Elizabeth Walker
Adjunct Faculty, Business & Outdoor Recreation Leadershipewalker5@coloradomtn.edu
Education
- M.B.A., Western Carolina University
- B.A., Brevard College
- A.A., Young Harris College
My personal interests are serving the community and informing underrepresented groups of the myriad of educational opportunities that can lead to workforce knowledge, skills, and success. As a higher education leader it is my goal to help students achieve academic success with completion of a degree.
My beautiful family is from Mexico, and I am a first generation American. I have a 23-year old son, a Texas A&M University graduate, and he is a 2nd Lieutenant in pilot training serving in the United States Air Force.
I began teaching online as an adjunct instructor in January of 2007 in which I taught criminal justice, law, and business courses. I began my legal career as a paralegal for a private law firm in which I participated in both civil and criminal cases, and then served as a victim advocate for the Denver District Attorney's Office. Following, I worked for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation as a Criminal Data Specialist. Moreover, I worked in fraud detection, conflict negations, office administration, and overall business management. Much of my experience was gained in the private sector as the president of a business corporation in which I wrote the bylaws, all procedural manuals, and managed and trained all personnel. Subsequently, I begin working at a private law firm after law school specializing in the areas of corporate and business law. Thereafter, I transitioned into the role of the Associate Program Chair for Criminal Justice online in which I actively took part on committees, took part in enhancing our content curriculum, and took part in assisting our team in all administrative tasks. Finally, I was hired on as a Dean for Online learning and supervised the Criminal Justice, Paralegal, Business, and Web Design programs.
In the field of criminal justice and law I have acquired additional certifications in areas such as Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation. Also, I have been certified as a paralegal. In addition, I was trained to conduct legal research in various databases such as LexisNexis, FindLaw, and Versus Law, Hein-On-Line, and received certification from Westlaw. I have been thoroughly trained to research in ICON, CCIC, and NCIC databases, and have passed all required tests for use of these systems. For example, a comprehensive investigation was conducted, a polygraph examination was performed, terminology and laws frequently used within these databases was tested to determine proper application when provided a variety of different variable circumstances and adhering to the strict guidelines and protocol required by Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Furthermore, I was granted security clearance within the bureau after all requirements were met.
Avid hiker, alpine skier and cyclist. Enjoy spending time with my two golden retrievers.
Elizabeth lives in Frisco, CO with her husband and two Scottish terriers, Wyoming and Nebraska.