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Community Profile: Dining Services Team

Scott Allenby

Three meals a day, every day, every week, year round, Proctor’s Dining Services Team provides our community with delicious meals fueled by creativity and a commitment to Proctor. A fully independent dining team led by Director of Dining Services Barb Major, Proctor’s Dining Services Team prides itself on the quality of food and positive atmosphere created by the group. 

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Throughout the school year, the team listens to and connects with students and employees, learning favorite dishes, evolving the menu, and both creating and supporting special events in the Brown Dining Commons. The team’s commitment to each other and providing an excellent dining experience to the community especially shines through on Family Weekends, Commencement Weekend, and Alumni Reunion Weekend when thousands of meals are served in a remarkably short timeframe. Additionally, as soon as the school year concludes, Proctor welcomes Gordon Research Conferences for ten weeks of conferences on campus throughout the summer. During this shift in schedule and clientele, the team is able to experiment with new dishes and provide an elevated dining experience to the conferees. Year after year, the work of Barb and her team are recognized by Gordon Research. 

Whether it is supporting this week’s Farm to Table Dinner, our annual Indigenous People’s Dinner in the fall, hosting Super Bowl parties and movie nights on the weekends, or annual Lunar New Year Celebrations working alongside students to prepare food, we feel incredibly fortunate to have this team serving our community each and every day during the school year. 

Learn more about the individuals who make up our Dining Services Team in this week’s Community Profile!

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Barb Major, P ‘06, ‘08 

Years at Proctor: 25 Years 
Fun Fact: I love pet rats. 
What is one thing our community can do to support your work? 
The community is always willing to jump in and lend a hand at any time. This is extremely helpful and it's nice to know we can count on them! 

Kevin Farrington

Years at Proctor: 33 Years 
Fun Fact: Working with the team. 
What is one thing our community can do to support your work? 
Continue to support the dish room. 

Emilee Shedd

Years at Proctor: 9 years 
Fun Fact: I love sports! I also took piano lessons for 8 years when I was a kid. 
What is one thing our community can do to support your work? 
Come back for seconds instead of loading your plate the first time. Food waste is a huge problem, plates with lots of food being thrown out day after day and that is hard for our team to watch. 

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Anjela Carlson, P’22, ‘24 

Years at Proctor: 8.5 years
Fun Fact: I used to do pageants. 
What is one thing our community can do to support your work? 
Continue to enjoy my salads and pass along any recipes you want me to try!

Dara Mori, P’24, ‘24, ‘26

Years at Proctor: 8 Years 
Fun Fact: I lived on a sailboat in Waikiki, Hawaii for 2 years. 
What is one thing our community can do to support your work? 
Keep coming in with positive energy! 

Hannah Lugo

Years at Proctor: 8 Years
Fun Fact: I play in four adult softball leagues. 
What is one thing the community can do to support your work? 
Keep enjoying the cookies and send me new ideas if you see a recipe you want me to try! 

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Barbara McNair

Years at Proctor: 5 Years 
Fun Fact: I was an extra in the TV Series of which my father was the star, “Family Affair”. 
What is one thing our community can do to support your work? 
Move back to having a single lunch during the winter term. 

Lori Adams Wallace 

Years at Proctor: 2.5 Years 
Fun Fact: I enjoy the stars. 
What is one thing our community can do to support your work? 
Keep the road into campus safe! 

Susan Lapper 

Years at Proctor: 1 Year
Fun Fact: I love all water sports and all music, and I teach water fitness at Colby Sawyer College. 
What is one thing our community can do to support your work? 
Please do not waste food. Be self aware of what you take to eat each meal. 

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Jessica Lipnickas

Years at Proctor: 1 Year
Fun Fact: I am terrified of worms! 
What is one thing our community can do to support your work? 
Let your taste buds go on an adventure! 

Brian LaRoche

Years at Proctor: 7 months 
Fun Fact: I am a very good cribbage player. 
What is one thing our community can do to support your work? 
Keep eating! 

Greg Snow 

Years at Proctor: 2 months
Fun Fact: I play guitar. 
What is one thing our community can do to support your work? 
Smile! 

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