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Our Team
& Culture

meet the awesome people that make Kanso much more than just another software company

Our Team
& Culture

meet the awesome people that make Kanso much more than just another software company

“Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.” – Danny Thomas

Kanso Software is a team individuals dedicated to modernizing and humanizing housing management. We approach work and play with honesty, humility, empathy, and a service mentality. We’re a hard-working group with a growth mindset.

We design software with the greatest possible impact in mind, focusing on value creation over the bottom line.

LEADERSHIP

Doug Chapiewsky

Doug Chapiewsky, CEO and President

Doug Chapiewsky is leading Kanso Software through a reinvention from a 25-year-old company into a modern sustainable going forward entity. As CEO and President, he oversees the company’s ongoing efforts to expand the Kanso platform into new markets.

Prior to joining the company in 2012, Doug founded a telecommunications software company that was sold to a publicly traded Israeli firm. He started his career at AT&T Bell Laboratories and held a variety of engineering and management positions.

Doug earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from St. Mary’s University and an advanced degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

2022 Titan 100 Winner

Jennifer Wageman

Jennifer Wageman, CFO

s COO & CFO, Jennifer Wageman oversees the finance function as well as the operation for Kanso Software. Jennifer started her career in public accounting as an auditor at EKS&H in Denver, Colorado and then began focusing on early-stage technology companies, gaining significant experience in the financial operations of SaaS companies. In 2014, Jennifer became a managing partner in Now CFO, which specialized in outsourced accounting and CFO services. During her time at NOW CFO, Jennifer led in the successful closing of five sell-side and over ten buy-side acquisitions as an interim CFO or consultant to executives.
 
Jennifer is an inactive CPA and a graduate of Southwestern University with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. She enjoys living on a small farm in Durango, Colorado near many outdoor activities in the area.
 
 
Anthony Kilhoffer

In Memory of

Anthony Kilhoffer, CTO

1974 – 2021

Anthony was responsible for leading all technical aspects of Kanso Software. With a strong diverse career in software engineering and enterprise architecture, he formed a technical foundation that was wide and deep. Anthony had a 20-year career as a military leader and commissioned officer, which fueled his approach to accomplishing the mission together as a team (and having fun while doing it).

During his consulting career, Anthony provided organizations ranging from defense to energy to Wall Street, a focused effort on what’s right for their technical vision with an eye on growth.

Anthony had a dual Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Information Technology from Grantham University, as well as a certificate of study from MIT in Emerging Technologies and Leadership.

MEET THE FURRY (AND SOMETIMES SCALED) FRIENDS OF KANSO

At Kanso Software, we try not to take ourselves too seriously. We believe pets provide a much-needed dash of levity and exemplify the best of our core values.

Sterling

Sterling

Sterling

Zelda

Sterling

KitCat

Sterling

Chicken Noodle

Sterling

Juan

Sterling

Hyzer

Sterling

Ziggy

Sterling

Brad

Sterling

Milo

Manny

In Memory of Manny

Bogey

Bogey

Gouda

Gouda

Widget

Widget

Carnage

King Arthur

Eva

Eva

Smores

S’mores

Luna

Luna

#47

In Memory of #47

Rosie

Rosie

Rosie

Deli

Rosie

Maggie

Ni and Domino

Ni and Domino

Patsy Jo and Dolly Rae

Patsy Jo and Dolly Rae

Monkey

In Memory of Monkey

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Archie

Archie

Dobby

Dobby

Olivia

In Memory of Olivia

Sam

Sam

Sasha and Sissy

Sasha and Sissy

Sasha and Sissy

Oakley

Sasha and Sissy

Hank

Sasha and Sissy

Callie

Sasha and Sissy

Chaco

Sasha and Sissy

Catniss

Sasha and Sissy

Ozzy

Sasha and Sissy

Severus

Sasha and Sissy

Lil Miss

Sasha and Sissy

In Memory of Doodles

Sasha and Sissy

Aki

Sasha and Sissy

Haru

Sasha and Sissy

Jingles & Lily

Sasha and Sissy

Max

Sasha and Sissy

Petrie

JOIN OUR GROWING TEAM

If you enjoy tackling problems that make a tangible impact in communities across U.S., we’d love to hear from you!

Getting Away from it All – Kanso Style

Shout out to the Kanso Software team’s recent camping trip – or as we like to call it: “off the grid group quality hang time.” We took a weekend and our sleeping bags and hit the great outdoors in the Pike National Forest for a little group bonding (not to mention a lot of delicious food cooked right over the fire). Working for Kanso means joining some of the best minds in the industry as we build game changing technology that serves the underserved. But it also means working with [...]

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DeForest CDA: A Doorways Case Study

July 5th, 2022|0 Comments

Introduction Zac Grulke (Housing Director at DeForest CDA, WI) and the team were seeking training on their previous software. Instead, they noticed an opportunity they could take advantage of – a new cloud-based system [...]

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