Our Staff

Harry’s career began with DAKA International, where he spent five years in operations at the store level – including general manager – before taking on a regional training manager role for two years on the East Coast. From there, he went on to serve as a human resources manager, and remained in this position until an opportunity to get back Continue Reading

Paul was born and raised in Wahpeton, North Dakota. College took him to Minnesota, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in biology from St. Cloud State University. In 1996, Paul moved to the Twin Cities and began his career in the restaurant industry working as a manager for Fuddruckers and TGI Friday’s. It wasn’t long before his career path turned Continue Reading

Izzy draws her knowledge base as a recruiter from 11 years in the hospitality industry as a host, server, and manager. She has a large network of contacts in the Twin Cities restaurant scene, and knows first-hand what its like to work for the chance to shine in an upper-level management role. Izzy has a keen sense of what it Continue Reading

Alecia’s restaurant-industry roots were planted in her hometown of Aberdeen, S.D., where she spent her junior high school days behind the Dairy Queen counter. She soon graduated to a host position at a larger family restaurant, where she got her first real taste of the good, the bad, and the ugly of restaurant management. (Let’s just say she no longer Continue Reading

Jessica learned to appreciate the everyday joys of great food, beverage, and service from an early age. She happily served as the official Koolaid taste-tester and overall culinary sidekick to her blue-collar father, and learned to appreciate the steps of-service involved in executing a finely-tuned dinner from her hostess-maven mother – even if half the night’s fare was prepared with Continue Reading

Shane Pantila joined the EHS recruiting team in 2019, following five years’ experience as a bartender and another three as a customer-service aficionado.  A self-proclaimed Sauce-Mop Savant, Shane follows his stomach around the world in search of the best street food he can find. He is excited to parlay his passion for food and his love of the restaurant industry Continue Reading

Wayne brings over 30 years in the Hospitality industry with a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management and a minor in business from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Throughout high school and college he oversaw supervisory positions of three various cafés and fine dining restaurants with the Radisson Corporation. Upon graduation from college he began working with Stouffer Restaurant Corporation / Nestlé Continue Reading