spent her first two years after graduation in program management f
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Joni Markle
Operations Association
Joni joins Nextech with a 20+ career in the legal profession and operations. Joni is excited to use her operations skills to advance Nextech’s mission to prepare the next generation of technology professionals.
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Scott Dorsey
Chairman of the Board
Scott Dorsey is a successful entrepreneur who co-founded ExactTarget and led the company from start-up to global marketing software leader. ExactTarget went public on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2012 and sold to Salesforce.com in July 2013 for $2.7
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Traci Dolan
Board Member
Backed by her expertise in finance and operations, Traci Dolan has dedicated her professional career to working with technology companies at all stages of growth. Most recently, she served as Chief Administrative Officer of ExactTarget, Inc., a global dig
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Liz Tate
Board Member
Inspired by her work, Liz Tate oversees the annual grant making process for the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF). As CICF’s vice president for community investment, Liz focuses on aligning the foundation’s grantmaking with the philanthropic a
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Jen Oleksiw
Board Member
Jennifer Oleksiw is currently the Vice President and Information Officer for Lilly Bio-Medicines & Business Unit IT Shared Services. In this position, Jennifer provides strategic partnership to Lilly USA, Europe and Japan, the established markets that co
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Bill Soards
Board Member
Bill Soards was named President of AT&T Indiana in October 2013. Bill is responsible for external affairs for AT&T Indiana including; state and local government relations, community affairs, regulatory and legislative activities, and initiatives befo
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