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Expertise

Food & Beverage, Restaurant Management, Event Planning and Management, Hospitality & Tourism, Professional Preparation – Cover Letters, Resumes, Reference Pages, Thank You Letters, Preparing for the Interview, Professionalism & Etiquette, Customer Service, Leadership

Unique Life Experiences

I’ve traveled around the world both for work and pleasure; Conducted study abroad to Mexico, Costa Rica, South Korea, Japan, Bahamas; Have performed in most all of the major basilicas of the world; I am a former chef and Director of Catering 

Languages spoken besides English

Spanish (not fluent, but conversational)

Biography

Dr. Thomas C. Padron has been a hospitality educator since 2004 and is the Program Coordinator & Assistant Professor for the Hospitality & Tourism program. Previously he was an Assistant Professor of Restaurant, Hotel, and Tourism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, for two years and an Assistant Professor of Resort Management at Lakeland University in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, for 8 years. He has taught numerous courses in the areas of hospitality and tourism, specifically those in food and beverage and event management areas, both on-ground and online.  He has taught internationally and has conducted study abroad courses and trips for 8 years to places such as Cancun, Mexico, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Korea and Japan.

Dr. Padron has held many positions in the hospitality industry including: Chef, Sous Chef, Banquet Chef, Director of Catering, Foodservice Director, Foodservice Manager and many other positions that are under those listed.

His passion is the hospitality industry, specifically the food and beverage sector as well as the travel and tourism industries.  This passion leads him to be constantly researching and keeping abreast of the exciting changes that that will ultimately affect the entire hospitality, travel and tourism industries.

In his free time, Dr. Padron enjoys traveling, road trips, wine tasting.

In The News

• Hospitality and tourism professor Thomas Padron shares money-saving tips for people planning to traveling on Memorial Day.

  May 20, 2024

• Yes, it91Â鶹ÌìÃÀapp rude to have your cell phone out at dinner — and more etiquette rules you might be breaking

  With the saturation of smartphones and the popularity of dating apps and Zoom interviews, some etiquette has loosened. But, according to Cal State East Bay Professor of Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation Thomas Padron, much of it, like showing good old-fashioned manners, remains the same.

  March 5, 2024

• Padron did a Q&A with WalletHub about staycations and safety during the pandemic.

  June 2, 2021