Our Team
Focus School Software now employs over 120 talented and dedicated team members. Many of our training and support staff came from school districts that use our Solutions, arming them with first-hand user experience.
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Andrew Schmadeke
CEO

Steven Harnois
Director of Operations

Shannon Hutchinson
Director of CTE/Higher ED

Bethany Heslam
Director of Implementation

Angela Adams
Software Engineer

Amber Almendariz
HR Coordinator

Chris Augusto
Jr. Release Engineer

Heather Battick
Support Tech (Tier 1)

Raymond Bennett
Software Tester

Ray Bennett Jr.
Software Engineer

Elaine Boyd
NE Training Manager

Makra Brannon
Account Executive

Donna Brigley
NE Customer Engagement Manager

Candy Bringhurst
NE Receptionist

Will Brock
Automation Engineering Manager

Mike Bronder
NE Customer Development Manager

Meg Brown
Project Coordinator

Nic Brown
Digital Learning Design Manager

Melanie Burnett
Project Coordinator

Carrie Callahan
SSRS Report Developer

Demerise Cano
Project Coordinator

Mary Carroll
Software Tester

Sean Catalanotto
Support Tech (Tier 1)

Annie Cavazuti
Account Executive

Angie Chirino
Software Tester

Lynn d'Albertis
Account Executive

Jason Dobrinski
Software Architect

Kelly Dueno
Software Engineer

Beth Elliot
NE Support Specialist

John Ewing
Software Engineer

Bridget Foster
Lead Software Trainer

Lizette Garcia
Technical Writer

Halie Gdovin
Project Manager

Peter Gerakios
Senior System Administrator

Alex Gilliard
State Reporting Specialist

Matt Gilstrap
Javascript Engineer

Patrick Golden
Finance & Security Engineering Mgr.

Aleksandr Golubev
Software Engineer (Tier 2)

Patrick Grace
NE Director

Robert Griffin
NE QA Specialist

Betty Hartford
NE Account Product Specialist

Martina Henry
Account Executive

Sammy Hodge
Feature Enhancement Engineering Mngr.

Bradley Hornbeck
Database Developer

Guy Indelicato
NE Business Manager

Kiffani Irby
Account Executive

Galen Irving-Sachs
Senior Software Engineer

Joseph Jezior
Software Engineer

Tyler Kaylor
Software Architect

Darren Koenig
Software Tester

Larry Kreeger
Software Architect

Dustin Lambert
Support Technician (Tier 1)

Lisa Lancaster
Software Trainer

Mike Lee
Application Architect

Michael Lekon
Senior Software Engineer

Eric Lentz
Senior Database Developer

Diane Loux
NE Sr. Software Developer

Carlos Luna
Software Engineer (Tier 2)

Cameron Lutz
Software Engineer (Tier 2)

Ryan McCann
Software Engineer

Monica Methot
Account Executive

Christine Michaud
Software Trainer

Jack Miller
Software Engineer (Enhancements)

Heather Money
Software Tester

Mike Morrison
NE Sr. Software Developer

Joshua Murray
Sr. Software Engineer

Robert Myers
Tier 2 Engineer Manager

Menaka Narayanaswamy
Data Specialist

Anita Nesby
Senior Software Engineer

Katie Nettles
Software Trainer

John Panella
Support Technician (Tier 1)

Dave Peters
System Administrator

Jeanie Peterson
Office Assistant

Brittany Petrenko
Data Specialist

Monica Pettiette
Marketing and PR Specialist

Cassie Pfister
Software Trainer

Chris Pharo
State Reporting Specialist

Chuck Pickens
Pennsylvania & Midwest Business Manager

Denise Polidura
Software Tester

Jarrod Porter
QA Team Lead - Feature Enhancements

Nataliia Pryshchepa
Software Tester

Tim Redman
Software Engineer

Susan Richard
Software Trainer

Bill Richardson
Texas Account Executive

Merrie Rickman
NE Software Developer

Robert Rocha
Software Engineer

Nicole Rockower
Sr. Software Engineer

Jose Rodriguez
Software Engineer (Tier 2)

Jasmine Rogers
Executive Assistant

Olga Ross
Javascript Engineer

Adrian Ruiz
Lead Data Specialist

Kaytie Shea
Office Manager

Joe Siwiak
System Administrator

Henry Smoot
Director of Reporting, Integrations, and Database Administration

Austin Stanfield
Software Architect

Brittany Stone
Tier 1 Support Manager

Jamie Title
Director of Support

Holly Tolbert
Lead Software Trainer

Christine Tomalo-Porter
Account Executive

Sara Vandehey
Software Engineer (Tier 2)

Ashley Weiss
Technical Writer

Tom Wilson
Sr. Software Engineer

Keerthi Yachareni
Database Developer