Sally Rutledge-Ott, ACE, NFPC is the President & CEO of Ottsie, LLC, a Certified Woman-Owned Supplier
specializing in the construction industry and nonprofit development. Ottsie, LLC holds WOSB and NWBE
Certifications from the US Women’s Chamber of Commerce, a third-party certifier for the Small Business
Administration. She is also certified by the Capitol Development Board in Illinois through their Business
Enterprises Program.
Sally has an Associate’s degree in Court and Convention Reporting and a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing. Post
graduate studies include Nonprofit Management, Organizational Management, Business Development and
Business Law. Sally holds Certifications in Economic Development, Event Planning, Nonprofit Management and
Strategic Planning. After her court reporting career, she entered into the world of tourism, starting the Ottawa
Visitors Bureau and working under Governor Edgar’s Illinois Tourism Initiative. From there, she ran a home-
based business which included freelance court reporting and national corporate and nonprofit training.
Sally began change management for chambers and nonprofit organizations throughout the country over 40 years
ago providing facilitation and organizational development. She has trained and facilitated over 3,000 board of
directors and staff. She was a guest professor at Indiana Wesleyan University, guest Lecturer at Central
Washington University, and Leadership Kokomo in Indiana and has developed a Customer Service Training that
has reached over 12,000 people.
She holds Nonprofit Certified Executive credentials, received her Accredited Chamber Executive status in 2007
from the State of Illinois Chamber, was inducted into the American Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement
Circle for Million Dollars in Salesin 2010, and was ranked 3rd in the Nation for Sales. She holds Certified Chamber
Executive credentials from the US Chamber of Commerce as and holds US Copyrights on Legal Policies for
Nonprofit Organizations.
specializing in the construction industry and nonprofit development. Ottsie, LLC holds WOSB and NWBE
Certifications from the US Women’s Chamber of Commerce, a third-party certifier for the Small Business
Administration. She is also certified by the Capitol Development Board in Illinois through their Business
Enterprises Program.
Sally has an Associate’s degree in Court and Convention Reporting and a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing. Post
graduate studies include Nonprofit Management, Organizational Management, Business Development and
Business Law. Sally holds Certifications in Economic Development, Event Planning, Nonprofit Management and
Strategic Planning. After her court reporting career, she entered into the world of tourism, starting the Ottawa
Visitors Bureau and working under Governor Edgar’s Illinois Tourism Initiative. From there, she ran a home-
based business which included freelance court reporting and national corporate and nonprofit training.
Sally began change management for chambers and nonprofit organizations throughout the country over 40 years
ago providing facilitation and organizational development. She has trained and facilitated over 3,000 board of
directors and staff. She was a guest professor at Indiana Wesleyan University, guest Lecturer at Central
Washington University, and Leadership Kokomo in Indiana and has developed a Customer Service Training that
has reached over 12,000 people.
She holds Nonprofit Certified Executive credentials, received her Accredited Chamber Executive status in 2007
from the State of Illinois Chamber, was inducted into the American Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement
Circle for Million Dollars in Salesin 2010, and was ranked 3rd in the Nation for Sales. She holds Certified Chamber
Executive credentials from the US Chamber of Commerce as and holds US Copyrights on Legal Policies for
Nonprofit Organizations.