Tamara LynnHannawayM.B.A., Ph.D.
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Academic Degrees
Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs, research area: Economic Development and Education Policy, University of Colorado Denver, 2012.
M.B.A. concentration:economics, Westminster College of Salt Lake City, graduated first in class, 1995
B.A. Public Relations (self-directed), Fort Lewis College, Colorado, 1984
Attended the United States Military Academy, 1981-1982
Licensures and Certifications
U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Series 6 - Investment Company and Variable Contracts Exam, 1984
Series 11 - Assistant Representative, 1985
Series 63 - Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam, 1984
AMA Certified Project Manager, 1989
Fields of Study
Governance and Governance Corruption
Corruption in Education Funding
Economic Development and Economic Policy
Economic and Business Forecasting
Education Policy
Policy Analysis
Human Services Policy and Human Services Outcomes
Corruption in Education in the Former Soviet Union
Publication
Hannaway, Tamara L. (2013), Government Spending on Welfare and TANF, 1900-2012, Data set for Human Services; Backgrounder.
Hannaway, Tamara L. (2013), Human Services;Backgrounder, Independence Institute, Denver, Colorado.
Hannaway, Tamara L. (2012), Governance Corruption’s Effects on Education Budgets and Individual Income in Central and Eastern Europe. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Publishing.
Hannaway, Tamara L. (2011), The Citizens’ Budget: Human Services, Independence Institute, Lakewood, Colorado.
Hannaway, Tamara L. (2011), Bringing Productivity Out of the Shadows, Centennial Review, Centennial Institute, April 2011, p. 3.
Hannaway, Tamara L. (2009), How Liberty Fuels Prosperity, Centennial Review, Centennial Institute, Lakewood, Colorado, June 2009, p. 3.
Engagements and Presentations
School of Business and Leadership Commissioning Ceremony, Coordinator and emcee, CCU, 2012, 2013
PAUD 5004 Public Finance and Public Policy and PAUD 4811 Economics Review course development and updating, CU Online Summer Web Camps, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014. CU Denver Online Faculty Development Training
PAUD 5002 Organizational Management and Human Behavior course development. CU Online, 2015. Online Skills Mastery course.
PAD 5004 Public Finance and Public Policy course development for the classroom, CU Denver Faculty Development Training, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
Corruption in Education Funding and Individual Income,Dissertation Defense, University of Colorado at Denver.December, 2011
ECO 601Economics course development. CCU Adult and Graduate Programs, CCU, 2011
Free Markets. Values Aligned Leadership Summit, CCU, 2009
Foundations of Capitalism. CCU Strategic Planning Workshop. November, 2009
Foundations of Capitalism. Centennial Institute. July 2009, October, 2009
Foundations of Capitalism. Leadership Program of the Rockies. December, 2009
Free Markets. Mt. Vernon Rotary Club. February, 2009
Free Markets. Jefferson County Republicans. May, 2009
Immigration: Costs and Quandaries. Jefferson County Republicans breakfast. August, 2009
Free Markets. CCU Strategic Objectives Workshop. January, 2008
Who is your Faithful Sidekick? Key Note Speaker, CCU Honors Banquet,.April, 2008
Gore School of Business Long-term Strategic Plan (1995), Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. Directed the 1994 strategic planning process for the Gore School of Business. Create and authored the resulting long-term strategic plan adopted for 1995- 2005
Gore School of Business Master of Business Administration Association President and Founder. (1992-1995), Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded the networking organization, developed and coached workshops for Etiquette in the Workplace series.
Honors and Awards
2004 Promotion from Instructor to Assistant Professor at Colorado Christian University
2007 Promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor at Colorado Christian University
2004-2005 Professor of the Year, School of Business and Communications
2005-2006 Professor of the Year, School of Business and Leadership
1994-1995 Who’s Who in Among Students in America’s Universities and Colleges
1994-1995 Westminster College Student Government Graduate School Senator
1983-1984 Fort Lewis College Student Newspaper Assistant Editor
1980-1981 Northglenn High School Class Vice President, Yearbook Assistant Editor
Research and Grants
2015 Current Strategy Forum, US Naval War College, Newport RI.
2015 Online Skills Mastery Course, University of Colorado Denver, CU Online.
2013 Independence Institute, Human Services funding policy development analysis
2007-present Ethnolinguistic fractionalization’seffects on governance in Eastern and Central Europe
2008-present Governance Corruption, Political Corruption, Shadow Economy and institutional corruption
2006-present The effects of centralized governance on economic development
2006-present Black and grey market effects on tax revenue
Professional Associations
American Society for Pubic Administrators (ASPA)
American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Professional Affiliations
Delta Mu Delta Honorary Society, Business Administration Disciplines
Leadership Program of the Rockies, Graduating class of 2007
Professional Experience
University of Denver, Daniels College of Business, Denver, Colorado 9/1/2016 - Present
Assistant Teaching Professor, Business Information and Analytics Department, 9/1/2017 - Present
Adjunct Faculty, Business Information and Analytics Department, 9/1/2016 – 9/1/2017
Co-Lead instructor for introductory statistics
Teaching statistics and introduction to business classes
University of Colorado Denver, Graduate School of Public Affairs, 1/2007-present.
Instructor,Economics, Public Finance, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Management
University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Graduate School of Public Affairs, 8/2015-present
Instructor, Organizational Management and Human Behavior
Online Skills Mastery, 2015, University of Colorado Denver instructor training
Colorado Christian University, Lakewood, Colorado, 10/2002-6/2014.
Associate Professor of Business, Economics and Policy, 8/2007-6/2014. 6 years 10 months.
Created, prepared, instructed, graded, and tutored economics, business, and policy classes.
Taught 4 classes per semester plus additional classes as needed for the School of Business and Leadership and the School of Arts and Humanities.
Presented and lectured to external stakeholders on government, policy and economics. Coordinated the annual Commissioning Ceremony, which is the graduationceremony for business school students.
Mentored etiquette and professional decorum for interviews and professional work settings.
Developed online class modules foradministration and economics classes.
Engaged with the academic community on best-practices for digital class delivery.
Coordinated the annual scholarship and grant programs, interviews, and travel for student teams of about 18 a year to attend Foundation for Economic Education Summer College Seminars from 2007 – 2013. 7 years 0 months.
Coordinated and taught international travel classes for undergraduate and MBA classes.
Served the school and students in extracurricular duties, club activities and faculty committees.
Assistant Professor of Business, 8/2004-8/2006.
Created, developed, prepared, instructed, graded, and tutored various business classes, summer internships; chaperoned student conferences and managed travel groups, taught independent studies, worked with faculty committees, student and alumni mentoring, and general professor duties as assigned.
Taught 4 classes per semester or more as needed.
Actively engaged in student activities, attended chapel, and participated in community events. Read and submitted scholarly work for academic publications.
Instructor, College of Adult and Graduate Studies, 11/2002 –8/2004.
Engaged undergraduate and graduate students in the classroom and online with effective teaching methods for business classes.
Taught 2 classes per semester while serving as Executive Director
Executive Director of Graduate Programs, 10/2002 – 10/2004.
Recruited, developed, communicated, and performed all business administration for three graduate programs. Created and directed the communications plan and flow, scheduling and advising for the MBA program, and managed the program directors and advisors for the Master of Arts in Counseling and the Master of Curriculum and Instruction. Upon leaving the position, the three programs were growing consistently, maintaining planned and manageable cohort frequency, class size, and graduation rates.
Public Service Company of New Mexico, 6/1999 – 7/2001.
Executive Director of Innovative Business Solutions (GS level 14 promoted to 15 equivalent).
Developed, authored, and managedthe strategic plan, business plan, financial plans, and marketing plans.
Providedeconomic forecasting for new business ideas utilizing current asset excess capacity. This skunk-works program existed solely to generate new revenue by creating one-off or ongoing projects tangential to the core business.
Lead strategy sessions, brainstorming workgroups, managed division and project teams. Responsible for 28 million in project budgets.
Named to PNM Vice President’s strategic planning committee (2000, 2001)
Named to corporate management team (level 15 and higher)
Named to the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award™Self-study Application team (2000, 2001)
Trained at the National Institute of Science and Technology’sBaldrige Performance Excellence™ program (2000, 2001).
Consulting 1994-present. 30 years
Ad hoc business consultant employing short-term engagements focused on economic impacts of policy decisions, government or market forcesusing Porter’s Five Forces™ model, economic and business forecasting, and all phases of business planning.
1994-1999: Developed business, strategic andmarketing plans, produced the marketingand sales training materials for fourunique businesses -each remain in business today.
Diamond Seal™-a venture capital success story in cleaning products, here, I also presented products to Ford Motor Company, PPG.
Pacific Flyway™-then a start-up, now a large, privately held wholesale sporting goods company;
Innovations International™-a medium-sized training and development company featuring a prominent author and executive coach in work/life balance, spirituality in the workplace,diversity in the workplace, and empowering teamsto 300 of the top Fortune 500 companies. Developed ‘Train the Trainer’ programs, facilitator training, and coached presenters in powerful public speaking;
Galindo Consulting©-promoting a motivational speaker, executive coach, and author on accountability in the workplace and powerful workforces.
2006-present: Neighborhood economic impact studies and town-hall representative, economic forecasting and business planning engagements, lead quantum-thinking brainstorming sessions, coach entrepreneurs, mentor young women in the workforce.
The Coleman Company, 12/1990-6/1992
Western Regional Manager, National Accounts Executive
Managed the business, sales, and marketing for the camping products division of Colman with personal responsibility two of the twenty largest accounts in the company.
Responsible for key account product innovation brainstorming, production color scheme and material combinations, and major sales event planning.
Sales management, budget control and forecasting for 30 million dollar region, in charge of strategic planning for region and member of the corporate strategy team.
Acosta Food Brokerage Corporation for Procter and Gamble and Coleman, 3/1989-12/1990
National Account Executive, Non-Foods Division Manager
Managed, budgeted, forecasted, and marketed the commodities lines of Procter and Gamble, Coleman, UpJohn, and Kodak for the largest food retailers in the US.
Successfully launched and managed delivery for millions of dollars of commodities per marketing period. Managed brand rollouts, and provided customer relationships to regional and local affiliates of national chain stores. Responsible for rollout strategy for all non-food lines.
Procter and Gamble, 2/1986 – 3/1989 (Broker for Procter and Gamble, 1989-1990)
Key Account Sales Manager, 1987-1989 Sales Representative, 1986-1987 promoted.
Managed, sold, and merchandised the beauty lines for the Personal Care division.
In charge of creating merchandising schematics, product delivery, developing customer relationships, trade shows, and general product sales to local, then to regional and national accounts. Awarded several sales awards including the ‘Ten-ton Club’ for large one-off shipments. Completed the coveted management-training program in sales and marketing.
First Investors Corporation, 1983-1986
Financial Analyst
Analyzed financial statements, retirement portfolios, investment portfolios and cash flows of corporations and individuals for the sales team. Created and planned presentations for client calls for sales teams. Researched past and projected future economic trends. Awarded ‘Rookie of the year’ in 1984 for considerable contributions to the sales teams.
Entrepreneur,1984- present
Own, lease, and develop small residential real estate tracts,
Maintain 0% to 8% vacancy rates over 32+ years compared to 16% national average.
Courses Taught:
Colorado Christian University
Undergraduate Level
ECO 210 Macro Economics
ECO 215 Principles of Economics
ECO 222 Micro Economics
ECO 397 Economic Development
ECO 397 Introduction to Austrian Economics
ECO 397 History of Economic Thought
ECO 497 International Economics
BUS 101 Introduction to Business
BUS 212 Business Statistics
BUS 397 International Policy
BUS 497 International Business
GLS 397 Global Development
MKT 202 Principles of Marketing
MKT 390 Sales and Relationship Management
MKT 497 International Marketing
Graduate Level
FIN 501 Financial Foundations
MKT 510Marketing
BUS International Business
ECO 601 Economics
University of Colorado Denver, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
University of Colorado Denver Graduate School of Public Affairs, 2007-present
Instructor, Graduate Faculty
PAUD 5004 Public Finance and Public Policy, classroom
PAD5004 Public Finance and Public Policy, online
PAUD4811 Principles of Economics, classroom
PAD4811Principles of Economics, online
PAUD 5002 Organizational Management and Human Behavior, classroom
PAD 5002 Organizational Management and Human Behavior, online
PAUD 5503 Capital Budgeting and Accounting
University of Denver, Daniels College of Business
INFO 1010 Data Management and Analysis
BUS 1000 Gateway to Business
Committee Service
Library Committee member; 2004/5 to 2006/7
Secretary of the committee; 2005/6 and 2006/7
Faculty Affairs Committee member; 2007/8 to 2010/11
Secretary of the committee; 2008/9 and 2009/10
Chairperson of the committee; 2010/11 during CCU’s HLC accreditation.
Academic Affairs Committee member; 2011 to2014
Faculty Community Committee member; 2005 to2013
Interests
Enjoy curling up with a good book or excel spreadsheet, fishing of all sorts, snorkeling, gardening, painting, hiking, running, travel, and community service projects. I am an award-winning artist at juried shows in pencil and watercolor.
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