Our People
Our entire team - including the largest and most experienced technical training staff in the Midwest - is dedicated to helping develop the IT workforce.
Executives & Managers
Kevin Grawe
President/Partner
Has dislocated his shoulders 10 different times and in 10 different ways
Ted Parker
Vice President/Partner
Has run thirteen marathons
Steve Harmon
Partner
Dean Bezdek
Vice President of Finance
Loves jigsaw puzzles and can't use a piece unless he can connect it to another piece before taking it out of the box
Jessica Oliver
Vice President of Operations
Samples and compares local cupcake vendors at all of her US-based vacation destinations
Justin Ruby
Corporate Sales Manager
Loves to inflict earworms on co-workers by singing throughout the office
Andrea Pedersen
Director of Career Operations
Has a goal to golf on a course in every state
Emma Copas
Kansas City Corporate Operations Manager
Is obsessed with scary movies, ghosts and hauntings
Leanora Wendling
St. Louis Corporate Operations Manager
Wanted to be the White House Press Secretary when she grew up
Kevin Hay
IT Manager and SSA Team Lead
Used to sing and play guitar in a death metal band
Amy Mancha
Human Resource Manager
Addicted to street tacos and finding new places to try them!
Alex Carnahan
Career & Student Success Manager
Would eat Mexican food every day if she could
Instructors
Adam Jurotich
Technical Trainer
Sings in an a Capella men's chorus that has won multiple international gold medals!
Andrew Mackay
Technical Trainer
Is an interregional roof ball champion!
Caleb George
SSA Technical Trainer, Curriculum Lead & Onboarding Specialist
Rides his motorcycle all year long, even in the snow
Chris Dunbar
Technical Trainer and SSA Team Lead
Mixes music in his spare time
Chris Nuckolls
Technical Trainer
Was once alone in a room for 20 minutes with 6 live, unrestrained tigers
Chuck Wieners
Technical Trainer/FSWD Team Lead
Has been to every distillery on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, and some that aren’t
Craig Gerdes
Technical Trainer
Has a favorite saying to use while teaching, which is to watch for "gold nuggets"
Doug Hoff
Technical Trainer
Was trained by the Army to break code, and now he writes it
Frank Pflumm
Technical Trainer
Got an A in a class because of Tom Selleck
James Caldwell
Technical Trainer
I have coached my sons in over 500 ice hockey games!
Janet Nichols
Technical Trainer
Loves American muscle cars
Jared Long
Technical Trainer
Jeff DeMaranville
Technical Trainer
Is your go-to guy about alien facts!
Jeff Overhaug
Technical Trainer
Visited 13 different countries by the time he graduated from high school
Jenna Beckett
Technical Trainer
Is a Harry Potter super fan. Expecto Patronum!
Jim MacAuley
Technical Trainer
John Hardin
Technical Trainer
Has ridden 3 of the world's tallest rollercoasters, the tallest being "Kingda Ka" in NJ at 456 ft. tall, max speed of 130 mph - always in the front seat!
Julie Cantwell
Technical Trainer
Loves all things athletic and previously taught water aerobics at the YMCA!
Karla Sharp
Technical Trainer
Is the youngest of seven; Kathy, Kraig, Kelly, Karen, Keith, Kevin, Karla. All 5-letter K-names!
Kasama Kasemvudhi
Senior Technical Trainer
Proposed to his wife with a Velcro ring
Ley Fatzinger
Technical Trainer
Toured with a band that played for the Pope in Italy during Mass (though she isn't Catholic!)
Matt Neilsen
Technical Trainer
Loves to brew beer and grows his own hops!
Matt Schwarzenberger
Technical Trainer
Michael Osborne
Technical Trainer
Owns almost a dozen guitars but only 4 pair of shoes
Mickie Brewer
Technical Trainer
Believes cars are not allowed and therefore owns a Jeep, Motorcycle, and Truck.
Mike Rissen
Technical Trainer
Is a firework fanatic, has been in the business for over 20 years and was licensed to shoot the "big stuff"
Robert Ritter
Technical Trainer
Once played at the "Gambling' House" that burned down in the Deep Purple song, Smoke on the Water
Sandy Bentch
Technical Trainer
Shawn Nelson
Technical Trainer
Steve Nichols
Technical Trainer
Is feared by trout
Steven Russell
SSA Team Lead & Technical Trainer
Ate a bourbon ball in Syria
TJ Boone
Technical Trainer
Has been playing the guitar and piano for 10 years!
Learning Consultants
Jenn Miller
Sr. Training Advisor
Has been to games at 16 of the 30 MLB baseball stadiums, with a goal to get to all 30 with her family
John Cox
Sr. Training Advisor
Has scuba dived at 20 different locations throughout the Caribbean
Kiera Roberts
Training Advisor
Loves all things fitness, including cardio, weight lifting and aerobic classes
Kim Bridges
High School & Military Education Consultant
Is a Kentucky girl, living in a KC world
Owen Graham
Training Advisor
managed a pizzeria for his first job (and may have dated the owner's daughter!)
Patrick Nealon
Education Consultant
Has played golf at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland
Russ Mondry
Sr. Education Consultant
Claims to have seen over 1000 live concerts– ask him and he’ll be sure to tell you all about them!
Tina Pugh
O365 Product Specialist
Operations
Alina Roth
Receptionist & Career/Student Services Assistant
Was in the county spelling bee in middle school and is still a little sensitive about the word "quagmire"
Alison Chludzinski
Marketing and Events Coordinator
Was interviewed by The Weather Channel for ice climbing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Andrew Strickland
Classroom Setup
Has completed Guitar Hero 1, 2 and 3 on expert difficulty
Ashlee Rhoades
Operations Coordinator
Can’t be a Disney Princess so learns all the songs instead
Brandie Bahner
Scheduling Lead
Lived in five states before the age of 21
Chad Balter
Database Administrator & Developer
Doesn't have a fun fact. He IS a fun fact.
Christina Johnston
St. Louis Student Services Advisor & Employer Relations Specialist
Lived in Budapest for a year and taught English
Dayna Schroeder
Career Coach & Employer Relations
Lived in the Czech Republic for 5 months in college
Kaylan Rybnick
Assistant Controller
Makes up songs to sing to her dogs
Lisa Perez
Sales Administrative Specialist
Has an adorable, 90-pound fur baby named Thore (who's a great foot warmer!)
Lori Smith Jennaway
St. Louis Operations Coordinator
Grew up in North San Diego County in Escondido and lived on her uncle's avocado farm for a year!
Nicole Trendel
Career Track Curriculum Lead
Is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to movie trivia
Samantha Hollingsworth
Student Advisor & Alumni Coordinator
Once worked at an archaeological field dig where she found late archaic artifacts!
Tim Roth
Front Desk Receptionist
Drove to see the Kinks play at the (now demolished) Ambassador Theater in STL in 1974
