Dr. Brandon Tatum, CEO

Despite not making his fourth grade little league all-star team Dr. Tatum has had a successful career. "I wasn't sure I would be able to bounce back from the devastating all-star team news, but fortunately I found the grit to move on to new adventures."  He has spent his career in education and has spent his time working with students and families at both the collegiate and grade school levels. Most recently, he has sat on the Oklahoma Innovation in Education subcommittee for Governor Stitt while also serving on several national, state, and local boards including the National Christian School Association Board of Trustees, National Christian School Association Board of Commissioners, Texas Christian School Association Board of Trustees,  and the Institute for Emerging Leaders Advisory Board. He also has published two children's books; The Adventures of Grit and The Diary of a Lousy Book. Brandon and his wife Megan have a son named Sawyer, and twin daughters Blakely and Gentry.

Nick Hathaway, COO

Nick Hathaway is a dynamic and visionary leader.  In 2018, he launched eLocker to help individuals achieve their full potential by giving people the opportunity to participate fully in their own advancement, find an ideal job and make their greatest contribution to society as a whole.  Nick previously served at The University of Oklahoma for over 24 years, ultimately concurrently holding the titles Executive Vice President, Vice President of Administration & Finance and Vice President for Strategic Planning. Nick excelled in leading institution-wide projects in such focus areas as campus operations, student success, data science and analytics, community initiatives, international partnerships, research support and strategic planning.

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Laura Naff, Accountant

Laura has spent her career in finance working with companies in all sizes. Laura's expertise in non-profit business has been a blessing to the work we are doing in higher education. Laura works with Hale and Company and provides outstanding service to her clients because of her dedication to three underlying principles of professionalism, responsiveness and quality. Laura can be reached at laura@connectedu.org or laura@halecpa.com.