University of Phoenix Announces Managing Director of New RedFlint™ Experience Center in Las Vegas
August 30 2016 - 2:12PM
Business Wire
Shavonnah Tièra Collins will lead efforts to
ignite change, incubate ideas and build community and industry
engagement at RedFlint experience center
University of Phoenix® has appointed Shavonnah Tièra Collins
Managing Director of its RedFlint™ experience center, which is
expected to open in downtown Las Vegas in October 2016. Collins, an
educator and entrepreneur who is highly engaged in the Las Vegas
business community, will lead efforts to build engagement and spur
innovation within the Las Vegas business, education and government
communities.
The RedFlint experience center will provide visitors with an
experiential, hands-on learning environment to help them innovate
in their companies and in their own careers. The RedFlint
experience center will also host Iron Yard Ventures, which provides
selected startup businesses access to one of the premier business
accelerators.
“The RedFlint concept’s ability to help individuals fill
knowledge gaps, ideate a business and receive the support and
resources of community partners, is what is missing in the Las
Vegas ecosystem,” said Shavonnah Tièra Collins, managing director
of RedFlint experience center. “The ideas, support and competition
that develop in an environment like the RedFlint experience center
will allow us to better understand how entrepreneurs struggle to
bring ideas to fruition, and ultimately help them turn their ideas
into viable businesses.”
Prior to joining RedFlint, Collins was an instructor at
University of Nevada Las Vegas, where she continues to be an
adjunct instructor. She also served as Las Vegas Metro Chamber of
Commerce foundation director of Entrepreneurship & Vegas Young
Professionals.
"I’ve had the privilege of knowing Shavonnah since the very
early startup days – from the weekly grassroots tech meetings that
helped spur the launch of co-working in Las Vegas to the startup
weekend competitions,” said Dennis Bonilla, executive dean of
University of Phoenix® College of Information Systems and
Technology. “She is intimately familiar with the Vegas startup
scene and the community’s innovation needs and is a highly
respected leader in the community. The RedFlint experience center
is the perfect place for Shavonnah to share her talent and
experience.”
“Shavonnah’s vision for the future of education paired with the
University’s commitment to innovation will cultivate the creative
thinking needed for meaningful change and growth,” said Ruth
Veloria, executive dean of University of Phoenix® School of
Business. “Her impressive background in developing and executing
vision, launching new ideas and building strategic partnerships
will help RedFlint create solutions for real problems facing
communities, businesses and professionals, and help them stay
competitive in tomorrow’s economy.”
For more information about the RedFlint experience center,
visit: www.redflintvegas.com.
About University of Phoenix
University of Phoenix is constantly innovating to help working
adults move efficiently from education to careers in a rapidly
changing world. Flexible schedules, relevant and engaging courses,
and interactive learning can help students more effectively pursue
career and personal aspirations while balancing their busy lives.
As a subsidiary of Apollo Education Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: APOL),
University of Phoenix serves a diverse student population, offering
associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs from
campuses and learning centers across the U.S. as well as online
throughout the world. For more information, visit
www.phoenix.edu.
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