Kate Birney

GAIN Board Co-Director of Education

GAIN Email: education@gainhighered.org

Board Member Responsibilities: Identifying the continuing education needs of members and facilitating opportunities for personal and professional growth

Institution: Oregon State University

Position at Institution: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

LinkedIn: Kate Birney

I’m originally from Massachusetts and have worked in the information technology field for over 14 years, primarily in the Boston area. I’ve worked for a variety of companies in settings that gave me the opportunity to learn how to support meeting the technology needs of many different people in a variety of settings. This year, I completed a Master’s degree in Cyber Defense from Dakota State University. I moved out to Oregon in 2021 and have been working in higher education since I moved here. I started at OSU as an Information Technology Consultant at the College of VetMed, and this year I moved to a role within UIT that not only speaks to my professional areas of interest but also allows me to have a more significant impact on the campus at large.

Throughout my time in Boston, I was an active part of social justice work in the community I lived in, and through volunteer opportunities. I’m excited to be able to engage in advocacy work through GAIN Higher Education and to continue to drive change within the higher education environment.