by ggagnon | Feb 18, 2026 | Newsletter
Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) nationwide are facing a new reporting requirement: starting with calendar year 2026, PHAs must submit an SF-425 Federal Financial Report for each public housing grant every year. This represents a major change in how PHAs report...
by ggagnon | Feb 12, 2026 | Blogs, Newsletter
I began my housing career at the Gary Housing Authority in Gary, Indiana, where I spent 15 years growing through a variety of roles and building the foundation for my future in training and consulting. In May 1996, I joined Creative Computer Solutions as a Software...
by ggagnon | Jan 16, 2026 | Blogs, Newsletter
I began my career at Emphasys in January 2016 as a software developer, onboarding into the PHA department and learning the foundations of our systems from the ground up. Those early months gave me a solid understanding of the technology that supports our clients and...
by ggagnon | Dec 12, 2025 | Blogs, Newsletter
After more than two decades of service and a career that produced over 100,000 lines of production code, lead developer Bob McFarland will be retiring from Emphasys Software at the end of the year. Bob has played a defining role in the evolution of our products and...
by ggagnon | Oct 9, 2025 | Blogs, Newsletter
Hi there! My name is Alicia, and I’m the LMS Manager here at Emphasys University. For those of you who haven’t met me yet, I’d like to share some information about my background. I began my career in IT in 2011 while attending college. Early on, I...
