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The School of Merchandising & Hospitality Management is proud to boast two dynamic boards, which guide the merchandising and hospitality management programs in their development and fund raising activities. Board members are recognized leaders in their respective fields and work diligently as advocates for the school and university. Specifically, the boards bring their expertise to faculty and students through participation in curriculum development, keynote lectures, recruitment events, and field studies. An especially critical function of the board is to assist the School in developing and cultivating external support.

 

 

Merchandising

Adea Solutions
Abid Abedi
Chairman and CEO

 

America's Auto Auction, Inc.
Richard Gundy
Chairman of the Board/CEO

 

The Apparel Group, Ltd.

John Liu

Chief Operating Officer

 

The Buxton Company
Rich Hollander
President

 

Dallas Market Center
Bill Winsor
President/CEO

 

Deloitte Consulting
Pam Wilson
Director

 

Fossil
Steve Woodward
Senior Vice President for Product Development

Chair, Merchandising Board

 

Global Views, Inc.

David Gebhart

President

 

Industry Expert

Ruth Crowley

Vice Chair, Merchandising Board

Brand/Product Development

Cherryl Sergeant, Retail

 

JC Penney

Ceil McDermott

SVP/GMM Northwest Region

 

JCP.com

Richard Last

Vice President, New Business Development

 

Joseph Ruggiero & Associates
Joseph Ruggiero

 

Kohl's

Jim Batterson

VP Regional Manager

 

Laurey Peat Associates, Inc.
Laurey Peat
Principal

 

 

Neiman Marcus

Ann Stordahl

Executive Vice President

Women's Apparel General

Merchandising Manager

 

Nordstrom
Sally McDevitt
Store Manager

 

Pier 1 Imports

Jim Prucha

Vice President

 

RadioShack Corporation

Lee Applbaum

EVP, Chief marketing Officer

 

Sally Beauty Supply

Mike Spinozzi

President

 

Target

Chris Cahill (Interim Member)

District Manager

 

Toys R US

Maureen Watson

SVP, Chief Merchandising Officer, Juvenile and Apparel

Babies R Us

 

Tuesday Morning
Kathleen Mason
President/ Chief Executive Officer

 

 Zoomsystems

Jennifer Millard

EVP, Channels Development

 

 

 

Hospitality Management

Aimbridge Hospitality, L.P.
Lynne Roberts
Senior Vice President

American Airlines Publishing
Michael Woody
Director, New Business Development
Vice Chair, Hospitality Board


Applebee's

Angela Hornsby

Vice President, Human Resources

 

Aramark
Sam Farrar
General Manager

Baker Bros. American Deli
Ken Reimer
Chairman and CEO

Ben E. Keith Foods
Ron Boyd
Sr. Vice President

Boston Market
Lane Cardwell
CEO

 

Carlson Restaurants

Mark Snyder

Vice President, West Division

 

ClubCorp
Laura Kornegay
Director of Recruitment

Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Inc.
Mark Czaus
Vice President of Training and Catering

El Guapo's
Mike Zampino
Owner and Operator

Embassy, Suites Dallas-Frisco
Bill D. Bretches, CHA
General Manager

 

Felcor Lodging Trust Inc.

Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr.

Chairman of the Board

 

Garfield Traub Development

Stephen D. Moffett
President, Hospitality Division

 

Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center

Mike Wainwright

VP Sales and Marketing


Grapevine Convention and Visitors Bureau
Paul W. McCallum
Executive Director

 

Haynes and Boone, LLP

Joyce Mazero

Partner

  Humphry Services Corporation
Joseph Humphry
Owner

 

Hyatt Regency, DFW
Larry Daniels
General Manager
 

Industry Expert

Joyce Duesman

Food Service


John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts
Bob Fugazi
Regional Vice President

 

Nanu Companies Hospitality
Development Management

Viran Nana
 

Omni Hotels

Tom Faust

VP Sales and Distribution

Publicis PR

Sheri Smith

President

 

The Renaissance Worthington Hotel
Bob Jameson
General Manager

 

Steed Consultancy

Frank Steed

President & CEO
 

Travelocity

Noreen Henry

VP Hotel & Packaging

UniFocus
Kenneth J. Heymann
President, Watson R. M. Division
Chair, Hospitality Board