Richard Carney Richard has been developing software for over 25 years and working with technology in Higher Education for over 20 years. He has a B.S. in Mathematics from Texas State University and professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, Redhat, and ITIL. Regardless of the application, his emphasis is to keep things simple. His story with TRIO began while supporting staff having difficulty using and managing their existing database. After tinkering with the idea of creating a better system, a plea from TRIO staff started what is now known as Lacai! |
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Monica Carney Monica, a nominated Texas TRIO achiever, has over 10 years of TRIO experience. She has a B.A. in Psychology from University of North Texas and a M. Ed in Elementary Education from Texas State University. From peer mentoring with SSS to directing Talent Search, she has experienced the gamut of what it takes to run a successful TRIO program. |
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Gayla Herrington Gayla has worked in TRIO for 23 years, 14 of those years as a Director. She has a B.S. in Business Education from Abilene Christian University and a M. Ed in Curriculum and Instruction: Technology from Grand Canyon University. She is certified to teach all levels of Business, Computer Literacy, BCIS, and Computer Science. She taught for 12 years before becoming an advisor in TRIO Talent Search. She has used Lacai for 14 years as a Director and really appreciates the value Lacai brings to the programs. She is married to Don Herrington, and they have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. |
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Stephen Santoianni Stephen has been developing software for 12 years and working with technology in Higher Education for 9 years. His specialties include web development and database design. |
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Talent Search APR
The Talent Search APR site is open January, 24th 2025 to submit your APR data. The due date is February 29th, 2025.
WESTOP ConferenceThe Western Association of Educational Opportunity Personnel (WESTOP) 2025 Conference is in Portland, Oregon. Please save the date for March 1, 2025 - March 5, 2025.
SAEOPP ConferenceThe Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (SAEOPP) 2025 Conference is in New Orleans, LA. Please save the date for February 2, 2025 - February 5, 2025.
MEAEOPP ConferenceThe Mid-Eastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (MEAEOPP) 2025 Conference is in Roanoke, VA. Please save the date for February 16, 2025 - February 19, 2025.
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Lacai was initially released in 2009, a culmination of collaborative efforts to make the best database management system for TRIO. We are a small and agile group that stays on top of technology and how to make it fit the needs of student support staff. With your passion to support students, and our passion to support you, we strive to be a part of what makes your program successful.
