Crissy McGinness

Director of Dining Services

• LEC, Rm. A137
• (570) 327-4767

As director, Crissy is responsible for all meal plan operations, food service retail operations, departmental special events and catering events, central food storage warehouse and food service facilities management.

Rick Wyland

Assistant Director of Dining Services

• LEC, Rm. B151
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 2159

Rick is the daytime manager of the Susquehanna Room facility. He manages all the staff responsible for breakfast and lunchtime meal periods. Feel free to ask Rick if you should have any questions about your meal or any of the dining services operations.

Janet Wool

Dining Services Manager

• LEC, Rm. B151
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 2160

Janet is the evening manager of the Susquehanna Room. She manages the staff responsible for the dinner meal period. Ask to speak with Janet if you have any questions about evening operations.

Vicki Killian

Dining Services Manager

• CC, Rm. 105J
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 4764

Vicki is the day manager for all the Campus Center and Bookmark Cafe operations, including CC Commons and the Wildcat Express. Ask to speak with Vicki if you have any questions about any of the Campus Center units.

Danna Brooks

Dining Services Manager

• CC, Rm. 105J
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 7356

Danna is the evening manager for Campus Center and Bookmark Cafe operations. If you have questions dealing evening or weekend Campus Center Operations, feel free to call on Danna.

Noelle Verdini

Special Events Manager

• CC, Rm. 105M
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 8042

Noelle is responsible for coordinating and planning special events within the dining areas as well as assisting groups with student related activities. If you are interested in a catered event by Dining Services, please contact Noelle.

Cheryl Hammond

Dining Services Assistant Manager

• CC, Rm. 105J
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 7807

Cheryl assists the management team with the day operations in the Campus Center units along with Child Care dining services. Call upon her if you have any questions about the Campus Center operations.

Rhonda Murray

Dining Services Assistant Manager

• LEC, Rm. B151
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 7808

Rhonda is responsible for weekend operations in the CC Commons and assists the management team in the evenings and with the operations of Penn Central. Contact Rhonda if you have questions dealing with Penn Central or weekend service in CC Commons.

Mary Kay Wakefield

Dining Services Assistant Manager

• ESC, Rm. 130
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 3552

Mary Kay is the on-site liaison at Nature's Cove in the Earth Science Center. She assists the management team with the daily operations of this unit. Contact the Mary Kay if you have questions regarding Nature's Cove.

Carol Hall

Dining Services Assistant Manager

• LEC, Rm. B151
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 7944

Carol assists the management team in the Susquehanna Room with daily operations.

Sarah Verrastro

Dining Services Assistant Manager

• CC, Rm. 105J
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 7809

Sarah assists the management team in the CC Commons with daily operations.

Sam Morgante

Executive Chef

• LEC, Rm. A137
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 4180

Sam is responsible for the successful culinary operations for the Dining Services department including creating menus, working with the head cooks from each kitchen, maintaining safe food and sanitation practices and implementing trends within the food service culinary industry.

Andrea Breon

Head Cook

• LEC, Kitchen
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 7050

Andrea works in the Susquehanna Room kitchen and makes sure that daily menu items are prepared and ready for the Susquehanna Room and Wrapture.

Eileen Ambrose

Head Cook

• CC, Kitchen
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 7391

Eileen works in the Campus Center kitchen and makes sure that daily menu items are prepared and ready for CC Commons, Bookmarks Café and the Wildcat Express. She also oversees meal preperation for the Children’s Learning Center.

Judi Barr

Dining Services Assistant

• LEC, Rm. A137
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 7949

Judi is often your first contact in the Dining Services department. She oversees all aspects of our CBORD system which includes meal plan accounts and unit cash registers. She also performs secretarial duties for the director of the department. If you have a question about a meal plan account or would like to speak to our Dining Services Director, contact Judi.

Amy Lingg

Marketing Assistant

• LEC, Rm. A137
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 2774

Amy produces marketing materials for the Dining Services department to advertise special events, dining units and meal plans. She also speaks to prospective students and parents and current student groups about meal plans and options within dining services. You can also contact Amy if you wish to purchase a Wildcat Wishes gift package.

Bernadine Welickovitch

Purchasing Agent

• LEC, Rm. A137
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 4940

Bernadine is responsible for overseeing the ordering and inventory of food products and general supplies. In addition to acting as a liaison between product vendors, she also ensures that recipes are written in accordance to HACCP and are entered in the Dining Services menu system.

Lenny Dincher

Purchasing Assistant

• LEC, Rm. A137
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 7026

Lenny is responsible for assisting the purchasing agent in ordering and inventory of food products and general supplies for the department. He also assists the shipping and receiving clerks as needed.

Vicki Emick

Accounting Clerk

• LEC, Rm. A137
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 7747

Vicki is responsible for accounts payables and rebates for all purchases through the department.

Recruitment and Training Specialist

• CC, Rm. 105M
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 7051

This person specifically is in charge of recruiting and training employees to become part of our Dining Services Team. He / She works with new employees during their hiring and training process and continues the training process through employment. If you have a question about employment within the department, please contact the Recruitment and Training Specialist.

Diana Worth

Meal Plan Assistant / Accounts Receivable

• LEC, Rm. A137
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 8098

Diana assists with meal plan and accounting functions within the department.

Sharon Berger

Registered Dietitian

• LEC, Rm. A137
• (570) 320-2400, ext. 7282

As a registered dietitian, Sharon provides assistance to students with food related concerns and problems. If you have a food allergy or specific issue, please contact Sharon to set up an appointment.