Certified Diversity Professional, I & D Squared Consulting
Sep 30, 2021
Angie Nelson-Deuitch
Certified Diversity Professional, I & D Squared Consulting

Angie is a Certified Diversity Professional. Angie launched her own
consulting firm, I & D Squared Consulting, LLC. in 2017 focused on
improving diversity and inclusion in the region. Her goal is to work with
local non-profits and businesses on improving relationships and services
to diverse customers, attracting and retaining top talent, and building an
inclusive leadership culture. She is a certified facilitator with the Cultural
Intelligence Center. She recently left NiSource after ten years to work full-
time on her business and newly formed non-profit, The Inclusion, Diversity
and Equity Academy (IDEA).
She is also very active in the community and with several non-for-profit
organizations. Her passion is geared towards youth leadership and
education. She is on the board of directors of the Unity Foundation of
LaPorte County, LaPorte County Career and Tech Center Advisory Board
and United Way of LaPorte County. She also serves on the Board of
Directors for the Indiana United Way. She is an At-Large member of the Michigan City Common
Council.
Angie has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the FAMU / FSU College of
Engineering. She also has a Master of Public Affairs (Public Administration) from Indiana University.
Angie is a member of several women’s civic organizations that include: The Drifters, Incorporated,
The Links, Incorporated and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. All these organizations focus
on scholarship and mentoring programs.
Angie has received several accolades and was selected as the Humanitarian of the Year in 2018
from the Michigan City Human Rights Commission. She was named the United Way Volunteer of the
year for 2017. In 2014 she was named Influential Women of Northwest Indiana’s “Up and Coming”
Business Women of the year. In the same year, she won South Shore Leadership’s “Leaders as
Heroes” award. Angie also received the Lester Radtke Community Service Award in 2013. She also
received the Community Service award from Leadership LaPorte County in 2016.