Faculty - Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management

Marilynne’s career in hospitality began at age 15 washing dishes at a local diner and transitioned over the next 10 years to opening and operating an Irish Pub restaurant in New York State. In her second career, Marilynne worked for Corning Glass Works, a Fortune 500 Company, starting in customer service and transitioning to marketing. After moving to Maine, she was a home-maker while home-schooling her three children and assumed leadership duties in several faith-based ministries. Marilynne has a BS degree in Natural Resource Management and a MS in Forest-based recreation from the University of Maine. She teaches hospitality and tourism classes in the School of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management at Husson University.

I am the first member in my family to obtain a higher education degree. It took attending six colleges and earning four degrees to get the equivalent of two degrees - because there were so many interesting things to learn along the way and so much life to be lived. I learned the most from many wonderful professors who were competent academics and had real-world experience to bring to the classroom, which is what I hope to bring to Husson. I love teaching because I love learning and the best learning comes from the experience of learning together. For the past three years, I have had the privilege of working in a research capacity with Maine’s vibrant tourism community and I look forward to helping establish the Tourism Research Institute at Husson.

Recent Publications

Leahy, J.E. & Mann, M.J. Crossroads for Interpretation? A Comparison of International,
National, and State Scenic Byway Visitor Preferences. Accepted pending minor revisions, Journal of Interpretation Research.

Mann, M.J. & Leahy, J.E. (2010). Modifying social capital theory within a recreation-based
volunteer association context. Environmental Management, 45(2), 363-376.

Mann, M.J. & Leahy, J.E. (2009). Connections: Integrated meanings of ATV riding among club
members in Maine. Leisure Sciences, 31(4), 384 – 396.

Mann, M.J. & Leahy, J.E. (2009, March). Evaluating recreation-based voluntary associations
using a social capital framework: An example using ATV clubs in Maine. Northeast Recreation Research Symposium, Bolton Landing, New York.

Zivanovic, A., Mann, M.J., & Daniel, H.D. (2009, March). A systematic approach to evaluating Maine’s major tourism projects. Northeast Recreation Research Symposium, Bolton
Landing, New York.

Silva, B., Mann, M.J., & Daniel, H.D. (2009, March). American folk festival customer
satisfaction and economic impact. Northeast Recreation Research Symposium, Bolton
Landing, New York.