JOE PERDUE is Vice President of Education for the Club Managers Association of America and a former professor of club management at Georgia State University. RHONDA J. MONTGOMERY is the assistant dean and professor of club management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. PATTI J. SHOCK is Department Chair of Tourism and Convention Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

JOHN M. STEFANELLI is a professor of food and beverage management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.