Ben Tafoya
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Karen Vaccaro
Ben is extremely knowledgable and a logical thinker. Ben is a great director and manager who has the ability to lead you in the right direction on any project that he is working on. I have always found Ben to be a great sounding board and I can trust he will always find another way for me to think about the discussion or point, at hand.
Meghan Young, M.Ed.
Ben is a great leader and teacher, and has been instrumental in making me more business savvy. Any person that works with Ben will have the opportunity to learn something, and work with a great person.
Karen Vaccaro
Ben is extremely knowledgable and a logical thinker. Ben is a great director and manager who has the ability to lead you in the right direction on any project that he is working on. I have always found Ben to be a great sounding board and I can trust he will always find another way for me to think about the discussion or point, at hand.
Meghan Young, M.Ed.
Ben is a great leader and teacher, and has been instrumental in making me more business savvy. Any person that works with Ben will have the opportunity to learn something, and work with a great person.
Karen Vaccaro
Ben is extremely knowledgable and a logical thinker. Ben is a great director and manager who has the ability to lead you in the right direction on any project that he is working on. I have always found Ben to be a great sounding board and I can trust he will always find another way for me to think about the discussion or point, at hand.
Meghan Young, M.Ed.
Ben is a great leader and teacher, and has been instrumental in making me more business savvy. Any person that works with Ben will have the opportunity to learn something, and work with a great person.
Karen Vaccaro
Ben is extremely knowledgable and a logical thinker. Ben is a great director and manager who has the ability to lead you in the right direction on any project that he is working on. I have always found Ben to be a great sounding board and I can trust he will always find another way for me to think about the discussion or point, at hand.
Meghan Young, M.Ed.
Ben is a great leader and teacher, and has been instrumental in making me more business savvy. Any person that works with Ben will have the opportunity to learn something, and work with a great person.
Credentials
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Tableau Essential Training (2021)
LinkedInAug, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
PH125.8x: Data Science: Machine Learning
HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edXSep, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
PH125.7x: Data Science: Linear Regression
HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edXAug, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
PH125.6x: Data Science: Wrangling
HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edXJun, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Data Science: Productivity Tools
HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edXApr, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Data Science: Probability
HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edXMar, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Data Visualization in R
HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edXMar, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
PH125.4x: Data Science: Inference and Modeling
HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edXMar, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
R Basics
HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edXFeb, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Economics of Money and Banking, Part One
CourseraOct, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Office of Auditor Diana DiZoglio
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Jan 2023 - Present
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Feb 2017 - Present
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Northeastern University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Lecturer in Economics
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Sep 2009 - Present
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Walden University
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Academic Program Director
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May 2014 - 2017
Academic Program Director for the School of Public Policy and Administration. This includes the PhD in Public Policy and Administration and the BS in Political Science - Public Administration Programs and BS in Criminal Justice. Supervise over 90 faculty members in programs with almost 2000 students. Serve on committees and participate in the academic leadership team of the university. Also served as Interim Program Director for the graduate programs in Criminal Justice. Taught variety of classes in research methods and mentored doctoral students. Show less
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New England College
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Aug 2009 - May 2014
Academic teaching a wide variety of courses, managing curriculum for graduate programs, authoring academic program reviews. US Politics State and Local Government Political Theory International Politics Masters in Public Policy Program Race, Class and Poverty in America Economic Analysis Macroeconomics Political Economy Academic teaching a wide variety of courses, managing curriculum for graduate programs, authoring academic program reviews. US Politics State and Local Government Political Theory International Politics Masters in Public Policy Program Race, Class and Poverty in America Economic Analysis Macroeconomics Political Economy
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Sales Director
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Jun 2003 - Aug 2010
North American distributor of technology products for communication networks. Categories include fiber converters, switches, wireless systems and cameras. North American distributor of technology products for communication networks. Categories include fiber converters, switches, wireless systems and cameras.
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Oracle
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Director, North American Direct Sales
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May 2000 - May 2002
I worked on developing sales efforts in the direct sales area for consumer products and newspapers for this developer of demand forecasting software. I worked on developing sales efforts in the direct sales area for consumer products and newspapers for this developer of demand forecasting software.
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District Manager
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May 1987 - May 1993
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Education
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2008 - 2010
Northeastern University
Doctorate, Law & Policy -
1991 - 1993
Suffolk University - Sawyer School of Management
MBA, Marketing and Int'l Business -
1975 - 1979
Georgetown University
BA, Economics -
Suffolk University - Sawyer Business School
Executive MBA
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