Advisory Board

Joe Artiste

President, Zoom Branding, American Solutions for Business

Craig Ayala

Director of Training & Safety, Ohio Car Wash Holdings

Mike Beder

Owner, Water Street Tavern and other Kent Properties

Anthony Cafaro, Jr.

Co-President, Cafaro Company

Craig Campbell

Director of Sales and Marketing, InterContinental Cleveland

Rick Cassara

Hospitality Consultant

Julia Catanese

Senior Specialist - Meetings and Events

Monica Challingsworth

Co-Founder & President, Eustress & Demeter LLC

Max Chick

Director, Global Property Management Systems - Growth, Marriott International, Global Operations 

Kelli Denman

General Manager, Avalon Grand Resort

Nate Giesen

Senior Business Consultant

New Standard Consulting 

Christopher Hampton

General Manager/COO Sycamore Hills Golf Club

Chris Hebebrand

Treasury and Accounting Assistant, Coleman Professional Services

Alfredo Hildebrandt

GM, CEO, Lakewood Country Club

Caitlin Jaworski

Product Manager, Event Source

Richard LaRocca

GM/COO Upper St. Clair Country Club

Upper St. Clair, PA

Carl Lopresti
Jane McMullen

Independent Consultant

Joe Mineo

Joe Mineo Creative, Luxury Event Design 

Mark E. Moen

Director of Operations, The Lofton Hotel

Minneapolis, MN 

Ryan O'Donnell

Fleet Manager - Leaf Home & Erie Home

Bill Reed

General Manager, Kalahari Resort

Patrick Scanlon

Retired Director of Guest Experience, Cleveland Browns 

Barbara Scheule (Emeritus)

Assoc. Professor, Hospitality and Event Management

David Schoeffler

General Manager, Kent State University Hotel & Conf. Cnt

Lee Schwebel

Schwebel Family Foundation

David Segen

Owner, Bellacino’s Pizza & Grinders

Owner, The Kitchen on Front Street

Owner, The Center Events & Catering

Cameron Thomas

Owner, The River Merchant

Ned Welc

GSI Executive Search

Emma Winstead

Customer Experience Business Partner, Delaware North

Las Vegas