Ginny Dye
Founder and CEO

Years of being involved in helping others has instilled a deep passion in our Founder and CEO, Ginny Dye to create tools to help individuals, organizations and businesses make a difference in their world. It was this passion that led to the creation & development of Together We Can Change the World.

Ginny's background includes being the author of 18 books; owning a Publishing Company; 20 years of Sales & Marketing Management; 18 years of involvement with youth; creating Internet Marketing Systems; and the development of corporate training materials for several companies.

She is passionate about her mission - helping others team together to change the world.

Gordon Owens
Executive Director

With over 30 years in the high tech industry and another 20 years in retail as owner/manager of his own chain of stores, Gordon Owens, Together We Can Change the World's Executive Director, brings with him a unique perspective when it comes to marketing over the internet.

Prior to joining TWCCTW, Gordon was a Microsoft consultant for more than a decade, helping to release products like Windows 95 and XBox. During his tenure, he developed business systems and websites for their vast sales and marketing initiatives.

As Executive Director, Gordon drives technical and business development calling upon his Accounting and MBA degrees to build TWCCTW responsibly. With passion and zeal, he is moving it ever forward towards its goal - to empower others across the United States so together we can change the world.

Marnie Ross
Chief Operations Officer

Marnie Ross, our Chief Operations Officer (COO) comes from a background in high tech with over 25 years in the corporate world. Most notably, Marnie has served as a chief information officer of a Fortune 200 company, and has published many research and technical papers which have been referenced and quoted in such magazines as CIO Magazine, Computerworld, CFO Asia, CIO Updates and Datamation.

But that's only half of her story. Marnie has been a volunteer in many organizations since her teenage years doing everything from typing and answering phones to fundraising and sitting on boards of directors.

Marnie's background in computers (B.S. degree in Computer Information Systems), plus her expertise in business strategy and administration (M.B.A. degree) empowers her to ensure that the day-to-day administration and operations of MPM run smoothly and that future operations needs are planned for today. Equipped with all of that plus her passion for serving others, a great sense of humor and quick wit, Marnie is committed to making MPM the premiere Internet company on the World Wide Web.

Gary Goodspeed
Director of Media Production

Gary Goodspeed brings many talents, as well as an impressive background of marketing and/or support representation for various computer and software companies, earning many awards for his marketing efforts.

In his role as a Regional Manager, Gary was also called upon to open expansion offices for two different companies. Gary proved to be the most productive Regional Manager in the company by gaining a 34% market share, in less than a two year period.

In his position as Corporate Relations Consultant with Together We Can Change the World, he will work closely with businesses and Media Markets all over the country to fulfill his deep belief that "together we can change the world."

Petrina Lance
Director of Administration

As Together We Can Change the World's Administration & Marketing Consultant, Petrina Lance brings 28 years of business expertise and skills ranging from owning and managing a small restaurant to being an Executive Assistant in Washington State government with many free-lance opportunities in between.

She has organized and managed three state offices from the beginning of their program existence; been an Investment in Excellence Facilitator; been a State Coordinator for the Washington State United Way Combined Fund Drive; served on the WorkFirst Advisory Board Committee; is an Auction Coordinator for a local Foundation Board; assisted in the rewriting of a police manual in Washington State; and Marketing Coordinator for both a local company and real estate company in Seattle.

Her goal and passion is to bring her varying business expertise to TWCCTW to provide the platform for individuals, organizations and businesses to make a positive difference in the world.

Dr. Robert Armstrong
Director of Training

Dr. Robert Armstrong (Dr. Bob) brings many unique talents and abilities to his role as Corporate Training Consultant. His background includes 5 years as an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army with six months spent as a Platoon leader in Vietnam. He was sent home early from Vietnam with a Purple Heart as a result of wounds sustained in combat. One year was spent as the Commanding Officer of an Airborne Infantry Rifle Company in the 82nd Airborne Division and the last two years were spent as an "A-Team" leader in Special Forces.

After leaving the military Dr. Bob became a newspaper publisher for a while but eventually returned to school and became a Doctor of Chiropractic. His practice extended over the next 13 years until an old injury forced him to retire. During that time he also served as editor of his state's Chiropractic Journal while also serving on the Mississippi State Governor's Advisory Board For Radiological Health for seven years.

Over a decade of volunteer work with various non-profits has given him a passion for making a difference, and years of working with people have given him a passion for helping people achieve their true potential. He has taught numerous motivational courses over the years helping people achieve high levels of success.

Sandi Valentine
Director of Communication

Sandi Valentine comes from a long line of writers with an ability to reach hearts and create action in her readers. Her experiences and extensive world travel have given Sandi the ability to empathize with others and fuel her writing.

As the Director of Communication, Sandi insists on the highest and most creative standards of writing for Together We Can Change The World. From E-books, weekly newsletters, stories and training emails, to news releases and special projects, she strives to empower and motivate her readers to achieve high success – changing their world along the way.

Owen Ott
Director of Systems Administration

Owen retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after 20 years of active service at home and abroad.

With over 2 decades of web development, several years of SQL Server administration, and programming experience in Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Basic .NET, JavaScript, PHP, and the Macromedia Suite applications, Owen comes to TWCCTW highly qualified to serve as Director of Systems Administration & Webmaster.

In his travels, Owen found people in need. He became part of Together We Can Change the World to help make a difference because, "One person cannot help everyone, but collectively, we can." As TWCCTW's Director of Systems Administration & Webmaster he has found a way to help change the lives of others through the very company that holds the same vision.

Carl Zetterberg
Director of System Design & Graphics

Carl has spent the last 25 years in the world of high tech, helping a number of companies develop hardware and software systems to meet customer needs. He has extensive experience in project management and managing development teams.

In his roles as project manager, he has worked with all areas of business, and understands the roles of finance, sales, marketing and how they work together with development to produce a finished product.

In his role as TWCCTW's System Design and Animation Consultant, Carl uses his broad spectrum of abilities and knowledge to take Together We Can Change the World to the forefront of achieving its goal of helping millions of people around the world.

Kathie Zetterberg
Director of Design & Graphics

With over 30 years in the graphic and printing industry, Kathie brings her experience in design and graphics to Together We Can Change the World as the company's Design & Graphics Consultant. Working in pre-press production for an international printing company has given her an insight of current trends and a professional look to her work. With the dawn of the internet, Kathie has added this new way of communication to express herself through graphics.

Kathie has been involved and is extremely interested in many causes. She has done historical research pertaining to early Seattle (then Washington Territory). She has probed into Native American relations with early settlers of the area and has had much involvement with museums, historical organizations and is a member of a Native American Tribe.

Kathie says, "Together We Can Change the World is a wonderful way to reach out and help people and causes." With her passion to help those in need, protecting the environment, as well as helping animal rescue groups, historical preservation, and many others causes, she has found a way to truly make a difference.

Marilyn Lindman
Director of Commissions and Finance

Marilyn has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology/Social Work. She recently retired after 36 years working with young adults in the college environment.

Marilyn began her journey as a corporate officer as the Director of Special Projects which exposed her to the multiple workings of the company. With the explosion of MPM, her accounting background and skills were needed in the area of commissions and sales. After serving four months as Interim Director, she officially became Director of Commissions & Finance in January 2008.

Marilyn's problem-solving abilities, strong organizational skills, editorial and writing skills, and willingness to learn and experiment with new computer and Internet programs has made her invaluable to MPM.

Shawn Dowdy
Director of Shopping Promotions

Shawn Dowdy, as Director of Shopping Promotions, is responsible for the creation and distribution of our shopping contests and incentives. She also changes out the Mall's Hot Deals daily to keep them fresh and current. Shawn and her team scour the Mall constantly for up-to-date specials providing the very best shopping experience for our members.

Shawn's positive attitude, wonderful sense of humor, willingness to think outside the box, and passion for helping equip others who want to make the world a better place are evident in all she does for MPM.

Nita Johnson
Director of Customer Service

Nita Johnson, our Director of Customer Service has a BA degree in Anthropology and a MA in Liberal Studies. On her way to make a living in California (from South Dakota), she stopped off in Denver, Colorado where she remained. Nita recently retired after 37 years working with the faculty, staff and students at the University of Denver. She now pulls on those years of experience to expertly guide the customer service side of My Power Mall.

Nita's patience, quick sense of humor and compassionate nature serves her well as she strives to answer questions and ferret out information for our MPM members. She does everything with dispatch and excellence. With hundreds of emails pouring into her Inbox every day, Nita is the "eye of the hurricane" as she retains her calm in the midst of urgency.

Brad Gerver
Director of Marketing

Brad Gerver is a retired elementary school teacher and performing blues artist with The Buzzard Brothers, a Flagstaff, Arizona band. He is also a published children's author, songwriter, radio broadcaster, bumper sticker writer, political humor writer, product namer, and published cartoon writer/creator (but he says, "don't ask me to draw!").

Brad comes to the position of Director of Marketing with a strong desire to bring the best stores, rebates and merchandise specials to our online shopping mall. His quick wit, passion for the vision of MPM, and expertise in communication empowers his relationships with our merchants and fuels everything he does!

L.J. Wertalik
Director of Director of Systems Project Management

L.J. is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and has spent more than 15 years in the Information Technology industry. Before joining us, L.J. worked for Unilever where he managed a number of large design and implementation projects on both a regional (North American) and a global scale. Prior to working for Unilever, L.J. also held technical, sales, and finance positions with AT&T, Bridgeport Hospital, and ERI. L.J. holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance.

As the Director of Systems Project Management, L.J. brings us strong analytical and project management expertise to keep TWCCTW’s systems on the leading edge as we grow and add more and more programs and data to our systems.

He has been a member of My Power Mall since the day it launched in March 2007 and loves the positive energy that MPM brings to his life and to the lives of everyone it touches. He looks forward to helping MPM become a successful, dynamic, growth-oriented organization.