Yugo
Denise Cruz is a dedicated professional with extensive experience in student and employee engagement within the education and accommodation sectors. Currently serving as Student Experience Manager at Yugo since December 2022, Denise leads the global "Live Your Best Life" student experience program and manages the holistic implementation of The Yugo Movement initiative focusing on sustainability. Previous roles include Employee Engagement Coordinator at httpool, where Denise developed internal communication tools and led the creation of an HR portal, and multiple positions at Yugo and its predecessor GSA, ranging from Employee Experience Executive to involvement in employee branding, HR training, and content creation. Denise holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with Management from Heriot-Watt University.
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Yugo is the first global student housing operator, created to enhance students’ overall experiences throughout and beyond university and college life. Yugo offers a truly differentiated living experience that is environmentally and socially conscious, emotionally supportive and safe. Based in Denver, Colorado, the business was created through merging three successful international operational brands – the student housing company, Nexo Residencias and Uninest Student Residents with the U.S. operations of Ucomm that were under Global Student Accommodation (GSA), the leading real estate and investment asset manager. Yugo’s experienced leadership team builds on decades of experience to help more students across the globe learn, grow and thrive. Yugo’s global portfolio will encompass 110 properties (living spaces) in nine countries, with 42,000 beds in more than 69 of the top cities in the world for higher education, stretching from Seattle to Melbourne. In the U.S., Yugo’s 29 living spaces span 19 states in cities such as Philadelphia, PA, Columbia, MO, Minneapolis, MN, and Seattle, WA, and college towns such as Madison, WI, Tallahassee, FL and Tempe, AZ, among others. Yugo will join forces with students to build a better future for the planet and themselves. The business pledges to eliminate single-use plastics in living spaces and corporate offices, supply sustainably sourced beds and chairs to support students’ physical and emotional environment and educate students on energy usage and sustainable living in Yugo spaces around the world. This approach will be enabled by Yuniverse, Yugo’s bespoke technology platform providing digital services with greater reach and connectivity to students globally.