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Eric’s Club Members

WE ARE ERIC’S CLUB. We are the industry-seasoned members of the nearly 10,000 alumni worldwide who are proud to call the Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership our alma mater. We are involved. We are committed. We are passionate about giving back to our College, and excited to be a part of an extraordinary group of alumni who are inspiring the future leaders of the hospitality industry through our time-honored lecture series. We invite you to meet our members profiled here. Names in red signify a member who has made a presentation as part of the lecture series. Click on the names to read their bios.

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Eric Hilton (Hon. ’99)
Former Vice Chairman
Hilton Hotels Corporation
(1933-2016)
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Larry Alexander (74)
President & CEO (Retired)
Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
John Beers
John Beers (76)
Vice President
Bates Engineers/Contractors, Inc.
C. J. “Joe” Bendy Jr.
C. J. “Joe” Bendy Jr. 
(89)
Chief Operating Officer & General Manager
River Oaks Country Club
Marty Breverman
Martin “Marty Breverman
(74)
Chief Operating Officer   
Sweet Lady Jane Bakery
Scott Brieger
Scott Brieger 
(90)
President/Owner
Boudreaux’s Cajun Kitchen Inc.
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Doug Brooks 
(’75)
Retired CEO, President & COB
Brinker International
David B. Chang
David B. Chag
(’77)
Founding Partner
The Club Council
Jieping
Jieping “Charles” Chen
(’90, MHM ’92, PhD ’95)
Associate Dean & Director
EMBA/Zhong Kun Group
Robert D.
Robert D. “Bob” Cowan
(’76)
Senior Vice President Hotel Operations
  Starwood Hotels and Resorts
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Dr. Agnes L. DeFranco (’83)
Professor & Conrad N. Hilton Distinguished Chair
Hilton College
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Kelly DeSchaun ('91)
Former CEO
Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees
James “Jim” Doak III
James “Jim” Doak III 
(’92)
Chief Creative Officer & Founder
JWD Consultancy
Charles D. Dorn
Charles D. Dorn
(’80)
Managing Director
The Dorn Group, Ltd.
Brad Dorsey
Brad Dorsey
(’91)
Founder & Co-Owner
Deluxe Vanilla & Crave
Gregory S. Edwards
Gregory S. Edwards
(’75)
Retired Senior VP & CFO
Rancho Mission Viejo
William B. Fortier
William B. Fortier
(’83)
Senior VP of Development Americas
Hilton
Alan E.
Alan E. “Al” Gallo
(’82)
President & CEO
Health Club at Travis Place
Barry Garrett
Barry Garrett
(’81)
Chief Operating Officer & GM
The Reserve Club at Woodside
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Michael “Tony” Gentile  (’01)
Corporate Executive Chef & Owner Flagship Restaurant Group
Ignacio Gomez-Tobar
Ignacio Gomez-Tobar
(’74)
Principal
IGT Advisors, LLC
Steve Goodman
Steve Goodman
(’83, MSACCY ’85)
President & CEO
Goodman Financial Corporation
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Adele Gutman Milne
(’84)
Chief Experience Officer 
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Adele Gutman
Jeff Heaney
(’92)
President
Mikasa Hospitality
Mark Hellrung
Mark Hellrung
(’76)
General Manager
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
(1953-2018)
Marsha B. Hendler
Marsha B. Hendler
(’73)
President & CEO
TerraFina Energy LLC

Bill Hendrix (’93)
General Manager
Hotel Hershey
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Anthony Hitchcock  (00)
Owner Flagship Restaurant Group
Clare Sullivan Jackson
Clare Sullivan Jackson
(’85)
President & CEO
Sullivan Group
Joseph Larry Jackson
Joseph Larry Jackson
(’77)
President
Breaking PAR: Diversity Course Management
Feliz M. Jarvis
Feliz M. Jarvis
(’79)
Managing Partner
Feliz Hospitality Consultants, LLC
Alphy Johnson
Alphy Johnson
(’76)
President
International Hospitality Advisor
Marvin A. Jones
Marvin A. Jones
(’85)
General Manager
San Antonio Country Club
Avi Katz
Avi Katz
(’97)
Owner
Katz Coffee
Kaiser Lashkari
Kaiser Lashkari
(’86)
Owner
Himalaya Restaurant
Aylwin Lewis
Aylwin Lewis 
(’76, MBA ’90)
Retired President & CEO
Potbelly Sandwich Works
Nick Massad Jr.
Nick Massad Jr.
(’73)
President & CEO
American Liberty Hospitality
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Jason McCann
(’91, MBA ’96)
CEO & Co-Founder
Vari®
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Dan Meaux
(’96) 
Co-owner
The Crawfish Shack
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Jennifer Meaux
(’97)
Co-owner
The Crawfish Shack
Mary Beth Moehring
Mary Beth Moehring
(’80)
Retired VP of Enterprise Program Management
Sysco Corporation
Lily Ng
Lily Ng
(’89)
Deputy CEO
  
Sunny World Real Estate Investment and Development Corporation
Dorothy T. Nicholson
Dorothy T. Nicholson
(’77)
President
Nicholson Interests, LLC
Ricki R. Oberoi
Ricki R. Oberoi
(’86)
President
Oberoi Holdings Inc.
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Rolando Pablos 
(MHM ’96)
Former Secretary of State
State of Texas
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Mike Pedé
(’89)
Associate VP of Alumni Relations
University of Houston
Robert D.
Robert D. “Bob” Planck
(’71)
CEO
Interconnect Enterprises
(1948-2022)
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Mike Przestrzelski
(’78)
Managing Partner
United Sales & Services, LLC
Clinton L. Rappole
Dr. Clinton L. Rappole

(Hon. ’73)
Founder & Director Emeritus
Eric’s Club
Kirk O. Reese
Kirk O. Reese
(’88)
Executive VP, Denehy Club
Thinking Partners
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Kelly Roberts 
(’81)
Chief Administration Officer
Hospitality & Gaming
Fertitta Entertainment, Inc.
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Gregory Rockett
(’86)
Retired VP of Corporate Hotel Development
Hilton

Anna Schmid 
(’95)
Vice President of Communications & CSR
The Venetian Resort
Brad Schreiber
Brad Schreiber 
(’80)
Retired President & Managing Partner
Ashton Gardens
Jonathan Shear
Jonathan Shear
(’80)
Retired General Manager
Bayou Club of Houston
Dave Smalley Dave Smalley (’79)
Founder & CEO
Spectrum Catering, Concessions & Events
Sharmagne Taylor
Sharmagne Taylor
(’86)
President & CEO
On-Site Partners
Robert Thrailkill
Robert Thrailkill 
(’82)
Vice President – Operations
Zachry Hospitality, LLC
Robert F. Voelker
Robert F. Voelker
(’73)
President & CEO
Gateway Hospitality Group
Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace
(’82)
Area Managing Director & GM
Omni La Mansion del Rio
Charles Warczak
Charles Warczak
(’75)
Financial Consultant
NextGen Hotels
Richard Weil
Richard F. Weil
(’78)
CEO & Owner
National Restaurant Consultants
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Temple Weiss 
(MHM ’96)
Chief Administrative Officer
Learfield
Allison Wen
Allison Wen 
(’83)
President
Allisandra Management Company
Kris Westbrook
Kris Westbrook

(’99, MHM ’02)
CEO
Revenew International LLC
Jeremy Wladis
Jeremy Wladis
(’86)
Owner & President
The Restaurant Group
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James “Jim“ Worrall 
(’78)
VP of Client Solutions & Contract Sales
Good Source Solutions, Inc.
Belinda Yeung
Belinda Yeung 
(’82)
Chief Operating Officer
Regal Hotels
John Bowen
Dr. John Bowen 
(Hon. ’06)
Professor Emeritus & Former Dean
Honorary Eric’s Club member since 2014
Dennis Reynolds
Dr. Dennis Reynolds
(Hon. ’18)
Dean & Barron Hilton Distinguished Chair
Honorary Eric’s Club member since 2021