Amy Longtin is an IT professional leader, that invests in leadership of young women in technology and a positive role model for young women in her community. Amy is the Founder and CEO of Tech4Kids, a non-profit designed to repurpose used laptops, Ipads, and MacBooks that are donated to children that do not have access to technology in their home. She is also a Senior Systems Administrator Lead at Tharaldson Hospitality Management.

Amy is the current Mrs. North Dakota America, 2020, and is committed to inspire, empower, and give opportunity to women of all ages to help build self-confidence, invoke inspiration, and help mold young girls into becoming strong independent women. Amy and her husband Mark, live in Horace, ND and have two beautiful girls Brooke and Alayna.

Amy is a powerhouse of a woman full of drive, passion, and kindness. Even though I struggled capturing great audio for our episode, I couldn't pass up sharing Amy's great wisdom and advice. Grab your headphones to listen in and hear more about Amy journey representing North Dakota in the Mrs. America pageant on March 19-27 in Las Vegas.

S2:E9 // March 2, 2021

Teri Winkelman is a community leader whose empathy, compassion, and kindness for others is inspiring and deeply humbling. Teri works for Bushel as a Talent Acquisition Specialist where she creates strategy around building future pipelines of talent for the organization as well as assisting with implementation around new strategy around employee engagement and positive company culture.

A graduate from North Dakota State University, she spent time traveling various parts of the world before settling back down in Fargo and has visited 14 countries and lived on three different continents.

She has worked in several roles in human resources such as recruitment, training and workforce development; and sits on various committees and boards in the Fargo-Moorhead area regarding workforce initiatives, employee engagement and company culture. She is currently the President Elect for NDSU's Communication Advisory Board and a graduate of the United Way 35 Under 35 program. Shifting goals, the impact of community, and career growth are at the forefront in this conversation.

"To experience a culture different than your own is extremely rewarding! How are we to understand and appreciate others from various backgrounds if we aren't willing to understand their culture? I learn something new from each trip that makes me a more empathetic and understanding person." - Teri Winkelman

To connect with Teri:

• Email: twinkelman@bushelpowered.com
• LinkedIn: Teri’s Profile
• Website: Bushel

S2:E8 // February 16, 2021

Nyamal Dei is a fearless community leader, activist, and visionary. Nyamal is the founder of Kondial Kel International, formerly known as South Sudan READS, a nonprofit focused on improving lives through education and community outreach efforts. Nyamal envisions a world whether everyone has the opportunity to learn and be empowered, especially in her hometown of South Sudan, where illiteracy affects 71 percent of women and girls.

Nyamal’s journey of fleeing war, escaping to a refugee camp, coming to the United States as a young child unable to speak English, to now earning her master’s degree at Benedictine University, is an inspiring and heart wrenching story of resilience, strength, and determination. It is women like Nyamal who truly make our community and world a better place.

S2:E7 // January 28, 2021

“I may not have the whole world in my hand, but the small thing that I have as long as I can share it and make someone else smile, that’s okay with me.” - Nyamal Dei

To connect with Nyamal:

Email: nyamaldei@gmail.com

LinkedIn: Nyamal’s Profile

Facebook:

• Kondial Kel International
• International Women’s Day Fargo-Moorhead