The Top 10 Innovative School District Tech Director - 2022 Recognized by our magazine celebrates the exceptional tech directors who have seamlessly crafted and implemented their organization's strategies. This prestigious recognition highlights their innovative approaches and significant contributions to enhancing educational technology within their districts.

Top 10 Innovative School District Tech Director - 2022

Lawrence Esplin

Technology Director, Washington County School District

Lawrence Esplin began his teaching career at Dixie High School in the fall of 1981 after graduating from SUSC, now Southern Utah University. He taught World and US History, Psychology, Sociology, Consumer Math and computer classes. He coached sophomore football and...Read More

Chris Cummings

Director of Information Technology, Klein ISD

Experienced Information Technology Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the primary/secondary education industry, Chris Cummings is responsible for the overall planning, organizing, and execution of all IT functions and services. He maintains strong...Read More

Natalie Carrignan

Director of Technology, Westport Public Schools

Natalie Carrignan has been the Director of Technology for the Westport Public Schools since 2006. In addition to managing the technology department, she is in charge overseeing the information and technology literacy (ITL) curriculum and department, which is staffed...Read More

Lisa Watkin

Director of School Technology Solutions, Gwinnett County Public Schools

Lisa graduated from Emory University with a BA in English, Education, Psychology then proceeding to the Georgia State University, where she completed her M.Ed. in Hearing Impaired Education. She proceeded to graduate from the Nova Southeastern University with an...Read More

Cristin Kennedy

Director of Instructional Technology, Cobb County School District

Cristin graduated from the University of Georgia’s College of Education with a BS in Middle School Education and soon pursued her Masters Degree in Junior High/ Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching from the Kennesaw State University. In 2008, Cristin...Read More

Joshua Koen

Newark Public Schools, Executive Director for Educational Technology and Computer Science

Koen served over two years as a Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic from 1998 – 2000 teaching and collaborating with local educators and educational organizations and earned his Master’s of Education in Curriculum and Instruction and a Bachelor’s in...Read More

Allen Clasen

Director of Technology, Community Unit School District 308

Clasen earned his master’s degree in business administration from Keller Graduate School, and his bachelor’s degree in speech communications and psychology from Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, III. Prior to working at School District 308, Allen managed...Read More

Melissa Dodd

Chief Technology Officer, San Francisco Unified School District

Melissa received her B.S. from Cornell University in Human Development & Family Studies. She was part of the Women’s Varsity Crew, a KON Honor Society and an ESL tutor. Melissa went on to attend the Harvard University Graduate School of Education for attaining her...Read More

Jairo E Tzunun

Senior Director Information Technology, Los Angeles Unified School District

Jairo E Tzunun, Senior Director Information Technology, Los Angeles Unified School District is a demonstrated leadership and organizational abilities. He has a positive attitude and great interpersonal skills and is self-motivated and has results driven attitude....Read More

Frank Williams III

Director Of Information Technology, Education Management Industry

Frank is a highly experienced Director Of Information Technology with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. His specialties include Domain Name System (DNS), Databases, Data Center, Management, and Software Documentation. Williams...Read More

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