About Us

Uniquely situated in the heart of downtown Denver’s hospitality industry, MSU Denver’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

Lynn Minnaert

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!
Wendie Bass

Wendie Bass

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David DiFalco - MBA

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Shannon Donnelly

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[email protected] Meet Shannon!
Jangwoo Jo

Jangwoo Jo - PhD

Assistant Professor - Beverage Management

Office Location: HLC 209J

[email protected] 303-605-7960
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Cho Tin Tun Kirkpatrick - PhD, CHE, CHT

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Erica Rogers

Erica N. Rogers - MPA, Esq.

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Kiyan Shafieizadeh

Kiyan Shafieizadeh - PhD

Assistant Professor - Hotel Management, Graduate 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] 303-615-7627
Katie Strain

Katie Strain

Lab Manager/Lecturer - Brewery Operations

Office Location: Tivoli 145

[email protected] 303-605-7028 Meet Katie!
Helene Ver Eecke, Ph.D.

Helene Ver Eecke - PhD

Full Professor and Microbiologist - Biology Department

Office Location: SI 2060

[email protected] 303-615-0238
Jennifer Watson

Jennifer Watson - PhD, RDN

Assistant Professor in Food & Beverage

Office Location: HLC 209K

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

Michael Wray - PhD

Full Professor

Office Location: HLC 209G

[email protected] 303-605-5865

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!
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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

[email protected]
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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!
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Jessica Rosales

Culinary Lab Coordinator

Office Location: HLC 203

[email protected]
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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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Bertin Martinez