Jennifer DeBoer

Jennifer DeBoer serves as an Associate Professor of Business Administration within the School of Business at Western Colorado University, where she specializes in sustainable business practices and strategic management frameworks that integrate ecological considerations into organizational decision-making.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Sustainable Business Management from the University of British Columbia (2019)
• MBA in Sustainability from Humboldt State University (2009)
• BA in Business Management Economics from the University of California Santa Cruz (2006)

Dr. DeBoer's research investigates how physical and ecological contexts shape corporate environmental strategies, with particular focus on natural resource industries. She documents growing industry recognition of sustainability's strategic value, noting that over 90% of CEOs and business students consider sustainability critical to organizational success. Her fieldwork spans international contexts including Yosemite National Park and Kisumu, Kenya, where she examined sustainable entrepreneurship in community development initiatives.

As an educator committed to liberal arts principles, she cultivates classroom environments where diverse student perspectives drive mutual learning. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes real-world application of sustainable business models across her courses in Strategic Management, Outdoor Industry Business, and related specializations within Western's unique mountain-campus setting.