{"595698":{"#nid":"595698","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Kerry Hatfield is the August Employee of the Month!","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPeople applaud our August Employee of the Month - Kerry Hatfield - for his outstanding customer service and his great food!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Kerry goes above and beyond to connect with our guests and provide amazing food and excellent customer service,\u0026rdquo; said the Employee of the Month Review Committee.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;He\u0026rsquo;s quick to go out of his way to offer alternatives and suggestions while maintaining a high level of customer service.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Kerry was acknowledged in Georgia Tech 2016 customer satisfaction survey \u0026lsquo;\u0026ldquo;Woodruff has greatly improved over the past few years; the holiday meal was great; [it] made me feel like I\u0026rsquo;m more at home on campus. Enthusiasm of staff at woodies (especially Kerry) is awesome.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the reception given for Kerry in honor of his selection, Paul Strouts, Vice President, Campus Services, said, \u0026ldquo;Kerry made significant changes at Woodruff and now he is taking his talents over to West Village.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELisa McClain, Georgia Tech Dining Services, praised Kerry for his work, stating, \u0026ldquo;Kerry has been a valued team member of Woodruff since November 2014. He is continuously looking for ways to learn more about food, techniques and our vision.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Kerry does an amazing job at describing our Fresh, Local Sustainable program. He makes every interaction count by explaining our utilization of local farms, Fresh house-made items and reduction of processed foods throughout campus.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy enjoying campus food, Dining is one of the areas that students, faculty and staff use to make their classes and work a happier place.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have a story and we tell it every day,\u0026rdquo; said Joe Polanco, Operations Manager III for Dining Services.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd Kerry tells that story well.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Kerry is a team player, always smiling and has a positive outlook on things regardless of the challenge,\u0026rdquo; McClain continued. \u0026ldquo;We appreciate his hard work and commitment to making every day a better day.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations, Kerry, on your selection as Employee of the Month for August 2017!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKerry was acknowledged in Georgia Tech 2016 customer satisfaction survey \u0026lsquo;\u0026ldquo;Woodruff has greatly improved over the past few years; the holiday meal was great; [it] made me feel like I\u0026rsquo;m more at home on campus. Enthusiasm of staff at woodies (especially Kerry) is awesome.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"People applaud our August Employee of the Month - Kerry Hatfield - for his outstanding customer service and his great food!"}],"uid":"27297","created_gmt":"2017-09-07 21:58:40","changed_gmt":"2017-09-21 11:20:52","author":"Melissa Moore","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"595696":{"id":"595696","type":"image","title":"Kerry Hatfield","body":null,"created":"1504820272","gmt_created":"2017-09-07 21:37:52","changed":"1504820272","gmt_changed":"2017-09-07 21:37:52","alt":"","file":{"fid":"227007","name":"eom_aug_2017.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/eom_aug_2017.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/eom_aug_2017.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2468758,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/eom_aug_2017.jpg?itok=APLRwyyo"}}},"media_ids":["595696"],"groups":[{"id":"499601","name":"Campus Services"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"174837","name":"Employee Spotlight"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMelissa Moore\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications \u0026amp; Public Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCampus Services\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["melissa.moore@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}