Advisory Board
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Bill Beedie | US Foods, President Southern California |
| Lee Blecher | Hospitality Management Program, Program Director/Professor |
| Anthony Chen | Hilton Hotels |
| Gina Christian | Southern California Gas Co. |
| Tanya Corners | The Habit Burger Grill, VP of Human Resources |
| Rob DeLeima | BJ's Restaurants Foundation, President |
| James Eiler | Murchison & Cumming LLP, Co-Chair, Hospitality Law Practice Group |
| Tom Fountain | Foodbuy, Manager, Client & Technology Integration |
| Enrique Gamboa | ECOLAB, Assistant VP, Corporate Accounts, Institutional |
| Leann Marie Gelilio | Hospitality Management Program, Student Assistant, HM Student Leader - HMA VP |
| Ryan Giffen | Hospitality Management Program, Assistant Professor |
| Libby Gustin | Hospitality Management Program, Professor |
| Craig Hofman | Hofman Hospitality Group, Owner |
| Mike Learakos | TMJ, Inc./Katella Family Grill, President |
| Verne Lusby | Retired Foodservice Executive |
| Alfredo Macias | 49er Shops, Director of Residential Dining & Catering, Hospitality Management Program, PT Faculty |
| Gary Maggetti | Disneyland Resort, Director of F&B |
| Jim McKennon | Specialty Restaurants Corporation, COO |
| Bart McPhail | Grill Concepts, Director of Recruiting & Retention |
| Silvano Merlo | Courtyard Long Beach Downtown, General Manager |
| Jennifer Moore | College of Health and Human Services, Director of Development |
| Giovanni Prada | Pacific Hospitality Group, Corporate Director of Digital Marketing |
| Jerry Prendergast | Prendergast & Associates, Principle Consultant |
| Steven Price* | Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, Partner |
| Meaghan Ramirez | Sevilla Companies, Director of Operations |
| Wendy Reiboldt | Family & Consumer Sciences, Department Chair |
| Keith Reschke | R.D. Olson Construction, Project Engineer II |
| Jade Rogers | CSULB Student Event Planning Association Club (SEPA), President |
| Miriam Romero | CSULB Hospitality Management Association Club (HMA) President |
| Andre Saldivar | Southern California Edison, Commercial Foodservice Equipment Specialist |
| Robin Shelton | SeaCliff Country Club, General Manager |
| Kyle Simpson | Vine Restaurant & Bar, Operating Partner |
| Karen Strgacich | Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, National Director of Hotel Sales (Southwest & Southern California) |
| Gene Sugita | Serenity Hotel Group, Owner/Principle |
| Rhonda VanCooney | Westin LB, HR Director |
| Ronnie Yeh | Hospitality Management Program, Professor |
* = Chairman of the Board
