Retail Staff

John Green
John Green
Associate Director for Retail Operations

John oversees all Housing and Dining Services retail venues on campus. He leads project development for new campus retail venues and initiatives. He directs a team of hospitality professionals working in conjunction with student employees to provide healthy, sustainable and locally sourced foodservice options on campus. Through his role, he takes pride in developing local partnerships with area merchants, farmers and producers.

Shad Allen
Shad Allen
General Manager

Shad has been a Kansas boy his whole life and recently joined the department in September 2022. He originally wanted to go into medicine with his Biology degree, but after starting his first restaurant job 17 years ago, he found his true passion. He has since then been in the restaurant industry in some capacity. Shad enjoys the hustle and bustle of the business and looks forward to meeting all the new guests.

Wesley Rostetter
Wesley Rostetter
General Manager, Executive Chef

Wes is a lifelong Kansas resident who graduated from K-State in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He is an animal lover with three dogs and four cats and has a passion for software programming and video game design. Wes has run restaurants in Manhattan, KS for the last ten years and is looking forward to being an integral part of the K-State and Manhattan communities.

Miguel Perez
Miguel Perez
Operations Manager

Miguel joined the department in August,1998, as Van Zile Quik Cats part time manager. Miguel became the Quik Cats Convenience Stores Full time manager in 2000. He is responsible of managing all the convenience stores located in our dorms, the Rec Center, and Wefald Cornerstone Cafe. He makes sure that these operations provide the best possible service to the students living in the dorms and fulfills their needs during their stay in our facilities.

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Allan Ortiz
General Manager

Chef Allan Ortiz, a native of Costa Rica, moved to Kansas in 2015. He joined the Department of Housing and Dining Services as an executive chef for Retail Operations. Chef Allan completed his master's degree in Foodservice and Lodging Management from Iowa State University and continues his education in Food Science at Kansas State University.

Elaine Fetters
Senior Administrative Assistant - Retail

Victoria Smith
Retail Bakery Manager

 

Department of Housing and Dining Services
Kansas State University
104 Pittman Building
1531 Mid Campus Dr. North
Manhattan, KS 66506

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