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Sandy Mercer
Executive Director
smercer@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 218
Sandy has been the
director of LACA since it's inception in 1982. She graduated from
the Dean's list in 1977 from Tri-State University in Angola, Indiana
with an Associates Degree in Computer Technology. Sandy manages the
entire LACA staff and is responsible for the overall
functioning, efficiency, and growth of the organization.
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Jon Bowers
Director of Operations
jbowers@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 223
After completing a B.S.
in Operations Management, Jon moved to Japan where he studied
inter-cultural communication and taught English for nine years. Jon
also managed a private school and studied CALL (Computer Aided
Language Learning). At LACA, he is curator and manager of the
IVDL vision as well as office and operational management. He
also has committee and organizational roles. Jon is a devoted
proponent for technology in education.
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Chad Carson
Director of Technology
ccarson@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 218
Chad first
started with LACA in 1994. His role is to oversee the technical
aspects of LACA, including mainframes, servers, network equipment,
and software applications. Chad holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Computer Science from Ohio University. He also holds Cisco CCNP and CCDP certifications.
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Joey Alexander
Network Manager
jalexander@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 216
Joey
has been with LACA since December of 1997. He received an Associates Degree
in Geographics from Hocking College in 1997. He also has received
certificates in programming and wiring from Novell. Joey's primary
responsibility is the wide area network (WAN). He is also backup for the
local area network (LAN) support to the local districts. He also holds
Cisco CCNP and CCDP certifications.
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Trish Baker
Media Resources Coordinator
pbaker@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 214
Trish has been with LACA since October of
1996. She has an Associates Degree in Library Science from Ohio
Dominican College. She was a library aide at Willis C. Adams Middle
School in the Johnstown-Monroe Local School District for seven and a
half years before coming to LACA. Her primary responsibility is to
provide support for the INFOhio project. This includes technical
support and training for all aspects of the Sirsi K-12 library
automation software and technical support and training for
electronic resources.
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Heather Cronbaugh
K-12 Special Services Manager
hcronbaugh@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 219
Heather has been with LACA since April of 2005, coming from two years as an
Educational Technologist at Shelby Sr. High School and five years in the
customer service/project management field. Her primary responsibility is to
provide training and support for the SSEM (Special Services Education
Module) software both to local LACA users and statewide to ITC staff. Heather
holds a Bachelor’s in Business
Administration degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
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Jeff Davis
Student Data Analysis Coordinator
jeffdavis@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 222
Jeff has been with LACA
since October 2005. He has received his Bachelor's Degree in Computer
Information Systems from Devry University. Prior to joining LACA, Jeffrey
Davis worked with companies like Wal-Mart, Leapfrog, Donato's Pizza and
Paramount Companies - giving him over 19 years worth of information systems
service experience. His current role is to deploy and support the Data
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Jerry Eby
Student Applications Manager
jeby@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 210
Jerry is a graduate of Washington State
Community College with an Associates Degree in Computer Programming.
Jerry was on the Presidents List, Dean's List, and was a member of
Phi Theta Kappa. He is Student Services Manager and is responsible
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Elizabeth Faulkner
K-12 Classroom Data Coordinator
efaulkner@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 224
Elizabeth has a bachelor's
degree from The Ohio State University in Human Development and Family
Studies. This past year she started taking graduate courses towards a
master's in Education. She is the K-12 Classroom Data Coordinator at LACA
and is responsible for training and support for teachers using ProgressBook interface software.
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Linda Haynes
Student Services Coordinator
lhaynes@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 220
Linda has been with
LACA since October of 1994. She has an Associates Degree in Computer
Programming from COTC. Her primary responsibilities are support and
training of the Student Information System |
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Melody Hewitt
Fiscal Services Coordinator
mhewitt@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 212
Melody has been with
LACA since February of 1997. She has a Bachelors in Business
Management from Otterbein. Melody worked for over ten years as the
business manager for several small companies where she was
responsible for all the accounting and payroll procedures. Her
primary responsibility is to provide support and training to the
Treasurer's office staff. This includes accounting, payroll,
equipment inventory, and GAAP. |
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Mary Knicely
Administrative Applications Manager
mknicely@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 211
Mary is a 1987 graduate
of Cedarville College with Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Accounting
and Computer Information Systems. Mary was the Assistant Treasurer
at Tri-Valley Local Schools for 2 1/2 years and Treasurer at West
Muskingum Local Schools for 1 1/2 years prior to coming to
LACA in May of 1992. Mary's primary responsibility is to assist the
districts in implementing the EMIS data and helping the districts to
correct errors and interpret reports. Because of her background, she
is backup support for Fiscal applications. Mary is also responsible
for installing all the State Software releases. |
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Helen Morris
Administrative Assistant
hmorris@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 225
Helen has been with
LACA since March 2003. She has an Associate Degree in Computer
Technology from Columbus State. Helen comes from Huntington Bank and
Lucent Technologies. o |
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Dave Stein
Network Coordinator
dstein@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 217
David joined LACA in
December 2003, following eight years of service with AT&T and
Bank One. As Network Coordinator, he provides local area network
server management and supports the LACA wide area network. David
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering from
DeVry Institute of Technology |
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Bobbie Warthman
Educational Applications Manager
bwarthman@laca.org
(740) 345-3400 x 213
Bobbie has been with
LACA since September of 1998. She is a graduate of Logan High School
and Tri-County Joint Vocational School where she received a
Vocational Certificate in the field of Office Services. Her
primary responsibility is to provide technical and user support and
training for the INFOhio Project, the Sirsi-K12 automation software,
and other educational software packages supported by LACA. |