Tina Mcconnell Email and Phone Number

I started working at Gwin Girls during the limited hours of the winter season to learn the ropes during a slower time. Kerri is a skilled business owner, my colleagues are hard-working professional women, and no one comes into a winery to be unhappy - what's not to love? "Our" winery has an amazing vibe, great food, and a variety of beverages to choose from. Come on in and let me tell you about our wine, our beer, our hard cider, our sangria and - in the summer - our wine slushies. Oh, and don't forget to order something to eat. See you soon!

Responsible for the management and oversight of the information services and technology department and its related functions, systems, staff, and vendors. Involved in and work closely with administration in the design, planning, implementation, rollout, support and security of information technology solutions (including computer hardware, software, web-based applications, phone and telecommunication systems and vendors) to support existing and new facilities, applications and technologies. Functioning as the organization's Chief Security Officer and Privacy Officer, and serve on the Executive Team.

While I am primarily serving as a Project SUCCESS Coordinator, as Public Health Professionals, our role in the Health Promotion office is to participate in the "process of creating conditions and fostering personal attributes that promote the well-being of people" (Lofquist, 1989). Project SUCCESS, specifically, is an 8-session Prevention Education Series, and our delivery of this Series in Montcalm County schools can be the link between schools and the community continuum of care. Our services integrate with the services provided by other human services agencies, community groups, ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs) prevention and treatment agencies, and other organizations which offer help in alleviating problems arising from violence, poverty, unemployment, insufficient medical care, discrimination, substance abuse, and/or mental health issues.

• Use management skills to align the organization’s information technology strategy and spending with the overall business objectives of the organization• Use Human Resources skills to hire, manage and review engineering staff, including the writing of Professional Development Plans to meet personal career growth goals and meet the organization’s certification needs. Responsibilities include oversight of the Project Manager and Project Engineers• Provide strategic technology oversight to clients in a mix of verticals. Ensure co-source engagements are managed and delivered in a consistent, professional manner, including schedule management, project management, and service response and resolution. • Communicate and maintain infrastructure service level agreements, escalating when necessary. • Assist Sales with services planning and budgeting. • Manage allocation processes and delivery of client-purchased equipment and services. • Attend Sales meetings to address client delivery-related issues and to keep abreast of technology direction. • Assist in services development and marketing efforts. • Assist with the strategic development of the Project Management Office.

• Plan, direct, and coordinate activities of Paragon (a McKesson Health Information System) implementation for hospitals within the McLaren Health Care Corporation. • Establish work plan and staffing requirements for each phase of the project, and identify and/or assign available resources to appropriate phases of the project. • Confer with other members of the project team to outline the work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority. • Develop project schedule and project plans, including training schedule. • Prepare and communicate project documentation including, but not limited to, scope and business requirement gathering, stakeholder identification, risk identification and mitigation, status reports, issue logs. • Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure that goals and objectives of project are accomplished within prescribed time frame and according to contract. • Resolve problems in a professional and expedient manner. • Prepare project reports as appropriate.

• Serve as the senior executive in all matters relating to Information Services (data, desktop and server management; software) and Telecommunications (phone systems, Internet, remote connectivity) and information security. • Provide technology vision and leadership in the development of the ARRA Roadmap to meeting Meaningful Use objectives. • Ensure the effectiveness of the Information Services/Telecommunications support structure for the hospital and all off-site facilities. • Provide ongoing performance management and evaluation of staff. • Ensure all technology systems are dependable and responsive; evaluate overall operations and recommend improvements where appropriate. • Lead the development, communication, and enforcement of technology-related policies and procedures. • Develop and manage a multi-million dollar budget encompassing health information system needs across all departments of the hospital (clinical and financial). • Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with hospital staff, including both employed and affiliated physicians, administration, and external constituencies.

• Serve as a single point of contact to manage the business between Client, Sales, and Delivery. • Serve as a single point of contact for general account inquiries and questions. • Manage cross-functional aspects of projects; create the defined deliverables within the authorized budget and within an approved completion schedule. • Establish, communicate and maintain the schedule for all phases of a project. • Identify, track, manage and mitigate project risk(s). • Ensure timely resolution of issues. • Coordinate/manage multiple vendors engaged in a project, if included in the scope of the project. • Manage scope to ensure projects deliver on time, within scope and budget, and meet expectations (both strategic and operational). • Communicate regularly with stakeholders regarding status of the project. • Provide leadership to promote teamwork (across specialty areas), promote the good of the company, resolve conflicts within and outside of the team, and ensure project goals and assignments are attainable. • Ensure co-source engagements are managed and delivered in a consistent, professional manner, including schedule management, project management, and service response and resolution. • Communicate and maintain infrastructure service level agreements, escalating when necessary. • Assist Sales with services planning and budgeting. • Manage allocation processes and delivery of client-purchased equipment and services. • Attend Sales meetings to address Client delivery-related issues and to keep abreast of technology direction. • Assist in services development and marketing efforts. • Assist with the strategic development of the Project Management Office.

Computer Literacy, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and miscellaneous courses. English.

• Support of the technology infrastructure to meet the technology needs of more than 4,000 users in the seven (7) buildings of the Greenville Public School district. • Design, develop, and implement new technology initiatives as needed to improve curriculum and/or operational efficiencies. • Provide technical and budgetary direction for applications and networking for end-users in a dual-platform environment: Macintosh and Windows. • Timely and effective communication to district stakeholders. • Supervision of the technology support staff. • Manage third-party partnerships and processes. • Envision, create, and implement the district technology plan, annually. • Continue to provide the services of the Technology Integration Specialist (responsibilities listed, below), as the position was not filled when I vacated it to assume my responsibilities as the department Director. • Integrating technology into the classroom • Training staff on specific strategies for technology for the classroom • Leading staff development • Assisting with curriculum development • Supervising computer lab assistants • Leading/facilitating/maintaining student, curriculum, instructional management systems • Facilitating technology planning for the district • Managing the district web site • Leading building technology teams

A Technology Toolbox for Teachers;Trends, Tools and the Future of Educational Technology;Standards, Curriculum Alignment and Assessment

ClarisWorks in the Classroom;Integration - Bridging Technology and Curriculum;Summer Technology Institute II;Trends, Tools and the Future of Educational Technology for Administrators;A Technology Buffet;Standards, Curriculum Alignment, and Assessment

• Planning, facilitating, and conducting professional development to promote the use of various technologies (ranging from word processors to modeling software to Internet-based research) integrated across the curriculum. • Teaching pre-K through adult learners in a variety of settings (classroom, computer lab, training lab, in-service) and group sizes (small groups, whole classrooms, one-on-one), and levels of experience (don't-know-what-to-do-when-the-mouse-runs-out-of-mouse pad, to the computer teachers) on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. • Teaching educators to write integrated lesson plans that are aligned with the Michigan Curriculum Framework. • Organizing the countywide integrated curriculum study (1999-2000 = Career-focused, Technology-enhanced Study of Math. 2000-2001 = Career-focused, Technology-enhanced study of Science.) • Coordinating the Assistive Technology team (including participating on the Regional Assistive Technology team. • Safe, Drug-free Schools and Communities Coordinator • Participating in and planning the Career Pathways Institute. • Participating in the Consortium of Mid-Michigan Instruction Teams (COMMIT) and the Talent Development Subcommittee. • Coordinating Gifted/Talented funding and activities. • Providing training and coordinating local district trainers in the Michigan Literacy Progress Profile (MLPP) • Serving as liaison for MAISD Special Interest Groups: Elementary Principals, Middle School Principals, Assistant Principals, High School Principals, Curriculum Directors, and Library/Media Center Specialists (REMC8 Advisory Council Representative.)