Colleen Wisnewski

• Kosher Campus Food & Beverage Liaison between Food Service Contractor and Campus Agencies and Student Meal Plans.
• Enhanced client satisfaction with personalized event planning and exceptional attention to detail.
• Evaluated staff performance, providing constructive feedback to enhance skills and maintain high standards of service quality.
• Regularly reviewed competitor offerings to stay informed about current market trends, ensuring that the company''s services remained competitive and attractive to clients.
• Optimized venue partnerships by maintaining open communication channels and promptly addressing any issues or concerns.
• Booked event facilities and coordinated set up and break down of both Jewish Federation and sub contractor dining and kitchen areas.
• Purchasing new smallwares and commercial kitchen equipment and supplies
• Maintained contracts and billing, overseeing P&L statements

• Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
• Participated in community outreach events, strengthening ties with local organizations while enhancing brand visibility.
• Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
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• Organized corporate meetings, special events and social occasions to satisfy client requirements and increase facility revenues.
• Collaborated with clients to confirm event details such as setup logistics, decorations and food and beverage selections to fulfill client requests.
• Coordinated seamless events by collaborating with cross-functional teams, including chefs, servers, and event planners.
• Achieved established KPI for company, regional team and individual performance through teamwork and focus on customers.

• Negotiated contracts with members & outside clients, securing favorable terms that maximized member / guest satisfaction and profitability
• Fostered a collaborative, results-driven team environment that consistently met and exceeded quarterly sales targets.
• Improved internal communication between departments by implementing regular meetings between culinary , Club operations

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• Managed Catering department and Faculty Club overseeing FOH & BOH Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement and teamwork in delivering exceptional service to clients. Daily operations on higher ed campus.
• Planned Presidential and donor events. Athletic Game Day events including donor and Presidential suites . Large scale Tail Gate events up to 3000
• Managed all operations involved in P&L and increased sales by 78%