Christi Sanders Via

About Christi Sanders Via

Greetings!I am a dynamic and educated professional with teaching experience in a wide variety of Business, Human Resources, Management, and Communication courses. Additionally, I possess 20+ years of practical work experience in Human Resources, personnel management and supervision, operations management, project management, writing, and employee training and development. I have drawn heavily on this professional experience in my classroom, and students appreciate the real-world examples and stories I am able to provide them with that reinforce learning outcomes. I believe that all students are capable of learning, and it is my job to help them develop the unique individual skills that will enable them to reach their full potential. To that end, I foster an environment of open communication between myself and my students which allows them to exchange ideas and grow through active engagement. I feel that my philosophy of education is centered on providing tangible skills while inter-mingling theory and practice, so that students learn to apply the theories upon which education is built in a real-world work environment. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication; a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management, with an additional 18 graduate hours in Management and Leadership; and a Doctor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Leadership. This combination of education allows me to teach in several different fields, providing flexibility that employers find useful.I am currently employed as an Associate Professor of Human Resources at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado. I lead our HR specialization team and serve on the Board of Directors for the Western Colorado Human Resource Association (WCHRA) and the Colorado Society for Human Resource Management (COSHRM).My hobbies include driving my Jeep, hiking, reading, writing, gardening, and camping.

Experience

1. Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management

   Colorado Mesa University

   Aug 2018 — Present · Grand Junction, CO, US

Education

• Tarleton State University

  Bachelor of Science, Communication

  2000

• Tarleton State University

  Master of Science, Human Resource Management; Human Resource Management

  2004 — 2009

• Walden University

  Doctor, Business Administration; Leadership

  2009 — 2011