
about kfc

KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the few brands in America that can boast a rich, decades-long history of success and innovation. It all started with one cook who created a soon-to-be world-famous recipe more than 70 years ago, a list of secret herbs and spices scratched out on the back of the door to his kitchen. That cook was Colonel Harland Sanders, of course, and now KFC is the world’s most popular chicken restaurant chain, specializing in that same Original Recipe® along with Extra Crispy™ chicken, home-style sides and buttermilk biscuits. We’re at over 23,000 KFC outlets and more than 140 countries and territories around the world. And you know what? There’s still a cook in a kitchen in every last one of them, freshly preparing delicious, complete family meals at affordable prices.
meet the management
Tim Dailey
Vice President of Operations,
Quick-Service Brands
(Dunkin, KFC, Taco Bell)
Tawnya Hanson
Director of Operations,
Quick-Service Brands
(Dunkin, KFC, Taco Bell)
Brian White holds a BA in Economics and English from Colby College and a MBA from Boston University. Brian held his first job in the restaurant business as a summer dishwasher at the Log Jam in 1992. After earning his MBA, White worked for a short time as a financial analyst for the Atira Group, a ski resort development company based in Colorado. White worked with his father to develop a number of Cold Stone Creamery stores in the Northeast beginning in 2004. He began overseeing the day-to-day operations of most of the full-service restaurants in 20tk; he added oversight of the fast-food restaurants in 2019. White was captain of the Colby College swim team, is a former Ironman triathlete, a snow and water skier, a kayaker, and competes in mountain bike racing with his family. He lives outside of Albany with his wife Melinda, a veterinarian, their two children, and various cats and dogs.
Tim Dailey
Vice President of Operations,
Quick-Service Brands
(Dunkin, KFC, Taco Bell)
Tim Dailey got his start in the restaurant business in the 1970s as a shift leader for Carrols Corporation, which operates Burger King and Popeyes brands. Dailey worked his way through the ranks for a variety of quick-service brands, including McDonald’s and Pizza Hut, before spending 24 years with a Burger King franchisee, starting as General Manager and finishing as a minority franchisee owner. Before joining White Management to oversee the Dunkin Donuts franchise, Dailey spent several years in the south with Ruby Tuesday, guiding several ailing stores back to becoming top performers. Dailey is from the Mesina, NY area, and is grateful to be back spending time with his two adult sons and their children. Dailey loves to spend time outdoors hiking, though he can also be found watching NFL games and rooting for his favorite team, the Cleveland Browns.
Tawnya Hanson
Director of Operations,
Quick-Service Brands
(Dunkin, KFC, Taco Bell)
Tawnya Hanson first joined White Management at age 15 as a Dunkin’ team member in Plattsburgh’s Cornelia Street store. Hanson moved through the ranks, rising to Night Shift Supervisor in 1991, and becoming manager of the Champlain Dunkin in 1994, which she recalls she agreed to do temporarily because she wanted to find “a real job”. Hanson continued to rise in the operation, overseeing the opening of a third store in Peru in 1999, and then moving into production at the Skyway location where she was responsible for supplying product to seven stores. In 2007, Hanson was named Director of Operations for the White Management Dunkin brands, where she has been instrumental in helping grow the business.
Hanson grew up in Plattsburgh and completed an Associate’s Degree at Clinton Community College. She is the mother of five children—Megan, Buddy (Stephen), Dominic, Cameron, and Tegan. Hanson loves the challenge of her work, which gives her the ability to set and meet goals. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her children, her mother, and stepfather.