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Eric’s Club Members

WE ARE ERIC’S CLUB. We are the industry-seasoned members of the nearly 10,000 alumni worldwide who are proud to call the Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership our alma mater. We are involved. We are committed. We are passionate about giving back to our College, and excited to be a part of an extraordinary group of alumni who are inspiring the future leaders of the hospitality industry through our time-honored lecture series. We invite you to meet our members profiled here.


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Eric Hilton (Hon. '99)
Former Vice Chairman
Hilton Hotels Corporation
(1933-2016)
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Larry Alexander ('74)
President & CEO (Retired)
Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Vice President
Bates Engineers/Contractors, Inc.
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Chief Operating Officer
Culinary Restaurant Consultants
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Scott Brieger ('90)
President/Owner
Boudreaux's Cajun Kitchen Inc.
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Retired CEO, President & COB
Brinker International
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Founding Partner
The Club Council
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Jieping 'Charles' Chen ('90, MHM '92, PhD '95)
Associate Dean & Director
EMBA/Zhong Kun Group
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Senior Vice President
Hotel Operations, Starwood Hotels and Resorts
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Professor & Conrad N. Hilton Distinguished Chair
Conrad N. Hilton College
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Kelly DeSchaun ('91)
Former CEO
Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees
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Managing Director
The Dorn Group, Ltd.
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Brad Dorsey ('91)
Founder & Co-Owner
Deluxe Vanilla & Crave
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Retired Senior VP & CFO
Rancho Mission Viejo
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Helena Finley ('89)
Managing Director & Executive VP of Construction
EMBREY
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Senior VP of Development Americas
Hilton
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President & CEO
Health Club at Travis Place
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Barry Garrett ('81)
Chief Operating Officer & GM
The Reserve Club at Woodside
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Michael “Tony” Gentile ('01)
Corporate Executive Chef & Owner
Flagship Restaurant Group
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Principal
IGT Advisors, LLC
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President & CEO
Goodman Financial Corporation
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President
Mikasa Hospitality
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General Manager
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
(1953-2018)
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President & CEO
TerraFina Energy, LLC 
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General Manager
Hotel Hershey
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James 'Jim' Doak III ('92)
Chief Creative Officer & Founder
JWD Consultancy
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President & CEO
Sullivan Group
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President
Breaking PAR: Diversity Course Management
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Managing Partner
Feliz Hospitality Consultants, LLC
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Dr. Melanie Johnson ('98)
President & CEO
Collaborative for Children
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President
International Hospitality Advisor
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Marvin A. Jones ('85)
General Manager
San Antonio Country Club
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President & CEO
American Liberty Hospitality
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Chief Operating Officer & General Manager
River Oaks Country Club
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Avi Katz ('97)
Owner
Katz Coffee
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Kaiser Lashkari ('86)
Owner
Himalaya Restaurant
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Retired President & CEO
Potbelly Sandwich Works
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CEO & Co-Founder
Vari®
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Co-owner
The Crawfish Shack
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Co-owner
The Crawfish Shack
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Chief Experience Officer
Get Great Guest Reviews
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Retired VP of Enterprise Program Management
Sysco Corporation
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Board President & ex-CEO
Foodie Group Limited
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President
Nicholson Interests, LLC
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President
Oberoi Holdings Inc.
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Rolando Pablos (MHM '96)
Former Secretary of State
State of Texas

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Associate VP of Alumni Relations
University of Houston
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CEO
Interconnect Enterprises
(1948-2022)
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Managing Partner
United Sales & Services, LLC
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Founder & Director Emeritus
Eric's Club
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Executive VP
Denehy Club Thinking Partners
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Chief Administration Officer - Hospitality & Gaming
Fertitta Entertainment, Inc.
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Retired VP of Corporate Hotel Development
Hilton
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Vice President of Communications & CSR
The Venetian Resort
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Brad Schreiber ('80)
Retired President & Managing Partner
Ashton Gardens
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Retired General Manager
Bayou Club of Houston
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Founder & CEO
Spectrum Catering, Concessions & Events
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President & CEO
On-Site Partners
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Vice President, Hotel Development and Operations
Zachry Hospitality, LLC
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President & CEO
Gateway Hospitality Group
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Area Managing Director & GM
Omni La Mansion del Rio
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Financial Consultant
NextGen Hotels
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CEO & Owner
National Restaurant Consultants
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Temple Weiss (MHM '96)
Chief Administrative Officer
Learfield
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Allison Wen ('83)
President
Allisandra Management Company
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Kris Westbrook ('99, MHM '02)
CEO
Revenew International LLC
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Peter White ('89)
President
FreeRange Concepts
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Owner & President
The Restaurant Group
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James "Jim" Worrall ('78)
VP of Client Solutions & Contract Sales
Good Source Solutions, Inc.
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Belinda Yeung ('82)
Chief Operating Officer
Regal Hotels
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Professor Emeritus & Former Dean
Honorary Eric's Club member since 2014
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Dean & Barron Hilton Distinguished Chair
Honorary Eric's Club member since 2021