Mark Tilsen
Mark Tilsen
Innovation-Award-Winner-2011 Innovation-Award-Winner-2011
Overview
Mark Tilsen is President of Native American Natural Foods and a longtime business partner with Karlene Hunter in Lakota Express, Inc., a direct marketing and customer care management company. Mr. Tilsen has more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, marketing community development, and 18 years in special events marketing and productions. Mr. Tilsen has received numerous marketing awards and is a lifelong supporter of Native American causes. He co-founded several successful community organizations and businesses, including KILI Radio, the largest indigenous community-owned radio station in North America and The Black Hills Alliance. a coalition of Native and non-Native Americans that had a major impact on changing the environmental policies and practices in the Black Hills.