The Speakers

ALISON BIRDWELL

President, Sports & Entertainment, Aramark,

Advisory Board, BU SHA

SHA ’88

DR. ARUN UPNEJA

Dean, BU SHA

BRITTANY KINCH

Marketing and Advertising Associate
Boston Ballet

BU ’17, MMH ’18

ALEC DALTON

Senior Manager, Global Quality

Marriott International

SHA ’15, Questrom ’15

ANN FASTIGGI

Consultant
Spencer Stuart

Advisory Board, BU SHA

BU ’88

FONDA HOPKINS

CEO
Montesquieu Wines

CATARINA CHANG

Co-Owner
Koy Restaurant
SHA '11

DANA WAUD-FLOBERG

Director
HVS Chicago

SHA '07

HEATHER SOUTHARD

Director of Human Resources

Hotel Commonwealth

JAGRUTI PANWALA

Chairwoman
AAHOA

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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

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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

ALLIE WAINER

EVP & Chief Customer Officer

Sid Wainer & Son
SHA '11

AMY FINSILVER

General Manager

XV Beacon Hotel

CAMERON SPERANCE

Business Reporter
Bisnow

CHANG TRAN

Sales & Reservations Coordinator
XV Beacon Hotel

MMH '19

DENISE KORN

Creative Director of Lifestyle Brand

Gensler

ELISE BORKAN

Manager in Training, Marketing & Communications Coordinator
The Country Club

SHA ’19

GLENN HAUSSMAN

Host of No Vacancy Podcast

President, Rouse Media

IVY MTETWA

Trainee Manager at Wilderness Safaris - Ruckomechi Camp,

Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe

JESSICA STIFEL

Vice President of Strategic Meetings & Congress Management, The CM Group

SHA ’00

KATRINA JAZAYERI

Proprietor and Wine Commander

Juliet and Peregrine Restaurants

LEORA LANZ

Chair of the Graduate Program and the
Hospitality Leadership Summit

Full-Time Lecturer, BU SHA
BU '87

LINDSAY NELSON

Chief Experience Officer and Brand Officer, TripAdvisor

MARIANA SAFER

Director of Digital for the Northeast

Kimpton Hotels

MARTHA SHERIDAN

President and CEO
Greater Boston Convention &

Visitors Bureau

NANCY MEDOFF

Founder and Principal
AthenaWise Strategic Solutions
Adjunct Professor, BU SHA

RACHEL ROGINSKY

Principal
Pinnacle Advisory Group