Patti Shock
Department(s)
Hospitality
Mail Code
6021
Phone
702-895-0875
Fax
702-895-4872
Email
patti.shock@unlv.edu
Biography
Patti Shock has been on the faculty at UNLV for almost 25 years. She chaired the Tourism and Convention Department for 18 years. Prior to that, she chaired the Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Department at Georgia State University in Atlanta, for 10 years. She teaches Catering, Intro to Conventions and Social Media for Hospitality.
She is also the Academic Consultant for The International School of Hospitality, a certificate granting school based in Las Vegas.
She co-authored five books on catering and wrote the food and beverage chapters chapters for many of the association books, including IAEE, PCMA and the CIC Manual.
She has been a frequent speaker at industry meetings, and has received many awards and accolades over the years.