Contributor to The IEDC Economic Development Journal
— “Public Subsidies for Headquarter Hotel Development: Are they Necessary?”

Guest Editorial for the Indianapolis Business Journal
— “Can Gary be Great Again?”

Article in Bottomline Magazine
— “The Club Business Cycle”

Article in Hotel & Motel Management Magazine
— “Conducting an Annual Relationship Audit will Allow Revenue to Bloom"

Contributor to Indianapolis Business Journal
— Quoted dozens of times from 2006 – Present regarding hotel issues.

• Congress for the New Urbanism
• Government Finance Officers Association
• International City/County Management Association
• International Society of Hospitality Consultants
• International Downtown Association
• International Economic Development Council
• Urban Land Institute

• IEDC’s “If you Build It, Will They Come?”
• NYU Hotel Investment Conference
• Tourism Greece
• The Lodging Conference
• Real Estate Investment Counselors
• Crittenden Golf Seminar
• Indianapolis Hotel/Motel Association
• Instructor for IEDC’s Professional Education Courses

Kendall College, Adjunct Instructor

• “Destination Development and Management”
• “Topics in International Tourism”

• “Market & Site Analysis”
• “Financial Feasibility”
• “Managing Developer Selection”
• “Local Tools for Economic Development”

Professional Speaking Engagements

Speaker for IEDC’s “Building Cutting Edge Public Private Partnerships” 2008, Charlotte

• Financing Public-Private Projects
• Convention Hotels & Entertainment Districts

Speaker at Indiana Department of Tourism Development Conference 2008, Indianapolis

• Developing Destination Assets
• Convention Hotels & Related Facilities

Speaker & Moderator for IEDC’s “If You Build It, Will They Come?” 2007, Kansas City

• Financing Headquarters Hotels
• Financing Destination Projects
• Sports-based Entertainment Districts

Moderator at IEDC’s “If you Build It, Will They Come?”

• Tempe, AZ – January 2005 – The Future of the Convention Center Industry
• Tampa, FL – January 2004 – Convention Hotel Development Panel

Instructor for IEDC’s Professional Education Courses

• San Antonio, TX – 2007 – Multiple Courses
• Columbus, OH – 2004 – Developer Solicitation Processes
• Columbus, OH – 2004 – Local Development Tools

Panelist for the Bond Buyer’s “Tourism as Economic Development Conference” 2006, Baltimore

•  “Culture and Cultural Institutions as Economic Engines”

Speaker at the Greek Conference on Tourism –2005, Thessaloniki, Greece

• “Trends in Convention and Congress Centres”

Kelley School of Business Sports & Entertainment Academy, 2004 Speaker, Bloomington