About Me

In my career, I have served as a successful hotelier, entrepreneur and educator.

 I offer the following three reasons to include me in your next program:

1. Real world experiences, with examples of real world solutions
2. Highly rated, interactive sessions that leave the audience looking for more
3. Affordable, up to date and focused programs that address current issues 

Professional Experience:
a wide range of hospitality companies, hotel property types & service levels

• Over 35 years in hospitality operations, sales & marketing, training, management development and asset management on both a single and multi-property basis
• Management assignments with Sheraton, Hilton, Omni, Park Suite and independent hotels
• Director of Education and Cultural Diversity for the world's largest hotel chain for 8 years
• Senior Vice President of Operations in a specialty medically oriented boutique hotel group for 8 years
• Principal in an independent hospitality training and consulting group for more than 12 years serving associations, management companies, convention & visitors bureaus, academic institutions and as an expert witness

• Co-Founder of www.hospitalityeducators.com

• Principal of www.hoganhospitality.com   

                                          
Service to Industry
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Publishing and Teaching:

• Adjunct Professor at three different colleges over a 20 year period, teaching 34 different courses
• Seminar Designer and Presenter for the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association
• Conducted an estimated 3,200 workshops and classes career to date'
• Columnist for global hospitality online services, with distribution and readership on six continents, including:Hotel Online.com, eHotelier.com, 4 Hoteliers,com, Hotel News Resource, Hsyndicate.org, American Hotel & Lodging Association, International Hotel & Restaurant Association, Caribbean Hotel and Buyers Guide, Cornell University School of hotel Administration, Hotelschools.com, The Rooms Chronicle, National Business Travel Association, Ecole hoteleier Lausanne and reprinted in professional journals, brand/company magazines and national industry publications in South Africa, Poland, Canada, Russia, Slovenia and other countries.
• Co-author (with Howard Feiertag) of Lessons from the Field: A Common Sense Approach to Effective Hotel Sales

• National Pearson Award for Excellence in Hospitality Journalism,                                        American Hotel & Lodging Association
• Five Worldwide Awards of Excellence in General Management, Marketing, Operations, Renovations   - Sheraton Hotels
• WOW Team of the Year – Company Wide Award of Distinction: Education and Training      Best Western International