Congratulations to our Golden Tradition Award Winners!

As we celebrate our Golden Tradition at our 50th AeriesCon event, we are honoring Aeries customers and staff that have made a positive impact on the Aeries community in the four award categories below.

Jerry Lloyd Golden Legacy Award Winners
Celebrating individuals who design, implement, and support innovative uses of Aeries SIS, setting new standards in supporting student success.

Peter Abboud

Director of Data & Assessment Services, Napa Valley USD

”Peter and Sarah (Knox, his co-winner) worked together to build a comprehensive multi-tiered system of support in Aeries that allows staff to work students through the multiple tiers of support and monitor their progress along the way. The pre-referral process is now utilized by teaching staff to identify students who need additional support and to document tier 1 best practices used in the classroom.”

Sarah Knox

Director of Prevention & Intervention, Napa Valley USD

”Sarah and Peter (Abboud, her co-winner) worked together to design Aeries Analytics dashboards along with the early warning indicator system to help staff identify students needing additional support who may not be identified by the pre-referral process or other processes. Together, they designed and built a technical system that supports the prevention and intervention work happening in Napa Valley Unified Instructional Support Services division.”

Brandon Usher

Integration Engineer, Aeries Software

”Brandon recently assisted with an integration that has not been done by any school in our county. As cumbersome as this integration was, Brandon was extremely patient, followed up frequently, and made it a lot less stressful.“

Golden Service Award Winners
Honoring people who consistently demonstrate the highest standard of customer-centricity in supporting the use of Aeries.

Sherry Ross

IT Tech Database Coordinator, Lake Tahoe USD

”Sherry's easygoing personality and solution-oriented attitude make our lives easier. She always goes above and beyond with Aeries’ support and Administration”, and has done an exceptional job in finding innovative solutions to problems using Aeries.”​

Elena Lohr

Customer Success Advocate, Aeries Software

”From day one Elena Lohr has shown me and our district how dedicated she is in making sure our needs were being meet. She has gone above and beyond with supporting us with littlest of things to something major.”

Suzette Kellar

Senior Support Analyst, Aeries Software

“Suzette consistently goes above and beyond to help in every interaction I've had with her. She is patient, kind, and extremely knowledgeable. When I see Suzette's name on a ticket, I know that I'm in good hands.”

Golden Community Award Winners
Recognizing individuals who consistently model and advocate for the values of collaboration, respect, and mutual support.

Nic McMaster

Director of Student Services, Castro Valley USD

”Nic is always on Aeries. He works tirelessly and passionately with our various departments to make sure we are all knowledgeable and using it in the best way possible.​”

Natasha Perera

Marketing & Communications Manager, Aeries Software

”Natasha not only brings the Aeries external members together in community with her communications and fun spirit, but she also creates a sense of camaraderie for the internal members of Aeries as well.”

Golden Mentor Award Winners
Acknowledging leaders who go above and beyond in guiding, supporting, and mentoring their colleagues.

Cecil Wright

Director of Information Technology, San Bernardino City USD

”If our district didn't have Cecil, I don't know how we would solve issues we encounter. It takes a team to make a great district and it also takes a good leader to do the job right. That is Cecil for our district.”​

Sam Defeo

Trainer, Aeries Software

”Sam is a rare find today - he is knowledgeable, personable, and cares deeply about his customers' success.”

Here's to our Golden Tradition Award Winners!

Not pictured: Nic McMaster, Sarah Knox, and Cecil Wright