Our Team

Department of Dining Services

3384 Towers Loop Rd., U-4071
Storrs, CT 06269
Phone: (860) 486-3128

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Meal Plan Questions:
First call the main office at 860-486-3128  beatrice.nerbonne@uconn.edu
Residential Dining Questions: steve.sharkis@uconn.edu
Procurement Questions: tracey.roy@uconn.edu, robert.landolphi@uconn.edu
Retail Dining Questions: scott.hauver@uconn.edu
Catering Questions: steven.wojtyna@uconn.edu
Press Inquiries michael.white@uconn.edu

 

Directors

Name Title Phone Email
Mike White Executive Director (860) 486-3128 michael.white@uconn.edu
Steve Sharkis Associate Director of Residential Dining (860) 486-3128 steve.sharkis@uconn.edu
Samantha Courtois Human Resources Manager (860) 486-0905 samantha.courtois@uconn.edu
Scott Hauver Assistant Director of Retail Operations (860) 486-5330 scott.hauver@uconn.edu
Robert Landolphi Director of Culinary Development (860) 486-2603 robert.landolphi@uconn.edu
Tracey Roy Sr. Associate Director of Procurement (860) 486-4607 tracey.roy@uconn.edu
Linda Bergeron Assistant Finance Director (860) 486-9099 linda.bergeron@uconn.edu
Steve Wojtyna Catering General Manager (860) 486-5030 stephen.wojtyna@uconn.edu

Administrative Staff

Name Title Phone Email
Bea Nerbonne Administrative Program Support 2 (860) 486-3128 beatrice.nerbonne@uconn.edu
Janel Rios Secretary (860) 486-3130 janel.rios@uconn.edu
Gayle Meisner Functional Analyst (FoodPro/EventMaster) (860) 486-9467 gayle.meisner@uconn.edu
Rebecca DesRoches Publicity/Marketing Manager (860) 486-1580 rebecca.desroches@uconn.edu

Human Resources/Payroll/Finance

Name Title Phone Email
Jennifer Miller HR Specialist - Benefits (860) 486-8036 jennifer.2.miller@uconn.edu
Richard Senechal HR Specialist - Talent Acquisition (860) 486-3972 richard.senechal@uconn.edu
John Smith Administrative Program Manager 1 (860) 486-9149 john.smith@uconn.edu
Jeff Collins Payroll Time Coordinator (860) 486-0909 jeff.collins@uconn.edu
Kerry Ann McCaughey Payroll Clerk (860) 486-1180 kerry_ann.mccaughey@uconn.edu
Laura Quinn Administrative Program Support 1 (Student Payroll) (860) 486-6002 laura.quinn@uconn.edu
Qi "Luki" Lu Financial Analyst 1 (860) 486-1229 qi.lu@uconn.edu
Gina Benoit Financial Assistant 2 (860) 486-0908 georgina.benoit@uconn.edu

Commissary

Name Title Phone Email
Heidi Slater CPK Area Manager (860) 486-0503 heidi.slater@uconn.edu

Residential Dining Unit – Buckley

Name Title Phone Email
Stephen Anthony Area Manager (860) 486-4200 stephen.anthony@uconn.edu
Andy Iverson Assistant Manager (860) 486-4200 andrew.iverson@uconn.edu

Residential Dining Unit – Gelfenbien Commons

Name Title Phone Email
Jim Kupchunos Area Manager (860) 486-0703 jim.kupchunos@uconn.edu
Kimberly Howlett Assistant Manager (860) 486-0703 kimberly.howlett@uconn.edu
Tim Sheffield Assistant Manager (860) 486-0703 timothy.sheffield@uconn.edu

Residential Dining Unit – McMahon

Name Title Phone Email
Tommy Dowd Area Manager (860) 486-2601 tommy.dowd@uconn.edu
Joslyn Hooper Assistant Manager (860) 486-2601 joslyn.hooper@uconn.edu
Andrew Salimeno Assistant Manager (860) 486-2601 andrew.salimeno@uconn.edu

Residential Dining Unit – North

Name Title Phone Email
Joe Ferris Area Manager (860) 486-3011 joseph.ferris@uconn.edu
Anthony Paguni Assistant Manager (860) 486-3011 anthony.paguni@uconn.edu
Marc Varano Assistant Manager (860) 486-3011 marc.varano@uconn.edu

Residential Dining – Northwest

Name Title Phone Email
Chris Delmastro Area Manager (860) 486-2067 christopher.delmastro@uconn.edu
Matt Sroka Assistant Manager (860) 486-2067 matthew.sroka@uconn.edu
Julian Perriolat-Dupont Assistant Manager (860) 486-2067 julian.perriolat-dupont@uconn.edu

Residential Dining Unit – Putnam

Name Title Phone Email
Cheryl Folsom Area Manager (860) 486-4201 cheryl.folsom@uconn.edu
Marisol Prather Assistant Manager (860) 486-4201 marisol.velez@uconn.edu
Cole Koppisch Assistant Manager (860) 486-4201 cole.koppisch@uconn.edu

Burton Dining Unit (Football)

Name Title Phone Email
Pam Blume Area Manager (860) 486-1232 pam.blume@uconn.edu

Residential Dining Unit – South

Name Title Phone Email
Eric Janssen Area Manager (860) 486-6654 eric.janssen@uconn.edu
Brian Moore Assistant Manager (860) 486-6654 brian.moore@uconn.edu

Residential Dining Unit – Whitney

Name Title Phone Email
David Barbera Area Manager (860) 486-0271 david.barbera@uconn.edu
Mike Viens Assistant Manager (860) 486-0271 mike.viens@uconn.edu
Ron Swiller Assistant Manager (860) 486-0271 ronald.swiller@uconn.edu

Bakery

Name Title Phone Email
Eric Merkle Bakery Manager (860) 486-2087 eric.merkle@uconn.edu

UConn University Catering

Name Title Phone Email
Helen Mesi Sales Manager (860) 486-5053 helen.mesi@uconn.edu
Charlotte Levasseur Operations Manager (860) 486-6662 charlotte.levasseur@uconn.edu
David Reid Production Manager (860) 486-5102 david.reid@uconn.edu

Retail Operations – Union Street Market (Student Union Food Court)

Name Title Phone Email
Tabetha Saffin Assistant Manager (860) 486-4046 tabetha.saffin@uconn.edu
Dawn Meduna Assistant Manager (860) 486-4046 dawn.meduna@uconn.edu
Daphne Troisi Assistant Manager (860) 486-4046 daphne.troisi@uconn.edu

Retail Operations – Uniquely Caffeinated Cafes, Mango, Dairy Bar, and Law School

Name Title Phone Email
Ethan Haggerty Area Manager (860) 486-8167 ethan.haggerty@uconn.edu
David Hille Assistant Manager (860) 486-4132 david.hille@uconn.edu

Retail Operations – Convenience Store & Food Truck

Name Title Phone Email
Jennifer Lyder Area Manager (860) 486-8415 jennifer.perugini@uconn.edu

Retail Operations – Mort’s at Avery Point

Name Title Phone Email
Larry Rayment Area Manager (860) 405-9218 larry.rayment@uconn.edu

Spring Valley Student Farm

Name Title Phone Email
Jessica Larkin-Wells Farm Manager 203-215-9345 jessica.larkin-wells@uconn.edu