Culinary Team

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Meet Our Culinary Team!

Meet our Culinary Team! Our talented culinary team crafts each dish with passion, blending locally sourced ingredients and global flavors to create unforgettable dining experiences. With creativity and precision, they transform every meal into a celebration of taste, freshness and artistry.

Executive Chef Chris Chludzinski

Executive Chef Chris Chludzinski combines classical training with modern leadership to elevate resort dining at Skytop Lodge. With over 25 years in professional kitchens, he’s built a reputation for fostering collaboration, developing talent, and delivering food that connects people through flavor and seasonality.
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Executives Sous Chef Sean Keeney

Executive Sous Chef Sean Keeney graduated in 1999 from The Culinary Institute of America. Being a native to NEPA, Chef Sean is passionate about local produce. He has been cooking for 25+ years, mostly in the Scranton Area and Southern Tier New York State. Chef Sean has been the Executive Sous Chef at Skytop Lodge for 5 years.
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Executive Pastry Chef Lizzie Sparks

Executive Pastry Chef Lizzie Sparks brings a refined passion for pastry arts and a dedication to culinary excellence to every creation. With professional experience spanning Wegmans, The Boars Head Resort, and Serendipity Catering, She has honed a distinctive style that balances artistic cake design with inventive flavor combinations in other desserts. A graduate of Tompkins Cortland Community College, where she earned an associate degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Paul Smith’s College, where she completed an associate degree in Baking and Pastry Arts, Lizzie combines technical precision with a deep creative sensibility.
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Sous Chef Brandy Luce

Chef Brandy Luce is the Sous Chef of the main lodge at Skytop Lodge where she has elevated her 12 years of experience into creative dishes for memorable dining experiences. She describes her passion for cooking as her love language, and enjoys collaborating on new dishes and learning different regional cuisines. She is a huge advocate of supporting local products and small businesses and would love nothing more than every meal being farm to table. As a leader, she is dedicated to mentoring new staff and critical to detail to ensure each dish meets the highest standard of quality and presentation.
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Chef Stan Murphy

Growing up in the business, Stan Murphy was practically destined to become a chef. He brings a warm, people-focused energy to the kitchen at Skytop Lodge, always enjoying the camaraderie of his team. With a culinary style that marries Mediterranean flavors and a New England flair, Stan loves crafting dishes that are both comforting and memorable. One of his career highlights was cooking for the Red Sox and Yankees—moments that stand out as a true testament to his skills. Above all, Stan hopes that when guests taste his food, it gives them a sense of joy and a memory—something that takes them back to childhood or a moment of comfort.
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Banquet Sous Chef Chris Jordan

Banquet Sous Chef Chris Jordan has the privilege of overseeing the banquet department. He enjoys making sure everything runs smoothly, especially for wedding events. One of his favorite jobs is working with the younger team members and helping them grow into confident cooks.
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