John Balling

Willamette University

John Balling, Vice President for Integrated Technology Services, joined Willamette University in September 1999. He is responsible for technology planning, network services, academic computing and instructional design, user services, administrative computing, media services, and telecommunications. Prior to coming to Willamette, John served in a similar position for 10 years at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Other information technology positions he has held include terms as head of academic computing at Bowdoin College and as director of the information resource center at the Smithsonian Institution where he implemented the Institution’s first user services program. John has also served as a research psychologist for the Smithsonian Institution and the Harvard Institute for International Development. In his first real job, he was a member of the faculty in psychology at the University of Wisconsin — Madison.

Jane Berglund, OETC Board President

Anchorage School District

Jane Berglund is the Chief Information Officer for Anchorage School District. She joined the district as a programmer in May 1983, and later served as a programmer analyst, systems analyst and IT supervisor before becoming Chief Information Officer in 2008. As CIO, she is responsible for application development and maintenance, network and communications, help desk, enterprise systems, records management, server and client technical support, and district wide applications training as well as researching and acquiring technology in support of the district’s 6,500 employees and 50,000 students in 105 facilities.

Jane serves on the Council of Great City Schools committees tasked with developing key performance indicators for Help Desks and Applications.

Sharon Blanton, OETC Board Treasurer

Portland State University

Sharon Blanton is Assistant Vice President of Information Technology for Portland State University. Sharon has extensive experience directing and managing all aspects of IT service delivery and operations support within highly complex environments.

Sharon is active in EDUCAUSE and is a 2005 graduate of the EDUCAUSE Frye Leadership Institute. She has served on several EDUCAUSE conference committees and project teams and held leadership positions for the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET), the Arizona Educational Media Association, the Center for Technology Leadership at Excelsior College, and the Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum (OETC).

Steve Carlson

Bend LaPine School District

Steve has been in a technology leadership role for sixteen years. He “retired” in August of 2010 but will continue to work half-time as Executive Director for Information and Technology in the Bend-La Pine Schools through the end of the 2011-2012 school year. Prior to his move to Bend he was the Associate Superintendent for Information and Technology in the Beaverton, Oregon schools. A life-long educator, he has been a classroom and special education teacher and a faculty member at Rutgers University and at Michigan State University. He has served as a consultant to State Departments of education and school districts regarding academic interventions for low achieving youth. He has a background in program evaluation and has been the lead external evaluator for technology services in a number of school districts throughout the country. In addition to his service on the Board of OETC, he has been on the Board of ACPE since 2000.

Mark Finstrom, Board President-Elect

Highline Public Schools

Mark’s first year of teaching was with a class of fourth graders. Mark taught in a departmentalized setting, where math and science were his specializations. At the same time he taught a computer course for post-secondary educators at a local college. Budget cuts, however, caused him to search for a new career. Mark landed at a local Area Education Association where computer training was his role; however, he soon began to take on more responsibility. Mark became Help Desk Manager, Operations Manager and then the Director of Internal Systems. During this period, he also earned a MA in Education and taught courses at two more colleges.

Later Mark and his family moved to Colorado. There he worked for a division of Sylvan Learning, and then for the Boulder Valley School District. He also taught briefly at the University of Colorado. Mark became Director of Technology Services for Highline School District in 2006. He is responsible for Enterprise Network and Telecommunications Services, Applications Services, and Service and Support as well as Instructional Technologies related to STEM deployment in the school district.

Kelly Kuntz

Beaverton School District

During thirty-nine years as an educator, Kelly Kuntz has been a high school librarian, elementary library media specialist, fifth grade teacher and teacher-on-special assignment. As an administrator in the Beaverton School District Information & Technology, she wears a variety of hats, including overseeing the Help Desk, the field technicians, instructional technology and library specialists, and desktop system administrators.

Blair Loudat

North Clackamas, Emeritus

Before retiring in the 2008/09 school year, Blair had nearly 30 years of experience in information technology, most of them spent in Oregon school districts with her last thirteen in North Clackamas. Much of her focus as Director of Technology was about helping end-users from teachers to clerks to administrators to make the best and most economical use of the technology available for the tasks at hand. In addition to her work in schools, for the last ten years, Blair has served as the Oregon school district representative to the National Forum for Educational Statistics, the user arm of the National Center for Education Statistics. Her work has included service on several task forces including chairing the task force that produced the handbook on Creating a Culture of Data Quality. She was also Chair of the Forum in 2004-05. She believes strongly in issues of data quality, comparability, and understanding and improving the relationship between local, state, and federal educational agencies. For seven years, Blair served as a member of the Board of Directors of ACPE strongly supporting the excellent opportunity the annual conference provides for members to network and further their understanding the many technical and instructional issues that impact our students today.

Les Moore

Eugene 4J

I graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University (1968) and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Oregon (1972). Les worked for five years (1972 – 1977) at the UO teaching computer classes and as the facilities manager of the UO Computing Center and then went into private business (1977 – 1995) founding the first retail computer store in Oregon, a software development company, and a dental/medical software and services company. Les then became the Director of Computing and Information Services for the Eugene School District from 1995 to present.

Sherawn Reberry

Caldwell School District

Dr. Sherawn Reberry is currently the Federal Program Director in the Caldwell School District #132. She has worked as an elementary principal, classroom teacher, university instructor, technology integrator, professional development director and the Title I Director for the State of Idaho. Sherawn enjoys her family of two daughters and husband—she has recently perfected her Wii tennis game.

Jerry Reininger

Joint School District No. 2 (Meridian)

Jerry Reininger, Ed.D. is the Director of Information Systems at Joint School District No. 2 (Meridian). The Meridian School District is the largest and fastest growing district in the State of Idaho with 36,000 students. He is a life-long educator and has worked 31 years for the district with the last 24 as the technology director. He oversees all the district technology from networks, hardware, servers, communication, instructional software, email, web servers, and student information systems. He serves on both the Idaho Education Network Program Advisory Council (IPRAC) and the Idaho Education Network Technical Committee (ITEC) increasing Internet access and video conference abilities to all the high schools in the State. He has been an active member of the Idaho Education Technology Association (IETA) since it’s origination and was awarded the Outstanding Support for Technology by a Technology Director for 2011. Jerry’s educational background includes a BS from the University of Idaho, MS from the University of Oregon, Specialist in Educational Administration from the University of Idaho, and a Doctor of Education from the University of Idaho.

Shelby Reynolds

Northshore School District

Shelby is the Manager for Instructional Technology and Library Services for the Northshore School District in Bothell, WA. She joined Northshore in 1999 as a junior high math teacher and later moved into district-level work as an Instructional Technology Coordinator, supporting teachers in their professional growth in technology integration. As the current Manager for Instructional Technology, Shelby is responsible for oversight of the technology professional development program and the planning and implementation of instructional presentation systems and computing resources. She has also managed the technical support and hardware teams for Northshore. Shelby has served on several statewide committees, including a task force to implement Online Learning initiatives for the state of Washington. Shelby also oversees the Library, Information, and Technology program for Northshore supporting Teacher-Librarians in their work to empower learners of all ages to be 21st century citizens.

Ron Stewart

North Clackamas School District

Ron Stewart has served as the Assistant Superintendent for Operations for the North Clackamas School District since 2006. He is responsible for the following divisions: Technology & Information Systems, Business, Finance, Facilities, Food Service, Transportation, Risk Management, and Capital Projects. Prior to joining North Clackamas School District Ron served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Clackamas Community College, and worked for Oregon City School District for 17 years in various roles including Director of Facilities and Capital Projects and Business Manager / Chief Financial Officer. In addition, he has served as an adjunct instructor at Marylhurst University and George Fox University. Ron’s educational background includes a BS in Business, MBA, MS in Management, and a Doctorate in Education.

Chad Stiteler

Anchorage School District

Chad Stiteler is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Anchorage School District (ASD), an urban public school district with about 50,000 students. He has worked for ASD as CFO for approximately a year, while serving as the Controller for the four preceding years. Previously, Chad also worked as the Controller for Yukon Koyukuk School District for one year and as Business Manager for Annette Island School District for 4 years. Chad earned his B.A. in Business Administration from University of Washington and is a certified administrator of School Finance and Operations through the Association of School Business Officials. He is also active with the Council of Great City Schools, and the Alaska Association of School Business Officials of which he serves as a board member and audit committee chair.