Liz has been working in the liquor and hospitality industry for over twenty years. She has been a restaurant manager; CEO of a wine and spirits wholesale operation; a liquor permittee (holder) of multiple liquor licenses; and has been a leader in her field.

She was the Founder and President of SMART, a national certification program for the responsible service of alcohol, and one of only three Independent TIPS Master Trainers in the U.S. She was the Executive Director of the Connecticut Licensed Beverage Association and served on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Restaurant Association. She was the President of the Connecticut Hospitality Educational Foundation. She also founded SMART Bartending Program, a certification program teaching professional mixology.

Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Haven’s School of Hospitality teaching bar and beverage management. She has taught in private, academic, and military settings and has spoken at regional and national conventions on issues of Dram Shop and Liquor Liability.