The mission of the Dean’s Global Advisory Board is to support the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality in its mission to provide outstanding educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students as well as meaningful research for the hospitality and gaming industry. Through its work, the board assists the dean in raising the profile of the college while creating meaningful partnerships across constituencies.

Board Members

Jeff Baldi
IC Intelligence

Cath Burns
Partis Solutions
MayberryBurns & StratX

Nelson Chan
Synaptics, Deckers Brands, GTC Semiconductor, Twist Bioscience and Federated Wireless

Marc Falcone
ECL Entertainment, LLC

Brian Gullbrants
Wynn Resorts

Matthew Humphreys
Hyatt Regency San Francisco

Paula Lauzon - Co-Chair
Lauzon & Associates

Diana Lerma
Stokes Wagner
Jackson Lewis

Edward A. Mady
Surf Air Mobility

Anthony L. Martin
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Timothy Muir
TPG Hotels & Resorts

Brian Paulson
Nigro Management Inc.

Lincoln Spoor
Feel Good Brands, LLC

Roy Student
Applied Management Strategies

Faisal Sublaban
Sharecare

Ricky Sun
Hainan Sunup Investment (Sunup Group)

Josh Swissman
The Strategy Organization
GMA Consulting

Rikki Tanenbaum (Chair)
FanDuel

Steven J. Zanella
MGM Resorts International

If you would like to learn more about the college’s Dean’s Global Advisory Board, please contact our Director of Development Amanda Behnke at amanda.behnke@unlv.edu.