PROUD ALUMNI

Kelli is a marketing communications and project management professional with 20+ years of experience. She’s dependable, thorough and well-organized—focused on quality deliverables and meeting deadlines. It is her desire to combine her knowledge and experience to deliver top-notch service to those she works with so they can achieve their goals. Kelli lives in MN where she enjoys spending time outdoors and especially treasures time with her family.

Jean came to AVIE with over 10 years of project management experience at Microsoft. She is detail oriented without losing focus on the big picture, she asks the right questions and sincerely listens to the answers, she is energized by an environment where constant learning is necessary, and has a sincere passion for helping others. Away from work, you can find Jean with her husband and three kids enjoying life outside in all four of Minnesota’s seasons.

Ludmila has 12+ years of experience on various teams with roles in program/project management, marketing communications, site management, content planning, vendor and budget management. She's a strong collaborator who works well across multiple levels within an organization and is comfortable leading large scale, global, cross-functional projects. Ludmila lives in the beautiful Seattle area and when not working, she enjoys spending time with her family hiking, camping and traveling.

Laura is the proven innovator with the compassion and ability to motivate and enable teams to achieve extraordinary business results. She has 12+ years of software industry experience with excellence in program management, partner development, go-to-market strategy, and storytelling. Her keen attention to detail, a high degree or organization, active communication style, and drive are demonstrated assets to industry leaders and start-ups alike.

Tracy brings over 25 years of software industry experience to AVIE as a marketing communications and project management professional. Her laser-focused attention-to-detail and organizational skills, combined with a yearning for constant improvement proved to be valuable assets most recently in working within the event world of Microsoft. Tracy provides a dependable and collaborative resource to every project she’s a part of. Tracy lives in ND and enjoys travel, music, and spending time outdoors.

Katie started her career in digital media and moved into a variety of roles in multiple spaces including content, technology and the non-profit sector. She has a curious mind and an eye for tackling what needs to be done. Her organized nature drivers her to use data as a tool to revise courses of action and find the best, most efficient solutions for daily operations. Her strong communications background is an asset in conveying processes, driving messaging and storytelling.

Mary is a relationship-oriented, organized, and flexible individual. She brings with her experience across multiple disciplines beginning her career in technical support with Great Plains Software/Microsoft products followed by training, consulting, technical sales, program management, business/finance management and marketing. Mary enjoys traveling, reading and spending time with family including her husband and three children.