Jon joined LACA in 2001 to oversee the development of video services.  After graduating from Miami University with a degree in Operations Management, he moved to Japan to study intercultural communication; he spent nine years there teaching English as a Second Language.

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.
 

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.

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.

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 for technical support on DASL, ProgressBook, SSEM, SIS and EMIS.

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.

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.

Meghan is a graduate of Malone College in Canton, Ohio with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts with an emphasis in Public Relations. She is supporting the Special Services Education Module (SSEM) Application at both the local and the state level, as well as assisting with local ProgressBook support.

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.

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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.  

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

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.

Barbara is a graduate from Ohio University with a Bachelor's in Business Administration majoring in Management Information Systems.  Barbara comes from a non-profit organization where she worked with local government entities to secure federal and state grant funding.  Barbara is responsible for the training and support of  the Student Information System called DASL.