Eric spent 20 years of his professional career at Cisco Systems in various technical and sales roles.  Of those 20 years, 14 were dedicated to supporting and managing the SLED business in TX.  Eric joined Red River at the beginning of 2019 to build-out a SLED practice that would complement the already successful Public Sector focus Red River has delivered on for 25 years.

Dr. Royce Avery has over 28 years of experience in Texas Public Education.  His work experience is broad and diverse working as a Special Educator, Athletic Coach, Middle and High School Principal, several district‐level administrative positions, Area Superintendent, and Superintendent.

 Dr. Avery holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Science from Rice University, a master’s degree in school leadership from Texas A & M – Corpus Christi, and a Doctorate / Superintendent Certification from the University of Texas at Austin.

 Dr. Avery retired in June of 2020 as the Superintendent of Manor ISD – Manor, Texas for the past four years.  He looks forward to starting a new venture as an educational consultant, fishing, and being a grandpa.

Adam has been involved in K-12 education for the last 21 years as a former K-12 CTO.  Before his work in K-12, he was involved in Healthcare and the electric utility industry.  During his tenure in K-12, he has been involved in many aspects of Technology in Education including president of Texas CoSN, TEA Cybersecurity committee, Region 12 infrastructure committee and much more.  He is an advocate for all technology items supporting student education on K-12.