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Showcasing Hospitality Education Through Student Leadership
Guest List
Updated: 4/3/09
Below is a list of our guests along with the companies they work for.
We are so grateful that all of you will join us for The 84th Annual Hotel Ezra Cornell.
| Mr. Rick Adie '75 | The Statler Hotel |
| Mrs. Mary Adie | Cornell University |
| Mr. R.K. Allam | NETE |
| Mr. Bob Alter '73 | Sunstone Hotel Investors |
| Mrs. Joni Alter | |
| Mr. Rocco Angelo '58 | Florida International University |
| Mr. George Bantuvanis '51 | Cornell Hotel Society |
| Mrs. Ann Bantuvanis | |
| Mr. Laurence Bernstein '73 | BC3 Strategies |
| Mr. Mark Birtha '94 | Mariott International Lodging Development |
| Ms. Elizabeth Blau | Blau and Associates |
| Mr. Robert Boughner | Echelon Resorts |
| Mr. David Bowen | Sparktek, Ltd. |
| Mrs. Maureen Bowen | |
| Ms. Peg Brandon | |
| Mr. Rick Williams | |
| Mr. Tom Breitling | Wynn Resorts |
| Ms. Amanda Brown | Cornell University |
| Dr. Judi Brownell | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Gary Brownell | |
| Ms. Joan Bryan | GOJO Industries, Inc. |
| Mr. Arthur Buser '89 | Sunstone Hotel Investors |
| Ms. Pamela Greacen | |
| Mr. Michael Canino | NETE |
| Mr. Robert Cantor '68 | Insinger Machine Co. |
| Mrs. Joyce Cantor '67 | |
| Mr. Andre Carrier '92 | Eureka Casinos / Urban Group |
| Dr. William Carroll | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Beth Carroll | |
| Mr. Bill Caruso '70 | William Caruso & Associates, Inc. |
| Dr. Steven Carvell | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Raj Chandnani '95 | WATG |
| Prof. Charles Chang | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Abigail Charpentier '95 | ARAMARK |
| Mr. Jean-Luc Charpentier | |
| Mr. Rod Clough '94 | |
| Mr. Robert Cole '81 | RockCheetah |
| Mr. Lawrence Cooper '77 | Sweet Street Desserts |
| Ms. Kathleen Cote '80 | |
| Mr. James Davella '93 | Shawmut Design and Construction |
| Mr. Jon Denison | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Dr. Jay Dennett | |
| Mrs. Stacey Dennett | |
| Dr. Jan deRoos '78, MS '80, PhD '94 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mrs. Molly deRoos | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Joyce Dev | |
| Prof. Chekitan Dev '85 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Philip Devliegher | Marriott International Inc. |
| Ms. Maureen Dittman | |
| Prof. David Dittman | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Bao Do MMH '06 | Harrah's New Orleans |
| Mr. Michael Doyle '79 | Capital Hotel Management |
| Mr. Marc Duber | The Bernstein Companies |
| Mrs. Nancy Duber | |
| Mr.William Eaton '61 | Cini-Little International, Inc. |
| Mrs. Phyllis Eaton | |
| Mr. Vernon Ellinger '76 | Ellinger Enterprises |
| Mrs. Deborah Ellinger | Restoration Hardware, Inc. |
| Mr. Todd English | Todd English Enterprises |
| Mrs. Olivia English | |
| Prof. Cathy Enz | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Ed Evans '74 | |
| Mrs. Brenda Evans | |
| Mr. Stephen Evola | B.A.S.F. |
| Mrs. Elizabeth Evola | |
| Mr. Marc Falcone '95 | Goldman Sachs & Co. |
| Mr. Gene Ference '67 | Ference Group |
| Mr. Kevin Fitzpatrick '76 | AIG Global Real Estate |
| Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick MPS '79 | |
| Mr. Alan Fleischman '65 | ADF Real Estate, Inc./Restaurant Development Associates |
| Mrs. Denise Fleischman | |
| Mr. Elizabeth Flint | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Dr. Joseph Flint | |
| Mr. Jan Freitag '97 | Smith Travel Research |
| Mr. Rich Gailey | |
| Ms. Laurie Rogers | |
| Mr. Marc Goodrich | Banfi Vitners |
| Mrs. Kathryn Goodrich | |
| Mr. Geoffrey Gray '08 | The Statler Hotel |
| Ms. Susan Griffin '82 | Hospitality Investments, LLC |
| Mr. Attila Harai '99 | Army and Navy Club |
| Mr. Matthew Hardy | Gilchrist and Soames |
| Mr. John Harney '56 | Harney & Sons Tea Company |
| Mr. Greg Harrington '92 | Gramercy Cellars |
| Ms. Shonette Harrison MMH '01 | Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack |
| Mr. Gregory Hartmann '86 | HVS International |
| Mrs. Theresa Hartmann | |
| Ms. Amy Heller | |
| Ms. Susan Helstab | Four Seasons |
| Dr. James Hesford | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Dr. Timothy Hinkin | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Kenneth Ho | IBM |
| Dr. Susanna Chan | |
| Mr. Walter Hyjek | |
| Ms. Ewa Hyjek | |
| Dean Michael Johnson | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Jill Kobus-Johnson | |
| Mr. Harry Kassap | McCarran Airport |
| Dr. Jan Katz | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Dean Harry Katz | School of Industrial & Labor Relations |
| Ms. Meg Keilbach CALS '88 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Arthur Keith '84 | The Stratosphere |
| Mr. Richard Kennedy '56 | R.H. Kennedy Company |
| Mr. Kenneth Kies | Federal Policy Group |
| Mrs. Kathy Kies | |
| Prof. Adam Klausner | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Andrew Klebanow '91 | Gaming Market Advisors |
| Mr. Kevin Kline MMH '96 | Horseshoe Casino |
| Mrs. Kim Kline | |
| Mr. Thomas Kline MS '96 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Janet Kline | |
| Ms. Nancy Knowles AS ’83, MBA ’89 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Jim Knowles ILR ‘87 | |
| Dr. Robert Kwortnik | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Lisa Kwortnik | |
| Mr. Travis Lamb | Harrah's Entertainment |
| Mr. Jason Lapin '90 | Blau and Associates |
| Mr. Joe Lavin '75 | Harborstone Hospitality |
| Dr. Daniel Lebret | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Sarah Lebret | |
| Ms. Ingrid Lee | Harrah's Entertainment |
| Mr. Quinton Singleton | |
| Mr. Chuck Lilly | |
| Mr. Steve Lipinski '72 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mrs. Kathy Lipinski | |
| Mr. Daniel Lobitz '82 | Robert A.M. Stern Architects |
| Ms. Liz Longstreet '08 | Darden Restaurants |
| Mr. John Longstreet III '07 | |
| Mr. John Longstreet II '77 | ClubCorp |
| Mrs. Brenda Longstreet | |
| Dr. Gary Loveman | Harrah's Entertainment |
| Mr. Hans Luther | |
| Dr. Michael Lynn | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Ann Lynn | |
| Dr. Qing Ma | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Meredith MacLeod | |
| Mr. Chris Mahne '88 | Healthcare Recovery Services |
| Ms. Virginia Mariani-Kitt '82 | Banfi Vitners |
| Mr. Errol Kitt ENG '81 | GEI Consultants, Inc. |
| Mr. Edward Marion | edmarion.com |
| Mr. Marc Marlow | Marlow Development Corp. |
| Mrs. Lael Marlow | |
| Mr. Patrick Mayock | HotelNewsNow.com |
| Ms. Debra McCall | |
| Dr. Michael McCall | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Mark McCarthy '87, MMH '98 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Reneta McCarthy '84, MPS '01 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Kevin McGovern A&S '70 | McGovern Capital LLC |
| Mrs. Lisa McGovern | |
| Mr. James McKee | |
| Mr. Phil Miller '83 | Philippus Miller III & Associates, LLC |
| Mr. Damien Mogavero | Avero |
| Mr. Barry Moullet | Darden Restaurants |
| Mrs. Christine Moullet | |
| Ms. Patricia Mutkoski | |
| Dr. Stephen Mutkoski '67, PhD '76 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Christine Natsios '85 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Amy Newman | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Allen Ostroff | Hotel Dynamics, LLC |
| Mrs. Lenroe Ostroff | |
| Mr. Mark Palmerino '85 | CCR Wealth Management |
| Ms. Jill Fahey '84 | |
| Mr. Ross Pearo | |
| Dr. Lisa Pearo | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Thomas Pedulla '60 | Au Bon Pain |
| Mrs. Patricia Pedulla | |
| Prof. Richard Penner | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Ryan Pernice '07 | Avero |
| Ms. Mary Pesaresi | Cornell University |
| Mr. Richy Petrina '01 | Moët Hennessy USA |
| Mr. Charles Phlegar | Cornell University |
| Mr. Michael Pleninger '63 | Newport Hospitality Group, Inc. |
| Mrs. Marcia Pleninger | |
| Mr. John Potter | Seneca Beverage Corporation |
| Mrs. Trudy Potter | |
| Mr. Kevin Proctor | Campbell's Soup Co. |
| Mrs. Leslie Proctor | |
| Ms. Leslie Quest | |
| Mr. James Quest '56 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Kyle Reardon '05 | WhiteSand Consulting |
| Mr. Chris Reed '05 | William Grant and Sons |
| Ms. Robbyn Jadney ENG '05 | |
| Ms. Stephani Robson '88 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Howard Ruben | Hockenbergs |
| Mrs. Debbie Ruben | |
| Ms. Brett Rubin '08 | Wynn Las Vegas |
| Mr. Bruce Ryon | |
| Mr. Deiv Salutskij '71 | Restel Hotel Group |
| Mrs. Jeanne Sander '66 | EBS Enterprises |
| Mr. Tom Sander | |
| Mr. Glenn Schaeffer | Fontainebleau Resorts |
| Mrs. Linda Schrier Wirth '82 | Schrier Wirth Executive Search |
| Mr. Steven Schussler | Schussler Creative |
| Mr. Stephen Szapor, Jr. | The Innovation Group |
| Dr. Lisa Shaffer | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Isadore Sharp | Four Seasons |
| Dr. David Sherwyn ILR '86, JD '89 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Dr. Craig Snow | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Geoffrey Snyder '80 | Wachovia Securities |
| Mr. Rupert Spies | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Barbie Stern '80 | Barbara M. Stern Consulting |
| Mr. Brad Stone '77 | Las Vegas Sands Co |
| Ms. Julie Stone | |
| Mr. Paul Strebel | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Leslie Strebel | |
| Ms. Jeanne Strong | |
| Mr. David Strong | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Kelly Sturman | |
| Dr. Michael Sturman ILR '92, MS '95, PhD '97 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Emily Sullivan AA&P '04 | Matthew Baird Design |
| Mr. Guy Tabacchi | |
| Prof. Mary Tabacchi | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Anita Thrash | |
| Ms. Jessica Tracey '05 | |
| Dr. Bruce Tracey | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Jay Treadwell '61 | Optimum Hospitality Services |
| Mr. Simon Turner '83 | Starwood Hotels and Resorts |
| Mrs. Jeri Turner '83 | |
| Mr. Sid Vaikunta '99 | Suncoast Hotel and Casino |
| Mr. Joe Valdes | Fontainebleau Resorts |
| Mr. Don Van Gorder | |
| Ms. Kandace Van Gorder | Cornell University |
| Ms. Amita Verma | |
| Dr. Rohit Verma | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Mark Violante | Avero |
| Mr. Brad Walp MPS '93 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Dr. Kate Walsh MPS '90 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Thomas Ward CALS '81 | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Dr. Sean Way | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Dan Webster '84 | Stockbridge Real Estate Fund |
| Mrs. Lisa Webster | |
| Ms. Stacey Wellman | |
| Dr. Jay Wellman | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Mr. Greg Wenzel | |
| Ms. Kim Williams | |
| Mr. Michael Winer | JBG Waterview Investors LLC |
| Mrs. Carol Winer | JBG Waterview Investors LLC |
| Mr. Michael Wirth | |
| Ms. Maria Wolfe | The School of Hotel Administration |
| Ms. Alexandra Wolfond | |
| Ms. Rhonda Wolfond | |
| Mr. Mark Woodworth '77 MPS '78 | PKF Consulting |
| Mrs. Mary Kay Woodworth | |
| Dr. Athena Zhang |