OUR EMPLOYEES

MANAGEMENT team

Community is one of our core values here at McConn. As part of our pursuit of intentional community, the interns & general manager meet weekly to make decisions pertaining to McConn’s operations.

Austin Protsman is the general manager at McConn Coffee Co. He oversees five student interns, 11 shift managers and over 40 baristas. Austin graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Science in Christian Ministries. He is married with two sons. With a passion for hosting and customer service, McConn is a perfect place for Austin. As general manager, Austin supports the student interns, shift managers, and baristas in the shop and behind the scenes. His favorite part of McConn is being able to be a liaison between the administration of IWU and the students working at McConn!

Mariah Mason is the Marketing Manager for McConn Coffee Company. As the marketing manager she works to connect and communicate with customers, designs and markets merchandise, and further reaches our audience through social media platforms. She also partners with other IWU organizations to facilitate cross-campus promotions. Mariah is a Marketing major with plans to graduate Spring 2024. This is Mariah’s first semester at McConn. Her favorite part of McConn is the diverse community and sense of belonging it brings to the campus of Indiana Wesleyan.

Grace Schmucker is the Accounting Manager at McConn Coffee Company. Grace processes McConn’s revenues and expenses daily, creates financial statements, and manages the point-of-sale system. She keeps track of how much we sell, sell it for, what we buy, and how much we purchase it. She organizes and records this information for the General Manager to review and send to the university. Grace plans to graduate in Spring 2025 with a degree in both Finance and Business Management with the intention to get her CFP license, SIE Certification, and/or Real Estate and Life/Health Insurance license. One thing Grace loves about McConn is that it ties the IWU community together and is always a place where people gather no matter who they are on campus!

Will Clark is the Purchasing Manager at McConn Coffee Company. He facilitates communication with vendors to find high-quality, cost-effective products for McConn to serve, manages the shop’s inventory. Additionally, Will researches new products and procedures to integrate at McConn to improve staff efficiency and customer experience. Will strives to mold a fun, respectable, and dependable work environment for the McConn community. Will is a junior majoring in Community Development with a minor in Worship Studies and will graduate Winter 2023. This is Will’s first semester working at McConn! Will’s favorite thing about McConn is that no matter who you are or where you come from, it is a place that you can come and be in community with fellow students, professors, and people from the Marion area!

Bayley Grieve serves as the Business Development manager for McConn Coffee Co. This is her eigth semester working for McConn. Her role involves cultivating community amongst the McConn team, IWU community, and Marion Community. You can find her partnering with other organizations and their events, as well as hosting Crema, a live coffeehouse music night, every Wednesday of the semester. Bayley is majoring in Art Therapy and is planning to graduate in Spring 2025. One thing Bayley loves about McConn is how hospitable the environment is to customers and its employees, keeping Christ at the center of all that they do!

Grace Davidson is the Human Resource Manager at McConn Coffee Co. As the HR manager, Grace helps build company community and connects with McConn employees by developing relationships and encouraging others. Grace creates training procedures, creates weekly and weekend shift schedules, organizes employee meetings, and is a supporting resource for any employee. She strives to create seamless communications between McConn staff members. Grace will be graduating Spring 2024 with a degree in community development. This is Grace’s fourth year working at McConn, She loves working at McConn because she gets to work alongside all her closest friends and contribute to a beautiful community that she loves.

SHIFT MANAGERS

Our dedicated shift managers ensure that each shift flows smoothly and our customers are well cared for. They work extra hours and take responsibility for the other people on shift! The also assist our management team with streamlining communication and providing feedback. Our Shift Managers are the glue that holds McConn together day to day.

OUR BARISTAS

Our baristas are skilled at making McConn feel like home for all! They work hard on shift to prepare drinks and food as well as assist on our register, keep our spaces clean, and other miscellaneous tasks in our back of house!

Fall 2023 Baristas: Abbie Clay, Adrianna Frederick, Allison Perkins, Averie Cockerill, Betsy Marshall, Brian Oke, Callie Howell, Drew McFarlane, Eli Gilmore, Emilie Reynolds, Erin Manns, Grace Fulgenzi, Isabelle Johnson, Jamie Bryant, Jenna DeMichael, Julia Moore, Katie Bennett, Katie Ziegler, Landen Pezzella, Mackenzie Bloom, Mallory Retherford, McKenna Schafer, Meredith Walker, Nia Zweifel, Paula Rye, Reilly Hoke, Ruthie Moulton, Sarah Taylor, Seth Strand, Shanta Reddy, Sophia Williams, Ty Metzger.