Meet the Staff

The staff of Residential Dining is committed to providing you a wonderful dining experience each time you visit one of our Market Places. Below are the folks who oversee the operational quality of our facilities. Please feel free to contact any of them if you have questions.

Anne Harkins
Manager, Burge Market Place

Anne is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University and has worked in campus dining for over 25 years. She has been employed at the University of Iowa since October 2003. Prior to coming to Iowa, she was employed at Eastern Illinois University, North Park College, National Louis University, Parkland College, and University of Chicago. She says that her favorite part of being Burge Market Place Manager is working with students on special events or those with special dietary needs.

Anne is a resident of Solon where she and her husband are raising their daughter.

Fred Kurt
Manager, Hillcrest Market Place

Fred has worked at the University of Iowa since July 2004 as Manager of the Hillcrest Market Place & Athletic Training Table. Before coming to the University of Iowa, he was a General Manager with American Hospitality Concepts Incorporated (Ground Round Restaurants) for thirteen years. Fred attended Iowa State University for Hotel & Restaurant Management and grew up in the small Eastern Iowa town of Bellevue.

Fred is a resident of North Liberty with his wife, Julie and two children, Mitchell and Erin. He keeps busy with his children's many activities and coaches many of their youth sports. In his spare time, he enjoys playing basketball, snow skiing, water skiing, boating & motorcycling.

Barry Greenberg
Executive Chef

Barry Greenberg, Executive Chef for Residential Dining, has worked on the UI campus since November of 1992. He has worked for IMU Food Service as a Production Chef, Restaurant Chef, Executive Chef and Food Service Director. He began his culinary career by attending and graduating from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Originally from New England, Barry has lived and worked in many great kitchens throughout the United States including Stowe and Killington Vermont; Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; Vail, Colorado; and San Diego, California.

Barry received his Executive Chef's Certification (CEC) from the American Culinary Federation in 2003, and has been actively involved with various Culinary and Recipe Competitions which include winning the ACF Gold Medal at the Upper Midwest Restaurant Show and the top honors in the Cattlemen's 'Best of the Barbecue' recipe competition. Barry most recently won the NACUFS National Culinary Challenge in July of 2007.

Barry and his wife Lisa have two children, Emma and Calvin and they live here in Iowa City. They prefer to spend any valuable free time at home whenever possible.

Randy Fabor
Assistant Manager, Burge Market Place

According to Randy, dining at the Market Place should be an educational experience, a chance to broaden your horizons and try new things. He should know - he's been working at the University of Iowa for a "long time," first as a student employee, then as an Assistant Manager at Quadrangle and Hillcrest Food Services before moving to Burge Market Place. Randy has a B.S. from the University of Iowa in General Science and a B.S. from Mt. Mercy College in Elementary Education. In fact, he spends some of his days off from the Market Place substitute teaching in Cedar Rapids.

Randy's wife, Cynthia, is an Associate Professor of Microbiology at Kirkwood Community College and they are the parents of two grown children (Adam and Allison). He enjoys soccer, teaching, genealogy and chocolate (chocoholic!).

Julie Hamel
Assistant Manager, Burge Market Place

Julie is an alumna of the University of Iowa (class of '95) and has enjoyed her time here as both a student and a staff member. Even though she has worked in the food service industry for over 15 years in various capacities, Julie has found the challenges of college food service to be the most rewarding. She's been involved in a number of committees and says she enjoys being a part of making things happen - especially being a part of the renovation of the residential food service operation from a standard cafeteria line to a Market Place.

Julie is originally from Cedar Rapids and has lived in Iowa most of her life. She is a single mom of two great kids and divides her time between work and spending time with them. When she has spare time, she likes to read or spend time with friends.

Bob James
Assistant Director of Retail Operations

Graduate of Coe College in Cedar Rapids. Bob has worked in the food service industry for over 28 years. His previous positions were Training Manager, General Manager and District Manager. Bob has also owned and operated his own restaurants. In his spare time Bob enjoys exercising, sporting events, and reading a good book.

April Randall
Assistant Manager/Chef, Burge Market Place

April studied culinary arts at Kirkwood Community College and joined the Market Place staff in September, 2007. She spent the previous 6 years working at Linn Street Cafe. Her passion is thinking outside of the box when it comes to food and working with new ingredients. She doesn't like to make the same dish twice.

April enjoys cooking and entertaining friends and family in her spare time. She also enjoys boating, fishing, and spending lots of time with her husband and son.

Anne Jacobsen
Banquet and Catering Chef

Anne graduated from Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids with a degree in Culinary and Arts and Hospitality Management. Most recently, she worked at Zin's Taste in downtown Cedar Rapids until the restaurant was flooded in the Spring of 2008. She has also been employed at Linn St. Café in Iowa City and Lincoln Café and Wine Bar in Mount Vernon.

In her free time, Anne enjoys spending time with her family and friends, working out and doing crossword puzzles.

Teresa Kaplan
Assistant Manager, Hillcrest Market Place

Teresa began her career at The University of Iowa October of 1977, shortly after she graduated from a dietetic internship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She attended Iowa State University where she met her husband while working in food service.

Teresa's true passions are her cats, rescuing stray cats, and her lovely perennial garden. She also enjoys biking or rollerblading on the nature trail.

Bill Kelly
Assistant Manager, Hillcrest Market Place

Bill has been employed in University Housing since March 2000. He resides in Coralville with his family - wife Karen & daughter Katelyn. He enjoys time with his family, especially riding the bike trails around Iowa City. Bill is also the audio/visual coordinator for the Coralville United Methodist Church.

Molly Whaley
Assistant Manager, Hillcrest Market Place

Molly has worked at the University for over 20 years in all of the residential dining centers. She is a graduate of Iowa State University with a BS degree in Food Service Management. A very active person, she spends her spare time running, working out at the gym, or playing at home with her dogs and cats.

Molly and her partner live in Iowa City with their son, Herbert.