University Dean

Dr. Tony R. Lyons is Dean for Colorado Technical University’s College of Business and Management. Dr. Lyons brings more than three decades of business and higher education experience, passion, and innovation to the CTU team.

In his current role as Dean, Dr. Lyons provides overall guidance and leadership for the College of Business. His duties include developing strong curriculum, finding the right faculty to deliver that curriculum to the student body, and supporting CTU’s mission as a whole. Prior to taking on his current role, Dr. Lyons served at CTU as Program Chair, Information Technology & Computer Science. He continues to lead CTU classes on diverse subjects like mathematics, business, information technology, and more.

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Program Director

Dr. Paula Offutt is Program Director for Colorado Technical University’s College of Business and Management and Doctoral Studies. In her current role, she helps map, manage, and develop the curriculum for CTU’s Graduate and Doctoral Business and Management degree programs. Dr. Offutt joined CTU in 2013 as Program Chair, where she managed faculty for the College of Business & Management.

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Program Director

Dr. Michael Brizek is Professor and University Program Director in the College of Business and Management at Colorado Technical University. As Program Director, he oversees the curriculum and faculty of the accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing programs.

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Program Chair

Dr. Volz has been in various roles in business over the past 25 years. Before his current role as Program Chair, he was a Lead Instructor – Project Management for CTU. Prior to working at CTU full-time, Dr. Volz was an Assistant Adjunct Professor with CTU while working fulltime as a Senior Strategy Consultant at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. Positions held by Dr. Volz over the past several years include Corporate Manager of Quality for an industrial parts distributor, Marketing Director for a home caregiving organization, and income tax professional. Dr. Volz served in the Florida Army National Guard and was an examiner for the Alabama Quality Award program.

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Background:

Dr. Natalie Walker is the Chair for the Business program at Colorado Technical University. As the Chair, she oversees the Accounting, Finance, Economics, Management and Cyber Security concentrations. Dr. Walker also enjoys working faculty and helping them meet the needs of their students.

Natalie has been employed with several Fortune 100 companies in leadership and management capacities including Procter & Gamble, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, JP Morgan Chase, IBM, and Office Depot.

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Program Chair

Dr. Graham has multiple years of domestic and international leadership in business, finance, education, and program development. Experience includes business ownership, program start-up/development, mentoring on diverse levels, and interaction with government agencies both domestic and international, classroom instruction, and public speaking.

• Seven time presenter annual educational seminar- Oklahoma State University School of Medicine (Department of Orthopedic Surgery)
• Facilitator- Junior Achievement Economics Course in Tulsa Public High Schools (2007-2013)
• Consultant/Mentor- JA Investor Challenge (interactive stock market simulation for Oklahoma high school students) 2010-2013

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Program Director

Dr. Melissa Williams is the Program Director for CTU’s College of Business & Management. As Program Director, Dr. Williams helps develop the College of Business curriculum, focusing on student excellence and success through sound course resources, faculty engagement, and relevant assignments. Her interests focus on technologies in the classroom as well as sound assessment and effective improvements.

Before joining the Colorado Technical University team in 2014, Dr. Williams gained critical Higher Education experience as Lead Faculty Area Chair with University of Phoenix. There, she helped establish and map curriculum for various degree programs. Throughout her time at University of Phoenix, Dr. Williams also held the roles of Associate Faculty and Campus Faculty Assessment Liaison, which included establishing assessment processes and benchmarks for human service programs.

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As an entrepreneur, civil engineer, and a Vice President of Operations, Dr. Ayad participated in launching new companies and successfully negotiated exclusive representations, contracts, and partnerships nationally and internationally.

Experience:

• Scholar-Practitioner, inspirational and accomplished business leader
• Over twenty-two years of corporate experience
• Experienced in transformation and change at a wide range of large organizations

Education:

• DM

Dr. Maurice Dawson serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri and is the editor-in-chief for the Journal of Information Systems Technology & Planning.

Experience:

• Advisory board member for the Indian Journal of Commerce and Management Studies
• Successful leader, and academic scholar
• Professor of undergraduate to doctoral studies in computer science, project management and systems engineering at research universities

Education:

• DCS
• MSM
• MBA

VP, Human Resources, Aleut

As an award winning author and bestseller, Dr. Reason has dedicated his career to helping organizations develop passionately engaged teams.

Experience:

• In 2003, started his first company, Highpoint Learning with a focus on instructional design
• Expertise in leadership strategies designed to improve performance and overcome resistance to change
• Through Casey Reason Companies, works with national and international leaders

Education:

• Ph.D.

As the Director for Executive Consulting, Mr. Driessnack has more than 25 years of Federal Agency and Department of Defense acquisition experience.

Experience:

• Successful leader, consultant, creator of key policies and procedures, training and academia
• DoD ACAT 1D joint major space/intel
• Defense Acquisition University professorship
• PM for the Global Broadcast System
• Work on large scale projects with the United Nations, General Electric, General Motors, Verizon, HP, Intel Corporation, JP Morgan Chase, Citibank, etc.

Education:

• Ph.D. Coursework
• MS, Economics
• BS, Industrial Engineering
• PMP

DVP, Controller, Abbott Laboratories

Director Resource Management, US Army

With extensive experience in global leadership, organizational leadership/behavior, and leading change, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Santiago has been serving in the military for more than 22 years.

Experience:

• Global leadership experience
• Worked abroad in collaborative multicultural environments
• Worked with 21 NATO partners
• Currently pursuing a PhD in Business Management

Education:

• MSA

Sr VP of Business Development, SPi Healthcare