School board & Industry advisors
LES ROCHES SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD
The Governing Board’s objective is to review the school’s mission, assure quality and integrity, review major changes in the curriculum, endorse strategic planning, monitor financial data and access the CEO's performance. The Governing Board meets between 3 and 4 times per year and is composed of an independent chairperson, representatives from Gesthotel, as well as independent lawyers and Chief Executive Officers.
Mr. Claudio E. Casanova
- Manager, Grand Hôtel du Golf & Palace, Crans-Montana, Switzerland (President and Chair)
Mr. François Ducry
- Administrator and Director General Fedhorest SA, Fribourg, Switzerland
Mr. Francis Clivaz
- President, Gesthotel SA
Dr. Julia Watkins
- Executive Director, Council on Social Work Education, Virginia, USA
- Lawyer, Sion, Switzerland
Me. Bernard Dêtienne
Dr. Alberto Godenzi
- Dean and Professor of Boston College, MA, USA
Mr. Arie A. J. van der Spek
- Senior Vice-President Laureate Hospitality Education Worldwide
Mr. Othmar Müller
- CEO de Pro Gastronomia, Switzerland
ADVISORY BOARD
The Advisory Board meets once per semester to review academic policies, curriculums and to ensure the programs are up-to-date and adapted for the professional world. The committee is composed of two representatives from the department of the ministry of education and the CEO, as well as 2 consultative representatives: one from the hotel association of valais and one representative from the hospitality industry.
President:
Mr. Charles Zuchuat - Representative of Dept. of Education, Canton of Valais
Members:
Mr. Eric Biselx - Representative of Dept. of Education, Canton of Valais
Mr. Pierre-André Pannatier - "President, Association Hôtelière du Valais"
Mr. Maurice Clivaz - Hotelier
Mr. Claudio E. Casanova - Manager, Grand Hôtel du Golf & Palace, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
Mrs. Sonia Tatar (DEA) - Directeur Général / CEO
Mr. Patrick Bérod - Director of the “Association Hôtelière du Valais”
INDUSTRY PANEL ADVISORS
This panel is a consultative industry panel or forum and is comprised of leading decision-makers from top international hotel chains. They meet once a year and their role is to ensure that our industry curriculum reflects the latest trends in the field.
Our panel includes:
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