North East ISD - Department of Research and Information Technologies

Meet our Staff

Michael A. Lara - Executive Director of Research & Information Technologies
Jeffrey Kurth - Director of Research
Vacant - Research Analyst

Deb Caldwell - Institutional Development Officer

Ruth Wayne - Institutional Development Officer
Marilyn Lott - Part-Time Compass Consultant
Sherry Young - Part-Time Compass Consultant
Betty Jimenez - Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director

Elizabeth Platt - Director of Career & Technology
Johnny Vahalik - Assistant Director of Career & Technology
Ian Grice - Special Populations Specialist
Carolyn Seeyle - Administrative Assistant II to the Director

Tom Johnson - Senior Director of Technology Services

Derek Nichols - Director of Technology Services
James Baldoni  - Assistant Director of  Network Support
David Haddad - Special Projects Coordinator
Nina Robles - Administrative Assistant II to the Director


Anthony A. Athens - Director of Planning

Laura Witte - Director of Testing
Sarah Howell - Testing Specialist
Beverly Lebherz - Testing Analyst
Robin Howard- Testing Clerk
Polo Baez - Testing Warehouseman