Meet the Team

Administrative Office

Location:
Bolton Dining Commons
790 S. Lumpkin St.
Athens, GA 30602

Phone: (706) 542-1256  
Fax: (706) 583-0971

Email: dining@uga.edu

Senior Administration

Susan van Gigch

Interim Executive Director for Dining Services

svgigch@uga.edu
(706) 340-6887

Art DiFrancesco

Associate Director for Guest Experience

afd@uga.edu

Katherine Ingerson, PhD, RD, LD

Associate Director of Nutrition Services

ingerson@uga.edu

David Maxwell Grant Jr.

Associate Director of Retail Dining

dgrant06@uga.edu

Jorge Noriega

Associate Director for Culinary Development & Certified Executive Chef

jnoriega@uga.edu

Adam Rainville

Associate Director for Residential Dining

arainvil@uga.edu

Christopher Fagan

Assistant Director for Operations Support

chfagan@uga.edu

 

 

Guest Experience

Tracy Winters

Food Safety Coordinator

thelbing@uga.edu

Deidra Young

Training Specialist

deidra.young@uga.edu

 

Nutriton Services & Culinary Team

Mariah McDaniel, MS, RD

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

mmcdaniel@uga.edu

Brandi Allen

Chef at Bolton Dining Commons

hancockb@uga.edu

Robert Clark

Chef at Oglethorpe Dining Commons

rclark@uga.edu

Taylor Hilt

Chef at Snelling Dining Commons

thilt92@uga.edu

Tim Neal

Chef at Village Summit Dining Commons

kilkin@uga.edu

Justin Robbins

Chef at Bolton Dining Commons

robbins@uga.edu

Kevin Statham

Chef at Oglethorpe Dining Commons

kstatham@uga.edu

India Barfield

Production Manager I, Grab and Go

indiamb@uga.edu

 

Residential Dining Team

Tamala Foreman

Assistant Director and Manager at Bolton Dining Commons

tsfore@uga.edu

 

Adonis Allen

Manager at Niche Dining Commons

lejon66@uga.edu

Crista Bergmann

Manager at Village Summit Dining Commons

crista.bergmann@uga.edu

Gregg Hudson

Manager at Oglethorpe Dining Commons

gregg3g@uga.edu

Shelly Orozco-Marrs

Manager at Snelling Dining Commons

shellyom@uga.edu

 

Retail Dining Team

Matthew Cormier

Retail Food Sales Manager I, Red Clay Café and Markets

matthew.cormier@uga.edu

John Funderburk

Retail Dining Manager II, Einstein Bros. Bagels

jhfund@uga.edu

Naomi Sidlow

Manager at West Side Deli

nsidlow@uga.edu

Facilities & Maintenance

Romeo Tejada

Facilities Manager I

romeo.tejada@uga.edu