MBA, HEC University of Lausanne and HES-SO certified lecturer at Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), Switzerland, I am an interactive hospitality marketing lecturer, applied sciences researcher, translator French-English, published author, content writer, digital and social media marketer.

My career in hospitality and tourism began while attending the University of Hawaii where I obtained my BA in Fine Arts and Art History.

With a diverse professional tourism background in Hawaii, California and Switzerland in sales and marketing, I held positions with hotels, restaurants, tour operators, travel agencies, incentive travel companies, and cruise lines.

I have presented and published applied sciences research on hotel branding and independent lifestyle hotels at conferences in Switzerland, Dubai and the USA. I have taught executive hospitality courses on Hotel Branding and Sales and Communication at EHL and in Shanghai and Xiamen, China.

In addition to writing for travel industry professional journals, I have been travel writing and doing digital marketing for several travel websites and online travel guides for travelers about various travel, cultural and humanitarian topics about which I’m passionate.