For sixteen years, Jeri Mae instructed Small Business Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, and Hospitality Management at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell, Montana. She is a Certified Instructor for the Montana Department of Commerce NxLeveL Entrepreneurship Course, Travel Montana Superhost Customer Service Training, and for the American Hotel and Lodging Association in both Management and Marketing.

In addition to her teaching duties at Flathead Valley Community College, she served as the college’s Workforce Training Director and Statewide Coordinator for Travel Montana’s Superhost Customer Service Seminar program. Jeri Mae has received regional, state, and national recognition for her success as a leader and educator, including Montana’s Glacier Country Person of the Year, Montana State SHRM “Above and Beyond Award,” and the prestigious “Visiting Scholar Award” from the National Tourism Foundation.