Dean's Advisory Board
Doug Brooks (’75)
CHAIRMAN
Retired President, CEO & Chairman of the Board
Brinker International
Independent Chair of the Board
Southwest Airlines
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Falayn Ferrell
Managing Partner – Operations
Black Restaurant Week, LLC
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
Feed the Soul Foundation
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James Kramer
Senior Vice President of Beverage Operations
Fertitta Entertainment Board Member
Texas Restaurant Association
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Gregory “Gregg” W. Rockett (’86)
Retired VP of Corporate Hotel Development
Hilton Worldwide
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Anna Schmid (’95)
Retired - Hospitality Executive & Current Doctoral Student - DGHL
Conrad N. Hilton College
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Robert Thrailkill (’82)
Divisional Vice President - Full-Service Hotels
American Liberty Hospitality
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Dianna Vaughan (HA ’26)
Retired Global Senior Vice President
Americas - Hilton Worldwide
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Robert D. “Bob” Planck (’71)
(1948–2022)
BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS
President & CEO
Interconnect Enterprises, Inc.