<aside> ✨ Studying the ways emerging technologies can help us learn, communicate, cooperate, and solve wicked problems. Future-oriented.
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Kimberly York, Ph.D. is the Senior Director for Information Technology at the top-ranked University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education (PennGSE). As a senior leader, she evolves and aligns IT strategy to university and school priorities. Her oversight includes immersive technologies, AI tools, learning spaces, online course development, digital research support, data integrity and security, and other key initiatives. Her team provides computing and classroom technology support, web design and development, digital research consults, and interactive course design. Our mission is to anticipate and meet the emerging needs and aspirations of GSE's 1500 faculty, students, and staff with leading-edge, equitable, scalable technology services.
Before working at Penn, Kim was responsible for piloting and scaling new digital library services to support the changing needs of scholars at Penn Libraries. Prior to that, she managed enterprise learning technologies, MOOC production, course design, and multimedia development at UNC-Chapel Hill, and in the early days served in a variety of roles, including instructional designer, faculty developer, instructor, media developer, and project manager/designer of online courses. Kim holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University.
Kim is currently an active member of the Educause Learning Initiative (ELI), IFTF Foresight Practitioners, Women in Technology, VRAR Association, and the Leading Change communities. work.
In early 2025, she launched Repivot.co, where she guides seasoned executives through personalized AI adoption strategies, combining hands-on learning with organizational implementation planning.