Willie Brown

From the Desk of Willie Brown V5N4

By Willie Brown - March 27, 2023

Survey Says… Your Voice Matters

Let me start by congratulating Jill Horst and the Campus Dining team! The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) has recognized Jill with the Silver Plate Award. This is a significant achievement and pays tribute to innovative and outstanding foodservice operations and their leaders. She will receive the award at a celebration in Chicago on May 20, 2023. 

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Willie Brown

From the Desk of Willie Brown V5N3

By Willie Brown - February 16, 2023

Thank you to HDAE Staff for Making a Difference!

On the five year anniversary of the catastrophic January 9 Debris Flow in Montecito, another record-setting storm system battered Santa Barbara County and resulted in closures of highways 101 and 154 by late Monday afternoon. As a result, all of the local hotels were filled within hours of the evacuation orders and road closures, and several of our staff that commute to campus were stranded without a place to stay the night.

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