Margarita Lenk is an accomplished academic and professional in the fields of accounting and data analytics. As the owner of Education Research and a Faculty Emeritus at Colorado State University since January 1991, Margarita has made significant contributions to the academic landscape. Additional recent experience includes serving as a Data Analytics Graduate Instructor at Missouri State University from January 2023 to May 2023. From 1995 to 2011, Margarita held the position of Service Learning Scholar at Campus Compact. Educational credentials include a Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting and Computer Information Systems from the University of South Carolina, along with MAcc and Ph.D. seminars in Accounting, Economics, and Psychology from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting from the University of Central Florida.