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OVF Member Highlight Rebecca Eastham PHD

October 23, 2019 1:40 PM | Ché Loessberg (Administrator)

OVF Member Highlight

Rebecca Eastham PHD
Executive Director, Business & Industry Services at Meridian Technology Center

Rebecca has a passion for helping individuals and organization achieve personal and professional excellence. Her role as Executive Director, Business & Industry Services at Meridian Technology Center gives her just that opportunity. Working with customized training, short-term adult education and entrepreneurial services, she and her team work to develop and deliver customize training and services for individuals to start-up companies to seasoned large employers. 

Prior to joining Meridian in 2009, she was a clinical professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Oklahoma State University.  She has over 25 years of experience in the lodging industry working in operations, organizational development, and training with organizations such as American General Hospitality, Inc., Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, and the five-star, five-diamond Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs.  

Rebecca received a Bachelors degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from Oklahoma State University, a Masters in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma and her PhD in Human Sciences from Oklahoma State University. 

She and her husband, Kyle, have been residents of Stillwater for over 12 years. They enjoy spending time travelling and participating in community and OSU events. Her civic involvement includes serving on the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce Board, Stillwater CARES Board, and the Advisory Board for the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. She and Kyle are also active in Sunnybrook Christian Church. Outside of Stillwater, Rebecca serves on the Board for the Oklahoma Hotel & Lodging Association and the Advisory Board for the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois. 

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