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Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society Board Members

Executive Board

Tom Neely, '87 | President: CEO

Thomas E. Strauss, Inc.

Ashley Akright-Colon, '09 | Chair (Immediate Past President): Director of Operations

Director of Sales and Marketing

Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel

Erin Dabney, '21 | Treasurer: Senior Fund Accountant

ZCG

Adrien Aloi, '15: PSHRS Secretary Communication Chair

Senior Event Manager

Waldorf Astoria New York

Ben Jellison: PSHRS Recording Secretary and Ex-Officio

Director of Industry and Alumni Relations

The Pennsylvania State University School of Hospitality Management

Maria Kim, '01: Program Chair

Industry & Career Services Coordinator

The Pennsylvania State University School of Hospitality Management

Melanie Leach, '19: Engagement Chair

Drive-Thru Director

Chick-fil-A Carlisle

Donna Quadri-Felitti: PSHRS Ex-Officio

Marvin Ashner Endowed Director and Associate Professor

The Pennsylvania State University School of Hospitality Management

Sara Quinteros-Shilling '09 | At Large: PSHRS DEI

(Appointed Member)

Co-owner

Shilling Canning Company

Gail Frazer Taliercio, '91: PSHRS Awards Chair

Senior Vice President, Sales + Distribution (US & Canada)

Marriott International

George Dabney, '88 | At Large: PSHRS Sponsorship Chair

(Affiliated Non-Voting Member)

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Noble Investment Group

Mike Schugt, ’88 | At Large: (Appointed Member)

Founder and Chief Kindness Officer

Inn-Clusivity

Members of the Board

Jason Bayona, '05: Human Resources Recruiter

Little League International

Past President

Gary Budge, '72: Principal

Budge & Co, LLC Consultants to Hospitality

Past President

Tim Colligan '86: Business Development Executive

Agilysys

Dianne Cook '00: (Appointed Member)

Area Director

Chartwell School Sining Services K12

Stacey Dangel '16: Feasibility

HOST Hotels & Resorts, L.P.

Rob Grimes, '80: CEO & President

Constrata Tech Consulting

Past President

Dana Katz ’09 | At Large: (Affiliated Member)

Senior Director, Business Intelligence

HOST Hotels & Resorts, L.P.

William R. Kidd ’87: (Affiliated Member)

Instructor

Penn State School of Hospitality Management

Lea Ann Kish, '87: Principal

LittleKM Group, KM Development Works

Past President

Bill Kohl, '85: Principal

Greenwood Hospitality Group

Jessica Mente, '10: (Appointed Member)

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition & Development

Royal Farms

David Miles, '67: Co-Owner/Chairman

Miles LeHane Companies, Inc.

Past President

Tom Riley, '91: Development Lead_ Americas

Amek Group

Past President

David Scypinski, '77: Senior Vice President

Conference Direct

Past President

Ryan Spear, '02: President

Spear Travel Group

Past President

Adam Tegge, '93: Vice President of Acquisitions

Ashford Inc.

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