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Organization of SIFA
The following are a list of the Members of the SIFA Board of Directors and Technical Board.
SIFA Members elect officials every year for terms on the Association´s Board of Directors. The Technical Board is comprised of the Lead of each SIFA Working Group and Task Force as well as up to four At-Large members elected by the membership. The SIFA Technical Board Members serve a one-year term.
2008 SIFA Board of Directors Members
- Shawn Bay, CEO
eScholar, LLC.
White Plains, NY
- Mitch Benson, Worldwide Director of Education Solutions
Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA
- Bethann Canada, Dir Ed Info Management
Virginia Department of Education
Richmond, VA
- Steve Curtis, President and CEO
Edustructures
South Jordan, UT
- Sonya Edwards, Ed Administrator
California Department of Education
Sacramento, CA
- Douglas Hamlin, President
VersaTrans Solutions, Inc.
Latham, NY
- Michael Jay, President
Educational Systemics
Bellingham, WA
- Steve King, Vice President
ESP Solutions Group
Austin, TX
- Tim Magner, Director Office of Ed Technology
US Department of Education
Washington, DC
- Sean McDonough, IT Policy Specialist
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Harrisburg, PA
- Patrick Plant, Director of Technology
Anoka-Hennepin School District, Ed Service Center
Coon Rapids, MN
- Paul Shoesmith, Asst Director Tech Policy and Standards
Becta
Coventry, England
- Andrew White, President
SchoolCenter
Carbondale, IL
2008 SIFA Technical Board
Working Group Leads
| Working Group | Lead | Alternate |
| Assessment |
Doug Martinson
Northwest Evaluation Association |
Kris Herakovich
Pearson |
| Data Warehouse |
Ron Streeter
eScholar, LLC. |
Jeremy Davidson
Integrity Technology Solutions |
| Food Services |
Dave Guidos
School-Link Technologies |
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| Grade Book |
Bill Duncan
Pearson |
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| Human Resources & Financials |
Meredith Bickell
Wyoming DOE |
Sri Racherla
School-Link Technologies |
| Infrastructure |
Andrew Elmhorst
Edustructures |
Mark Ward
Computer Power Solutions of Illinois |
| Library Automation |
Ralph Iden
Follett Software Company |
Betsy Gordon
Companion Corp |
| Professional Development |
Jeanette Hammock
TrueNorthLogic |
Eric Hall
Northwest ESD 189 |
| Special Programs |
Elycia Hansen
WSIPC |
Liz Clements
Computer Automation Systems |
| Student Information Systems |
Judi Barnett
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit |
Wendy Riedy
SunGard Pentamation |
| Transportation & Geographical Information |
Jeremy Davidson
Integrity Technology Solutions |
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Task Force Leads
| Task Force | Lead | Alternate |
| Data Model |
Jason Wrage
Integrity Technology Solutions |
Alex Jackl
ESP Solutions Group |
| Implementation (LEA) |
John Wargo
Central Susquehanna IU |
Bart Kunz
Lincoln Co. School District #2 (WY) |
| Implementation (SEA) |
Peter Coleman
Virginia Dept of Education |
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| Instructional Services |
Alex Jackl
ESP Solutions Group |
David Longdon
Educational Systemics |
| Internationalization |
Andrew Elmhorst
Edustructures |
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| Student Record Exchange |
Barbara Andrepont
ESP Solutions Group |
Lee Purvis
Docufide Inc. |
| Voting/Elections |
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| Services |
Bryan Green
Pearson School Systems |
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| Vertical Reporting |
Ron Streeter
eScholar, LLC. |
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Committee Chairpersons (non-voting)
| Committee | Chairperson | Vice-Chairperson |
| Certification |
Gay Sherman
Computer Power Solutions of Illinois |
Dean Goodmanson
Renaissance Learning |
| Marketing and Membership |
Dave Moravec
Integrity Technology Solutions |
Sandra Richards
Edustructures |
| Policy and Procedures |
Dick Robinson |
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At-Large Members
Ron Kleinman
Marstep Computing |
David Owens
Birmingham Local Authority, UK |
Eric Petersen
Edustructures |
Ignacio Ybarra
Mizuni, Inc. |
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