Areas that report to Larry:
Auxiliaries Services
Bio
Larry is a career hospitality professional who grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast; started in private clubs evolving to resort development and management, before becoming a university administrator and then development officer.
He joined UCCS in early 2022 from Aramark Higher Education where he served as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. Before Aramark, Larry served as Vice President of Operations for Chartwells Higher Ed and Senior Director of Development for Guckenheimer. Since arriving at UCCS Larry has directed the strategic evolution of Dining & Hospitality Services, Retail Services, the University Center, Event and Conference Services, the Family Development Center, and the UCCS Farm realizing exponential programmatic and financial growth through the implementation of radically innovative course materials models, retail dining experiences, service excellence training, and universal programming integrations throughout university departments and Colleges.
Prior to his positions in contracted hospitality services, he was the Chief Sustainability Officer and Director of Auxiliaries & Contractual Services at the University of Southern Mississippi. While at Southern Miss he led and directed a multi-disciplinary team that oversaw comprehensive dining services, bookstore, photo services, post office, and copy services. He also developed and implemented the first institutional sustainability initiative in the state of Mississippi earning recognition from the Princeton Review as one of the most environmentally responsible institutions in the nation.
Before his work in higher education Larry held executive positions with equity companies concentrated on holdings within the resort and private club management and services industry in Asia and the US.
Larry holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing from Mississippi State University, Master of Education degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi and is a Certified Auxiliary Services Professional with the National Association of College Auxiliary Services of which he serves as a member of the West region Board of Directors and national conference planning committee.
Golf, running, hiking, reading, truly phenomenal culinary experiences, and an endless pursuit of knowledge are the center of Larry's personal interests. Larry has six kids ranging from 23 to 13 with wide educational experiences including Seton Hall University (NJ), Colorado State, flight school, and Colorado Springs D20 high school and middle school.