Amy Cyphers

Amy Cyphers left the arid desert of Western Colorado to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where –in addition to honing her skills in journalism -- she embraced all the “Good Life” has to offer (well, except maybe for humidity and wind chill). She spent 20 years in university and alumni communications before co-founding Girls on the Run of Nebraska, a nonprofit, youth-serving organization that aims to build strong and confident girls. Her communications background has been invaluable to her work as a nonprofit director. Cyphers began teaching technical communication for the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications in 2004. Since 2005, she has taught introductory communications to first-year students in the Raikes School, where the student camaraderie often leads to lively classroom discussions. She enjoys working with students to perfect their assignments.