Eric's Club

The Eric Hilton Distinguished Lecture Series was founded in 1999 to bring accomplished alumni back to Hilton College to establish a legacy of student encouragement and connectivity. Membership in this select group, known as Eric's Club, requires a candidate to be a Hilton College graduate of 20 years and be an owner, officer or executive in their field.  Every spring and fall semester, a member of this group is invited back to Hilton College as the featured speaker for this prestigious lecture series to share their personal career path journey—from graduation to their current successes—with the goal of inspiring students, faculty and fellow alumni.

Lecturing members of Eric's Club are in red and denoted with an asterisk.

John Beers, CHA, LEED® AP, ('76) *
Vice President
Bates Engineers/Contractors, Inc.

Marty Breverman ('74) *
Restaurateur & Entrepreneur
Current Chairman of Eric's Club

Doug Brooks ('75) *
Chairman of the Board, President & CEO
Brinker International

David B. Chag, CCM, ('77) *
General Manager & COO
The Country Club

Robert D. "Bob" Cowan ('76) *
Area Managing Director & General Manager
Omni Hotels & Resorts

Charles D. Dorn, CCM, ('80)*
Managing Director
The Dorn Group, Ltd.

Gregory S. Edwards, CPA, ('75) *
Senior Vice President & CFO
Rancho Mission Viejo

William B. Fortier (MS '83) *
Senior Vice President–Development Americas
Hilton Worldwide

Al Gallo ('82)
Senior Vice President & CFO
Redstone Companies Hospitality

Ignacio Gomez-Tobar ('74) *
Principal
IGT Advisors, LLC

Steve Goodman, CPA, CFP, ('83, MSACCY  '85) *
President & Chief Investment Officer
Goodman Financial Corporation

Mark Hellrung ('76) *
General Manager
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas

Clare Sullivan Jackson, CSEP, ( '85) *
President & CEO
Sullivan Group

Joseph Larry Jackson ('77) *
President
Breaking PAR: Diversity Course Management

Feliz P. Jarvis ('79) *
Managing Partner
Feliz Hospitality Consultants, LLC

Alphy Johnson, LEED® AP, CHA, ('76) *
Current Secretary of Eric's Club

Nick Massad Jr. ('73) *
President & CEO
American Liberty Hospitality
Past Chairman of Eric's Club

Mary Beth Moehring ('80) *
Vice President, Program Management
Sysco Corporation

Dorothy T. Nicholson, CHA, CHSE, ( '77) *
President
Nicholson Interests, LLC
Current Vice Chair and Past Chairman of Eric's Club

Ricki R. Oberoi ('86) *
President
Oberoi Holdings Inc.

Robert D. "Bob" Planck ('71) *
President
Independent Marketing Alliance
Current Treasurer of Eric's Club

Clinton L. Rappole, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Former Eric Hilton Distinguished Chair & Founder of Eric Hilton Distinguished Alumni Club

Kirk O. Reese, CCM, ('88) *
General Manager & COO
The Los Angeles Country Club

Gregory Rockett ('86) *
Vice President of Corporate Development
Hilton Worldwide
Past Chairman of Eric's Club

Jonathan Shear, CCM ('80)
General Manager
Bayou Club of Houston

Dave Smalley ('79) *
Founder & CEO
Spectrum Catering, Concessions & Events

Robert F. Voelker ('83) *
President & CEO
Gateway Hospitality Group

Charles Warczak, CPA, CHA, CHTP, ('75) *
Financial Consultant
NextGen Hotels

Richard F. Weil ('78)
Senior Consultant
National Restaurant Consultants

Allison Wen ('83)
President
Allisandra Management Company
 
Jeremy Wladis ('86)
Owner
The Restaurant Group