Board of Advisors
For more than 35 years, The Collins College of Hospitality Management professors have enriched their instruction by keeping their fingers on the pulse of industry trends. That tradition is alive and well through the ongoing participation of the Board of Advisors.
The college works hand-in-hand with this group of key hospitality leaders to ensure the program’s curriculum and practices are aligned with the industry and its needs. Collins College students benefit first-hand from the opportunities, experience, and knowledge esteemed Board of Advisors members generously provide.
Members
- Baltin, Bruce - Retired Hospitality Consultant
- Bendel, Russell - The Habit Restaurants, Inc.
- Berglund, Brett - Sysco, Los Angeles
- Bilinski, Bridget - Twin Bridges Hospitality
- Brinegar, Gina - Webb Foodservice Design
- Burns, Steve - Becton Dickinson
- Butler, Adrian - Casey's General Stores, Inc.
- Cano, Javier - The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles | JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE
- Chandnani, Rajesh - WATG and Wimberly Interiors
- Churchill, Bryan - Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board
- Coley, Soraya M. - Cal Poly Pomona
- Collins, James A. - Collins Food International (Emeritus Founding Board Member)
- Dopson, Lea - The Collins College of Hospitality Management (Dean)
- Edens, Stephanie - Every Table
- Eveleigh, Erik - Hilton, Inc.
- Falcon, Salvador - ECOLAB, Inc.
- Frank, Richard N. (1923–2015) - Lawry's Restaurants, Inc. (Emeritus Founding Board Member)
- Gatto, Joe - Out West Restaurant Group
- Gendreau, Michele - Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
- Gordon, Howard R. - Gordon Hospitality Group, LLC
- Gorelick, Bruce J. - Retired Hotel Executive
- Harley, Daniel - Service Now
- Jaskulske, Dianne M. - Hilton Worldwide
- Jones, Pamela - Crescendo, LLC
- Jones, Troy L. - JT Earl Investments
- Kateb, Afshin - Nazarian Enterprises and Nimes Capital
- Ledwith, Lon - BJ's Resturant Inc.
- Lowder, Janet - Restaurant Management Services
- Lusby, Verne - Retired Food Service Executive
- MacDonald, Caroline - Rosewood Hotel Group
- Machnikowski, Mariah - Lazy Dog Restaurants
- McDowell, Reginald - Retired Hospitality Consultant
- Morone, Thomas - CHMWarnick, LLC
- Nedelman, Justin B. – Fillmore Street Investments, LP
- Pflum, Denise – Doubletree by Hilton Anaheim-Orange County
- Reynolds, William H. Jr - MCS Capital, LLC
- Schmitt, Glenn - MarkeTeam, Inc.
- Schneiderman, David - Retired Hospitality Executive
- Senft, Steven - CRU Real Estate Group & CRU Global Innovations
- Shupnick, Larry - Laral Group Inc.
- Slentz, Randy - Randy Slentz Consulting
- Strauss, John - Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group
- Van Straatum, Lera - The Beach Club (Honorary Board Member)
- Wassermann, Eva N. - GEM Realty Capital, Inc.
- Wheeland, Cary - Bon Appétit Management Company (Board Chair)
- Wooler, Jason - Wooler Brands, Inc.
Ambassadors Circle
- Ayres III, Donald B. - Ayres Hotels
- Goff, Thomas M. - Bernstein Private Wealth Management
- Snavely, Edward - Retired Hospitality Executive
- Spivak, Robert - Retired Hospitality Executive