Cal Poly Experience Industry Management Advisory Council Members
The EIM Advisory Council has an established external advisory council that convenes twice annually. The function of the advisory council is to provide high-level and unique guidance, advice, and direction for all of the department’s activities, consistent with its mission, vision, goals, and objectives.
The advisory council includes industry members who can assess each aspect of department-wide matters including management, innovation, growth, and knowledge transfer. The council provides an additional means for bringing student and faculty representatives into regular communication with industry on matters of long-range importance to the department.
Members are nominated by the department head, and approved by the dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, and include representatives from those sectors served by the department. Emeritus members listed here >>
November 2021 Advisory Council Meeting
Advisory Council Meeting will be on campus on November 5, 2021.
Ryan Becker
VP of Communications
Visit California
Megan Bleichner
Director
Oracle Corporation
Kevin Bumen
Chief Commercial Officer
San Francisco Airport
Elisa Cox
Assistant City Manager,
City of Rancho Cucamonga
Chuck Davison
President and CEO
Visit SLO CAL
Robert Eaton
Founder
Eaton Hotel Investments
Rodrigo Espinosa
VP/Head of Strategy
MC2 Experience
Advisory Council Chair
James Flagg
Principal
Silver Lining Hospitality
Nicholas Franco
Director
San Luis Obispo County Parks & Recreation
Sara Grauf
Vice President
Giants Enterprises
Tom Halen
COO and General Manager
La Lomita Ranch, Town of Harmony, Harmony Valley Creamery/La Lomita Ranch
Marcelle Hampton
Vice President Account Management
George P. Johnson
Lindsey Hayford
Director Business Operations Practice,
A23 Advisors
Whitney Hrdlicka
Director of Marketing
Hope Family Wines
Keri Kapich
COO
San Diego Tourism Authority
Amber Karson
Owner
Karson Butler Events
Lori Keller
President CEO,br /> Momentum Strategies Group
Karen Knight
Owner
Blue Wolf Associates
Kris Koeberer
President of Basebcamp Hospitality
Formerly The California Parks, Co.
Corey Lakin
Deputy Director Community Services
City of Irvine
Wyatt Mello
Principal Laral Group
President Prado Senior Living Laral Group, LLC
Barb Newton
CEO
Cal Travel
Linda Parker Sanpei
Owner
Parker Sanpei & Associates
Monica Pette
VP of HR & Risk Management
Sugar Bowl Corporation
Tim Ryan
Retired
Pebble Beach Resorts
Stephanie Stephens
Executive Director
CPRS California Park Recreation Society
Rich Verruni
General Manager
Allegretto Vineyard Resort
Lisa Wazenried
VP Business and Market Strategy
Grand Pacific Resorts
Michael Young
Executive Director
Hearst Castle
Emeritus Advisory Council Members
Amy Azzi, Director Of Sports Marketing at T-Mobile
Jay Jamison, Owner Pismo Coast Village
Jim Battersby, Emeritus EIM Instructional Faculty
Kelly Bricker, Professor and Director, The University of Utah Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Robert Eaton, Founder Eaton Hotel Investments
Tina Hoppe, Retired Event Specialist, Edna Valley Vineyard
Jonathan Korfhage, Superintendent of Parks, Recreation, & Vehicles, Foster City
Yen Tsutsumi, Senior VP, Operations, George P. Johnson