Kylie coordinates student support, scholarships, recruitment, retention, community building, and other day-to-day operations at the UO Chinese Flagship Program. Prior to Flagship, she spent nearly 10 years coordinating various international programs, projects and grants under the umbrellas of the Division of Global Engagement and the College of Education. Her work has promoted mutual understanding of educational systems, faculty teaching and research partnership, student exchanges and other educational collaboration between UO and its global partners. In addition, Kylie had business background working with a Portland-based equity research firm managing its Asia market research products and consultant network. She is bilingual in English and Mandarin.

Kylie holds an MBA in Marketing and Innovation Management from Portland State University and an MA in English Linguistics from Hebei University, China. She enjoys travelling, cooking, teaching her children Mandarin and arts, and exploring the world.