The Speakers
ALISON BIRDWELL
President, Sports & Entertainment, Aramark,
Advisory Board, BU SHA
SHA ’88
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DR. ARUN UPNEJA
Dean, BU SHA
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BRITTANY KINCH
Marketing and Advertising Associate
Boston Ballet
BU ’17, MMH ’18
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ALEC DALTON
Senior Manager, Global Quality
Marriott International
SHA ’15, Questrom ’15
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ANN FASTIGGI
Consultant
Spencer Stuart
Advisory Board, BU SHA
BU ’88
FONDA HOPKINS
CEO
Montesquieu Wines
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CATARINA CHANG
Co-Owner
Koy Restaurant
SHA '11
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DANA WAUD-FLOBERG
Director
HVS Chicago
SHA '07
HEATHER SOUTHARD
Director of Human Resources
Hotel Commonwealth
JAGRUTI PANWALA
Chairwoman
AAHOA
JOSEPH TAGLIENTE
Partner and Principal, The Lenrock Management Group LP, Managing Partner, Tage Capital Partners
Part-Time Lecturer, BU SHA
KARLA BROOKLYN
Global VP Enterprise, SiteMinder
Start-Up Mentor, The Growth Works
KRISTEN VERDEAUX
Managing Director, Institute for Global Law and Policy
Harvard Law School
MMH ’19
LESLIE LONE
Senior Manager of Events
The Wing, SHA ’06
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MARA MENDELL
Director, Global Dining Program & Benefits, American Express
MARIE PERRY
Corporate Board Member for Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Former Chief Financial & Chief Administrative Officer of Jamba Juice
MEG RADUNICH
Director of Career Services
BU SHA
RAFAT ALI
CEO & Founder
Skift
DR. TAYLOR PEYTON
Professor, BU SHA
Co-Founder & Principal, Valencore
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EVP & Chief Customer Officer
Sid Wainer & Son
SHA '11
ALLIE WAINER
General Manager
XV Beacon Hotel
AMY FINSILVER
Co-Creator, Host, and Co-Executive Producer of Hotel Impossible
Travel Channel, Managing Director & Founder of Argeo Hospitality
ANTHONY MELCHIORRI
Business Reporter
Bisnow
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Sales & Reservations Coordinator
XV Beacon Hotel
MMH '19
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CHANG TRAN
Creative Director
Gensler
DENISE KORN
Manager in Training, Marketing & Communications Coordinator
The Country Club
SHA ’19
ELISE BORKAN
Host of No Vacancy Podcast
President, Rouse Media
GLENN HAUSSMAN
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Trainee Manager at Wilderness Safaris - Ruckomechi Camp,
Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe
IVY MTETWA
Vice President of Strategic Meetings & Congress Management, The CM Group
SHA ’00
JESSICA STIFEL
Proprietor and Wine Commander
Juliet and Peregrine Restaurants
KATRINA JAZAYERI
Chair of the Graduate Program and the
Hospitality Leadership Summit
Full-Time Lecturer, BU SHA
BU '87
LEORA LANZ
Chief Experience Officer and Brand Officer, TripAdvisor
LINDSAY NELSON
Director of Digital for the Northeast
Kimpton Hotels
MARIANA SAFER
President and CEO
Greater Boston Convention &
Visitors Bureau
MARTHA SHERIDAN
Founder and Principal
AthenaWise Strategic Solutions
Adjunct Professor, BU SHA
NANCY MEDOFF
Principal
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Part-Time Lecturer, BU SHA
RACHEL ROGINSKY
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Group Housing Coordinator
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Boston
SHA ’17, MMH ’20
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TAYLOR LEMIEUX
Camp Manager at Wilderness Safaris - Ruckomechi Camp,
Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe