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
-
Senior Vice President-Business Retention, North America
Aramark Corporation - 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
- 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
- Senior Vice President and Managing Director
- EDITION Hotels
- Plato Ghinos
- President
- Shaner Hotel Group
- David Gingher
- Consultant and Retired 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
- 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
- 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
- CEO
- Janko Hospitality, LLC
- Doug Patrick
- Executive Leader- Team Members Services
- Whole Foods Market
- 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
- 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 - Collin Urgo
- Principal/Senior Vice President, Operations
- Urgo Hotels