Chris Lafata, Ed.D., Mba Email & Phone Number

Fayetteville, Ar, Us

Harrison, Arkansas, United States

Harrison, Ar

Teach Macroeconomics and MicroeconomicsInstructor for First Year Experience (FYE) Student Success courseMember of Student Success Committee and Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory CouncilTaught breakout session on using technology to enhance classroom presentations to North Arkansas faculty

Greater Denver Area

• Teach graduate-level courses: Economics, Managerial Economics, and Money & Banking• Facilitate group discussions using learning objectives and current events to encourage participation• Communicate curriculum updates to graduate chairs for improved course quality• Grade assignments and provide quality feedback within five days of assigned due date

Greater Denver Area

• Advise and enroll professional financial planners into appropriate designations, the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) education, or graduate degree programs• Consistently lead the college in highest revenue per sale• Regularly meet or exceed sales goals – averaging more than $117,000/month in new revenue• Execute 15-20 consultative sales conversations daily – average closing ratio of 55%• Lead the college in enrollments for colleagues, increasing team sales and improving customer experience• Developed referral strategy to build long-term relationships with both students and decision makers• Crafted email marketing campaign increasing response rate by 40% and sales conversions by 30% • Selected as primary sales trainer for all new advisors on systems, CRM, and best practices• Member of Activities Committee, responsible for coordinating college-wide teambuilding and recreation

Miami, Oklahoma, United States

Macroeconomics Instructor

Wrote, revised and marketed my first novel. You can see the book trailer I produced at www.chrislafata.com

Castle Rock, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

Consistently meet or exceed monthly sales goals Licensed insurance producer offering more than 100+ insurance, financial, and banking products Service more than 2700 households Actively market to local apartment complexes Conduct insurance and financial reviews using a holistic approach Team leader in vehicle loans

Parker, Co

• Taught Business Writing, Critical Thinking, Economics, Marketing, and World History courses• Created syllabi, lesson plans and PowerPoint presentations for 8 live lessons per course• Facilitated group discussions that encouraged class participation• Member of General Education Program Review Committee responsible for reviewing textbooks and revising course plans and learning outcomes for Government Systems of the World, Economic Theory, World History, and History of World Economies

Instructor for Critical Thinking and Humanities

Dewey, Az And Denver, Co

• Licensed insurance producer offering more than 100+ insurance, financial, and banking products• Helped develop agency from “scratch” to more than 1,000 households in 4 years• Managed day-to-day operations of $1.9 Million agency• Assisted in all decisions regarding agency: staffing, training, policyholder sales/servicing, marketing, records maintenance, and physical aspects (location, lease, licensing, signage, etc…)• Conducted regular insurance and financial reviews with customers to provide holistic solutions to reduce risk and recover from the unexpected• Conducted tandem financial services appointments with agent meeting with high-profile clients• Trained 2 agent interns who went on to run their own successful State Farm agencies• Facilitated weekly team meetings• Implemented monthly marketing strategies focused on specific products• Created monthly seminar to teach clients about how consumer credit works• Helped develop referral program for clients to increase referrals and retention • Agency Accolades:o Top 5% of company (18,000 agents) for life insurance and financial services saleso First scratch agency to qualify for extended travel – top 1% in countryo Vice President’s Club qualifier and NAIFA multi-line recipient

Lead Singer and rhythm guitarDeveloped audio intros for the band using Pro ToolsMarketed the band by managing social media sites including Facebook and Myspace

Responsible for guiding students through the enrollment processHelped students complete financial aid applications and transcript requestsAssisted students through completion of their first class

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Adult And Lifelong Learning

Graduate Certificate, Economics

Completed a 17-credit Graduate Certificate in Economics.

Mba, Business

Bs Education, Social Studies

Activities and Societies: History Club