About Us

Susan Lake has spent over 30 years in education giving her the experience necessary to understand what teachers want and need in order to use the technology available to them in their classrooms. Her textbooks and professional development workshops are the answer to teachers' technology questions. She can provide teachers with instructional materials, online course development, and workshops that will make them more successful using the technology in their classrooms.

Certifications

• Texas Certified Teacher (English, History, and Information Processing Technology)
• Certified Online Instructor Texas Virtual High School
• TIF Tech Trainer (Approval for all Strands)
• M. A. in English Texas Tech University
• B. A. in English Texas Technological College

Recent Presentations

• National Educational Computing Conference
• National Business Education Association Convention
• Texas Computer Education Association State Conference
• South Plains Tech Prep School-to-Work Partnership
• Business and Marketing Education Professional Development Conference
• HSTW National Staff Development Conference
• Texas Business and Technology Educators Conference

Educational Experience

• District Technology Education Specialist
  
• District Public Relations Coordinator
  
• Classroom Teacher: English, History, Journalism, and Computer Education
  
• Evaluator Investigating Quality of Internet Courses (IQ) Project Phase I and II

Publications

Karen Bean has spent years in education teaching her heart out. She lives in Brenham, Texas with her two children juggling family, home, teaching, writing, and workshops. She is the person they are talking about when they say, "Ask a busy person if you want something done." Karen gets it done.

Certification

• Texas Certified Teacher in Secondary Business Education Composite
• Microsoft Certification
• B.S. in Business Education University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
• M.S. in Postsecondary and Adult Education Capella University

  Presentations

• Texas Business and Technology Educators Association
• Blinn College Faculty
• Business Image and Multimedia Management Summer Conference
• Technology in Marketing Conference

Awards and Offices

• Post Secondary Teacher of the Year
• Region 12 Secondary Educator of the Year
• Texas Business and Technology Educators Association Web Master
• Region 12 Texas Business Educators Association President

Teaching Experience

• Blinn College
• Killeen I.S.D.
• Central Texas College
• Boston University Overseas
• City of Chicago Overseas
• International Business College
• Freer Independent School District

Christopher Lake has proven himself to be a confident and well seasoned cross platform networking specialist. Besides work on hardware and operating systems, he has also done extensive research in the area of church management software giving him a broad range of skills. It is his personal mission to help bring technology to those who would not normally have access in a way that is robust and intuitive for both the user and those who support their equipment.

Recently he and Susan created a form that was simple and robust for the the Geneva, Nebraska Volunteer Fire and Rescue service as they moved to automating their paper work. This form was a better alternative to the current state program for services like Geneva's while still providing a means to track and document emergency calls. In addition to the actual form, documentation which is easy to read and easy to use was developed to assist volunteers move from paper to computer. Example.

Areas of Expertise

• Macintosh and PC repair
• Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, and Vista
• Macintosh System 6 to System 9 and Mac OS 10.5.2
• Design and installation of simple and robust networks
• Wireless networking
• Phone systems
• Troubleshooting small to midsize telecommunications problems

Credentials

B.A. in psychology from Texas Lutheran College

M.Div from Trinity Lutheran Seminary

Gene Lake acts as our chief financial officer overseeing all aspects of the business to ensure that payroll is met and bills are paid in a timely manner. His years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry plus extensive volunteer board experience such as with the Lutheran Social Service of the South and the Texas Society of Hospital Pharmacy gives him a knowledge base that serves our organization well.

Credentials

• B.A. in Marketing from Texas Tech University