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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 - PhD
Dean of the School of Hospitality
Office Location: HLC 209B
[email protected] 303-605-5973 Meet Lynn!
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!
Bernardo Alatorre Llamazares
Lecturer - Brewery Operations
Office Location: HLC 209H
[email protected] 303-605-7918 Meet Bernardo!
Jangwoo Jo - PhD
Assistant Professor - Beverage Management
Office Location: HLC 209J
[email protected] 303-605-7960
Jay Lee - PhD
Associate Professor - Culinary & Event Management
Office Location: HLC 209L
[email protected] 303-605-7055
Kiyan Shafieizadeh - PhD
Assistant Professor - Hotel Management, Graduate Program Coordinator
Office Location: HLC 209P
[email protected] 303-605-7916 Meet Kiyan!
Smita Singh - PhD
Assistant Professor - Event and Meeting Management
Office Location: HLC 209D
[email protected] 303-615-7627
Katie Strain
Lab Manager/Lecturer - Brewery Operations
Office Location: Tivoli 145
[email protected] 303-605-7028 Meet Katie!
Helene Ver Eecke - PhD
Full Professor and Microbiologist - Biology Department
Office Location: SI 2060
[email protected] 303-615-0238
Jennifer Watson - PhD, RDN
Assistant Professor in Food & Beverage
Office Location: HLC 209K
[email protected] 303-605-7246 Meet Jennifer!Faculty Emeritus
Herb Creswell - PhD
Professor Emeritus - Hotel Management, Former Chair 1985-1991
John Dienhart - PhD
Professor Emeritus - Former Chair 1998-2015
Staff
Jimi Webb
Director of Student Services and Operations
Office Location: HLC 209N
[email protected] 303-615-1240 Meet Jimi!
Corinne Anaya
Financial Analysis & Data Manager
Office Location: HLC 209E
[email protected] 303-605-5865 Meet Corinne!
Stephen Barela
Office Manager
Office Location: HLC 209A
[email protected] 303-605-5098 Meet Stephen!
Andrew Seidenstat
Beverage and Lab Coordinator
Office Location: Tivoli 145
[email protected] Meet Andrew!Student Staff
Cassie Amponsah
Bunny Marquez
