Program Coordinator I - Raymond Robertson/Jennifer Moore

Lesley Walton serves as Program Coordinator for the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy. She holds a B.A. in Linguistics with minors in Spanish and Arabic from the University of Texas and an M.A. in Instructional Systems Development from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She brings experience in higher education, program management, research, and small business operations to her role. Prior to joining the Mosbacher Institute, she served as Program Manager at the Brazos Valley Small Business Development Center, taught English to international students at Northern Virginia Community College, and spent more than a decade managing her own business. Earlier in her career, she worked as a Faculty Research Assistant at the University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Study of Language, conducting research in support of government agencies.