Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech's support to MITA has been provided since its founding by Dr. Kristin Lamoureux, Director of the MSBA-HTM Graduate program and a Collegiate Professor of Tourism and Hospitality Management. Dr. Kristin Lamoureu is an accomplished professor of hospitality and tourism professional with over 25 years of experience as an educator, researcher and consultant in tourism, ecotourism, adventure tourism, tourism development, destination management and marketing, hospitality management, marketing, strategic planning and research. 

Her primary focus areas include indigenous tourism development,  tourism development, sustainable tourism, tourism and hospitality workforce development, policy and infrastructure intervention, economic development, culture-heritage tourism, accreditation, destination management, public private partnerships, animal welfare and tourism and rural or community tourism development.