The mission of the international advisory board is to support the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality in its mission to provide outstanding educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students as well as education and research for industry professionals. Through its work, the international advisory board assists the dean with increasing the visibility of the college within the industry and its other academic constituencies.

Board Members

Jeff Baldi
House Advantage

Elizabeth Blau
Blau & Associates

Cath Burns
Aristocrat Technologies Inc.

Andrew Cherng
Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.

Russ Dazzio
R&R Global Hospitality – Gaming

Paula Eylar-Lauzon
Boyd Gaming (Retired)

Carlos A. Fabbri
Sobel Westex

Marc Falcone
MF Ventures

Douglas Fryett
Fryett Consulting Group

Robert Grimes
ConStrata Tech Consulting

David Hanlon
Executive Hospitality Partners, LLC

Ann Hoff
MGM Resorts International

Chuck Lehman
Bambu

Diana Lerma
Stokes Wagner

Edward A. Mady
Board Member, Member of the Compensation Committee and Senior Advisor Surf Air Mobility

Anthony L. Martin
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Dean McClain
McClain Consulting Group

Jordan Meisner
Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Eileen Moore Johnson
Scientific Games

Timothy Muir
TPG Hotels & Resorts

Jacob Oberman
Rush Street Gaming

Aaron Rosenthal
Penn National Gaming

Lincoln Spoor
Feel Good Brands, LLC

Idris Stover
Shake Shack

Roy Student
Applied Management Strategies

Faisal Sublaban
Bonotel Exclusive Travel

Josh Swissman
The Strategy Organization

Rikki Tanenbaum
San Manuel Casino

Steven J. Zanella
MGM Resorts International