Dannielle Yelder

Dannielle Yelder is the State Director for Indiana APEX Accelerators. She is responsible for the implementation and execution of the IN-APEX Accelerator strategy and programmatic elements. Dannielle has been a part of the APEX program for 2 years serving as the Senior Manager where she assisted the director role and counselors and worked for the state of Indiana for five years. Dannielle is a global midwestern girl born and raised in Heidlberg Germany and considers Detroit, Michigan, and Indianapolis her stateside homes. She graduated from North Central High school. She has a love for knowledge and building others. She received her bachelor’s degrees in communication and German Studies from IUPUI, MBA with a concentration in Organizational leadership from Argosy University and certification in Professional, Community Communication from Ivy Tech. Dannielle has served in the Indiana Army National Guard for 8yrs as a vertical engineer and she is very active in her community and other organizations nationwide.