2026 IBEA Fall Conference Keynote Speaker
Corinne Hoisington
Corinne promises to make you love AI and Microsoft a little more again. You will discover how to produce amazing professional documents, spreadsheets and presentations, and with the use of breath-taking shortcuts, it needn’t take you hours!
Corinne Hoisington is a full-time professor of Information Systems Technology at Central Virginia Community College in Lynchburg, Virginia, with more than 30 years of teaching experience. Corinne travels over 250,000 miles a year delivering keynote to companies all over the world in over 70 cities a year for customers such as the Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Canada International Events, Cengage Learning, National Geographic Abu Dhabi, Capital One International Bank, Executive LIVE in London, Sydney, and Johannesburg, and the international South by Southwest (SXSW) event in Austin, Texas. Professor Hoisington is the recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award in Computer Programming. Corinne has authored over 40 textbooks with Cengage Learning/National Geographic on topics such as Introduction to AI: A Business Perspective, Outlook 365, Office 365, Microsoft Windows, Android Boot Camp Java, Technology Now, and Visual Basic. Corinne stands at the forefront of the tech revolution, a true visionary and thought leader in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her journey is not just the story of an educator on the cutting edge; it’s a testament to the transformative power of AI Assisted business itself.
2026 IBEA Fall Conference Featured Breakout Session Presenter
Tonya Skinner
Tonya Skinner graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1997 and has since taught in Dekalb High School, Oran R-3 Schools, and Jackson Senior High School in Missouri. She has also served as an adult education teacher at the Cape Career and Technology Center and an adjunct faculty member for Southeast Missouri State University.
During her teaching career, she has served on the board for both the North Central Business Education and Missouri Business Education Association both as a teacher and as a student. She received the NCBEA Emerging Professional Award in 2001, was inducted into Who's Who in Missouri Business education in 2004, and her business program received the Program of Excellence Award in 2006. Since then, she has continued making presentations, providing computer training, and developing state-wide curriculum. She also serves as a National FBLA test writer and textbook reviewer for Cengage.
Teaching technology is her passion. She is certified in many areas, including Microsoft Office 2016 and Adobe Certified Associate certifications in Web Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere and Flash. Though business and finance education are interesting and fun to teach as well, she spends the majority of her workload in technology instruction, namely Web Design, Graphic Design, and Multimedia courses. She was also involved in creating Missouri's first embedded Language Arts credit Business Communications course.
On a personal note, Tonya has been married for over 20 years to Batman (Bruce Wayne Skinner) and is the mother of two girls. She enjoys running and exercise and is committed to a healthy lifestyle. After losing 100 pounds in 2010, she has managed to keep the weight off and keep the attitude positive.
