Amber Rasche

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, INTERNET2

Amber Rasche

Amber Rasche supports strategic communications and media relations in service of Internet2’s mission to advance the research and education community. She has 14+ years of experience in higher education IT and in research, education, and government high-performance networking environments. From technical writing to storytelling, she enjoys shining a light on collaboration and innovation—and the people who  make it all possible.

 

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Certificates Management (1) InCommon Community (3)

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Cybersecurity Lifecycle Management Services Announcements & Notices Committees, Groups, & Boards IAM Online IAM Tools, Software, & Solutions Training & Support
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Modernizing Certificate Management for Research and Education: Inside the New InCommon Certificate Service

Reading Time: 4 minutesExplore How the New Service With CertiNext Advances Automation, Streamlines Offerings, and Supports Operational Efficiency for IT Teams Internet2 recently announced the new InCommon Certificate Service with CertiNext, marking the culmination of a multiyear, community-driven effort to modernize certificate management for the research and higher education (R&E) community. The service transition began on April 7 and will conclude on July 17, 2026. CertiNext, a well-known provider in the Interoperable Global Trust Federation (IGTF) and broader certificate industry, was selected following a rigorous assessment of potential providers against technical performance, platform resilience, service reliability, and security compliance requirements.  Shaped by input […]

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InCommon Community Announcements & Notices Committees, Groups, & Boards

18 Members Selected for InCommon Steering and Advisory Committees in 2024

Internet2 and InCommon are pleased to welcome 18 members to the InCommon Steering Committee and InCommon Advisory Committees. Led by volunteers who offer insight and expertise in identity and access management (IAM), these committees identify shared challenges, devise best practices, and develop creative technical solutions to support IAM needs across the research and higher education community. “I’m excited for volunteers’ willingness to contribute their time to advancing Internet2’s IAM efforts,” said Marc Wallman, chair of the InCommon Steering Committee and vice president for information technology at North Dakota State University. “In my opinion, identity and access management is the most […]

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Q&A With Mary McKee: Building IAM Bridges for Inclusion and Collaboration

Reading Time: 8 minutesRecent Microsoft Announcement Signals a Win for Multilateral Federation in the Research and Education Community Ask Mary McKee, senior director of engineering at Cirrus Identity, about the role of vendor-neutral standards and solutions for identity and access management (IAM) in research and education (R&E), and her response might surprise you. “Maybe it’s not as much about vendor-neutrality as it is about acknowledging ‘here’s what it takes for us all to work together, regardless of the unique paths our institutions follow to arrive at common standards and best practices.’ There are multiple right ways to do that and multiple wrong ways […]

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InCommon Community Committees, Groups, & Boards

18 New Members Join InCommon Steering and Advisory Committees in 2023

Internet2 and InCommon are pleased to welcome 18 new members to the InCommon Steering Committee and InCommon Advisory Committees. By volunteering with these committees, community members contribute their insights, expertise, and talents within identity and access management (IAM) to advance the research and education (R&E) community. “InCommon’s steering and advisory committees go beyond the identity and access management challenges of today; this is a forward-thinking community that comprises bright, passionate community leaders who want to solve future IAM challenges for higher education and research,” said Kevin Morooney, Internet2 vice president of Trust and Identity and NET+. “This is an exciting […]

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