Kyra Zylstra

Contact Information

Ìýkyra_zylstra@taylor.edu

Ìý765-998-4716

ÌýHorne 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 91ÇÑ×Óa, n immersive lab experience for high school students. As part of the management team for 91ÇÑ×Ó’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.

91ÇÑ×Ó

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.