Experience Our Industry

Zoe Oedekerk

Zoe Oedekerk (RPTA '17), Writer & Actress, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Ryan Anthony

Ryan Anthony (RPTA '16), Ticket Operations & Services Manager at the San Francisco Giants, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about his life and career to date.

Shay Strecker

Shay Strecker (RPTA '22), Senior Manager for Commerce & Retail Media at dentsu, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Candice Leon & Riley Grim

Candice Leon (RPTA '17) & Riley Grim (CSU-Chico '15), Project Manager and Director of Creative & Growth, respectively, at Verdin Marketing sit down as co-workers and talk with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about their life and career to date.

Christina Baur

Christina Baur (MUAS Tourism Management '20), Founder of Be Your Own Star and Artist Manager at MWO Management, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date. Christina participated in the Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS) exchange program with Cal Poly's Experience Industry Management Department in 2018. 

50-Year Retrospective with Drs. Carolyn Shank & Bill Hendricks

The students, faculty, staff, alumni, Advisory Council members, industry partners, and friends of Cal Poly's Experience Industry Management Department (formerly Recreation Administration and Recreation, Parks, & Tourism Administration) are celebrating 50 years as an academic program at Cal Poly (1976-2026). Program founder Dr. Carolyn Shank and long-time department head Dr. Bill Hendricks join Dr. Brian Greenwood to provide a retrospective on those 50 years.   

Celeste (Gritsch) Gelber

Celeste (Gritsch) Gelber (RPTA '17), Director of Meetings & Membership at the Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA), talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Lilja Jelks

Lilja Jelks (RPTA '21), Marketing Strategy & Operations Manager at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Taylor Davidson

Taylor Davidson (RPTA '22), Marketing Manager at the Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.

Jo Kelly

Jo Kelly (RPTA '25), Seasonal Assistant for Partnership Management at the Los Angeles Chargers, talks with Dr. Brian Greenwood (Cal Poly Experience Industry Management) about her life and career to date.