Dr Charles Arcodia joined the School in 1996 after working in a number of industries and in private enterprise. He has held leadership positions in a variety of educational and business service contexts. Directly before he joined the university sector he was the manager of an enterprise involved with the organisation and management of event fundraising projects. Charles has completed his PhD in Organisational Citizenship and has an active research agenda in areas relevant to Event Management and broader Tourism and Leisure issues.

He teaches primarily in the Event Management field and is currently leading the development of a comprehensive program of Event Management courses. Dr Arcodia is also the Deputy Director of Studies for the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law.

• Field 1: Event Management and Administration
• Field 2: Cultural Diversity in Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Field 3: Hospitality & Tourism Education

• Train the Trainer
• Senior Workplace Assessor
• Diploma in Leadership
• Member, Meetings Industry Association of Australia
• Member, Australian Human Resources Institute

Charles has been involved with a growing number of research projects and consultancies focusing on organisational management, visitor attendance profiles and quality of client services. He has also consulted for overseas organisations such as the Malaysian Education Department and a Korean telecommunications company. A consultancy with the government funded, Queensland Winter Racing Carnival, has been recently completed and he is presently working on a research project for Brisbane's Tattersall's Club.