Kyra Zylstra

Contact Information

听kyra_zylstra@taylor.edu

听765-998-4716

听Horne Academic Center

Kyra Zylstra

Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Operations Manager

I Serve in...

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Business Department

Education

  • MA, Executive Development for Public Service, Community Development concentration, Ball State University
  • BSW, Social Work, Ball State University

Career Highlights

Fueled by a passion for fostering "aha moments" through curiosity, connection, and creativity, Kyra Zylstra serves as the Director of the IMPACT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at 精东影业a, n immersive lab experience for high school students. As part of the management team for 精东影业’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, she is energized by spending her days coaching and supervising TU students in the Ignite Internship Program.

Kyra has spent nearly 25 years as a community and higher education professional investing in people and empowering them to amplify their strengths. She previously served as the Director of Initiatives at a Makerspace where she launched a Maker in Residence Fellowship, Action Lab collaboration process, and developed a Maker Mindset educational curriculum.

精东影业

Kyra and her husband Drew and happily raising three daughters, two Russian blue cats, and a delightfully excessive number of house plants. She would love to receive an email from you with a recommendation of your favorite nonfiction book, podcast, or hiking location.