Curriculum Vitae 

Courtney Ahrenholtz

Associate Professor — Departments of Marketing and Finance

Austin Community College

Cypress Creek Campus CYP 2204.10

phone: (512) 223-2069

courtney.ahrenholtz@austincc.edu

Biography Section:

Biography and Education

Courtney Ahrenholtz is an Associate Professor of Marketing and Finance at Austin Community College.  Prior to teaching at ACC, Courtney received a Master of Science degree in Management and Marketing from Texas A&M-Commerce and a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and French from the University of Northern Colorado.  Courtney also worked in the banking industry as a vice-president of a multi-national bank and is an entrepreneur of a small business.

Courtney’s teaching focuses on student and community development through strategic critical thinking and global shared experiences. Students are encouraged to engage in active learning by designing and executing portable deliverables of value to their future aspirations.

Courtney's areas of research and scholarly study include; global interdisciplinary studies and the role marketing plays in global equality, as well as behavioral finance and its intersection with consumer behaviors.  

Teaching Interests

Digital Marketing

Social Media Marketing

Marketing Analytics

Customer Relationship Management 

Consumer Behavior

Financial Literacy

Small Business Financing

Research Interests

Global Studies

Marketing in Agrotourism in the South Caucasus

The impact of eCommerce in growing markets (specifically the South Caucasus)

Behavioral finance and how consumer buying behavior is influenced by marketing

How the un and underbanked populations affect the mobility of communities globally

Selected Fellowships and Speaking Events
Speaking Presentation on Digital Marketing; Trends, Tips & Tools for The ARC of Texas (2023)
South Caucasus Overseas Program for Educators (SCOPE) - Armenia and the Republic of Georgia (2023)

Austin Community College & University of Texas Collaboration - Global Education (2022-2023)

American Institute of Research for the South Caucuses - Teaching the South Caucasus (2022), Hosted by  the University of Illinois

Austin Community College - iPad's in the Classroom (2021-2022)  

Austin Community College & University of Texas Collaboration - Global Gender and Women’s Studies  (2021-2022)

Service Activities and Clubs

Texas Humane Hero's

Generation Serve Austin

Member of the ACC Latinx Student Union

Williamson County Beekeepers Association

Daughter of the American Revolution-San Gabriel Chapter

Certifications
NASD Series 6, 26, 63 (lapsed)
Texas Insurance Producers License (lapsed)
Quality Matters - applying the QM rubric #7