Meet the Team
The GW International Institute of Tourism Studies brings together a multidisciplinary team of experts dedicated to advancing sustainable tourism worldwide. Led by Executive Director Seleni Matus and based within the GW School of Business, our team includes staff, faculty, external consultants, and graduate students from the MS in Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management (MS THEM) program.
We collaborate with globally recognized experts in areas such as tourism policy, sustainable development, cultural heritage tourism, and climate resilience, fostering unique educational, research, and consulting alliances. Our extensive experience spans partnerships with tourism agencies, businesses, and organizations across the Caribbean, United States, Latin America, Africa, and Asia, including U.N. Tourism, the World Bank, and Royal Caribbean.
This diverse expertise allows us to offer consulting clients both solid theoretical grounding and practical industry insights tailored to their needs.
Staff
Executive Director & Adjunct Professor
Indigenous Economic Development and Tourism Executive in Residence
Archana Brodalka
Program Associate
Strategic Program Advisor
Research Scholars
Tourism Faculty
Eisenhower Chair and Professor of Tourism Studies and Management; Program Director, MS in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management
Professor of Hospitality Management
Associate Teaching Professor of Management
Student Research Assistants
Amelie Lebourgeois
MSTHEM, Class of 2027
Jonathan Whitehead
MSTHEM, Class of 2026