Elizabeth Panciera

Associate Professor

JWU Faculty Since 2016

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Contact Info

Email
elizabeth.panciera@jwu.edu
Phone
401-598-5270
Campus
Providence

Elizabeth Panciera has a wide range of industry experience working in event and meeting management. Her experiential background encompasses destination management, corporate team building development, incentive planning, sales/sponsorships, and marketing. The focus of her research is sustainability in relationship to events and meetings.

Panciera earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Hospitality Marketing and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Sports, Entertainment, Event Management from Johnson & Wales University.

Panciera has served on the Board of Directors for Meeting Professionals International (MPI), New England Chapter — most recently as Vice President of Membership. Her volunteer involvement includes serving on the events committee for FirstWorks, speaking on industry panels, and mentoring young women in the events industry.

Education

  • MBA, Hospitality Marketing, Johnson & Wales University
  • BS, Sports, Entertainment, Event — Management, Johnson & Wales University
  • Certified Hospitality Educator

The event industry is constantly changing. We stay relevant through networking with event industry partners — really keeping our hands in the industry, observing what trends are emerging.

Teaching Interests

Directed Experiential Educations (DEE) - where students are given hands on experiences in a hybrid class model.

Scholarly Interests

Event Sustainability
Event Risk and Crisis Management/Recovery

Courses

  • Business Event Management
  • Sponsorship, Sales and Relationship Management
  • International Exhibitions & Events
  • Fundamentals of Fundraising and Philanthropy
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Extra Curricular Roles

Co-Chair, Campus Club - Live Events Association (LEA)

Faculty Advisor, Sorority - Alpha Sigma Tau

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Professional Affiliations

  • Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
  • Live Events Association (LEA)
  • International Association of Venue Management (IAVM)
     CERTIFICATION : Certified Hospitality Educator
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Honors And Awards

  • 2014 Tomorrow's Leader Award - Meeting Professionals International - New England Chapter


Q&A with Elizabeth

At JWU, education is not confined to the four walls of the classroom. You’re not going to spend four years with your nose buried in a book, learning theories you may never get a chance to apply — you’re going to get out there and apply them, be it through internships, group projects, leadership opportunities, competitions and more.

What Is Your Favorite Teaching Moment?

I LOVE teaching a DEE course where I plan and execute our annual SEEM Leadership Conference alongside a selected group of students.

What Advice Do You Have For Incoming Freshmen?

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