Commission Members

Tom

Tom Kube
Chair of Commission
Public-Member-at-Large
Higher Education Consultant
Kube and Company
chair@acphacommission.org

Derek Allen

Derek Allen, MBA, CHE
Commissioner, Education
Chairperson
Hospitality Management Department
Sinclair Community College
derek.allen@sinclair.edu

Eric Brown, Ph.D.
Commissioner, Education
Associate Professor
Program Director, Hospitality Management
Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management
College of Human Sciences
Iowa State University
ebrown@iastate.edu

Kevin Roberts

Kevin R. Roberts, Ph.D.
Commissioner, Education
Associate Professor
Director, Undergraduate Program in Hospitality Management Co-Director, The Center for Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs
Dept. of Hospitality Management
Kansas State University
kevrob@ksu.edu

Kate Shehan
Commissioner, Industry
ConStrata Consulting LLC
Vice President, Human Resources and Executive Search
kateshehan@gmail.com

Stanley Tapia Riveria, MBA

Stanley Tapia Riveria, MBA
Commissioner, Education
Director
José A. (Tony) Santana International School of
Hospitality and Culinary Arts
Universidad Ana G. Méndez
stapia@uagm.edu

Deanne

Deanne Williams-Bryant, Ph.D.
Commissioner, Education
Dean & Professor, Retired
Bethine-Cookman University
drdawb@gmail.com

Jodi Roze, CHA, CHIA, CHE, MGA
CommissionerIndustry
Owner, Yes Chef!
jodi@yes-chef.com

Lynn Huffman

Lynn Huffman, Ph.D,
Accreditation Liaison
Professor Emeritus
Texas Tech University
lynn.huffman@ttu.edu

Jeff Lolli, Ed.D., CHE, CHIA
Accreditation Liaison

Professor, Sport, Event, Tourism, and Business Management  
Faculty Co-Director, University Global Engagement Initiatives
President, North East North American (NENA) Federation of the International
Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE)
Widener University
jclolli@widener.edu