Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton Email & Phone Number

Astrapto means to illuminate. Our mission is to shed light on social and environmental issues and drive positive impact by enabling and encouraging ANYONE who is willing. We teach and coach on starting green teams, selling and leading sustainability initiatives, waste reduction, food sustainability, buy local programs, social entrepreneurship, and more! Other services include assessments, roadmaps and recommendations, implementation plans, resource toolkits, certification, and more. https://www.astrapto.com/ ASTRAPTO ACADEMY offers content and courses to promote and support triple bottom line impact. Learn more at https://learn.astraptoacademy.com/What I do at Astrapto: —Sustainability assessments, roadmaps, and planning for hotels, restaurants, events, travel, food producers, and more! —Change management through stakeholder engagement, and learning & development—Leadership development through public speaking, small group engagements, workshops, and coaching—Research and publishing on sustainability in hospitality and green hotel/tourism/meeting certification—Mentor entrepreneurs and build leadership capacity. Run and judge business plan competitions.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Teach an online course in the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management on sustainable team management. Co-led a study abroad sustainable tourism class to Costa Rica.

Check out my column at Travindy: https://www.travindy.com/author/aurorareinke/ I write a column on topics and research that support the business case for sustainability in hospitality and tourism. Let me know if you have ideas or research for a column.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Manage and promote global product portfolio --Identify product mix to meet needs of students and employers. --Connect hospitality vertical to resources and opportunities throughout worldwide network. --Foster collaborative culture among traditionally siloed groups. --Steer intra-institutional product quality committee. --Create marketing materials and deliver dynamic and compelling pitches to global audiences. • Lead rollout of global online programs and courses: --Launch courses to campuses in Switzerland, Spain, and the U.K. --Coordinate within a highly matrixed organization and with third party vendors to solve problems and ensure cohesive and high quality development of products. --Develop and deliver student and faculty training, including face to face, documentation, and videos. --Negotiate operational agreements for technology platforms and support.• Oversee International B2B Client Engagements: --Administer online financial management course for general managers of global hotel chain. --Guide design and delivery of hospitality training in Central America.

Greater Chicago Area

• Adjunct Faculty in 2009; Professor from 2010 to 2012; Program Director (reporting directly to Provost) beginning 2013.• Revamped program vision and direction, emphasizing applied and experiential learning. • Designed summer Entrepreneurship program for European Masters students which doubled enrollment in one year.• Raised Net Promoter Scores by 25 points in first year of running the program. • Improved retention rates by 15% within two years of taking over program. • Hired and mentored adjuncts; reinforced quality and consistency across topics and platforms. • Developed and taught over 20 unique courses covering a range of business topics. • Gave lectures on corporate responsibility in Brazil and France. • Designed and delivered hospitality Capstone modules in marketing and social media strategy.

Greater Chicago Area

Co-founder of social enterprise incubator, co-working space, and social entrepreneur community. Provide discovery, resources, trust and traction for entrepreneurs and professionals pursuing social impact.

Various

--Various consulting projects for clients of many sizes and types: vision and strategy, process and operational design, change management, marketing and sales plans.

Mexico City, Mexico And Atlanta, Ga

Product development and marketing. Presentations to clients throughout the US, Latin America and Europe. Adapted and translated marketing materials for Spanish-speaking markets. Vendor analysis and recommendations. Marketing campaigns and lead generation.

Doctorate In Business Administration, Social Impact Management

Mibs, International Business

Bba, Cis, Computer Information Systems

Associate'S Degree