RESUME
Richard Buffington
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky 40342
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EDUCATION
M.A. Arizona State University
August 2013 Master of Arts Degree Criminal Justice to May 2014 College of Public Programs
J.D. Ohio Northern University
August 1994 Juris Doctor of Law Degree
to May 1997 Juris Doctorate Legal Research Project: B.S. Western Illinois University
August 1992 Bachelor of Science Degree
May 1994 Law Enforcement Administration
WORK AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
08/2023 - 06/2024 ASSISTANT MANAGER
Salvation Army
5824 Council Street Northeast
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
08/2022 – 08/2023 PRODUCTION OPERATOR
American Waterjet Company
110 South Locust, Winfield, IA 52659
06/2022 – 08/2022 CREW SUPERVISOR
J&L Lawncare Company
2536 L Street SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
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August 2014 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, CHAIR OF THE SCIENCE DIVISON, to June 2022. & DEPUTY TITLE IX COORDINATOR
Iowa Wesleyan University, Science Division & Criminal Justice Department Mount Pleasant, IA
Full-time faculty member serving as Division Chair, Director of the Criminal Justice Institute, Deputy Title IX Coordinator and also teaching criminal justice courses, academic advisor for Criminal Justice majors and Law School Academic Advisor for institution. Faculty member serving on Academic Council, Committee on Curriculum, Title IX Committee, and Iowa Wesleyan Budget Committee. Chair of Science Division, responsible for Science Division course schedule, budget, and year-end reports, as well as leading search committees and supporting new faculty. Meeting with all Criminal Justice prospective students, serving as faculty liaison for all Criminal Justice students on internships. Faculty for student organizations of Pre-Law Club and Criminal Justice Society. Supervisor Criminal Justice Adjunct Instructors. Teaching the following Criminal Justice courses: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Introduction to Corrections, Careers in Criminal Justice, Constitutional Law, Criminology, Crime & Punishment, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Introduction to Law, Business Law, Criminal Courts, Current Issues in Government and Criminal Justice electives.
TEACHING & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE (continued)
August 2005 ADJUNCT BUSINESS LAW INSTRUCTOR.
to May 2006 Upper Iowa University Adjunct Faculty
Teaching Business Law for Fall and Spring Semester. August 2000 ADJUNCT BUSINESS LAW INSTRUCTOR
to December 2000 Upper Iowa University Adjunct Faculty Teaching Business Law for Fall Semester.
August 1998 ADJUNCT CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTRUCTOR
to May 1999 Southeastern Community College Adjunct Faculty Teaching Criminal Justice Classes for the Fall and Spring Semester. Richard J. Buffington, page 3
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Dr. Teresa Meierotto
400 North 17TH Street
Keokuk, Iowa 52632
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Julie Duplessis, M.L.M.A.
Instructor/Professor
419 East Becky Lane
Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
Dr. DeWayne Frazier
President, The American University in Nigeria
98 Lamido Zubairu Way
Yola Township bypass
PMB 2250, Yola
Adamawa State, Nigeria
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Tel: +234 805-***-****
Carter Jensen, J.D.
2500 Sulphur Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri 63139