The HTM Executive Mentoring Program : Isenberg School of Management : UMass Amherst

Overview

As part of the Global Hospitality Leadership course, this executive mentor program aims to enrich HTM student advising by engaging current executive and leaders as mentors for high performing HTM junior and seniors. Mentoring focuses on career preparation and development in the hospitality and tourism industry, industry trends and other industry-based, non-academic issues. Becoming a mentor is voluntary. Mentors are recruited from the HTM Board, HTM Alumni, and other influential hospitality and tourism professionals. Continuation of the mentor-mentee relationship beyond the course and semester is completely up to the election of both parties.

Objectives

To assist students in preparing for upcoming industry careers
To help students understand current industry issues and trends in leadership
To engage industry leaders and executives in educating HTM students
To strengthen the collaborative relationship between HTM and industry
To build strong HTM alumni relations

Executive Mentors

Arie Ball	Don Bowen Dir. Of Table Games Mohegan Sun
Tim Brett Area Managing Director Pyramid Hotel Group	Mary Carhart
Denise Coll Independent Trustee Lasalle Hotel Properties & Enlivant	Lauren Coughlin Marketing Coordinator American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Jon Crellin ‘87 Area Managing Director Boston Park Plaza	Denise Durgin Sr. Director of Sales Host Hotels
Brant Fahle HR Director 99 Restaurants	Ronisha Goodwin Recruiting Manager N America Operations, Hyatt
Micheline Forget Area Catering Sales Leader, New England Marriott International	Mike Harrison Regional Vice President Sage Hospitality
David Heath Principal Heath & Company - Hospitality Advisors	Erez Jontef VP, Rev Management Northwood Hospitality LLC
Lindsay Klose Sales Executive Ocean House, Rhode Island	Matt Lambert GM/COO The Country Club at Mirasol
Bob Luz President/CEO Massachusetts Restaurant Association	David Marconi Mgr, Strategic Sourcing Wyndham Worldwide
Lisa Mayer Manager, Corporate Events The Madison Square Garden Company	Kate Mcmahon Event Manager Cievents
Julian Miller General Manager Hotel Eventi	Fred Mitzner VP of Global Accounts ConferenceDirect
Greg Moore Convention Sales Mgr Mohegan Sun	Michelle Robinson Dir. of Talent Acquisition Sodexo
Cory Rosenberg NYC & Co., Convention/Tourism Board of New York	Steve Sasso General Manager The London Hotel
Russell Savrann Sandman Savrann PLLC	Brian Smith Rooms Executive Grand Hyatt Denver
Laurie Stroll '83 President Newport Hospitality, Inc., a DMC Network	Jorge Tito GM W Hotel Times Square
Sean Welch Regional Manager Hampshire Hospitality Group	Victoria Vega VP, Operations, Business Dining Unidine Corporation
Gwen P. Weisberg, ESQ. ‘80 Partner Donovan Hatem, LLP