Art Cornell
Regional Manager
Art began his management journey with the Ruby Tuesday restaurant company as a team member and worked his way up to General Manager. Art served in the United States Marine Corps as an Advance Composite Engineer6072 and Aircrew team member 6173/6276. Several restaurant and hospitality companies later, Art was appointed to a leadership position with Panera Bread. As asst Director of Beverage Development – National, Art was able to utilize his military leadership training and experience to bring his high energy approach to more than 2000+ locations across north America. Leadership roles in other industries to include IT/Software/Tech and Athletic/Sports management have also prepared Art for his new role as Regional Manager of Eastern NY and CT. Two decades of coaching in local and regional schools as well as being a father of 3 children helped to develop Arts philosophy of a challenging yet fun style. Art fosters a collaborative, open communication, systems-based culture and believes smiling, happy kiddos who have gained confidence, in and out of the water, is the best indicator of the success of his teams.
