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University of Connecticut School of Business Hospitality Management Association

Executive Board

 

Navi Cheema

General Manager (GM)

navdeep.cheema@uconn.edu

Navi is a Senior majoring in Business Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and minoring in Public Policy. Navi helped start HMA and is serving her second year as the General Manager of HMA with high ambitions for the organization. This past summer she interned full-time on the Technology Leadership Development Program for The Hartford and also interned on the Travel and Hospitality Vertical Marketing Team at AT&T where she created an External Resource Project providing a market analysis of the Hospitality Industry for her team. On campus Navi also works at the Asian American Cultural Center and is co-coordinator of the Senior Banquet. Additionally Navi is involved with KUBE. She has been very involved in event planning throughout her academic education with planning events on campus as well as in her personal life.

Khoi Vo

Assistant General Manager (AGM)

khoi.vo@uconn.edu

Khoi is a junior majoring in Business Management with a concentration in International Business and minoring in Political Science. Khoi was one of the first members of HMA when it began in 2011 and now serves as the organization’s Assistant General Manager. On campus Khoi serves as Vice – President of Administration for Student Entrepreneur Organization. He is also involved with Alpha Kappa Psi Business Professional Fraternity and Asian American Cultural Center. Khoi is really excited for the upcoming year and is looking forward to pursuing a career in Hospitality in the future.

 

Jeff Piascik

Director of Finance(DF)

jeffrey.piascik@uconn.edu

Jeff is a junior majoring in Business Management with a concentration in entrepreneurship. Jeff was one of the first members of HMA when it began in 2011 and now serves as the organization’s Chief Financial Officer. Over the 2012 summer he interned with the Cape Cod Baseball League as well as became a contributor for College Baseball Daily. On campus Jeff works for the Athletics department, concentrating on UConn Baseball, as well as serves on the executive board for Economics Society. Jeff is very interested in the sports side of hospitality management and is excited about the upcoming list of speakers for the 2012-2013 academic year.

 

Clement Lee

Director of Sales & Marketing (DSM)

clement.lee@uconn.edu

 

Gao Peng Cai

Director of Technology (DT)

gao.p.cai@uconn.edu

Gao is a junior majoring in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Nanotechnology.

 

Allie Kalfus

Director of Events (DE)

alexandra.kalfus@uconn.edu

Allie is a senior with a major in Communication. It is only Allie’s third semester here at UCONN, as she previously studied at the University of New Hampshire where she majored in Hospitality Management. Allie is excited to bring her ideas to the table as she will serve as the new Director of Events. Growing up with a “hospitality-guru” of a father, Allie has always known this is the industry she belongs in. Allie spent this past summer as an intern for the Glazier Group, a prominent restaurant group in Manhattan. Perhaps you have heard of their most well known space, Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse located in Grand Central Station. Allie was based out of Bridgewaters, their South Street Seaport event venue. During her internship, she was able to help plan and attend large-scale events, which is the field she plans to pursue after graduation. Clients of The Glazier Group included Goldman Sachs, Citi Bank, and MetLife. In addition to these corporate affairs, she also assisted with many social events, such as weddings and bar mitzvahs. On campus, Allie works at the Event Services office in the union. She is excited for the upcoming year and to be able to work with returning and new faces of the HMA!

Molly Mirante

Event Manager (EM)

molly.mirante@uconn.edu

Molly is a Junior Management Major and is an Event Manager for the
Hospitality Management Association. She has worked as an intern at True
North Financial and has also worked in the UConn Athletic Development
Department. She is also a member of the Disney at UConn Club and is
looking to pursue a career in Hotel Management upon graduation in 2013.

 

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Event Manager (EM)

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Member Services Manager (MSM)

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Lauren Munyard

HMA Staff Advisor

lauren.munyard@uconn.edu

If Lauren weren’t working in Higher Education, which she loves, she would be working in hospitality, which she did as her first professional job before moving into college administration. As an undergraduate student, Lauren had interest in working in the hospitality industry and worked in her college’s Admissions Office as a Campus Tour Guide, Visit Greeter, Reception Representative and prospective student caller. She spent a summer working for the Albany Convention & Visitors Bureau preparing for a large conference and as a hostess at a luxury hotel. She did a short internship over the winter break with a PR firm preparing for a state-wide special event. After graduation, she worked as the Director of Guest Services at a retreat & conference center. Now working in student services, she sees it as an opportunity to apply the same “guest services” philosophy to be available to college students’ needs. Lauren now works as the Communication major academic advisor and teaches the Pre-communication FYE class.