SkyCon 2026: Directory

We are excited to welcome you to our 36th annual IL Skyward® User Group Conference at the Tinley Park Convention Center! Using our app will keep you up-to-date with sessions and news as they happen. See the #MagicOfTeamwork at #ILSkyCon2026!

Frequently Asked Questions

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Tim Arnett

Company United Township High School District 30
Position Information Technology Specialist

Rob Beck

Company Troy 30c
Position Executive Director of Technology

Rebecca Bowen

Company East St. Louis District 189
Position Director of Student Information Systems
Location East St. Louis District 189

Liz Boyles

Company Troy CCSD 30C
Position Director of Information Services

Ignazia Bull

Company Geneseo School District
Position Technology
Location [email protected]

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Stephanie Bullard

Company Mascoutah CUSD #19
Position Business Manager & Treasurer

Rene DeGuzman

Company Community Consolidated School District 180
Position Technology Director
Location Burr Ridge, Illinois

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Felicia Delgado

Company Lemont HS D210
Position Student Information & Systems Manager

Becky Donahoo

Company Bloomington Public Schools District 87
Position Supervisor of Student Data Systems
Location Bloomington IL

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Anthony Fashoda

Company Palatine CCSD15
Position Director of Finance

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Barbara Germany

Company Lemont Bromberek SD113A
Position CSBO

Becky Haas

Company Sterling Public Schools
Position Director of Student Services

Kim Heald

Company Rock Falls Twp High School
Position Finance/Human Resources

Jeremy Hennings

Company West Central CUSD #235
Position District Technology Coordinator
Location Biggsville, IL

Arlissa Holford

Company Peoria Public Schools
Position Grant/Technology Specialist

Eric Hunerdosse

Panorama Education partners with K-12 districts to support student success in the classroom and beyond through a secure, research-backed software platform for AI, student support, and community voice and engagement. Serving 15 million students nationwide, Panorama helps educators boost achievement, attendance, behavior, and readiness for graduation and beyond.

Company Panorama Education

Stephanie Kaack

I am the Data Coordinator for Manteno CUSD No. 5. I have been in the district since January 2010. I work extensively with the Student side of Skyward, but also have some HR/Finance side responsibilities. Our district migrated our combined database from SMS 2.0 to Qmlativ in July 2020. I am also the Vice President of the IL Skyward® User Group.

Company Manteno CUSD No. 5
Position Data Coordinator
Location Manteno, IL

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Amy Kelly

Company McHenry School District 15
Position State Reporting & Systems Analyst

Christy Kelson

Company Regional Office of Education 17
Position Business Manager
Location Bloomington

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Vicki King

Company Rondout School District 72
Position Business Office Services

Debby Kirker

Company Harlem School District 122
Position Information Systems Specialist
Location Machesney Park IL

Judith Lagunas

This is my third year to my position as a Data Systems Specialist in Keeneyville SD20. I am very eager to learn new things, and I am a fast learner. I would like to get started on Networking with other colleagues in my same line of work. I oversee student management. This SY we transition over Qmlativ.

Company Keeneyviile SD20
Position Data System Specialist
Location Hanover Park, IL

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Sandy Lakosil

Company CHSD 218
Position District App & Data, Manager
Location Oak Lawn, IL

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Julie Littlefair

Company Mt. Vernon Township High School
Position Assistant Principal

Joel Margliano

President of the Illinois Skyward User Group
Currently using Skyward Business - SMS 2.0
Currently using Skyward Student - SMS 2.0 - Exploring Secondary Standards Grade Book.

Company Kankakee School District 111
Position Manager of Information Systems
Location Greater Chicagoland & S & SW Suburbs

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Camisha Matthews

Company Decatur Public Schools #61
Position Research Team Manager
Location Decatur, IL

Gerry Mattix-Wand

Vice Supreme Master of the Marquette Province. Retired Director of Technology at East Alton-Wood River H.S. IT/AV Director and FS Trainer for Illinois State Council Knights of Columbus. Father of 2 amazing children. Husband of Paula.

Position VSM, State IT/AV Director
Location Wood River, IL

Melissa McCormack

Company Gurnee School District 56
Position Data Specialist
Location Gurnee IL

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Nate Miller

Company Grant Community High School District 124
Position Asst. Principal

Jeff Mison

Company Wilmington School District 209u
Position Technology TeacherData Cordinator
Location Wilmington, Il

Nelson Ng

Informed K12 helps K-12 districts protect and optimize their budgets by automating high-stakes financial and HR workflows that span multiple departments, such as position control, extra duty and overtime, reimbursements, and budget transfers. Trusted by over 450 districts, Informed K12 reduces processing time, eliminates rework, and mitigates audit risk—helping districts secure funding, meet compliance demands, and operate more efficiently at scale.

Company Informed K12

Sean Nilan

OPG-3 is an organization focused on delivering innovative Laserfiche document management solutions and world-class customer service. More than 100 K-12 school districts in the Midwest have chosen OPG-3 and Laserfiche as their digital transformation partners.

Through the years OPG-3 has developed a menu of templated "Menu" solutions. These Menu Solutions for K-12 School districts include:

Human Capital Management
Financial
Student Records

Company OPG-3

Jennifer Pham

Company Ridgewood Community High School Dist 234
Position Data & Assessments

Jaisankar Radhakrishnan

Amazon Business is an online marketplace and procurement solution within Amazon designed for businesses to purchase products in a more economical and efficient way. It provides business-only pricing, multi-user accounts, payment management, and analytics tools to streamline purchasing for businesses of all sizes.

Company Amazon Business

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Kristin Reingruber

Company Hinsdale CCSD 181
Position Director of Assessment, Instruction, and Evaluation
Location Hinsdale, IL

David Ricketts

The BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative is an audit compliant, free, governmental based national cooperative that is integrated within Skyward. It is a comprehensive purchasing tool developed for local governments. The BuyBoard provides a wide range of vendors with pricing based on national volume levels. Contracts awarded through BuyBoard have been competitively procured, to assist members with compliance with local and state procurement requirements and a documented audit trail.

Company BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative
Position National Director
Location 12007 Research Blvd, Austin TX

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Ericka Rodriguez

Company Northbrook School District 28
Position Payroll Coordinator

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Valerie Roy

Company KEWANEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 229
Position IT Support Specialist
Location Kewanee IL

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Angelique Schoen

Company Pleasantdale 107
Position Data Manager

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Carl Schorsch

Company Ridgewood High School 234
Position Director of IT

Matthew Sheehan

Company Southwest Cook County Cooperative Association for Special Education
Position Director of Technology

John Shields

I am the Network Specialist for our district. I care for Student Management in Skyward.
I am interested in hoe the transition from SM2.0 to Qmalitiv will benefit our district and how admin assistances will be better off using it.

Company Dolton School District 149
Position Network Specialist

Michael Smith

Company Liberty Community School District 2
Position Technology Director
Location Liberty IL

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Samantha Snyder

Company Zion Elementary School District 6
Position CSBO

Holly Stewart

Company Crete-Monee School District 201-U
Position Senior Data Administrator

Abdullah Syed

Company Panorama Education

Shari Wakenight

Company Polo Community Unit School District #222
Position SIS Coordinator
Location Polo, IL

Cameron Wiley

Company Mannheim District 83
Position Director of HR
Location Franklin Park, IL

Mateo Wilhelm

School Outfitters is a national supplier of educational furniture. We are 100% employee-owned with a long-standing leadership team of furniture experts. We are proud to have 97% of the top 1,000 school districts as repeat customers. We are renowned for our innovation in flexible furniture, learning space designs, and learning technology integration. To join the more than 30,000 customers who have chosen School Outfitters to Experience Positive, visit www.schooloutifitters.com.

Company School Outfitters

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