40 Under Forty 2024: Denis Brown, dining services manager
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Denis Brown
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The 40 Under Forty winners and alumni who visited the Westerman Props movie warehouse in Worcester were Christon Carney (Class of 2024), Lindiana Flores Semidei (Class of 2017), Denis Brown (Class of 2024), and Sonia Sharma (Class of 2019). The globe made of keys in the center of the table was used in the Denzel Washington movie "The Equalizer 3". (Special thanks to Dan Diaz)
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Brown is leading the dining service program at WPI with precision and expertise.
He has made significant efforts working with the student body to construct new meal plans allowing them to curate their own dining experiences, leading to increased participation in dining memberships. As resident district manager at WPI, he oversees 20 food service managers and chefs, alongside the supervision of more than 300 hourly associates. Brown worked his way up to his manager role at WPI in June 2023, after holding various roles at Chartwells Higher Education over the past 15 years. He joined Chartwells as an hourly chef at Northeastern University in Boston in July 2009 and since then has overseen and executed projects at former Becker College in Worcester, Worcester State University, New England College in New Hampshire, and WPI. Brown devotes his free time to volunteer work and helped students at WPI transport unused food to a local shelter on Elm Street during the academic year. Brown is a mentor through nonprofit EforAll Greater Worcester, allowing him to work with other food service entrepreneurs. He serves on the executive board for Monoosnock Country Club in Leominster and assists the team with kitchen operations.
Would you rather go back in time to meet your ancestors or to the future to meet your descendants? I love history, so I would go back in time to meet my ancestors.
Go-to restaurant for a business lunch? The Boynton
Who's career would you like to emulate? Gordon Ramsay, my favorite celebrity chef.
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