Kristen has worked in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) as the Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) Program Manager since September 2017. Prior to CU Denver, she worked at UCLA Extension and has over a decade of experience working with continuing education, extended studies, lifelong learning, custom/corporate training, and other non-traditional educational programs in a wide variety of modalities. She currently manages a variety of CLAS Extended Studies and CPE programs and does everything from planning, budgeting and development, through scheduling, registration, marketing, implementation, and evaluation. As a lifelong learner herself, Kristen is a graduate student at CU Denver pursuing a master in business administration (MBA) with the support of the university’s tuition benefit program. She also serves on the CLAS Council for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and recently joined CU Denver’s Strategic Plan Implementation Advisory Council as a CLAS staff representative. Kristen is excited to serve on CLAS Staff Council as a collaborator, connector, and advocate for staff.