2014 to Present

Stark State College of Technology

Catherine Wright is an EMIS Software Support Specialist for Northeast Ohio Network for Educational Technology. She started with NEOnet in 2014 working with shared services for community schools.

Catherine supports the districts in the NEOnet consortium with reporting their student EMIS data to ODE and is also involved with EMIS shared services. She is an active member of the Ohio Association of EMIS Professionals.

Prior to joining the ITC, Catherine was a Support Specialist for Summa Western Reserve Hospital in the Surgical Services Department.

Kent State University

Emily first gained EMIS experience through working at the Summit ESC. She joined NEOnet in 2017 as an EMIS Services Support Liaison where she has the opportunity to support multiple schools with their EMIS needs.

1982 to Present

Mary has worked at the ITC level for over 30 years and has specialized in EMIS since the inception in 1989. Prior to working at the ITC, Mary worked with Cuyahoga Falls City Schools as a substitute secretary and the City of Akron payroll and accounting department.

Beth comes with experience from Chagrin Falls Exempted School District where she worked as their EMIS coordinator and Administrative Assistant to the Pupil Services Director for 4 years. Prior to that, she worked for Streetsboro City Schools as the Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent for 10 years.

Yvonne Fisher joined NEOnet in 2022 as an EMIS Services Support Liaison. Yvonne supports NEOnet districts with reporting their EMIS data to ODE. Prior to joining NEOnet, Yvonne was an elementary school teacher at Crestwood Local Schools and an Extended EMIS Support team member at Connect, ITC. She is a graduate of the University of Akron with degrees in Elementary Education and Psychology. She is an active member of the Ohio Association of EMIS Professionals

Sara Skraba graduated from the University of Akron. Prior to joining NEOnet, Sara reported Preschool EMIS data for 10 districts working at the Summit Count ESC. Sara is the youngest of 8 children and is married with 3 wonderful sons. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling in their RV and plans on visiting 50 states during retirement.

Sandy Sparr is an EMIS Services Senior Specialist. She started her 30 year career in 1992, where she has supported and trained in all areas of EMIS services.

Sandy is married to her husband, Danny. She is a mother of two: son Cody and daughter Allie, and a dog mom. Her greatest joy is being a grandparent. She enjoys time spent with family and friends, football (Buckeyes, Kentucky Wildcats, San Francisco 49ers), and diamond painting.

Alexandra Holowatyj comes from Global Village Academy where she worked as the EMIS Coordinator for 12 years. She also served as the Assistant Superintendent, Food service Director, and Testing Coordinator, gaining experience in multiple domains of school compliance and reporting.

Renee Eckstine recently joined the NEOnet EMIS team as an EMIS Support Specialist and EMIS Shared Services liaison working with Warrensville Heights City School District where she will support the district with reporting their EMIS data to ODE. Renee has worked as an EMIS Coordinator since 1994. These years were spent as the EMIS Coordinator at Medina City School District followed by Berea City School District. In addition to EMIS, she has spent the past 12+ years using and training others in the Infinite Campus student software. Renee is an active member of the Ohio Association of EMIS Professionals and has earned certification as Master EMIS Professional and Data Manager. When not working, Renee enjoys spending time with her family, reading, gardening, and traveling