Operational Updates
DSS Internal Event: Please be advised that from January 20th to 23rd, there may be delays due to an all-hands internal team meeting.
We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time!
We are in the final stages of planning and testing for the conversion to the VIP Marketplace purchasing platform.
We will be contacting partners in the next few weeks to build a strategy and make recommendations on which contracts to migrate first. We look forward to working with you on transitioning your business to the VIP Marketplace purchasing platform.
Upcoming Edtech Events
Be sure to join our DSS team at this year’s FETC in Orlando from the 14th–17th of January.
Look out for the following DSS vendors in attendance:
- Adobe
- Ativion
- ThreatDown
- Vivi
- ClassLink
- Incident IQ
- Jamf
- MobileMind
Feel free to connect with and reach out to our attendees: Chuck Hulan, Amber Roesken, Denise Johnson, and Andrew Funke.
Get ready to talk everything education technology at TCEA 2025!
In Austin, TX, from February 1st to 5th, our experts — Chuck Hulan, Amber Roesken, and Andrew Funke — look forward to discussing the transformation of education.
The following DSS vendors will be in attendance:
- Adobe
- Incident IQ
- ClassLink
- Jamf
- IMTLazarus
- Vivi
- Itopia
- Sophos
- Ativion
- Learn21
- MobileMind
Joining the DSS Line Card
Edge Gain
We are excited to announce the addition of Edge Gain — Adobe Education’s premium professional development partner — to our DSS vendor network.
Serving K-12 organizations with premier professional learning for teachers and students, Edge Gain should be a consideration of every educational administrator.
Key benefits to students and teachers include: customized professional development, on-demand learning resources, and preparation for Adobe Certified Professional exams.
Lumio by SMART Technologies
We are thrilled to present Lumio by SMART Technologies, a web-based instructional platform that is built to seamlessly integrate with the platforms districts already use—like Google, Microsoft, Canvas, and Schoology.
In service of K-12 districts, Lumio is an important consideration for every IT director and school administrator.
Whether you’re equipping a single classroom or scaling district-wide, Lumio delivers both value and simplicity. Key benefits include: active and engaging learning experiences, simplified workflows, and solutions that fit any budget.
Vendor Updates & Promotions
The new Adobe Information Center provides the latest tools available to resellers, sales enablement information, and efficient deal registration.
The old DSC information center will no longer be operational. Note the updated link below for future use.
Vivi shares how technology can fuel collaboration and student-driven learning in the classroom.
Explore and share this article with your clients to help them empower students to learn at the highest level.
In Incident IQ’s upcoming webinar on January 21st, they will explain how they are providing students with real world IT experience.
Register for the webinar below to learn how K-12 districts can create IT internships for their students.
Meet the DSS Team
Amber Roesken
Sales Manager
From the front desk to her current role as a sales manager, Amber has been with us for almost 20 years! Intending only to spend a short time at Douglas Stewart before leaving to leverage her Master’s degree in Library Science, once she made connections with our team, vendors, and resellers, she decided being a librarian wasn’t her passion after all.
Outside work, Amber has a passion for traveling the world with her family. With 25 international destinations visited in the past 20 years, she makes sure to take full advantage of her PTO! Some highlights of her travels include fjords in Norway, safaris in Kenya, and breathtaking Mediterranean views of Greece.
