Cindy Starkevich, Cook II, Food and Nutrition Services

Cindy's focus is on producing quality, tasty food for the residents of Youville in her role as evening cook. She continuously revises recipes based on resident feedback to improve the quality and appearance of meals. She takes joy in developing recipes for special desserts or holiday menu items.

Cindy is a champion of nutrition services waste reduction initiatives and her efforts have resulted in notable waste reduction at supper meals and lower monthly food costs.
She created prep and pull sheets for her position to avoid pulling too much product which results in food waste. She revised recipes to yield accurate serving sizes. Cindy set up a system with the evening serving staff to record leftovers after supper service and she uses this data to further forecast production needs.

Cindy also helps create a save and supportive workplace to steward the time and health of her coworkers. She welcomes and supports new staff and assists them as they navigate the production kitchen. Cindy takes the time to get to know her co-workers and what is important to them; she compassionately shares in their struggles and accomplishments. Cindy brings a smile, laughter and an attitude of service to everything she does.