Penn College students to serve teams, fans at World Series
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Photos courtesy of Little League Baseball and Softball (unless otherwise noted)
Two Williamsport-area nonprofits will again support one another during the Little League Baseball World Series, as budding culinary artists and paramedics from Pennsylvania College of Technology gain experience, and Little League players and fans benefit from their skill.
The nationally televised series, scheduled Aug. 16-27, draws tens of thousands of spectators each day to the Little League World Series complex in South Williamsport, just a few miles from the Penn College campus.
![Amy L. Johle, coordinator of restaurant operations/maître d’ hotel for Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Le Jeune Chef Restaurant, serves a plate to a Little League World Series competitor on Aug. 12. Le Jeune Chef – the live-learning lab for Pennsylvania College of Technology students – caters all meals for the competing teams in the Little League Baseball World Series.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-08/LLWS%20Food%20Service.jpg?itok=hCDj7fq6)
Students in the college’s culinary and baking majors will work alongside their chef-instructors and the professional staff of Le Jeune Chef Restaurant – the Penn College hospitality program’s live-learning lab – as the restaurant caters meals for the 20 participating teams throughout their time in South Williamsport.
They will provide three kid-friendly meals a day inside the Creighton J. Hale International Grove, where teams stay. When all 20 teams are present, that adds up to 1,200 meals – and 40 pounds of bacon – each day. Breakfast is prepared at Little League, while lunch and supper are prepared on campus and delivered to the site. Baking and culinary classes, which began Aug. 14, help with meals prepared on campus, while some students will also work on-site in the International Grove.
Meanwhile, 10 students in the college’s paramedic program will be on hand in the stadiums to provide for the emergency health needs of spectators. The students work under the guidance of certified professionals from Susquehanna Regional Emergency Medical Services.
![Pennsylvania College of Technology paramedic science students Kaylin J. Hicks, of Hughesville; Elizabeth A. Goodrich, of Middlebury Center; Aleyah D. Walter, of Hughesville; and Allison Lavallee Harris, of Williamsport, spend a day at the Little League World Series complex in 2022, working with paramedics from Susquehanna Regional EMS, to provide emergency care to Little League spectators. Ten Penn College paramedic students will do the same this year.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-08/Paramedic%20at%20LLWS.jpg?itok=oA7-b6WT)
The students will serve in various locations throughout the grounds, including the on-site health clinic, safety points throughout the stadiums, and various transporting locations. The international event exposes the paramedic students to diversity in health care and to the time, preparation and interagency cooperation required to provide care at a large-scale event.
Participating paramedic students are Margaret T. Belokur, of Towanda; Aaron R. Benfer, of Winfield; Cole N. Hillyer, of Renovo; Deven H. Jenkins, of State College; Matthew P. Kieffer, of Jersey Shore; Daniel L. Medford, of York; Kiley G. Morgan, of Annville; Ashley M. Shamblen, of Milton; Paige A. Shivery, of Bellefonte; and Joshua C. Wilk, of Williamsport.
All 10 are enrolled in the paramedic science and paramedic practice majors. Morgan and Hillyer are dual-enrolled in the college’s paramedic and emergency management & homeland security degrees.
When they are not at the World Series, the paramedic students gain additional hands-on experience providing care with advanced providers on various local advanced life support ambulances.
To learn more about business and hospitality majors at Penn College, call 570-327-4505. For information about the college’s paramedic certificate, visit Workforce Development.
For information about Penn College, a national leader in applied technology education, email the Admissions Office or call toll-free 800-367-9222.
![Penn College’s Johle (left) and Brittany L. Krape, food and hospitality/culinary arts storeroom attendant, stand ready to serve World Series players and coaches in the team dining hall at the Little League International complex.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-08/081223%20PC%20Food%20Service001.jpg?itok=sDGoNrWP)
![Chef Charlie M. Suchanec, chef de partie in the college’s Le Jeune Chef Restaurant, stirs pulled pork. Suchanec is pursuing degrees in culinary arts technology and applied management.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-08/081223%20PC%20Food%20Service007_0.jpg?itok=ojX3WwXb)
![Le Jeune Chef’s Chef Mike S. Dinan, chef de cuisine, and Wanda J. Miller, waitstaff, work behind the scenes in Little League’s dining hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-08/081223%20PC%20Food%20Service008.jpg?itok=hEwPKRrR)
![Lynn Sisino, baker for Le Jeune Chef, cheerfully preps waffle fries.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-08/081223%20PC%20Food%20Service011.jpg?itok=GKU27OQM)
![Krape (left) and Johle dish up dinner for the team from Mexico.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-08/081223%20PC%20Food%20Service013.jpg?itok=kPOYBC3x)
![Miller takes on cleanup duty.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-08/081223%20PC%20Food%20Service024.jpg?itok=-6GrUUYo)