“Strong teams don’t reach success by accident—they navigate toward it with shared purpose, honest communication, and the discipline to grow through challenges together. When trust and accountability are present, progress becomes inevitable.”
MEET OUR TEAM.
Dan Topf, CPT
President
Dan Topf is a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) with 20+ years' experience in program facilitation, instructional design, and human resources consulting. He's a certified facilitator for all the Celemi learning programs. He's facilitated over 200 Celemi Tango programs alone. Further, he has extensive experience in designing and delivering online and table-top customized business simulations for clients.
Most of his clients blend simulation learning tools into their strategic learning programs. Dan has integrated simulations into executive development, management training, project manager training, customer service initiatives, and cash flow programs. Dan holds a BA and MA degrees and has served on the faculty of the Drake University School of Education in Des Moines, Iowa USA. He also teaches in Executive MBA Program at the University of Iowa, a Top 30 business school. Dan's an active alumnus of the Leadership Iowa Class of 2011-2012, and is involved in the International Society for Performance Improvement and the Association
for Talent Development.
515-292-2602
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Most of his clients blend simulation learning tools into their strategic learning programs. Dan has integrated simulations into executive development, management training, project manager training, customer service initiatives, and cash flow programs. Dan holds a BA and MA degrees and has served on the faculty of the Drake University School of Education in Des Moines, Iowa USA. He also teaches in Executive MBA Program at the University of Iowa, a Top 30 business school. Dan's an active alumnus of the Leadership Iowa Class of 2011-2012, and is involved in the International Society for Performance Improvement and the Association
for Talent Development.
515-292-2602
Email Dan.
Marge Stepansky, MS, EdS
Senior Vice President
Marge Stepansky has been facilitating leadership and employee training for over 25 years. She specializes in leveraging workplace style assessments, team building tools, and high energy follow through tactics to drive performance improvement with her clients. She's a certified DiSC facilitator.
Before joining MDI, Inc., she served as Senior Trainer for The Employers Association of the Northeast, Vice President of Training for National Training Associates, Regional Training and Human Resource Manager for LensCrafters, Inc. and Director of Training and Development for Albert Steigers, Inc. a regional department store chain. She has designed and delivered highly acclaimed professional development programs for companies in the manufacturing, retail, financial, hospitality, and health care industries. She has designed and implemented comprehensive customer service initiatives, problem solving teams, executive development programs, and performance management systems.
Marge has earned a Master of Science Degree and an Educational Specialist Certificate from the State University of New
York at Albany.
860-752-3660
Email Marge.
Before joining MDI, Inc., she served as Senior Trainer for The Employers Association of the Northeast, Vice President of Training for National Training Associates, Regional Training and Human Resource Manager for LensCrafters, Inc. and Director of Training and Development for Albert Steigers, Inc. a regional department store chain. She has designed and delivered highly acclaimed professional development programs for companies in the manufacturing, retail, financial, hospitality, and health care industries. She has designed and implemented comprehensive customer service initiatives, problem solving teams, executive development programs, and performance management systems.
Marge has earned a Master of Science Degree and an Educational Specialist Certificate from the State University of New
York at Albany.
860-752-3660
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Kristopher Sortwell, MSW
Vice President of Business Acumen & Leadership Development
Kristopher Sortwell is an accomplished and highly regarded facilitator whose dynamic, results-oriented approach drives meaningful skill development, accountability, and real-world application. With more than 19 years of advanced leadership experience spanning both for-profit and nonprofit environments, Kris brings a depth of practical insight that resonates across industries and organizational levels. He is a Certified DiSC® Facilitator and is certified in the Apples & Oranges™ Business Simulation.
Kris is widely recognized for his ability to engage and motivate participants while maintaining a strong focus on outcomes and professional growth. Program participants consistently commend his depth of knowledge, authenticity, relatability, and effective use of humor to reinforce learning. His facilitation style is both strategic and personalized, translating complex concepts into relevant, actionable strategies tailored to each audience. His process often includes a thoughtful, systematic exploration of organizational challenges, barriers, strengths, and successes to ensure learning is meaningful, practical, and immediately applicable.
In addition to group facilitation, Kris provides one-on-one professional coaching, as well as operations improvement consulting, helping organizations strengthen leadership capability, improve performance, and achieve sustainable results.
Phone: 860-420-6832
Email Kris.
Vice President of Business Acumen & Leadership Development
Kristopher Sortwell is an accomplished and highly regarded facilitator whose dynamic, results-oriented approach drives meaningful skill development, accountability, and real-world application. With more than 19 years of advanced leadership experience spanning both for-profit and nonprofit environments, Kris brings a depth of practical insight that resonates across industries and organizational levels. He is a Certified DiSC® Facilitator and is certified in the Apples & Oranges™ Business Simulation.
Kris is widely recognized for his ability to engage and motivate participants while maintaining a strong focus on outcomes and professional growth. Program participants consistently commend his depth of knowledge, authenticity, relatability, and effective use of humor to reinforce learning. His facilitation style is both strategic and personalized, translating complex concepts into relevant, actionable strategies tailored to each audience. His process often includes a thoughtful, systematic exploration of organizational challenges, barriers, strengths, and successes to ensure learning is meaningful, practical, and immediately applicable.
In addition to group facilitation, Kris provides one-on-one professional coaching, as well as operations improvement consulting, helping organizations strengthen leadership capability, improve performance, and achieve sustainable results.
Phone: 860-420-6832
Email Kris.
Bill Stepansky
Bill Stepansky has been facilitating workshops for over 30 years. Subjects include financial and business acumen, sales, customer service, project management, communications, time management, holding effective meetings, team building, problem solving, decision making, leadership, communications, and many others. Bill has an engineering degree from Southern Illinois University. At Firestone he was Plant Manager, Sales Manager, and Administrative Assistant to the President of the Firestone Industrial Products Division and Manager of the Executive Leadership Development Department. He served as President of Alcam Video Products, Inc, a video retail business, and Celemi, Inc., a business learning company. Bill served on the adjunct faculty at the University of Michigan, RPI, and Springfield College. Bill splits his time between Windsor Locks, CT and Beckett, MA with his wife Marge, and his son and daughter.
Trusted Industry Partners
Libby Macomber, MBA
Libby serves as a senior associate and content partner to MDI, Inc. In her role as President of Celemi, Inc, she brings extensive experience in sales, marketing, business acumen, leadership development, and change implementations. She has a fantastic eye for learning design, delivery, and impact on real-world business results.
Libby serves as a senior associate and content partner to MDI, Inc. In her role as President of Celemi, Inc, she brings extensive experience in sales, marketing, business acumen, leadership development, and change implementations. She has a fantastic eye for learning design, delivery, and impact on real-world business results.
Ann Martel, CPA
Ann serves as a senior associate for MDI, Inc. based near Madison, WI. She has expertise in business acumen, leadership, accounting, and strategy. She has experience as a CFO, business learning designer, and consultant. Ann also has extensive experience in facilitating, designing, and building business simulations.
Ann serves as a senior associate for MDI, Inc. based near Madison, WI. She has expertise in business acumen, leadership, accounting, and strategy. She has experience as a CFO, business learning designer, and consultant. Ann also has extensive experience in facilitating, designing, and building business simulations.
Brent Snow
Brent Snow serves as a senior associate for MDI, Inc. He's the founder of his firm, 10,000 Feet, LLC. He is an expert in the world of strategic business simulations and the design and facilitation of interactive leadership development experiences. His work has been written about in Fortune, Fast Company and CIO Magazines, and has been televised internationally by the International Institute for Learning.