Jennifer Mayo

Jennifer Mayo

Jennifer Mayo is Senior Director of External Relations leading the corporate relations activities of the School of Hotel Administration (SHA) at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.  In her role, Jennifer has responsibility for devising, planning, and implementing SHA’s corporate relations and development strategy designed in order to maximize support and engagement. With a focus on travel, tourism, and hospitality, Jennifer develops and executes a program of continuous cultivation that includes building external-relations connections and contact by developing proposals; coordinating visits; facilitating the placement of guest speakers to enrich the curriculum; devising and managing outreach and engagement events; and stewarding financial support.  She collaborates closely with SHA stakeholders (Dean, Centers & Institutes, AA&D, Career Management, faculty, and student organizations) to ensure that engagement and communication with companies and foundations are properly coordinated and leveraged to the maximum effect.

Jennifer holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management with a concentration in Marketing and two Associate’s degrees, one in business administration and the other in paralegal studies.