SHM Industry Advisory Board
About the Board
The purposes of the industry advisory board include providing the school with strategic advice and helping strengthen our industry links for such things as career placement, education, and research, as well as to help faculty remain current about industry trends.
Members
Current members of the School of Hospitality Management Industry Advisory Board are:
Javid Baig
Former Senior Vice President-Business Retention, North America
Aramark Corporation
Carl Berquist
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Marriott International, Inc
Brooks Broadhurst
Senior Vice President of Food and Beverage
Eat'n Park Hospitality Group
Kevin Carey
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Joseph Crimmins
Executive Director
Penn State Hospitality Services
Jennie DeCarrier Benzon
Vice President, Franchising
Marriott International
Robert DeSalvio
President
Genting New York State at Genting Americas, Inc.
Daniel Flannery
CEO
Cape Resorts
Plato Ghinos
President
Shaner Hotel Group
Steve Hood
Senior Vice President
STR
Josh Josephson
Director,Transactions and Asset Management
IHG
Naveen Kakarla
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hersha Hospitality Management
Alicia Kent
Regional Vice President
Aramark
Karen Kotowski
Vice President, District Councils
Urban Land Institute
Jane LaFranchi
Secretary & General Counsel
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
Daniel Lesser
President and Chief Executive Officer
LW Hospitality Advisors
John Longstreet
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association
Mark Lomanno
Investor and Senior Advisor
Kalibri Labs
Louis Magliaro
Senior Vice President/ Group Publisher
The BTN Group
Doug McBrearty
Principal
Gulph Creek Hotels
Brian McGuire
Senior Vice President, East Operations
Atria Senior Living
John Metz
CEO, Executive Chef, Partner and Co-Founder
Sterling Hospitality
Jeff Metz
President and Chief Executive Officer
Metz Culinary Management
Dave Montrose
CEO
Janko Hospitality, LLC
Paul Rigazzi
Worldwide Sales Director
Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Peter Rogers
Chairman of the Board
B4checkin Ltd.
Hugh Roth
Senior Vice President, Business Development
PepsiCo Food Service
James Schweppe
President and Chief Executive Officer
Elite Cuisine L.L.C.
Eric Schippers
Sr. Vice President, Public Affairs & Govt. Relations
Penn National Gaming
Emily Sheetz Mandel
Vice President of Strategy and Innovation
Sheetz Company
Brian Sparacino
President and CEO
Rebel Hospitality
Ryan Spear
President
Spear Travel Group
Lauren Turnbull
Managing Director Market Development
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
Collin Urgo
Principal/Senior Vice President, Operations
Urgo Hotels
