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Uniquely situated in the heart of downtown Denver’s hospitality industry, º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€™s School of Hospitality stands out as an institution focused on shaping the minds of future hospitality leaders. The School of Hospitality is the only program in the U.S. that has a LEED Gold® hotel, a commercial conference space, a state-of-the-art beverage testing laboratory, and a commercial brewpub, as well as being the largest hospitality program in the region.

Faculty

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Lynn Minnaert - PhD

Dean of the School of Hospitality

Office Location: HLC 209B

[email protected] 303-605-5973 Meet Lynn!
Dr. Eric D. Olson

Eric D. Olson - PhD

Chair of the Rita & Navin Dimond Department of Hotel Management & Full Professor

Office Location: HLC 209C

[email protected] Meet Dr. Eric D. Olson!
Professor Bernardo Alatorre

Bernardo Alatorre Llamazares

Lecturer - Brewery Operations

Office Location: HLC 209H

[email protected] 303-605-7918 Meet Bernardo!
stephen barela

Stephen Barela

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Wendie Bass

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Eric Boyle - MBA, MS

Senior Lecturer of Hospitality and Coordinator of the Day Leadership Academy

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David DiFalco - MBA

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Shannon Donnelly

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[email protected] Meet Shannon!

David Jacques Farahi

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Jangwoo Jo

Jangwoo Jo - PhD

Assistant Professor - Beverage Management

Office Location: HLC 209J

[email protected] 303-605-7960
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Steve Juliff

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Cho Tin Tun Kirkpatrick - PhD, CHE, CHT

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Jay Lee - PhD

Associate Professor - Culinary & Event Management

Office Location: HLC 209L

[email protected] 303-605-7055
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Erica N. Rogers - MPA, Esq.

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Jessica Rosales

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Kiyan Shafieizadeh

Kiyan Shafieizadeh - PhD

Assistant Professor - Hotel Management, Graduate Program Coordinator

Office Location: HLC 209P

[email protected] 303-605-7916 Meet Kiyan!
Dr. Smita Singh

Smita Singh - PhD

Assistant Professor - Event and Meeting Management

Office Location: HLC 209D

[email protected]
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Katie Strain

Lab Manager/Lecturer - Brewery Operations

Office Location: Tivoli 145

[email protected] 303-605-7028 Meet Katie!
Dr. Helene Ver Eecke

Helene Ver Eecke - PhD

Full Professor and Microbiologist - Biology Department

Office Location: SI 2060

[email protected] 303-615-0238
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Jennifer Watson - PhD, RDN

Assistant Professor in Food & Beverage

Office Location: HLC 209K

[email protected] 303-605-7246 Meet Jennifer!
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Michael Wray - PhD

Full Professor

Office Location: HLC 209G

[email protected] 303-605-5865
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Maddie Wright

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Faculty Emeritus

herb creswell

Herb Creswell - PhD

Professor Emeritus - Hotel Management, Former Chair 1985-1991

John Dienhart

John Dienhart - PhD

Professor Emeritus - Former Chair 1998-2015

Jackson Lamb

Jackson Lamb

Professor Emeritus - Restaurant Management

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Staff

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Jimi Webb

Director of Student Services and Operations

Office Location: HLC 209N

[email protected] 303-615-1240 Meet Jimi!
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Corinne Anaya

Financial Analysis & Data Manager

Office Location: HLC 209E

[email protected] 303-605-5865 Meet Corinne!
stephen barela

Stephen Barela

Office Manager

Office Location: HLC 209A

[email protected] 303-605-5098 Meet Stephen!
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Valeria Colin

Recruitment & Retention Specialist

Office Location: HLC 203

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Jay Drier

DLA Administrative Assistant

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Everett Driscoll

Event Coordinator

Office Location: HLC 203

[email protected] Meet Everett!
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Steve Juliff

Communications Specialist

Office Location: HLC 203

[email protected] Meet Steve!
Jessica Rosales Headshot

Jessica Rosales

Culinary Lab Coordinator

Office Location: HLC 203

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Andrew Seidenstat

Beverage and Lab Coordinator

Office Location: Tivoli 145

[email protected] Meet Andrew!
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Maddie Wright

Academic Advisor

Office Location: HLC 203

[email protected] 303-605-7522 Meet Maddie!

Student Staff

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Bunny Marquez

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Bertin Martinez

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Kayla Waugh