Chris earned a Bachelor of Arts in Hotel & Restaurant Management from Mercyhurst College and has 36 years of successful management experience in all facets of the Hospitality Industry, with a concentration in food service management. Chris started as a Food and Beverage Manager for a corporate hotel in west-central Pennsylvania. In less than a year, he was promoted to the largest volume hotel in the corporation. While there, he achieved the corporation's most efficient beverage and entertainment costs. He next managed college and healthcare operations and was promoted to department director for Saga Corporation's College Food Service Contracts Division, which was acquired by Marriott Corporation and later by Sodexho. As the Director, Chris won the Financial Accountability Award for the most cost-effective operation in a 7-state region and raised customer satisfaction from the 50th percentile to the 97th percentile among 600 locations. He joined Springfield City School District in 2008 as Food Service Director. In less than two years, he eliminated the department's deficit spending of $380,000 annually to a positive annual balance of $400,000 and contributed up to $300,000 annually to the General Fund. OASBO recognized Chris by being nominated as the Food Service Director of the Year for 2013 for his turn around efforts at Springfield. Chris is pleased to provide his food service management skills to clients who wish to run their operations more efficiently and seek to break even or make a profit.