Laura U. Gershuni, M.B.A.

Laura U. Gershuni is an instructor at the University of Hawai‘i School of Travel Industry Management. Her professional background includes teaching, management, and culinary experience in tourist destinations such as San Francisco, London, Paris, British Columbia, and Honolulu. Her management experience includes positions at luxury hotels and high-end food and hospitality operations where she developed and implemented company operating procedures, employee training programs, strategic planning initiatives, and marketing and promotional programs. Most recently, and prior to joining the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, she held a faculty position at Vancouver Island University in British Columbia. 

She received her M.B.A. from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley. While in graduate school, she was awarded several scholarships, including the Shidler International Excellence Scholarship and a University of Hawai‘i Foundation Fellowship.She also holds diplomas in advanced Cuisine and Pastry from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France, where she earned Le Grand Diplôme.

Contact Information:

Laura Gershuni, M.B.A.
Instructor
School of Travel Industry Management
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2560 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-0485

Fax: (808)956-5378

Email:  unterman@hawaii.edu