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 Emphasys Software | Jan 16, 2026 | Newsletter
PHAs routinely juggle complex data, budgets, leasing trends, and policy impacts in administering the HCV program. To support this work, HUD provides a set of HCV Utilization Tools designed to streamline planning, budgeting, and analysis for program staff. These tools...
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,...
