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...
by Emphasys Software | Sep 10, 2025 | Blogs, Newsletter
My name is Michael Childress. There are so many things that I enjoy in life, but my top three are spending time with my two boys, Omari and Orion, anything sports related, and my PS5. I graduated from Old Dominion University in 2017 with a degree in Exercise...
by ggagnon | Aug 8, 2025 | Blogs, Newsletter
After graduating with a degree in Human Services, I spent five years in Gerontology. For ten years I worked for the State of Michigan Family Independence Agency (as a Caseworker, and then as an Analyst on a new automated system for the State). I led a design team,...
by ggagnon | Jul 14, 2025 | Blogs, Newsletter
Hi! My name is Jennifer Ruiz, and I live in sunny Florida. I’ve been in the housing industry for nearly 9 years, starting as an Intake Specialist and working my way up to a Section 8 Caseworker. I’ve also managed Low-Income Public Housing properties as a Property...
