Commission Members

Kevin Roberts

Kevin R. Roberts, Ph.D.
Chair of the Commision

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


Commission Members

Berkita Bradford, PhD
Commissioner, Education

Associate Professor and Chair
The Hospitality Management Program
College of Agriculture
Virginia State University

bradford@vsu.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

Tim Colligan
Commissioner, Public at Large

Adjunct, Howard Community College

tcolligan@howardcc.edu

David S. Martin, Ph.D.
Commissioner, Education

Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management
College of Human Sciences
Auburn University

martida@auburn.edu

Mark Molinaro, Ed.D (ABD), CEC
Commissioner, Education

Executive Director, Assoc. Teaching Professor
School of Hotel and Restaurant Management
W.A. Franke College of Business
Northern Arizona University

Mark.Molinaro@nau.edu

Kunsoon Park, PhD
Commissioner, Education

Associate Professor
School of Health & Consumer Sciences
Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management Program
South Dakota State University

kunsoon.park@sdstate.edu

Lorelle A. S. Peros, CHE 
Commissioner, Education 

Professor, Hospitality & Tourism Program
Department Chair, Business & Hospitality
Hospitality & Tourism Program
University of Hawaiiʻ Maui College

lorelle@hawaii.edu 

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

Jodi Roze, CHA, CHIA, CHE, MGA
CommissionerIndustry

Owner, Yes Chef!

jodi@yes-chef.com

Kate Shehan
Commissioner, Industry

Founder and CEO
TalentPursuit Executive Search

kate@talentpursuitllc.com


Accreditation Liaisons

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 Mgmt.

jclolli@widener.edu


Training Liaisons

Derek Allen

Derek Allen, MBA, CHE
Training Liason

Chairperson
Hospitality Management Department
Sinclair Community College

derek.allen@sinclair.edu