Hospitality and Retail Services prepares students to enter into the management and marketing field, sales, customer service, entrepreneurship, restaurant management, and food service. The Elizabeth Public Schools is partnering with The National Academy Foundation and has been engaged in a Year of Planning - Academy Development Process to establish the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism as a career academy at the Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy in September 2010. The Academy of Hospitality & Tourism helps students chart career paths in one of the world's largest industries, from hotel management to sports, entertainment, and event management, and includes the study of geography, economics, and world cultures. Administration Core members of the school's administration are: Fatimah Bey, Principal Faye Best, Vice Principal Mona Wanis, Vice Principal - 9th Grade Academy Annex Building Notable alumni Marsha P. Johnson (1945–1992), gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen. References External links School website 1935 establishments in New Jersey Education in Elizabeth, New Jersey Educational institutions established in 1935 Public high schools in Union County, New Jersey