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Appointment General Management

Donna Quadri-Felitti has been named Director at Penn State School of Hospitality Management

Penn State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Donna Quadri-Felitti
Donna L. Quadri-Felitti has been selected as the new director of the School of Hospitality Management at Penn State. Her appointment will be effective in July. Prior to joining Penn State, Quadri-Felitti served on the faculty of the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism in New York University's School of Professional Studies where her most recent post was as academic chair of the Center. A search committee, led by Dennis Shea, associate dean for undergraduate programs and outreach in College of Health and Human Development, began seeking candidates for the position last year. Quadri-Felitti replaces Dr. John O'Neill, professor of Hospitality Management, who will lead the school's new Center for Hospitality Real Estate Strategy. While at NYU, Quadri-Felitti developed and taught various hospitality management undergraduate and graduate courses not only at the flagship campus in New York City but in NYU programs in Florence and Prague. She has advised scores of undergraduate and graduate students on their individual academic, research, and career development. Quadri-Felitti's main research studies involve improving consumer experiences within a wide range of tourism products from destinations to hotels. One of her research streams centers on the comprehensive tourist experience delivered in rural wine tourism by multiple hospitality and community stakeholders. Her research has appeared in various professional outlets, including the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, and Tourism Hospitality Research. A portion of Quadri-Felitti's research on rural wine tourism was supported by a USDA-funded Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grant. Additionally, she authors a column for HOTELSmag.com and is a frequent speaker at hospitality and travel conferences on changing consumer preferences and expectations.

Donna Quadri-Felitti is an alumnus of NYUSPS Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism .

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For eighty years, Penn State's School of Hospitality Management has been providing outstanding leadership for those interested in working in the hospitality industry. The Hospitality Management program is for those interested in management careers in places such as hotels, restaurants, resorts, and casinos. More than that, it is for those interested in making their mark in hospitality around the world.