#105 Choices Lead to Chances for Happiness; Donna Quadri-Felitti (Penn State School of Hospitality)

Today's podcast guest is Donna Quadri-Felitti, who heads the School of Hospitality for Penn State University. She is a dear, supportive friend that continues to TEACH me and others not only about our industry, but also about life. We discuss: -How education and experiences lead to choices, which then can enable greater happiness. -How their program sequencing changed to adapt to the needs of their students after the pandemic -The role of her significant other in her success and work integration -Being humble and a lifelong learner at the same time More about Donna: Donna Quadri-Felitti is the Marvin Ashner Endowed Director of Penn State University’s School of Hospitality Management (HM), one the oldest US. programs awarding B.S., M.P.S, and PhD degrees. Quadri-Felitti earned a Ph.D. in HM from Iowa State, a M.S. in hospitality industry studies, (Hotel Asset Management), and a B.S. in social studies education both from New York University (NYU). Prior to Penn State, Quadri-Felitti served as faculty in NYU Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism and academic chair. Quadri-Felitti’s industry experience includes working for STR, Horwath Landauer Real Estate Advisors, Loews Hotels, Aramark, and benchmarking startup HotelRevMAX.  As the first faculty president of HSMAI GNY Chapter, she spearheaded the inaugural Special Interest Group and Award in Revenue Management. Quadri-Felitti’s research involves improving consumer and other stakeholder experiences thought the tourism supply chain from destinations such as wine regions to boutique hotels. Recognized as a HSMAI Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in 2012 and one of “10 to Watch in 2016” by Hotel Business, she was awarded the Stevenson W. Fletcher Award from the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) in 2022. More episodes of the award winning "Most People Don't...But YOU DO! Podcast can be found at: https://bartaberkey.com/podcast Most People Don't | Resources Learn additional key take-aways by listening to more of Bart Berkey's conversations with successful leaders on his weekly podcast. Please subscribe, like & share to help others find these words of wisdom. Find all Podcast episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for the Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Schedule Bart to Speak ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  www.mostpeopledont.com Any KEYNOTE SPEAKING OR LEADERSHIP TRAINING REQUESTS can be directed to [email protected]