Sociable City Academy Faculty

The Academy is designed for cities seeking to establish systems on social economy management, whether expanding daytime markets, events, festivals, and celebrations or a dynamic nighttime social activity in restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and live music and performance venues.

The 2026 Sociable City Academy will delve deeply into what it takes to support responsible business practices through education, training, and policy.

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RHI Staff

Jocelyn Kane

Senior Policy Advisor

Responsible Hospitality InstituteBio

2026 Sociable City Academy Faculty

Robert Smith

President

Nightclub Security ConsultantsBio
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Patrick Gagliardi

Former Chair

Michigan Liquor Control CommissionBio
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Carrie Christofes

Executive Director

National Liquor Law Enforcement AssociationBio
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Rosa Escareño

Commissioner, Retired

Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer ProtectionBio
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Jim Peters

President

Responsible Hospitality InstituteBio
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Gregorgy Mullen

Chief, Retired

Charleston Police DepartmentBio
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