FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION
The high level of academics you experience in our classrooms is the product of a world-class
faculty. Tisch Center faculty are carefully selected for their superb credentials, their recognized
leadership in the hospitality and sports industries, and their dedication to teaching excellence.
Our faculty are instrumental in ensuring that our curriculum is as current as possible, continually
reflecting the real needs of the profession. Because they teach both graduate and undergraduate
courses, students at all levels benefit from their knowledge and experience.
Our faculty bring to the classroom, as a matter of course, guest lecturers, case studies,
research, and professional expertise that show you by example how to excel. As you come to know
your professors through classes, workshops, and industry events you experience firsthand their
dedication to academic discovery, their eagerness to share their own research with you, and their
commitment to mentor you while you conduct your own intellectual inquiries.
ADMINISTRATION
Robert S. Lapiner, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
dean, School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Lalia Rach, B.S., M.B.A., Ed.D.
divisional dean, clinical professor, and HVS International Chair,
Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management
Ginger Smith, B.A, M.A., Ph.D.
chair and clinical professor, academic programs,
Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management
Steven M. Lambert, B.S., M.A.
director, administration and industry relations,
Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management
Sandra Dove-Lowther, B.A., M.P.A., Ed.M.
associate director, academic programs,
Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management
Donnamarie Hudson, B.A.
assistant director, administration,
Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management
Jonathan Rosenberg, B.S., M.S.
assistant director, academic programs,
Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management
Suzanne Stevenson, B.A., M.A.
assistant director, industry relations,
Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management
Tatum D. Thomas, B.A.
assistant director, academic programs,
Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management
