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Professor Katie Buvoltz
Assistant Professor of Business and Communication

Ph.D. (ABD), Organizational Leadership-Concentration in Human Resources Development, School of Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Regent University, VA [anticipated completion March 2008]; MBA, Regis University, CO 2003; B.S. Organizational Management, Houghton College, NY 1998.


Experience:

Professor Katie Buvoltz's background includes a blend of academic, corporate, and ministry experiences. Presently she serves part-time as an Assistant Professor of Business and Communication at Houghton College and part-time as a Program Coordinator for Houghton College P.A.C.E. (Program for Accelerating College Education). As a Program Coordinator, she recruits and advises students, coordinates the experiential learning process, and attends to various special projects.

Experiences prior to Houghton College include five years of human resources administration alongside training and development activities. Additionally, Professor Buvoltz served 10 years in Covenant Players, an international repertoire theater company. Almost 2/3 of her service was overseas; headquartered out of Heilbronn, Germany and Northants, England.

 

 
Email: katie.buvoltz@houghton.edu 

Office: Chamberlain Center 322

Teaching areas:  Human Resource Management

Professor Buvoltz has spent over 17 years creating and conducting training programs in areas such as communication, time-management, customer service, sexual harassment, leadership, supervisory, and employment orientation.

She has a passion for human resources development (specifically individual, career, and organizational development) adult education, accelerated learning, autonomous learning, and self-directed learning. Leadership development interests include transformational, servant, and authentic leadership.