The Hospitality and Tourism Educators

The board members for 2026-2027

We are pleased to introduce the new Board members for the year 2026-2027:

Immediate Past President: Prof. Kyungsoo Han
President: Dr. Deniz Kucukusta
Vice President: Dr. Arthur Wang
Secretary: Dr. Bongkosh Rittichainuwat
Treasurer: Prof. Shirley Guevarra

Director of Education: Dr. Daniel Leung
Director of Industry Services: Ms. Pichaya Noranitiphadungkarn
Director of Member Services and Development: Prof. Hiroaki Saito
Director of Marketing: Dr. Soey Lei
Director of Networking: Dr. Truman Huang
Director of Research: Dr. Choong Beom (CB) Choi

Area Consultant I (East Asia): Prof. Sunny Ham
Area Consultant II (South East Asia): Dr. Pornpisanu Promsivapallop
Area Consultant III (Oceania): Dr. Chloe Kim
Area Consultant IV (Indian Sub-continent): Prof. (Dr.) Manohar Sajnani

Country/Regional Representatives
Australia: Dr Eerang Park
Bangladesh: Dr Md Ariful Hoque
China: Prof. Kevin Shichun Yu
Fiji: Dr. Vikas Gupta
Hong Kong SAR: Dr. Louisa Lee
India: Mr. Dennie Matthews
Indonesia: Dr. I Made Sudjana
Japan: Prof Keiko Nishimoto
Macau: SAR: Dr. Jacey Choe
Malaysia: Dr. Kandappan Balasubramanian
Mongolia: Prof. Dr. Gantumur Damba (Gana)
Nepal: Mr. Khem Lakai
New Zealand: Dr. Pola Wang
The Philippines: Dr. Benigno Glenn R. Ricaforte
Singapore: Dr. Michael A. Kruesi
South Korea: Prof. Hyun-Jung (Helen) Choi
Taiwan: Dr. Shu-Ying (Sami) Lin
Thailand: Dr. Arinya Pongwat
Vietnam: Dr. Minh Nguyen

 

We look forward to engaging members with the new Board. For contacts and profiles information please check theĀ Current Board Members page.