Leah. W. K . Maringa Staff Profile 1.1 Personal Profile 1.1.1 Personal Details

Name: Leah. W. K . Maringa Title/Qualification: MSc Department: Hospitality and Tourism Designation/Position: Tutorial Fellow Email: [email protected] Contact Address: 43844 Area of Specialization: Hospitality Management - Research Interests: Gender issues in Hospitality Information Technology in Hotels Google Scholar: ORCID ID:

1.1.2 Academic & Professional Qualifications

PhD ongoing

Master’s Degree: 2017. MSc- Hospitality & tourism Management Bachelor’s degree: 2000. BSc- Hotel and Restaurant Management Higher Diploma: 1992. HND Catering and Accommodation Technology Ordinary Diploma: 1987. OND Institutional Management

1.1.3 Employment History -2019 to date: Tutorial Fellow, -2017: Tutorial Fellow, Zetech University -2016-2017: Part time Lecturer at Kenyatta University -2013-2015: Associate lecturer at MKU-Kigali, Rwanda -2012-2013: Co-coordinator Travel & Tourism Department (MKU) Kigali, Rwanda -2008-2012: Head of Department of Hotel and Restaurant management, Rwanda Tourism University College (RTUC), Kigali, Rwanda -2003-2007: Graduate Assistant, Kenyatta University -1998: Part time lecturer in Catering and Hotel Management department at Amboseli Institute, Thika. -1990-2000: Catering officer, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). 1.1.4 Achievements

-2012: Class rep for PhD class, MKU Kigali Rwanda -2012: Judge, Miss & Mr Rwanda Tourism University College -2011: Judge, Miss New Life Bible Church, women conference, Rwanda -2011: Moderator, Conference on gender Research activism, Kigali, Rwanda -2010-2012: Focal point gender mainstreaming, Rwanda Tourism University College -2009: Judge, Miss & Mr Rwanda Tourism University College, Rwanda. -2002: Semester 1 class representative for master’s class, Kenyatta University, Kenya. -1999: successfully climbed Mt. Kenya to peak Lenana. -2001: Research assistant for lecturer undertaking a PhD, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (JKUAT), Kenya. -1994: Cateress in charge of planning for the staff tourism club -1988: staff representative for Kitchen welfare, JKUAT, Kenya - 1.2 Publications 1.2.1 Refereed Journals - 2013 June. The Journal of Inquiry in Design Pedagogy (JIDEP), Improving Performance of Human Resource Systems in e-hotels. http://www.urbanalgorisms.net, -2013 June. The Journal of Inquiry in Design Pedagogy (JIDEP), Primary Activity Efficiency of the Work Process in ICT based E-Hotels. http://www.urbanalgorisms.net, - 2013, East African Journal of Information Science (EAJIS). Gaining Competitive Advantage in Hotels through the Application of Information Technology. ISSN: 1095-1442 Vol.3 No3 [email protected], http::mu.ac.ke\school - October 2009. Africa Habitat Review (AHR). Performance Enhancement of the Catering Information Systems in E-Hotels through ICT Interventions. vol. 3 No. 3. 1.2.3 Conference/Workshops/Seminar Papers 1.2.3.1 Conference Papers - KU Biennial Conference (KUBRIC), Kenya. October 22nd-25th 2019: influence of organizational culture on career women advancement in 3-5 star hotels. - Atlas Africa conference 2015, Dar es salaam, Tanzania. Examining gender disparities in the hospitality industry in Kigali city Rwanda. - 2nd Annual Association of Hospitality Schools in Africa (AHSA) conference on Hospitality and Tourism; 18th to 20th November 2009, Republic of South Africa. Improving performance of human resource systems in e-hotels. - Association of Third World Studies (ATWS) Conference at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa held on 16th-18th of May 2007, Kenya. Gaining competitive advantage in hotels through the application of information technology: a case of 2 – 5 star rated hotels in Kenya. - 3rd Annual International Conference, of July/August 2007, Kenya. Primary activity efficiency of the work process in ICT based e-hotels.

1.2.5 Student Co-authored Publications - Improving Performance of Human Resource Systems in E-hotels, Leah Wamuyu Kagumba. Maringa & Paul Mwangi Maringa (PhD), Paper published in the Journal of Inquiry in Design Pedagogy (JIDEP) in June 2013. http://www.urbanalgorisms.net,

- Primary Activity Efficiency of the Work Process in ICT Based e-HOTELS, Leah Wamuyu Kagumba Maringa & Paul Mwangi Maringa (PhD), Paper published in the Journal of Inquiry in Design Pedagogy (JIDEP) in June 2013. http://www.urbanalgorisms.net,

-Gaining Competitive Advantage in Hotels through the Application of Information Technology: A case of 2 – 5 star rated hotels in Kenya”, Leah Wamuyu Kagumba Maringa & Paul Mwangi Maringa (PhD), Paper published in Vol 3.1 2011 of the East African Journal of Information Science (EAJIS), Department of Information Science, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya. ISSN: 1095-1442 Vol.3 No3 (2013) [email protected], http::mu.ac.ke\school

- Performance Enhancement of the Catering Information Systems in e-hotels through ICT Interventions, Leah Wamuyu Kagumba Maringa & Paul Mwangi Maringa (PhD), Paper published in the Africa Habitat Review AHR) vol. 3 No. 3, [October 2009), pp., 189 – 199, Journal of the School of the Built Environment, .

1.2.4 Other Publications -Monograph ICT Enhanced Hotels, vol. 1, ISBN: 9966-923-77-2 Hardcopy publishing by Urban Dialectics; Internet publishing: ISBN-13: 9781480030985-

1.5 Conferenced/Workshops/Seminars Attended 1.5.1 Conferences Attended - October 22nd-25th 2019: Biennial Conference (KUBRIC), Kenya. - 2015: ATLAS Africa conference, Dar es salaam, Tanzania - 18th to 20th November 2009: AHSA conference on Hospitality and Tourism;, Republic of South Africa - 16th-18th of May 2007: ATWS Conference at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya - 1.5.1 Workshops Attended - IFFITTtalk@ Karatina 2019, Transformative Technologies in Hospitality and Tourism. 6th- 8th November, Application of GIS in Tourism. Karatina University, Kenya. -November 2nd 2019, International chef and Nairobi chef’s talk, Hospitality and Tourism department, Kenyatta University. - October 2019: Research publications and Grant writing. Kenyatta University, Kenya. - IFFITTtalk@ Thika 2018, Application of GIS in Tourism. Mount Kenya University, Kenya. - Public lecturer; Bringing Back Humanity to Hospitality. 24th November 2017, , Kenya. - IFITTtalk@ Nairobi, KU. 2017. Enhancing the Competitiveness of Africa’s Tourism: The ICT pathway. Kenyatta University. 9th November 2017, Kenya. -Competency Based Development MICE workshop, RTUC August-December 2012: Nuffic project -WDA/PAFP-vocational Training & workshop for development & assessment of Front Office, Food & Beverage Service and Housekeeping Curriculum, Rwanda. -Leadership & Team Building Nuffic project 14th -16th February 2012, Rwanda. -2011 Gender mainstreaming in projects & programs, MDF head quarter, in Netherlands, NUFFIC-Project - Gender Audit workshop at RTUC 5th April 2011, Rwanda. - Quality Management & Control, RTUC 22nd 24th February: Nuffic project .Rwanda - Competency Based Development & Entrepreneurship Awareness workshop, RTUC 22nd – 25th November 2010: Nuffic project, Rwanda. - Workshop Higher Learning Institutions’ Rwanda National Skills Gap Hotel Milles Collins, 2010 18th January, Rwanda. -Institutional audit, @Alpha Palace organized by NHEC Rwanda, 2010 19th -21 January, Rwanda. 1.5.1 Seminars Attended - 2016 -2020: Hospitality and Tourism Departmental monthly Post graduate seminars -January 2020: YCM Inter-University Seminar on sustainable Tourism (STTA). Machakos, University. - November 2019: 30th Inter-University Seminar on sustainable Tourism (STTA). Kenyatta University. -2019 June: International research Symposium in Physical Education Exercise and Sports Science -September 2019: Retooling and library training. KU Mombasa Campus, Kenya. -2018 July: Special seminar on Hospitality & tourism research and SPSS data simulation

1.6 Supervision of Postgraduate Students 1.6.1 Masters - August 2013, Stock management & performance of hotels in Rwanda, case of Umumbano hotel. Musasizi Charles MBA 3412/12 - September 2013, Tourism revenue sharing as a key to sustainable tourism development in Rwanda. A case study of musses district. Lambert Hakizimana. MBA 3091/11 1.7 Professional/Consultancy (Editor/Peer review in journals, Networks/Collaborations, External Examiner, Patents) -2012 April, Customer Care trainer to Room division staff (housekeeping, laundry, front office, health & leisure officers, gardeners) @ sports View Hotel, Kaciru, Kigali -2011 9th September, Customer care trainer National Police Training to Protocol Police officers @Police Headquarters, Kigali 1.8 Community Service and Other Engagements -Chairperson for neighbourhood sister’s Chama - 2.1 Administrative Positions Held 2.1.1 Recognized university administrative positions - 2008- 2011 Head of Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management of the Rwanda Tourism University College (RTUC), Kigali, Rwanda - 2.1.2 Other administrative positions Held -2019 Patron for students KUHOSTL CLUB -2009 Board member, Technical expert. RTUC, Rwanda -2006 External examiner for the course subject “Projects” In the Institutional Management Department at the Kenya Polytechnic, Nairobi, Kenya -2003 Graduate Assistant, Department of Hotel and Tourism management of the Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. -