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Addy Villalobos
Student Sub-Committee, Place 6
Addy Villalobos has served as a TSUG Student Sub-Committee member since 2022 and teaches classes during the annual TSUG conference since 2015. Addy currently works as an SIS Administrator for Fort Bend ISD and…
Adriana Faz
Finance Sub-Committee, Place 2
Adriana Faz currently serves as the Director of Finance for Kaufman ISD. With 16 years of experience in education and 15 years working with Skyward SMS, she brings deep expertise across a wide range of…
Amy Hillin
Vice President, Health Services Sub-Committee
Amy Hillin serves as Vice President of the Health Services Sub-Committee. Amy began using Skyward in 2008 and has served as a member Texas Skyward User Group since 2012. Amy currently works as the…
Anna Webb
Finance Sub-Committee, Place 5
Ana Webb has jumped sub-committees, moving from the Human Resources Sub-Committee and onto the Finance Resources Sub-Committee where she brings over 20 years of experience in the fields of Finance and customer service, with…
Brian Gaines
Vice President, Technology Sub-Committee
Brian Gaines has served on the Technology Sub-Committee beginning in 2021 and participated at the annual TSUG Conference as session Teacher and Moderator since 2017. Following the Annual Conference in 2025, Brian was voted as…
Christy McWhorter
Human Resources Sub-Committee, Place 6
Christy McWhorter has been a member of the Human Resources Sub-Committee since 2013. She works in Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD as a Human Resources Coordinator. Her experience with Skyward Finance began in 2009. Her expertise…
Clint McLain
Finance Sub-Committee, Place 4
Clint McClain brings 30 years of experience in education and currently serves as the Executive Director of Business and Finance for Chapel Hill ISD. Clint has eight years of experience working in Skyward, complemented by…
Dawna Aleman
Vice President, Finance Sub-Committee
We’re thrilled to announce that Dawna Aleman has been elected as the new Vice President of the Finance Sub-Committee following the October 2025 Conference! A dedicated member of the committee since February 2022, Dawna brings…
Denise Miller
Human Resources Sub-Committee, Place 2
Denise Miller brings more than two decades of experience in public education payroll and benefits administration, having begun her career in 2001. She will serve as a member of the Human Resources Sub-Committee and…
DeVaughn Resczenski
TSUG Executive Committee Member, Conference Registration Data Coordinator (Student)
DeVaughn Resczenski serves as the TSUG Conference Registration Data Coordinator, and also participates on the TSUG Student Sub-Committee. DeVaughn brings with him both a solid technical and PEIMS background that consistently proves helpful to…
James Matthews
Technology Sub-Committee, Place 2
James Matthews left the position of TSUG Committee President following the 2025 Conference and has been a committee member since 2007. He participates on the Student, Finance, and Technology Sub-Committees by reviewing Product Ideas, communicating with…
Karen Holyfield
TSUG Executive Committee Member, Secretary (Student)
Karen Holyfield is her name, and Skyward is her game! And luck for the committee, Karen has expanded her never-ending commitment to helping others by taking on her new role with the committee as…
Kate Riley
Human Resources Sub-Committee, Place 5
The Human Resources Sub-Committee welcomes Kate Riley, who brings 11 years of experience in education, including the past six years serving in various Human Resources roles within at Boerne ISD. Kate began her journey at…
Lisette Hinojosa
Student Sub-Committee, Place 2
Lisette S. Hinojosa serves on the TSUG Student Sub-Committee and has been a Skyward User since 2006. Lisette currently works at McAllen ISD specializing in TSDS PEIMS & Core Submissions along with supporting users…
Lynne Eubanks
Student Sub-Committee, Place 3
Lynne Eubanks has been a TSUG member since 2016, and a Skyward SMS student user since 2009. Lynne is one of those 'behind the scenes' workers and performs many duties preparing for and during…
Matthew May
Human Resources Sub-Committee, Place 4
TSUG welcomes Matthew May to the committee, effective in April, 2025. Matthew is excited to join the TSUG Committee and for the opportunity to work with TSUG members he previously knows from attending the annual…
Michael Jagoditsh
Vice President, Student Sub-Committee
Michael Jagoditsh began his service as a committee member in 2022, serving with the TSUG Student Sub–Committee. He was voted in as Vice President of the Sub-Committee in January, 2025. Michael is a former…
Michelle Loth
Student Sub-Committee, Place 5
Michelle Loth is employed at New Caney ISD and brings more than two decades of experience in school business operations, specializing in PEIMS. Since beginning her career in 2003, Michelle has worked extensively with…
Monica Irvin
TSUG Executive Committee Member, Conference Coordinator (Finance)
Monica Irvin serves on the Executive Committee and is also a member of the Business Sub-Committee. She has been a Skyward user since 2005 and has served on the committee in a few different…
Nichól Smithers
Health Services Sub-Committee, Place 2
Nichól Smithers. Rockwall ISD. Nichól serves as a Health Sub-Committee member and has been a TSUG member since 2013. Nichól currently works as the Director of Health Services for Rockwall ISD in the Dallas/Fort…
Sean Kays
Finance Sub-Committee, Place 3
Sean Kays currently serves as the Executive Director of Finance for Corsicana ISD. He oversees the district’s financial operations, manages the Skyward Q student and business databases, and provides leadership for the district PEIMS…
Shawn Lee
TSUG Executive Committee Member, Webmaster, Social Media (Student)
Shawn Lee serves as an integral member of the TSUG Committee, holding a position on the Executive Committee where he fulfills the role of Webmaster. In this capacity, he oversees the organization's emails and…
Stella Mendoza
Human Resources Sub-Committee, Vice President
Stella Mendoza Stella Mendoza has been a member of the Human Resources Sub-Committee since 2008, and also serves as the current Vice President of the Human Resources Sub-Committee, making her part of the TSUG…
Stephanie Tucker
Student Sub-Committee, Place 8
TSUG welcomes Stephanie Tucker to the Student Sub-Committee, following her selection during the January 2025 meeting! Stephanie brings a wealth of expertise as the Senior PEIMS Manager at North East ISD, where she excels…
Sue Cady
Sue Cady serves as a Finance Sub-Committee member and has been a Skyward user since 2009. She currently works as an Applications Support Specialist at Georgetown ISD providing technical support, training, and interface development…
Tammy McDaniel
Student Sub-Committee, Place 7
Tammy McDaniel has been a working cog of the TSUG Student Sub-Committee machine since 2019, contributing her expertise and dedication to the role. Currently employed at Levelland ISD in the Region 17 area, Tammy boasts…
Taylor Oster
Technology Sub-Committee, Place 3
Taylor Oster moved from being the newest TSUG Finance Sub-Committee Member to changing "teams" to our TSUG Technology Sub-Committee. She has been a Skyward user for over 10 years in various capacities ranging from Student to Finance and Employee…
Terra Traynham
TSUG Executive Committee Member, Treasurer (Finance)
Terra Traynham started her journey in 2002 within the educational realm working in business, where she holds the esteemed position of Executive Director of Finance at Royse City ISD. Her expertise extends to Skyward software, a…
Tommy Mertz
TSUG Executive Committee Member, President (Technology)
Tommy Mertz was voted as the new TSUG Committee President following the 2025 Annual Conference, leaving behind his position as Technology Sub-Committee VP which he has been a member of since 2015. Tommy currently works as…
Wendy Hein
Health Services Sub-Committee, Place 3
Wendy Hein is the Director of Health Services for Midlothian ISD, where she oversees district-wide student health programs and supports campus nursing staff. With more than 20 years of nursing experience spanning hospital, clinical,…
Yanira Benavides
Student Sub-Committee, Place 4
Yanira Benavides is the newest member of our TSUG Student Sub-Committee. She has been a Skyward user since 2008 when Skyward was first implemented at Pearland ISD. She was part of the Pearland ISD SIS team for a…