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

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Planning

Sodexo

Jennie Benzon

Vice President, Franchising

Marriott International

Carl Berquist

Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Marriott International, Inc

Brian Black

Director of Hospitality Industry Relations

Penn State School of Hospitality Management

Brooks Broadhurst

Proprietor

Block 292

Kevin Carey

Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President

American Hotel & Lodging Association

Joseph Crimmins

Executive Director

Penn State Hospitality Services

Robert DeSalvio

President

Wynn Resort MA, LLC

Daniel Flannery

Senior Vice President and Managing Director

EDITION Hotels

Plato Ghinos

President

Shaner Hotel Group

David Gingher

Director, Retail Campus Dining

Penn State Auxiliary & Business Services

Steve Hood

Senior Vice President

STR

Josh Josephson

Director,Transactions and Asset Management

IHG

Naveen Kakarla

President and Chief Executive Officer

Hersha Hospitality Management

Karen Kotowski

Chief Executive Officer

Events Industry Council

Daniel Lesser

President and Chief Executive Officer

LW Hospitality Advisors

John Longstreet

President and Chief Executive Officer

Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association

Mark Lomanno

Executive Board Member

newBrandAnalytics

Doug McBrearty

Principal

Gulph Creek Hotels

Brian McGuire

Chief Operating Officer

CONVENE

John Metz

CEO, Executive Chef, Partner and Co-Founder

Sterling Hospitality

Jeff Metz

President and Chief Executive Officer

Metz Culinary Management

Dave Montrose

Chief Operations Officer, Suburban Select Hotels

White Lodging

Doug Patrick

Partner/Executive Coach

Arete Coaching Group

Donna Quadri-Felitti

Associate Professor and Marvin Ashner Director

Penn State School of Hospitality Management

Paul Rigazzi

Worldwide Sales Director

Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Peter Rogers

Chief Executive Officer

Dovetail Systems, Inc.

Hugh Roth

Senior Vice President, Business Development

PepsiCo Food Service

Matthew Schuyler

Chief Human Resources Officer

Hilton Worldwide

James Schweppe

President and Chief Executive Officer

Elite Cuisine L.L.C.

Emily Sheetz Mandel

Vice President of Talent Development

Sheetz Company

Brian Sparacino

Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Interstate Hotels and Resorts

Peter Tyson

Principle

Tyson Hospitality Consulting

Collin Urgo

Principal/Senior Vice President, Operations

Urgo Hotels

Edward Watkins

Freelance Writer and Group Moderator/Manager

Hotel Revenue Strategy Leaders