Sharpen your skills, ignite your passion, and deepen your sense of purpose while networking with and learning from fellow leaders.
Join us at the University of Mary for the 2026 True Leadership Institute, a two-day experience dedicated to developing authentic, mission-driven leadership. Hosted in Butler Hall at the Gary Tharaldson School of Business, this conference brings together business leaders, professionals, and students who desire to grow in character and impact.
Vern Dosch is the past president and CEO of National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC). NISC provides billing, accounting and engineering software solutions to more than 800 rural utilities and telephone companies and 14 million end customers in 49 states, American Samoa, Palau, and Canada, with offices in Mandan, ND; Lake Saint Louis, MO; Cedar Rapids, IA; and Shawano, WI. NISC employs more than 1,000 highly-skilled employees. Dosch, a life-long resident of Bismarck-Mandan, holds a bachelor of science degree and a master's of management degree from the University of Mary and resides in Bismarck with his wife, Lynne. Vern and Lynne have three grown children: Zachary (Skylar), Brittany (Jesse), and Jordan — and three beautiful grandchildren.
