References

Alfredo Amezaga, Ph.D. 

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In September 2008, I had the privilege of attending my first Drupal training program as part of an extended workshop offered by Laura Scroggins (www.avalonmis.net)

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Self-Employed
Psychologist

Chris Werry, Ph.D. 

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I just attended two of Laura's courses, and they were outstanding. Laura was patient, dedicated, supportive and thorough, and I learned an incredible amount. I especially recommend her classes to teachers, librarians, administrators, educational technologists or anyone else working in education.

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San Diego State University
Professor

Dr. Norma Davis, Ph.D. 

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Laura has been one of the most pleasant surprises in my business travels. She is smart, dynamic and very personable. She has the most creative ideas and has been instrumental in the development of a new business venture for my company.

Her energy and business knowledge is contagious and I highly recommend her when developing a website. She keeps herself current on technology that keeps her and her clients on the cutting edge.

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Connective Edge Resources
Management Consultant

Jason Verlinde 

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Laura Scroggins has been an excellent Drupal teacher and resource for my organization. After one, two-day session, Laura Scroggins taught my business partner and I the fundamentals of Drupal, despite our initial limited knowledge of website creation and Content Management Systems.

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The Fretboard Journal
Publisher

Karina Bingham 

My company decided to use the open source CMS, Drupal, for its online Resource Center.  Navigating the world of a new software platform is always daunting, but especially under a tight deadline and with scant documentation. I looked for help and found it in Laura Scroggins.

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Responsys
Webmaster

Therese Graner 

I met Laura Scroggins at a two-day Drupal Fundamentals I & II workshop she led in early October. She began the workshop with a great deal of energy and enthusiasm--for Drupal, for our individual projects--and it didn't flag even as she demonstrated module after module.

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Portland State University
Information Architect, University Communications

Amar Georgeson 

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Laura Scroggins is a teacher who leads by example. She dislikes the traditional route of teaching in favor of more creative learning solutions. Instead of learning by rote memorization terms and equations, we learned concepts to apply to our own unique investment situation, using any mathematical models as needed. Many of my peers also enjoyed this non-traditional approach, as they felt they were learning on a higher level than their other courses.

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Artist
Self-Employed

Jason Terhune 

My experience with Laura Scroggins was in the classroom. She has a gift for effective communication and retaining attention, and can mold and transform normally dry subject matter into living relevant material. Her skill set as a professor is most likely only matched by her tangible experience in the financial sector.

I have no doubt whatsoever that she will be as invaluable in any position she chooses to hold now or in the future...as she was as my teacher.