Jason Y. Zhang

Lecturer

Office: 79-119
Email: zhang2@cpp.edu
Phone: (909) 869-2266
Fax: (909) 869-3773

Prior to joining The Collins College, Jason served in leadership roles with various operations in the corporate food and beverage sector. He is trained in volume-based traditional full service, fine dining, QSR, catering and luxury fast casual concepts. Jason managed and opened restaurants across the Western U.S. and China with California Pizza Kitchen, Eureka! Restaurant Group, Lemonade Restaurant Group and HortonFoods Company. He specializes in talent acquisition, corporate training, leadership development, F&B, and events management.

Jason received his Master of Hospitality Administration from University of Nevada, Las Vegas and his Bachelor of Science in Hotel & Restaurant Management from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is an American Hotel & Motel Association Certified Hospitality Educator and a National Restaurant Association Certified Restaurant Manager. His research interest includes hospitality service technology, food and beverage tourism, big data analytics, and consumer social economic behaviors.

During his spare time, Jason enjoys basketball, music, cooking, and traveling. He stays involved in the hospitality industry by handling consulting, catering, and staging projects with various entrepreneurs. In addition, he volunteers at non-profit organizations such as Family Promise and Feeding America.