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Jackie - Student Trainer and Support Specialist

Jackie Cunningham

Student Trainer and Support Specialist

I have been at SDS since the early 90’s. I am a graduate of Illinois State University, B.S in Ed. I have seen our system evolve from a character based to a web based program. As technology changes, so does our program and that keeps it interesting, challenging, and fun! I started out in our Chicago area office but have migrated to the gulf coast of Florida. I am the mother of 2 boys. Most of our spare time is spent at the baseball fields. Their All Star team won the 2009 State of Florida Little League Championship.

  • Phone: (800) 323-1605
  • Fax: (630) 955-1599
  • Email: jackiec@schooloffice.com


Deb - Student Trainer and Support Specialist

Deb Richards

Student Trainer and Support Specialist

I’ve met so many great people and made so many good friends throughout the eleven years I’ve been with SDS. It is very rewarding to work on the phone with someone and hear the excitement in their voice when they accomplish whatever it was they were working on. SDS is a great program but the clients are what make this the best position in the world!

  • Phone: (800) 323-1605
  • Fax: (630) 955-1599
  • Email: deb@schooloffice.com


Sherri - Finance Trainer and Support Specialist

Sherri Countryman

Finance Trainer and Support Specialist

I would like to believe that I have been as great of a help to our clients as they have been to me through the years. Not only have we worked through bookkeeping dilemmas and software issues but life. The friendships that have come through working with our clients has been a blessing to me.

  • Phone: (800) 323-1605
  • Fax: (630) 955-1599
  • Email: sherri@schooloffice.com


Lynn - Student Trainer and Support Specialist

Lynn Tedlock

Student Trainer and Support Specialist

I enjoy working with our clients helping them learn the student office programs. One of my favorite things is when I am able to teach someone a new “trick” or “shortcut” in the program that they aren’t aware of. It’s always fun to see (or hear) their reaction to this new tip that will make their job easier!

  • Phone: (800) 323-1605
  • Fax: (630) 955-1599
  • Email: lynn@schooloffice.com


Vicki - Student Trainer and Support Specialist

Vicki Triplett

Student Trainer and Support Specialist

I am a graduate of St. Joseph’s College with a BS in Computer Science. I programmed for SJC for three years which gave me a lot of experience that I bring to SDS. After three years off to be a new mom, I returned to the working world, this time at my high school alma mater as a computer data clerk. I was responsible for all the scheduling, demographics, attendance, discipline, and basically all student data entry that you can find in SDS. The school recently purchased the SDS program, and during a support call one day, I asked about employment with SDS. The rest, as they say, is history. Thank you Terry and John! I enjoy my job with SDS because it is fun and I learn something new every day, even from our clients. I have met some very nice people in my years of work, and I get to dabble in my other career interest of teaching. When I am not busy with support calls, I assist my husband, a ranger at a Boy Scout camp, with small duties. We have 1 son, who is an Eagle Scout. Our family is heavily involved in the Boy Scouts of America as volunteer leaders too. I enjoy scrapbooking, reading, and listening to country music as hobbies.

  • Phone: (800) 323-1605
  • Fax: (630) 955-1599
  • Email: vicki@schooloffice.com


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Life with Specialized Data Systems

It is hard to believe that I am reaching my silver anniversary with SDS. Twenty-five years ago I was searching for a career. I had tried the big law firm and the big insurance company and I was looking for small, exciting and challenging. I interviewed at SDS and felt that this was a place that offered that challenge, a company developing a new product with young and energetic people. There were only seven of us back in 1984 so we all wore many hats as the company grew and changed.

 

Some of my best memories are spending time with secretaries, administrators and educators to help them learn to computerize their operations.I got to know the folks at one school so well that they gave me a box of homemade Christmas ornaments that decorate my trees to this day.A nun from a local high school in  knitted a sweater for my first child (I believe she felt sorry for the pregnant lady sitting for hours at her computer!)

We have migrated through the mainframes, the XT and the AT (wow, a 20 meg hard drive!) to the wonderful world of multi-gigabyte PCs. So much has changed and the SDS system has changed with the times. I am enjoying working in the new version of Reports and the new challenge of web programming. I found my career with SDS and I also found a family of co-workers who support and care for each other. SDS was a great choice for me.

Patty Sexton

Programmer/Analyst