College of Hospitality & Business

Administration

• Jennifer A. Galipeau, Ed.D., dean, College of Hospitality & Business Management
• Jane Boyland, M.S., CHE, interim associate dean, College of Hospitality & Business
• Stephen Pyle, DBA, associate dean, College of Hospitality & Business

Department Chairpersons

• Patricia Conn Ryan, DBA, department chair, accountancy & finance
• Jane Boyland, M.S., CHE, department chair, The International Hotel School
• James Woods, Ph.D., department chair, management & marketing; college chair, Charlotte Campus
• Lee A. Esckilsen, CVE, CHE, department chair, Sports, Entertainment, Event — Management

Faculty

Accountancy & Finance

• Jaclyn Boichat, M.P.Ac., CPA, associate professor; B.S., Villanova University; M.P.Ac., Bryant University
• Elizabeth Cannata, MBA, CPA, associate professor; B.S., Stonehill College; MBA, Providence College
• Patricia Conn Ryan, DBA, CPA, professor; B.S., University of Rhode Island; M.S., Northeastern University; DBA, Liberty University
• Carlos A. Diaz, MBA, CPA, associate professor; B.S., MBA, University of Puerto Rico
• Deborah A. Doonan, M.S.T., CPA, associate professor; B.S.B.A., Providence College; M.S.T., Bryant University
• Jean Holt, M.S., associate professor; B.S., M.S., Johnson & Wales University
• Timothy Howes, M.S., associate professor; B.A., University of New Hampshire; M.S., Boston College
• Stevan Labush, MBA, associate professor; B.S., MBA, Johnson & Wales University
• Peter A. Martino III, MBA, CPA, CGFM, associate professor; B.S., University of Rhode Island; MBA, Bryant University
• Barbara A. Norris, MBA, associate professor; B.S.B.A., MBA, Bryant University

Food & Beverage Management

• Ronald I. Blum Jr., M.S., CHE, associate professor; B.A., Mercyhurst College; M.S., Johnson & Wales University
• James E. Griffin, Ed.D., CEC, CCE, professor; B.S., M.S., Johnson & Wales University; Ed.D., Boston University
• Nicholas Makris, DBA, CHE, associate professor; B.S., MBA, Johnson & Wales University; DBA, Grand Canyon University
• Dean A. Mistretta, MBA, CHE, associate professor; A.S., Northern Virginia Community College; B.A., Curry College; MBA, Johnson & Wales University
• Matthew Samel, Ph.D., CHE, FMP, professor; A.S., B.S., MBA, Johnson & Wales University; Ph.D., Capella University
• Douglas Stuchel, M.A.T., CHE, associate professor; A.S., B.S., M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University

International Travel & Tourism Studies

• Kathleen Drohan, M.A.T., CHE, associate professor; B.S., University of Rhode Island; M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University
• Bryan J. Lavin, DBA, CHE, associate professor; B.S., Worcester State University; MBA, DBA, Johnson & Wales University
• Tiffany Rhodes, D.Min., CHE associate professor; B.S., Millersville University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Multnomah University; M.Div., D.Min., Gordon Conwell in South Hamilton

Management & Marketing

• Elizabeth Carey, MBA, associate professor; A.B., College of the Holy Cross; MBA, Providence College
• Isaac Damoah, Ph.D., associate professor; B.A. University of Ghana, Legon-Accra; MBA, University of Wales, Cardiff, UK; Ph.D., Liverpool John Moores University
• Patricia Fisher, MBA, associate professor; A.S., B.S., MBA, Johnson & Wales University
• Anthony Fruzzetti, Ed.D., professor; A.S., Bristol Community College; B.S., Johnson & Wales University; MBA, Suffolk University; Ed.D., Johnson & Wales University
• Debbie C. Howarth, Ed.D., professor, faculty director of business accreditation; B.S., University of Vermont; M.H.A., University of Nevada; Ed.D., Boston University
• Sara Jablon-Roberts, Ph.D., professor; B.A., University of Pennsylvania; MFA, New York University; Ph.D., Iowa State University
• Bernard Kenney, MBA, assistant professor; B.S., Boston College; MBA, Suffolk University
• John Krupa, DBA, professor; B.S., Bryant University; M.A., Rhode Island College; MBA, Providence College; DBA, Northcentral University
• Nihar Kumthekar, Ph.D., associate professor; B.E., Sardar Patel University; GMBA, SP Jain Center of Management; Ph.D., Georgia Southern University
• Kristen Regine, DBA, professor; B.S., Johnson & Wales University; M.S.M., Lesley University; DBA, Argosy University
• Magnus Thorsson, Ph.D., professor; B.S., Johnson & Wales University; M.A.T, Bennington College; Ph.D., Iowa State University
• Nancy N. Tourani, Ph.D., associate professor; B.S., Iran University of Science and Technology; MBA, Shariff University of Technology; Ph.D., New Mexico State University
• John D. Varlaro, Ph.D., professor; B.A., Ithaca College; MBA, University of Hawaii — Manoa; Ph.D., The Chicago School of Professional Psychology 

Sports, Entertainment, Event — Management

• Elizabeth Covino, M.S., CHE, associate professor; B.A., University of Connecticut; M.S., Springfield College
• Lee A. Esckilsen, M.S., CVE, CHE, associate professor, department chair; A.S., Dean College; B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.S., Indiana University
• William T. Klika III, Ph.D., CHE, RSCC*E, associate professor; B.A., Lehigh University; M.A.T., Fairleigh Dickinson University; Ph.D., Concordia University, Chicago
• Elizabeth Panciera, MBA, CHE, associate professor; B.A., MBA, Johnson & Wales University
• Julie Viscardi-Smalley, DMA, CHE, associate professor; B.M., M.S., Syracuse University; DMA, Boston University

The International Hotel School

• Paul Bagdan, Ph.D., CHE, professor; A.O.S., A.S., Schenectady County Community College; B.S., University of Massachusetts; M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Kansas State University
• Jane Boyland, M.S., FMP, CHE, associate professor, department chair; A.O.S., Johnson & Wales University; B.S., University of New Hampshire; M.S., University of Massachusetts
• Catherine Davin, M.S., CHE, associate professor; B.S., M.S., Cornell University
• Leslie Kosky, M.Ed., CHE, associate professor; B.A., University of Delaware; M.Ed., University of Guam
• Dale M. Silva, MBA, CHE, associate professor; A.S., B.S., MBA, Johnson & Wales University
• Rex Warren, Ph.D., CHE, assistant professor; B.S., M.S., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ph.D., Iowa State University