Our Leadership

Scott Dettman

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER – He/Him

Avenica CEO Scott Dettman is a dynamic leader with a strong track record of driving growth through transformation and innovation in the human capital arena.

Scott joined Avenica in 2019 following a six-year stint with ManpowerGroup that included progressive leadership roles spanning analytics and transformation to general management and business development.

Scott has a master’s degree and Ph.D. (ABD) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and most recently completed an Executive Leadership program at Harvard Business School.

 

Angie Swatfager

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER / CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER – She/Her

Angie is a values-based financial and operational executive with expertise in innovative and high-growth organizations and was named CFO of the year by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal in 2018.

Prior to joining Avenica in 2020, Angie served as CFO of GoKart Labs and as a contract CFO of early-stage companies after several years in various Finance and Operational leadership roles at MinuteClinic during its rapid national expansion and acquisition by CVS Health.

Angie is an (inactive) CPA and holds an Accounting degree from Concordia College in Moorehead, MN.

 

Teron Buford

VICE PRESIDENT, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION – He/Him

What’s your why?
“Many of us wake up each day wondering how we can make a difference; wondering how we can leave the world a better place than we found it. Through working to cultivate diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environments and practices, I help bring greater awareness of systems of oppression and actively work to dismantle them. Avenica has provided me with a platform to not only help others grow, but also provide a good to the community.”

Teron has a B.A. in Social Work and a masters (2018) in Clinical Social Work from the University of St. Thomas.

Nicole Peterlin

VICE PRESIDENT, PEOPLE OPERATIONS – She/Her

What’s your why?
I’m passionate about helping close the opportunity gap and open doors to bright and talented early-career professionals who otherwise might not be offered the opportunity to find meaningful work aligned to their education, skills, and interests – at Avenica, it’s what we do! In believing in better we can build something better: a better employee experience; a better, more inclusive workforce; and a better, more innovative world. We need talented, bright, and diverse perspectives to be better – I want to be a part of better, and that’s what drives me to wake up every day and do what I do.

Nicole graduated from Augsburg University with a Master in Business Administration and the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business, with a B.S. in Business, Human Resources and Industrial Relations.