The Hospitality and Tourism Educators

Current Board Members

Dr. Lawrence Hoc Nang Fong

Dr. Lawrence Hoc Nang Fong

Immediate Past President
Prof. Kyungsoo Han

Prof. Kyungsoo Han

President
Dr. Deniz Kucukusta

Dr. Deniz Kucukusta

Vice President
Dr. Bongkosh N. Rittichainuwat

Dr. Bongkosh N. Rittichainuwat

Secretary
Dr. Arthur Wang

Dr. Arthur Wang

Treasurer
Dr. Daniel Leung

Dr. Daniel Leung

Director of Education
Ms. Pichaya Noranitiphadungkarn

Ms. Pichaya Noranitiphadungkarn

Director of Industry Services
Dr. Soey Lei

Dr. Soey Lei

Director of Marketing
Prof. Shirley Guevarra

Prof. Shirley Guevarra

Director of Member Services and Development
Dr. Xin Truman Huang

Dr. Xin Truman Huang

Director of Networking
Dr. Choongbeom (CB) Choi

Dr. Choongbeom (CB) Choi

Director of Research
Prof. Hiroaki Saito

Prof. Hiroaki Saito

Director at Large
Prof. Sunny Ham

Prof. Sunny Ham

Area Consultant I: East Asia
Dr. Pornpisanu

Dr. Pornpisanu Promsivapallop

Area Consultant II: South East Asia
Dr. Chloe Kim

Dr. Chloe Kim

Area Consultant III: Oceania
Prof. (Dr.) Manohar Sajnani

Prof. (Dr.) Manohar Sajnani

Area Consultant IV: Indian Sub-continent
Dr Eerang Park

Dr Eerang Park

Country/Regional Representative-Australia
Dr Md Ariful Hoque

Dr Md Ariful Hoque

Country/Regional Representative-Bangladesh
Prof. Kevin Shichun Yu

Prof. Kevin Shichun Yu

Country/Regional Representative-China
Dr. Vikas Gupta

Dr. Vikas Gupta

Country/Regional Representative-Fiji
Dr. Louisa Lee

Dr. Louisa Lee

Regional Representative-Hong Kong
Mr. Dennie Matthews

Mr. Dennie Matthews

Country/Regional Representative-India
Dr. I Made Sudjana

Dr. I Made Sudjana

Country/Regional Representative-Indonesia
Prof. Keiko Nishimoto

Prof. Keiko Nishimoto

Country/Regional Representative-Japan
Dr. Jacey Choe

Dr. Jacey Choe

Regional Representative-Macau
Dr. Kandappan Balasubramanian

Dr. Kandappan Balasubramanian

Country/Regional Representative-Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Gantumur Damba (Gana)

Prof. Dr. Gantumur Damba (Gana)

Country/Regional Representative-Mongolia
Khem Lakai

Mr. Khem Lakai

Country/Regional Representative-Nepal
Dr. Pola Wang

Dr. Pola Wang

Country/Regional Representative-New Zealand
Dr. Benigno Glenn R. Ricaforte, PhD, RMicro

Dr. Benigno Glenn R. Ricaforte, PhD, RMicro

Country/Regional Representative-The Philippines
Dr. Michael A. Kruesi

Dr. Michael A. Kruesi

Country/Regional Representative-Singapore
Prof. Hyun-Jung (Helen) Choi

Prof. Hyun-Jung (Helen) Choi

Country/Regional Representative-South Korea
Dr. Shu-Ying (Sami) Lin

Dr. Shu-Ying (Sami) Lin

Regional Representative-Taiwan
Dr. Arinya Pongwat

Dr. Arinya Pongwat

Country/Regional Representative-Thailand
Dr. Minh Nguyen

Dr. Minh Nguyen

Country/Regional Representative-Vietnam

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