Dining Hall Staff
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
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GET TO KNOW THE SAGE DINING STAFF
Head Chef Stacy Mishkin WW: What makes a good day at work? SM: Everyday is a good day really. I’m one of those people– I’m really easy going and lowkey so even like yesterday we had some delivery issues. Some things didn’t show up, then a catering problem. You just have to take everything one step at a time. So, I try not to let any of that bother me and make a bad day. I’m not going to be angry, I’m just not that type of person. WW: Why did you choose to work at MFS? SM: I got lucky. I live in Cherry Hill, the next town over. I was working at a different food service company, and my husband and I were thinking of moving to New Hampshire. And I found SAGE dining, and I really liked their mission statement--what they believed in... I saw Moorestown Friends School was open, and I was like “oh wow, i really like that” because to me the two mission statements were like the same. Nurturing the mind, the body, the soul, it’s all the same. I’m the same way with food-- I liked the part of nurturing you guys, helping you grow into the people you become and seeing you learn.
Lena Camprise WW: Do you play any instruments? LC: I play the bass; I play the electric; I play the piano. [I’ve played the] piano since I was a child. My father was a musician; he was a pianist. Guitar, bass, I think I started playing the bass eight years ago. I know more rhythm than lead but I think I started playing the electric about five years ago. I want to learn violin next. WW: What are your favorite books? LC: I don’t directly think I have a favorite book, because I do like to read, but one of my favorite authors is Jane Austen, so [she is] one of my biggest authors I favor. I’ve been in and out of school so I don’t have a lot of time to read extra books as much as I have a big collection. I’m in school for psychology right now.
Kelly Weber WW: Do you have a favorite movie? KW: Oh, I am hooked on the Hallmark Channel right now for Christmas. It’s all I watch right now. I know nothing else, no news. I don’t know what’s going on. Hallmark. WW: How did you start at MFS? KW: Actually I was...called in. My sister works here and the dishwasher that worked here a couple of years ago had an operation so I came in to fill in for him, and they just winded up...[keeping] me.
Julia Peon WW: What are your hobbies? JP: I go to the gym and walk. I try to walk 4 to 5 miles per day. I don’t have time to watch TV because I work a lot. WW: If you only had one food you could eat for the rest of your life, what would it be? JP: Pasta. I love pasta. Any type of pasta.
Andrea Ohanian WW: What is your favorite TV show or music genre? AO: I love The Big Bang Theory and Friends, and I listen to the classic rock radio station 102.9. WW: What is makes a work day memorable for you? AO: Just seeing my normal faces of the kids that I see everyday.
Mary Ellen Murray WW: How can students make your job easier? MEM: The students are great here. Maybe by being a little tidier, clean up after themselves maybe a little better, like on the tables where the condiments are. Other than that, the kids are great. They really are. They’re very well-behaved, very nice and friendly, which makes it all worth working here. WW: What is your favorite part of working at MFS? MEM: Friendly people. I put a smile on their face, and they put a smile on mine
Charlene Koch WW: What do you like about working at MFS? CK: I have worked in the restaurant industry for a long time prior to coming to work at this school. I really like everybody, I’m an easy going person. I like the little kids. I they’re so sweet. For my birthday, some Middle School students made me birthday cards. It was really sweet. They all call me “Char Char.” When I was out [a few weeks ago], they bought me a get well card. I like [the thoughtfulness of the students.]
First Row Left to Right: Kelly Weber, Andrea Ohanian, Lena Camprise; Second Row Left to Right: Julia Peon, Charlene Koch, Mary Ellen Murray