Company’s new CIO brings with her nearly 20 years of industry experience

CHICAGO, Ill. (February 4, 2014)Collegis Education today announced the appointment of Kimberly Fahey as its new chief information officer. Fahey, who joins the company effective immediately, will oversee all technology and information systems at Collegis Education, a technology-based education services company that prides itself in helping schools navigate the changing landscape of education through integrated technology.

“We are very excited and fortunate to have Kimberly join the Collegis Education team,” said Michael Locke, Collegis Education president and chief executive officer. “Kimberly brings nearly 20 years of industry experience working at premier companies such as RR Donnelley & Sons, Nexus Consulting Group and James Martin & Co. She is a very effective leader and has specific expertise and knowledge around the software and services Collegis Education uses to help educational institutions around the country improve student outcomes, attract and retain new students, as well as manage operating expenses. We know she will help us empower other colleges and universities to increase efficiencies in their technology infrastructure, and we look forward to her sharing her experience with us.”

Prior to joining Collegis Education, Fahey served as vice president of IT at RR Donnelley & Sons, a global provider of integrated communications. In this position, she oversaw more than 80 employees and 90 on-shore/off-shore consultants working in project management, architecture, quality assistance, master data management and customer relationship management (CRM). Fahey also worked at Project Leadership Associates (PLA), formerly Nexus Consulting Group as director of the company’s Business Intelligence practice.

Fahey earned a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Distribution Management from University of Illinois. She is a Dale Carnegie Leadership Course graduate and was one of only thirty-two (32) executives chosen for RR Donnelley’s comprehensive Executive Mentoring Program.

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About Collegis Education

Collegis Education is an enrollment growth management and technology services company that offers industry-leading solutions for colleges and universities of every size in every sector. Using a proactive and analytical approach, Collegis Education empowers education institutions to make a broader impact by providing insights that help grow enrollments, improve student outcomes and optimize expenses. With several decades of experience working within the higher education industry, the team at Collegis Education was founded within the walls of a college and expanded to help change more lives through education. Currently, the infrastructures established by Collegis Education support more than 30,000 students nationwide. For more information about Collegis Education, please visit www.CollegisEducation.com.

Author: Molly Andersen

Molly is the associate director of earned media at Collegis Education. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Missouri--Columbia.