Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society Board Members
Executive Board
- Tom Neely, '87 | President
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CEO
Thomas E. Strauss, Inc.
- Ashley Akright-Colon, '09 | Chair (Immediate Past President)
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Director of Operations
Director of Sales and Marketing
Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel
- Erin Dabney, '21 | Treasurer
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Senior Fund Accountant
ZCG
- Adrien Aloi, '15
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PSHRS Secretary Communication Chair
Senior Event Manager
Waldorf Astoria New York
- Ben Jellison
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PSHRS Recording Secretary and Ex-Officio
Director of Industry and Alumni Relations
The Pennsylvania State University School of Hospitality Management
- Maria Kim, '01
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Program Chair
Industry & Career Services Coordinator
The Pennsylvania State University School of Hospitality Management
- Melanie Leach, '19
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Engagement Chair
Drive-Thru Director
Chick-fil-A Carlisle
- Donna Quadri-Felitti
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PSHRS Ex-Officio
Marvin Ashner Endowed Director and Associate Professor
The Pennsylvania State University School of Hospitality Management
- Sara Quinteros-Shilling '09 | At Large
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PSHRS DEI
(Appointed Member)
Co-owner
Shilling Canning Company
- Gail Frazer Taliercio, '91
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PSHRS Awards Chair
Senior Vice President, Sales + Distribution (US & Canada)
Marriott International
- George Dabney, '88 | At Large
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PSHRS Sponsorship Chair
(Affiliated Non-Voting Member)
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Noble Investment Group
- Mike Schugt, ’88 | At Large
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(Appointed Member)
Founder and Chief Kindness Officer
Inn-Clusivity
Members of the Board
- Jason Bayona, '05
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Human Resources Recruiter
Little League International
Past President
- Gary Budge, '72
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Principal
Budge & Co, LLC Consultants to Hospitality
Past President
- Tim Colligan '86
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Business Development Executive
Agilysys
- Dianne Cook '00
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(Appointed Member)
Area Director
Chartwell School Sining Services K12
- Stacey Dangel '16
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Feasibility
HOST Hotels & Resorts, L.P.
- Rob Grimes, '80
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CEO & President
Constrata Tech Consulting
Past President
- Dana Katz ’09 | At Large
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(Affiliated Member)
Senior Director, Business Intelligence
HOST Hotels & Resorts, L.P.
- William R. Kidd ’87
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(Affiliated Member)
Instructor
Penn State School of Hospitality Management
- Lea Ann Kish, '87
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Principal
LittleKM Group, KM Development Works
Past President
- Bill Kohl, '85
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Principal
Greenwood Hospitality Group
- Jessica Mente, '10
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(Appointed Member)
Senior Director of Talent Acquisition & Development
Royal Farms
- David Miles, '67
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Co-Owner/Chairman
Miles LeHane Companies, Inc.
Past President
- Tom Riley, '91
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Development Lead_ Americas
Amek Group
Past President
- David Scypinski, '77
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Senior Vice President
Conference Direct
Past President
- Ryan Spear, '02
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President
Spear Travel Group
Past President
- Adam Tegge, '93
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Vice President of Acquisitions
Ashford Inc.