Sheila Bowman (She/Her)
Sr. Manager, Member Services, AVIXA
- Xchange Members
- United States of America
Andy was a deeply committed tech-head who had played with a broad range of AV technologies since well before there was something called AV. He hungered to know how and why things work, and stumbled on the fact that he had a talent for explaining what he'd learned, so he taught and wrote about all kinds of technologies, in books, magazines, manuals, seminars, and online. He worked in AV, broadcast, live production, IT, publishing, consulting, and events. In the early 2020s he wrote the new editions of the CTS, CTS-I, and CTS-D Exam Guides. The most fun part of what he did was the research into developing technologies to see how they could fit into the future of AV and IT. Most recently, he became heavily involved in initiatives to improve the sustainability of the technologies we use in the audiovisual industries.
Vale Andy Ciddor — AV.technology
Tom Gerace is Assistant Dean for Information Technology and Media Services for Tulane’s Business School and Law School. He leads the efforts of the teams that provide instructional and research technologies, video conferencing, and technology support. Tom's focus is on the value that IT provides to the teaching, research, and administrative missions of the University. Tom was Assistant Vice President for Enterprise Services with Tulane Information Technology prior to joining the Business and Law Schools.
Tom earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Louisiana State University and a Master of Business Administration from Tulane University. Tom was awarded Senior Member status in the Association for Computing Machinery, recognizing his accomplishments in higher education information technology as well as his service to the community.
Tom is a frequent speaker at higher education and corporate conferences, including the Louisiana IT Symposium.
Richard Hodges
University Library AV Architect & IT Systems Engineer , Universtiy of Virginia
