President of Sila National Park in the period 2009-2014. Commissioner of Sila National Park since 2017.

Associate Professor of Tourism Marketing and Place Marketing, Dipartimento di Scienze Aziendali e Giuridiche, University of Calabria. She has also taught Event Marketing, Management, Service Management, Tourism Management, University of Calabria.

President of Tourism Science Degree Course at University of Calabria 2007-2016.

President of Valorizzazione dei Sistemi Turistico Culturali Degree Course at University of Calabria (2007-2014)

Vice-President of Tourism Science Degree Course at University of Calabria (2006-2007)

Vice- President of Valorizzazione dei Sistemi Turistico Culturali Degree Course at University of Calabria (2006-2007)

University researcher since 1993, faculty of Economics, University of Calabria

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) – Member of the World Commission on Protected Areas WCPA since 2016

European Commission - Expert/evaluator for the H2020 SME Instrument – 2016-2017

Rector delegate for services’ quality (1999-2005), University of Calabria.

Visiting Scholar (CNR grant), Texas A& M University - College Station – Texas – USA   (1994)

Member of:

• · AIEST  - International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism – member since 2024
• · IATUR - Instituto Andaluz de Investigación e Innovación en Turismo – Granada – member since 10/10/23
• · SISTUR- Società Italiana di Scienze del Turismo- Roma – member 2009- 2014 and since 19/10/2023
• · WLO – World Leisure Organization – member since 2022
• · ICOMOS (Consiglio Internazionale dei Monumenti e dei Siti) – Comitato Nazionale Italiano – member since 2022
• · OSSERVATORIO INTERNAZIONALE EMERGENZA TURISMO – member since 2021
• · OMERO - Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca di Studi Urbani e sugli Eventi  - Torino – member since 05/12/2019
• · ACCADEMIA ITALIANA DI SCIENZE FORESTALI – Firenze – member since 06/04/2017
• · IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) - member of the World Commission on Protected Areas WCPA and of the special interest group TAPAS (Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist ) dal 05/05/2016
• · AASCIT – American Association of Science and Technology– Senior member since 2016
• · SIMktg Società Italiana di Marketing -  member since 2013 al 2015
• · Social Science Research Network (SSRN) – member since 2012
• · EURAM – European Academy of Management – member in  the year 2010
• · MarketinGroup - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid -  Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas – member 2009
• · UNWTO – WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION UNITED NATIONS - Referente in qualità di presidente del Corso di Laurea in Scienze Turistiche, member of the ’Educational and Science Council in the period 2009-2014
• · AMS - Academy of Marketing Science – Miami (USA) -  Member 2006-2007
• · AIDEA - Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale – Member 2005-2029
• · AMA - American Marketing Association – Chicago (USA) -  Member since 2006
• · ATLAS – Association for Tourism and Leisure Education – Member since 2005. Member of the Special Interest Group (SIG) Spa and Wellness Research Group; Events Research Group
• · LSA - Leisure Studies Association – University of Brighton (UK) - Member since 2005

Sustainability – reviewer since 2016

International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence (IJACI) – Member of the International Advisory Board since 2016

Editorial Advisory Board of the book “Artificial Intelligence Technologies and the Evolution of Web 3.0 - IGI Global  - 2014

PhD dissertation of Ms. Anita Zatori,  Corvinus University of Budapest, Faculty of Business Administration – evaluetor 2014

Leisure Studies – The Journal of the Leisure Studies Association - reviewer since 2014

International Journal of Hospitality Management - reviewer since 2013

ATYAD (Academic Journal of Tourism and Management Researches) - Member of Scientific Committee – since 2013

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, Routledge,  reviewer since 2011

EURAM 2009 Annual Conference – Liverpool – Reviewer

SINERGIE- Rivista di studi e ricerche- Referee since 2007

International Journal of Consumer Studies – Referee since 2006

Main research interests:

• Roots tourism
• Tourism and place marketing
• Event marketing
• Service marketing and management
• Sustainable tourism in protected areas and natural parks
• Spa and wellness tourism