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.

Eric Hilton (Hon. '99)

Former Vice Chairman
Hilton Hotels Corporation
(1933-2016)

Larry Alexander ('74)

President & CEO (Retired)
Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau

John Beers ('76)

Vice President
Bates Engineers/Contractors, Inc.

C. J. 'Joe' Bendy Jr. ('89)

Chief Operating Officer & General Manager
River Oaks Country Club

Martin 'Marty' Breverman ('74)

Chief Operating Officer
Sweet Lady Jane Bakery

Scott Brieger ('90)

President/Owner
Boudreaux's Cajun Kitchen Inc.

Doug Brooks ('75)

Retired CEO, President & COB
Brinker International

David B. Chag ('77)

Founding Partner
The Club Council

Jieping 'Charles' Chen ('90, MHM '92, PhD '95)

Associate Dean & Director
EMBA/Zhong Kun Group

Robert D. 'Bob' Cowan ('76)

Senior Vice President
Hotel Operations, Starwood Hotels and Resorts

Dr. Agnes L. DeFranco ('83)

Professor & Conrad N. Hilton Distinguished Chair
Conrad N. Hilton College

Kelly DeSchaun ('91)

Former CEO
Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees

James 'Jim' Doak III ('92)

Chief Creative Officer & Founder
JWD Consultancy

Charles D. Dorn ('80)

Managing Director
The Dorn Group, Ltd.

Brad Dorsey ('91)

Founder & Co-Owner
Deluxe Vanilla & Crave

Gregory S. Edwards ('75)

Retired Senior VP & CFO
Rancho Mission Viejo

Helena Finley ('89)

Managing Director & Executive VP of Construction
EMBREY

William B. Fortier ('83)

Senior VP of Development Americas
Hilton

Alan E. “Al” Gallo ('82)

President & CEO
Health Club at Travis Place

Barry Garrett ('81)

Chief Operating Officer & GM
The Reserve Club at Woodside

Michael “Tony” Gentile ('01)

Corporate Executive Chef & Owner
Flagship Restaurant Group

Ignacio Gomez-Tobar ('74)

Principal
IGT Advisors, LLC

Steve Goodman ('83, MSACCY '85)

President & CEO
Goodman Financial Corporation

Adele Gutman Milne ('84)

Chief Experience Officer
Get Great Guest Reviews

Jeff Heaney ('92)

President
Mikasa Hospitality

Mark Hellrung ('76)

General Manager
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas

(1953-2018)

Alphy Johnson ('76)

President
International Hospitality Advisor

Dr. Melanie Johnson ('98)

President & CEO
Collaborative for Children

Marvin A. Jones ('85)

General Manager
San Antonio Country Club

Avi Katz ('97)

Owner
Katz Coffee

Kaiser Lashkari ('86)

Owner
Himalaya Restaurant

Aylwin Lewis ('76, MBA '90)

Retired President & CEO
Potbelly Sandwich Works

Nick Massad Jr. ('73)

President & CEO
American Liberty Hospitality

Jason McCann ('91, MBA '96)

CEO & Co-Founder
Vari®

Dan Meaux ('96)

Co-owner
The Crawfish Shack

Jennifer Meaux ('97)

Co-owner
The Crawfish Shack

Mary Beth Moehring ('80)

Retired VP of Enterprise Program Management
Sysco Corporation

Lily Ng ('89)

Board President & ex-CEO
Foodie Group Limited

Dorothy T. Nicholson ('77)

President
Nicholson Interests, LLC

Ricki R. Oberoi ('86)

President
Oberoi Holdings Inc.

Rolando Pablos (MHM '96)

Former Secretary of State
State of Texas

Mike Pedé ('89)

Associate VP of Alumni Relations
University of Houston

Robert D. 'Bob' Planck ('71)

CEO
Interconnect Enterprises
(1948-2022)

Mike Przestrzelski ('78)

Managing Partner
United Sales & Services, LLC

Dr. Clinton L. Rappole (Hon. '73)

Founder & Director Emeritus
Eric's Club

Kirk O. Reese ('88)

Executive VP
Denehy Club Thinking Partners

Kelly Roberts ('81)

Chief Administration Officer - Hospitality & Gaming
Fertitta Entertainment, Inc.

Gregory Rockett ('86)

Retired VP of Corporate Hotel Development
Hilton

Anna Schmid ('95)

Vice President of Communications & CSR
The Venetian Resort

Brad Schreiber ('80)

Retired President & Managing Partner
Ashton Gardens

Jonathan Shear ('80)

Retired General Manager
Bayou Club of Houston

Dave Smalley ('79)

Founder & CEO
Spectrum Catering, Concessions & Events

Sharmagne Taylor ('86)

President & CEO
On-Site Partners

Robert Thrailkill ('82)

Vice President – Operations
Zachry Hospitality, LLC

Robert F. Voelker ('73)

President & CEO
Gateway Hospitality Group

Rusty Wallace ('82)

Area Managing Director & GM
Omni La Mansion del Rio

Charles Warczak ('75)

Financial Consultant
NextGen Hotels

Richard F. Weil ('78)

CEO & Owner
National Restaurant Consultants

Temple Weiss (MHM '96)

Chief Administrative Officer
Learfield

Allison Wen ('83)

President
Allisandra Management Company

Kris Westbrook ('99, MHM '02)

CEO
Revenew International LLC

Peter White ('89)

President
FreeRange Concepts

Jeremy Wladis ('86)

Owner & President
The Restaurant Group

James "Jim" Worrall ('78)

VP of Client Solutions & Contract Sales
Good Source Solutions, Inc.

Belinda Yeung ('82)

Chief Operating Officer
Regal Hotels

Dr. John Bowen (Hon. '06)

Professor Emeritus & Former Dean
Honorary Eric's Club member since 2014

Dr. Dennis Reynolds (Hon. '18)

Dean & Barron Hilton Distinguished Chair
Honorary Eric's Club member since 2021