This
Year's Crew
Managers
Owners
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David
Wickett
Lectured
for twenty years at Sheffield Polytechnic in England.
Established an exchange scheme with Rochester Institute
of Technology. As a result of this met John Roman, now
his partner in The Old Toad.
David opened The Fat Cat, a real ale pub, in Sheffield
in 1981, went on to open The Kelham Island Brewery in
1990 (In 2004 it's Pale Rider was voted the Supreme Champion
Beer of Britain), and Champs, the first American style
sports bar in the UK, in 1995. |
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John
Roman
President of the Old Toad Ltd. John, a retired
Army Colonel, also had a successful career in higher
education as a faculty member and later, the Director
of Campus Stores at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
He and his wife, Betsy have four sons and a granddaughter.
“I really enjoy working with the British students
and watching them grow personally and professionally
during their internship at the Old Toad. We always hope
that their experience in Rochester will make a positive
difference in their lives”.
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Betsy
Roman
I am John’s wife and sometimes known as
the “Toadies Rochester Mama”. Even though
my sons are grown, I still have that maternal instinct
when it comes to our British student staff. To us, they
are much more than employees; they are our family. I
enjoy being a Grandma, do some volunteering at our church,
and love to cook.. Every year I introduce our students
to Thanksgiving with a traditional dinner. It’s
exciting having the new students come in every year,
but, I always shed tears when they leave.
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