Emerging Prairie

Arise! Communities Empowers Underrepresented Groups in the Tech Industry

About Theresa and Kirsten Theresa and Kirsten are the Co-Founders of Arise! Communities, a nonprofit organization offering a full spectrum of judgment-free technology education to diverse people groups. Kirsten attended…

Pursuit of Innovation Offers Tech Opportunities to Underserved Youth

About Nancy Nancy Mwirotsi is the Founder and Executive Director of Pursuit of Innovation (Pi515), operating out of Des Moines, Iowa. From an early age, Nancy was exposed to the…

Meet Tré – Emerging Digital Academy Student

Meet Tré Olson, one of the 11 students of the Conway Cohort at Emerging Digital Academy. Tré was born and raised in Fargo and has spent most of his life…

Meet Milton – Emerging Digital Academy Student

Meet Milton Fernandez, one of the 11 students of the Conway Cohort at Emerging Digital Academy. Milton grew up just outside of Grand Forks in a small town called Crookston,…

Emerging Prairie Welcomes New Teammate: Dana

Emerging Prairie is excited to welcome Dana Peterson to the Emerging Prairie Team! She joins the team as the Chief Strategy Officer where she’ll oversee the implementation of the strategic…

Emerging Prairie Welcomes Dana Peterson as Chief Strategy Officer

Emerging Prairie has added Dana Peterson to help lead its pursuit to improve the human condition.   Dana Peterson joins Emerging Prairie as a member of the executive management team…

Emerging Prairie Welcomes New Teammate: Jimmy

Emerging Prairie is excited to welcome Jimmy Kragt to the Emerging Prairie Team! He’ll be taking on the role of our Sales Intern. He’ll be assisting in building our partnership models…

Emerging Prairie Welcomes New Teammate: Nathan

Emerging Prairie is excited to welcome Nathan Marcotte to the Emerging Prairie Team! He’ll be researching and implementing new initiatives at Emerging Prairie.  Nathan is a graduate of North Dakota…

Teammate Spotlight: Andrew Jason

A few days ago I sat down with Andrew Jason, Special Projects Coordinator at Emerging Prairie, to talk more about his career, life journey, and how he ended up at…

Emerging Prairie Announces 2021 Women Entrepreneurship Cohort

Emerging Prairie is proud to announce the 2021 Women’s Entrepreneurship Cohort. This cohort seeks to create a community to increase the success of women entrepreneurs and accelerate their growth in…