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Dr. Yeager, Kathy

Director of Workforce Development Center

Dr. Kathy Yeager currently serves as the Director of NAU’s Workforce Development Center located in Mesa, AZ. The Center is focused on growing Arizona’s hospitality industry workforce pipeline. She works closely with education partners as well as hospitality organizations to identify employment gaps and to build awareness of credit and non-credit programs that are available. Her background includes broad work experience at both the community college and university levels in Academic and Student Affairs.

Sessions:

4553 - Exploring the Rewards of Hospitality Management Careers

07/15/2024

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Hilton El Conquistador

  • Family And Consumer Science

This presentation will focus on educating the audience about the wealth of opportunities in the hospitality industry. The industry is more than just hotels and restaurants. Hospitality offers opportunities in sports, recreation, events, risk management, accounting, sales, and much more. Love the Arizona Cardinals? How about a rewarding career planning events for the team? Love golf? Join the PGA tour as a chef. The opportunities are limitless. We will provide stories from alumni who have gone on to amazing careers.

4806 - Exploring the Rewards of Hospitality Management Careers (REPEAT)

07/16/2024

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Hilton El Conquistador

  • Family And Consumer Science

This presentation will focus on educating the audience about the wealth of opportunities in the hospitality industry. The industry is more than just hotels and restaurants. Hospitality offers opportunities in sports, recreation, events, risk management, accounting, sales, and much more. Love the Arizona Cardinals? How about a rewarding career planning events for the team? Love golf? Join the PGA tour as a chef. The opportunities are limitless. We will provide stories from alumni who have gone on to amazing careers.