Abraham “Ebby” Sabbagh, President Driven by his passion for helping others, Ebby acknowledged the need to provide quality information technology services to the non-profit sector as well as small businesses. Fittingly, he applied his education in Computer Science to help build state-of-the-art technology access centers for at-risk youth. Ebby’s expertise and work has been recognized nationally by Boys & Girls Clubs of America and he is a founding member of the National Youth Technology Advisory Committee. Mary Beth Sabbagh, VP of Administration & HR Getting tired of the dreary (and cold) winters of Ohio, she moved to Arizona during the sunny and hot days of summer. She briefly worked at the Red Cross in their emergency services division and was contacted by a social service agency in Mesa, Arizona. She became a Case Management Director for a transitional housing program for homeless families with children, assisting in their self-sufficiency. She worked at the agency for several years before starting NPCE with her husband, Abraham. In the initial days of the business, she also was an assistant teacher for a Montessori program, working with pre-school through kindergarten age children. She now works full-time for NPCE, Inc., handling the accounting and Human Resources aspects of the company; unlike the other team members, Mary Beth is not a “tech junkie”. She is more comfortable “crunching” numbers, developing policies and procedures and making sure the internal operations of the Company run smoothly. She also juggles the sports, music, and other extra-curricular activities of their two children. Scott Burg, Director of Operations In 1989, he began his career with Arizona’s Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley organization. During his tenure there, Scott directed many program areas, including the computer lab, eventually advancing to the position of Youth Development Director. Currently, Scott continues his affiliation with the Boys & Girls Clubs by working with the Greater Scottsdale organization and the Arizona and Washington State Alliances of Boys & Girls Clubs. Scott joined the NPCE team in 1997, helping to build computers and install networks. Today, as the company’s Director of Operations, Scott provides technical support, manages support staff and projects, configures servers, installs physical network components, supports web, e-mail and all other hosted servers, as well as creates websites. Scott is a Microsoft Certified Professional who enjoys participating in and watching sports, and still enjoys working and playing on his home computer after a full day on the job. Angie Finnell-French, Systems
Consultant After graduating high school, Angie earned her bachelor’s degree at Bradley University. In 1998, she began her career with Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley as a database manager. During her tenure there, she served in many roles including computer lab coordinator and computer technology director. After earning a master’s degree in educational technology, she left Boys & Girls Clubs to work for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Education Division as a research and data developer. Most recently, Angie worked for Rio Salado Community College as programmer, developing SQL for end-user reporting. Drawing on more than 15 years of experience in non-profits, government and higher education Angie now focuses mainly on providing technical and operational support to the NPCE team. Outside of her professional life, Angie enjoys exploring Arizona’s trails with her husband and two children. Tyler Koble, Senior Technical Support Engineer By age 16 Tyler was managing a small lab at Boys & Girls Club, the very same Club he attended as a youth. Seeing the impact of technology on the youth served he began to take on his hobby with new zeal. With the heavy growth of the organization Tyler began to fill an increasingly integral role and soon became Director of Technology for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County. His depth of experience and love for Technology are just a few of the things that make him such a perfect fit for the position of Technical Support Engineer. In this position he is responsible for managing and maintaining networks, servers and workstations as well as leading and contributing to many other special projects. In his free time, Tyler can be found enjoying Washington State’s many fantastic parks. He also takes great pleasure in giving back to his community and appreciates his friends dearly. Moses Zarate, Technical Support Engineer Moses’ life was changed in a matter of seconds, when a T-1000 came back from the year 2029, programmed to assassinate him. A T-800 (whom Moses later nicknamed "Uncle Bob") had also come back in time, this one programmed to protect him. Moses, now believing his mother's stories, used the T-800 to release his mother from the maximum security prison Pescadero State Hospital. The three then proceeded to seek out Miles Dyson, the would-be creator of the neural-net processor, in an attempt to stop Judgement Day from occurring. During their time together Moses bonded with the T-800, who became a friend and father figure to him. Once the T-1000 was destroyed along with all of Cyberdyne's research, the T-800 asks that it be destroyed also so that its technology would not be discovered and used by others. Since the T-800 is not capable of self-terminating, Moses had to watch as his mother activated the crane that slowly lowered the T-800 into a batch of molten steel. In 2010 Moses began working for Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix. While he started as an Activity Leader he quickly moved up and also held the titles of Branch Assistant, Teen Assistant, and was one of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix's first Teen Coordinators. Married in November of 2012, Moses enjoys spending time with his wife and their dog. Moses joined NPCE on September of 2014. This allowed him to continue to expand his technical knowledge while still being able to be a part of the Boys & Girls Clubs movement. With his degree now completed, Moses looks forward to continuing his growth and development as a member of the NPCE family. Garrett Dass, Technical Support Engineer After high school Garrett quickly realized the trap of the small town. He figured he'd join the Army for a short three years and get money for college and in order to get away. Six years later, in 2012, Garrett left the military with an honorable discharge and pursued his passion in technology. Using the G.I. Bill he obtained his Bachelors of Science specializing in Network and Communications Management from DeVry University. Two weeks before graduation he was approached by the NPCE team and offered a position on their support staff. Thus began Garrett Dass' journey into the highly advanced field of turning things off and turning them on again. Audra Lopez, Technical Support Specialist Audra was born in Great Falls, Montana and soon after moved to Minot, North Dakota. She lived there for four years before moving to the small town of Newport, Washington where she graduated from Newport High School. She was introduced to computers and technology at a young age by her father who taught her binary math before she could tie her shoes. Her first computer was a Commodore 64 that ran ROM BASIC with 64K of RAM. She attended Perry Technical College in Yakima, Washington and graduated on the Dean's List in 2002 with a degree in Information Technology. In 2010 Audra began bringing her young children into the Sultan Branch of Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County. Wanting to be involved in her children's lives, Audra started volunteering wherever she was needed; from chaperoning field trips to answering the occasional technology question. When a job opening became available with NPCE that would allow Audra to do the work that she loved for an organization she strongly believed in, Boys and Girls Clubs, she jumped at the chance. Audra is now settling in nicely with the NPCE team and thoroughly enjoys her support calls to many of the various Boys & Girls Clubs organizations in Washington State. Katie Houk, Technical Support Specialist Alas it was time for a change of scenery. Katie moved to Mesa, Arizona in January of 2015 looking to broaden her horizons not only in seeing the world, but learning something new. She started her technology career with NPCE as extra help setting up youth computer labs for Boys & Girls Clubs. She found a real passion for it and is now perusing a lifelong career in this field. She is currently taking courses through Microsoft Virtual Academy coupled with hands-on training with NPCE to further her knowledge of technology. She spends her off time hiking and photographing the beautiful state of Arizona. Daniel Cervantes, Technology Support Specialist Daniel moved to the heart of Silicon Valley in the late 2000s, leaving the small town he grew up in. A quick learner and able to find solutions to any problem, Daniel jumped from industry to industry until 2016 when the opportunity to work with NPCE presented itself. Being able to work the technology field for a living and helping the great organization that is Boys and Girls Clubs is a great fit for him. He is currently working to get certifications to further his knowledge in IT and grow in the field. April Milner, Technical Support Specialist |
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