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Executive Board

Tom Neely, '87 | President icon-olus-circle

CEO

Thomas E. Strauss, Inc.

Ashley Akright-Colon, '09 | Chair (Immediate Past President) icon-olus-circle

Director of Operations

The Westin Denver International Airport

Marriott International

Adam Tegge, '93 | Treasurer icon-olus-circle

Vice President of Asset Management

Ashford

Adrien Aloi, '15 icon-olus-circle

PSHRS Secretary Communication Chair

Senior Event Experience Manager

New York Hilton Midtown

Ben Jellison, '96 icon-olus-circle

PSHRS Recording Secretary and Ex-Officio

Director of Industry and Alumni Relations

The Pennsylvania State University School of Hospitality Management

Bill Kohl, '85 icon-olus-circle

PSHRS Awards Chair (HEY)

Principal

Greenwood Hospitality Group

Donna Quadri-Felitti icon-olus-circle

PSHRS Ex-Officio

Marvin Ashner Endowed Director and Associate Professor

The Pennsylvania State University School of Hospitality Management

Gail Frazer Taliercio, '91 icon-olus-circle

PSHRS Awards Chair

Regional Vice President, Sales + Distribution

Marriott International

Sara Quinteros-Shilling '09 | At Large icon-olus-circle

PSHRS DEI

(Appointed Member)

Co-owner

Shilling Canning Company

George Dabney, '88 | At Large icon-olus-circle

PSHRS Fundraising Consultant

(Affiliated Non-Voting Member)

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Noble Investment Group

Dana Katz ’09 | At Large icon-olus-circle

(Affiliated Member)

Senior Analyst, Business Intelligence

HOST Hotels & Resorts, L.P. 

Members of the Board

Dianne Cook '00 icon-olus-circle

(Appointed Member)

Vice President of Operations

Culinary Services Group

Jessica Mente, '10 icon-olus-circle

(Appointed Member)

Director of Training

Royal Farms

William R. Kidd ’87 icon-olus-circle

(Affiliated Member)

Instructor

Penn State School of Hospitality Management

Past Presidents

Jason Bayona, '05 icon-olus-circle

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition & University Relations

Marriott International

Ed Book, '79 icon-olus-circle

General Manager, Retired

Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards

Gary Budge, '72 icon-olus-circle

Consultant

Budge & Co., LLC

Rob Grimes, '80 icon-olus-circle

Chairman, CEO & President

Constrata Tech Consulting

Harvey Kamp '70 icon-olus-circle
Lea Ann Kish, '87 icon-olus-circle

Principal

KM Development Works

Joe McCann '78 icon-olus-circle
David Miles, '67 icon-olus-circle

Co-Owner/Chairman

Miles LeHane Companies, Inc.

Jim Purdum, '77 icon-olus-circle

General Manager, Retired

Penn State Hospitality Services

Tom Riley, '91 icon-olus-circle

Head of Acquisitions and Business Development - Americas

Banyan Tree Group

David Scypinski, '77 icon-olus-circle

Senior Vice President

Conference Direct

Ryan Spear, '02 icon-olus-circle

President

Spear Travel Group

Debbie Ulrich Gerald, '77 icon-olus-circle

Retired

Sysco Central PA

Please contact Ben Jellison (bdj101@psu.edu) with any updated information.  Updates in progress.