EdGate Staff

Gina has over 20 years of experience in publishing: both print and online. As General Manager for EdGate Correlation Services, she focuses on business development, maintaining and growing an excellent team, and offering the highest level of technology and customer service. Prior to working at EdGate, Gina held the position of Business Partner Manager at Learning.com, managing several state adoptions, and forming partnerships with resellers, third party online content publishers, and LMS companies. Prior to working at Learning.com, Gina spent over ten years at Macmillan Publishing Solutions and at Interactive Composition Corporation as their U.S. Sales Director. During her tenure at Macmillan and ICC she formed key partnerships in many publishing sectors, including Higher Education, K-12, Professional, Trade, Legal, and Financial and Government. She was also the primary sales liaison between the U.S. office and several India-based Macmillan subsidiaries.

Heather started her career with EdGate in October 2003 as a Client Support Manager, providing support services for EdGate’s various teacher and student-facing platforms. In 2014, Heather transitioned to Client Engagement Manager for Edmin, where she became a product expert for the INFORM® Learning System, providing support services to clients including training, site configuration, requirements gathering, and project management. Heather has recently rejoined EdGate as an Account Manager on their customer service-focused Sales team. She uses the knowledge and experiences gained from her support background to provide high quality service in meeting client needs. Outside of work, Heather enjoys reading, camping and spending time with her family.

Lindsey has enjoyed a wide variety of careers since graduating from Western Washington University with a BA in English Literature. She has worked in Social Services, an adventurous Tech start-up, Luxury Sales, and as an Office Manager before landing at EdGate as an Account Manager. Lindsey loves thinking creatively to solve problems and is inspired by her clients at EdGate and their pursuit of educational solutions. In her free time, she works on completing her first book of poetry, reading, beachcombing, gardening, spending time with her two sons and singer-songwriter husband. Also, she will often guiltily binge watch TV in preference to her more wholesome hobbies.

With 30 years of experience in management positions, Schugren has worked in both the public and private sector. She has overseen the administration of several urban public libraries, served as Director of Technology in a large school district and worked as a consultant to plan and develop information systems for a number of businesses. As a founding member of EdGate in 1997, she has served as Vice-President of Product Development and most recently as General Manager for EdGate Correlation Services. As GM for EdGate Correlation Services, she focused on excellence in staffing, technical systems and customer service. Sandra’s interests include travel, yoga and equestrian sports.

Jeremy has been a part of the EdGate team since the summer of 2000. Jeremy also serves as senior technologist for SchoolNotes.com and other EdGate/EDmin properties. With a Computer Science degree from Purdue University and previous experience in the Bio-Tech, Health Care, and Sales Incentive industries, Jeremy has been designing and building Internet-based solutions for over fifteen years. In his spare time, Jeremy coaches high school pole vaulting, contributes to various open source projects, and makes guest appearances on technology blogs and podcasts.

Sharla joined the EdGate team in 2012. She graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in Advertising with a minor in studio art. With over 20 years experience working with companies such as Raytheon, Microsoft and the State of Washington, Sharla brings extensive experience in developing websites, interactive applications, digital artwork and online analytics. She develops and maintains the EdGate website, manages our social media feeds, and creates printed and online marketing material. In her spare time, Sharla volunteers in the community, enjoys baking, making jam and participating in outdoor activities.

Lauren joined the EdGate team in 2019 with a background in actuarial science and nursing. Lauren is charged with maintaining and evolving the standards repository, with a primary focus on process management. Outside of work, Lauren enjoys gardening, and is a student and teacher of Tai Chi. Her family includes not only three human children, but also two dogs and three cats.

Hunter Wilcox has over 5 years of experience with highly specialized data entry and data management. That experience has imbued him with the flexibility and technological prowess necessary to quickly adapt and aid with any project across the broad scope of EdGate's services and products. He acts largely as an adjunct within the standards team where he works to maintain, revise, and update the standards repository for customers across the globe.

Tammy came to EdGate in October of 2017. Previously, she worked at People for Puget Sound as a Membership Associate, and at several radio stations as an announcer and music director -- including KMAS in Shelton, KAOS in Olympia, and KXXO “Mixx 96.1” in Olympia (where she can still be heard on occasion). Tammy enjoys traveling, genealogy, writing, and spending time with her family and her Siamese cat.