Dellen spent many years of her childhood at a family friend’s computer store where she enjoyed tracking down spare parts and testing new technologies. As she got older, she began playing a silly little game called Neopets, where she was an active guild leader and fell in love with coding.

Dellen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Iowa State University, with minors in History, Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s a dynamic community builder, web developer, digital strategist, and professional fundraiser. She also lends her expertise to the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Central Iowa Chapter as the Marketing and Communications Chair and serves on AFP Global’s Marketing, Awards, and Communications (MAC) Committee. Through her work, Dellen has become privy to the unique challenges nonprofits can face and is passionate about creating opportunities for them to overcome them through innovation and technology.

When she’s not busy training AI and/or exploring the limitations of her MacBook, Dellen enjoys cooking, gardening, supporting local businesses, and rearranging furniture. She lives in Des Moines with her husband David and son Damien.

Find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dellenburkflores/