Janet P. Boston Bio

Janet Boston is the Executive Director of Indiana INTERNnet, a non-profit organization managed by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Indiana INTERNnet exists to increase the quantity and quality of experiential learning in Indiana in order to retain top talent. She is responsible for launching a statewide awareness campaign to inform Indiana businesses of the Indiana INTERNnet program and the many benefits of hiring an intern. During her first six months, she led a rebranding initiative, launched the new IndianaINTERN.net website with increased functionality to better serve the program’s stakeholders, and built a staff to take the organization to the next level.

She brings extensive management, communications, marketing, planning, and fundraising skills to Indiana INTERNnet acquired through her private and non-profit sector management career. Prior to joining Indiana INTERNnet, Janet held leadership positions at the Arts Council of Indianapolis, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Steak n Shake Corporate Headquarters and FMC Corporation Link-Belt Chain Division.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Indiana University and an MBA from Butler University. Additionally, she holds an Indiana real estate broker’s license and is an Advanced Master Gardener.

Katie Qualkinbush
Creative Developer
ExactTarget

Katie Qualkinbush graduated from The University of Missouri-Columbia in 2009 with degrees in Marketing Communication and Graphic Design. Qualkinbush completed eight internships in four years, including Live Nation, Lollapalooza, University of Missouri, Miller Brooks, and ExactTarget, where she was awarded Indiana INTERNnet 2009 Intern of the Year Impact Award.

Qualkinbush joined ExactTarget fulltime in 2009 as a Junior Graphic Designer for Marketing Communications, a team which serves as the company’s in-house design firm. In 2010, Qualkinbush was promoted to Creative Developer, a role focused on transforming sales meetings into branded experiences and serves as a creative consultant to sales personnel. The Creative Development program has influenced more than $20M in new business since 2009.

She has a soft spot in her heart for internships and career development and currently sits on the board for Indiana INTERNnet and is a member of ExactTarget’s Slingshot and Catapult program Steering Committees. Qualkinbush loves infusing ExactTarget’s brand and “orange” culture into Catapult and Slingshot and helping build world-class recruiting programs.

Abby Bergman

Global Talent Development Consultant

ExactTarget

Abby Bergman graduated from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management and quickly joined ExactTarget as a Catapult Rotational Associate. Catapult is a dynamic rotational program designed to provide college graduates the opportunity to rotate through three positions within ExactTarget, the industry-leading Email Service Provider (ESP) servicing the country's biggest brands. Upon completion of the Catapult program, Abby began her permanent position as the College Recruiter where she coordinates the Slingshot (internship) and Catapult programs. Her role recently expanded to a Global Talent Development Consultant, giving her the opportunity to serve the organization on a larger scale.

Abby is extremely proud of the recognition that the Catapult and Slingshot programs have gained. Catapult placed ExactTarget on the Experience list of “Top Places to Work for Recent College Grads” in 2011 and ExactTarget was named “Employer of the Year” in 2010 for the Slingshot Internship program by the Indiana INTERN.net.

Bergman transfers her passion for talent development outside of the workplace. She remains active in her sorority, Delta Gamma, as a Membership Advisor and also serves as the 4-H Sewing Superintendent for her home town of Tipton, IN.

Kristen Neal
Partner Marketing Manager
ExactTarget

Kristen Neal graduated from Cedarville University in 2008 with a major in Organizational Communications and minors in Bible and Graphic Design. During her time at University, she interned at several organizations including The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Springboard Marketing Group, Cedarville University’s Center for Teaching and Learning, LTI Services, and more.

Kristen joined ExactTarget in 2008 at the front desk and was promoted quickly over the past three years to Partner Marketing Manager where she partners with technology partners, channel partners, field sales, and corporate sales to drive new business programs and strategies on a global scale through the Nexus Partner Ecosystem. The Partner Marketing team has driven over $19M in New Business since 2009.

Kristen Neal has a passion for mentorships and career development and has successfully managed four ExactTarget interns, helping them jump-start their careers in Interactive Marketing. Her leadership style and commitment has benefited the community through her active participation with youth through Starfish Inc, Outreach Inc, Residential Treatment Centers and more.

Nicole K. Ross

Principal, Global Employee Engagement & Culture

ExactTarget

Nicole Ross graduated from IU Bloomington’s Kelley School of Business and was recruited by the Governor Bob Orr Entrepreneurial Fellowship. She joined ExactTarget as part of her Fellowship commitment from 2005-2007, but she couldn’t fathom leaving the fast-paced company after just two years. She’s been “Orange” ever since. Ross has held a variety of Marketing roles within ExactTarget over the past seven years. After a few years as the company’s sole copywriter, she pioneered a new role called Creative Developer and built a team and process focused on injecting creativity into the sales process, which ultimately influenced over $20M in new business in three years. She went on to manage ExactTarget’s design team and creative agencies, where she was responsible for combined budgets of ~$300K annually. Most recently, Ross was promoted to a new role (she likes making up jobs from scratch; don’t tell HR…) within the Human Resources organization, Principal, Global Employee Engagement & Culture, where she is responsible for leading the company’s corporate culture initiatives and HR “marketing” to current and potential employees.

Her favorite accomplishment came in 2007 when she co-founded ExactTarget’s college recruiting programs, the Catapult Rotational Program and Slingshot Internship Program. She continues to sit on the programs’ Steering Committee and has loved watching over sixty students complete the programs.

Ross is currently finishing her Masters in Philanthropic Studies from IUPUI’s Center on Philanthropy and will graduate in May 2012. She is a member of the Writers’ Center of Indiana and the author of two in-progress books, a mildly-amusing (she hopes) memoir and her first novel.

Kiera Miller
Governance, NCAA Intern

Kiera Miller joins the NCAA from Northern Illinois University, where she earned her master’s degree in communication theory. At Northern Illinois, Kiera solely instructed several sections of introduction to public speaking for the Department of Communication. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she interned for the Huskie Athletic Compliance Office and the Huskie Life Skills program. As an intern with the Northern Illinois Athletic Department, she assisted in the daily monitoring operations of Bylaws 5 (Legislative Process), 13 (Recruiting), 14 (Eligibility), 15 (Financial Aid), and 16 (Awards and Benefits). In addition to those responsibilities, Kiera also prepared, coordinated and assisted with compliance education meetings, NCAA bylaw interpretations, Huskie Life-Skills calendars, Huskie Life-Skills athletic department events and SAAC meetings and events.

During the summers between Kiera’s graduate studies, she was a Community Relations Specialist for the WPS’s Chicago Red Stars. Her responsibilities with the Red Stars included managing all aspects of game day fundraisers and assisting with community events, which generated over $40,000 for the Chicago Red Stars Charitable Foundation. She was able to expand her involvement within Chicago athletic organizations by volunteering for the Ryan Dempster Family Foundation.

Preceding her tenure at Northern Illinois, Kiera graduated from Michigan State University with her bachelor’s degree in organizational communication. As an undergraduate, she was a College of Communication Arts and Sciences Research Scholar, research assistant at Northwestern University, an intern for Merrill Lynch and a residential advisor. Kiera was the recipient of the Office of Study Abroad Scholarship where she had the opportunity to spend a semester studying at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

Upon completion of the internship, Kiera hopes to pursue a career in compliance and student services within intercollegiate athletics.


Jaime Fluker
NCAA
Associate Director of Student-Athlete Affairs

Jaime Fluker, who joined the NCAA as an intern in the governance department, currently serves as the associate director of student-athlete affairs. Her primary duties include serving as the primary liaison to the Division II National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), administering the NCAA Campus and Conference Workshops and overseeing the NCAA Postgraduate Internship Program. Previously she oversaw the administration of administering the Student-Athlete Leadership Forum; a leadership program for Division I, II and III student-athletes, coaches and administrators

Prior to her work with student-athlete affairs, Ms. Fluker served as the assistant director of diversity and inclusion where she assisted with the development of strategies to increase the number of people of color in football coaching positions in administering the NCAA Future, Men’s and Expert Football Coaches Academy programs. In addition to that Ms. Fluker oversaw the NCAA Diversity Education program and the Division II Coaching Enhancement Grant program.

Ms. Fluker came to the NCAA from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL where she worked as the Champs/Life Skills and academic advisor graduate assistant pursuing her master’s degree in Public Administration. In that position, Ms. Fluker coordinated conference and departmental community service activities for student-athletes in addition to mentoring and assisting student-athletes with their general academic needs.

Prior to her experiences in Carbondale, Ms. Fluker received her bachelor’s degree from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin double majoring in political science and criminal justice. As a student at Carthage, Ms. Fluker was an active member in the athletics department. She was as a four-year letterwinner on the women’s track and field team, and received school, conference and national honors in addition to holding school records in the long and triple jump. Ms. Fluker is also a former member of the Division III National SAAC where she served as the chair of the committee and as a member of the Division III Championships Committee. Ms. Fluker is a current member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA) and a graduate of the NCAA/NACWAA Institute for Administrative Advancement.