We solve strategic challenges in higher education
Unizin is a member-based nonprofit 501(c)3 that enables higher education to meet the moment of digital transformation by developing and delivering solutions that address the pressing and complex challenges of data, analytics, and digital content.
Our consortium model and partnerships enable Unizin to build technology solutions, establish relationships, and pursue research that no single institution could achieve cost-effectively on its own.
Our Leadership Team
Unizin is led by a group of experienced, talented, and dedicated higher education and technology professionals united in the mission to improve education and student success.
Glenda Genchur
Chief Financial Officer
Serve as a key advisor to the CEO, senior leadership, and the Executive Board on business and financial matters.
Derek Gleim
Director of Technology
Lead the engineering team in practices and collaboration, systems design, and product development.
Cathy O'Bryan
Chief Executive Officer
Responsible for Unizin’s overall strategy while simultaneously managing its resources and operations; Serve as the main liaison between Unizin and its Executive Board.
Bart Pursel
Chief Technology Officer
Responsible for maturing our product and service offerings through strategic technology leadership to meet the diverse needs of our partners.
James Russell
Senior Director of Research Support and Assurance
In tandem with our Data Services and Solutions team, assists members explore, learn and utilize the UDP; works to assure Unizin’s security and compliance.
Brad Zurcher
Director of Partnerships
Serves the consortium as the contractual and business liaison between vendors and Unizin and works closely with consortium members to maintain an ever evolving short list of potential vendor partners and contractual terms.
Our Staff
Unizin accelerates universities’ abilities to improve education through scalable solutions in the areas of learning analytics, digital content, and community initiated innovations.
Mariah Aguilar
Executive Assistant Special Events Manager
Provides administrative duties to assist Unizin Staff. Organizes the Unizin Summit and all other Unizin special events.
Sara Bolf
Data Analyst
Provides support to the Unizin data analytics team and contributes to their work with the Unizin Data Platform.
Kyle Emrick
Software Engineer
Supports Unizin’s digital products and services.
Rafael Fernandez
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Provide principles and practices that incorporate aspects of software engineering and apply them to infrastructure and operations challenges; . Create scalable and highly reliable software systems.
Sara Hofstetter
Accounting Specialist/Partner Relationships Manager
Assists CFO in accounting duties and assists in planning Unizin Summit.
Koby Huckabee
Senior Software Engineer
Responsible for developing and maintaining backend software solutions; Work with other lead engineers to architect all of our software solutions.
Lynette Mercado
Services Manager
Manages support services for both Unizin’s marketplace solutions and data solutions by supporting implementations.
Cody Simpson
Site Reliability Engineer
Responsible for keeping all user-facing services and other production systems running smoothly; Designs and maintains software build/test/release pipelines and underlying infrastructure.
Tracy Thompson
Technical Support Quality Assurance Analyst
Provides technical support for both Unizin’s marketplace solutions and data solutions.
Kyle Unruh
Data Solutions Architect
Supports research and data analysis conducted using the Unizin Data Platform.Data Solutions Architect
Join the team
If you share our passion for building technology solutions to improve higher education, Unizin offers some of the most challenging and rewarding careers in the thriving edtech industry.
We are hard-working, team-oriented, and easy-going. We value professional collaboration and having fun together. We offer comprehensive benefits, solutions-driven work and a social, flexible work environment.
Check out our current career opportunities
Apply to our open positions today!
The latest from Unizin
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