Restaurant Team
Meet the People That Keep Us Ticking and Improving!
Our large brewpub has 30-40 team members, depending on the season, which is just too much for us to list here all at once as we launch this new website. We’ll gradually expand this page to include more of our team, but for now we’ll just focus on restaurant leadership!
Head Chef: Nadia Zissis
Nadia joined us as a Sous Chef in 2023 but soon took over as Head Chef in early 2024 and has made a huge mark on our food and kitchen team. Nadia has a fiery passion for food and running kitchens, which shows in everything she does. Nadia’s had a long career and upbringing working in kitchens, catering for film, and operating family restaurants.
In her spare time, Nadia loves checking out Oilers games or heading to rock and metal concerts. She is passionate about the community and donates her time to provide home-cooked meals for those in need, especially during the holidays.
Front of House Mgr: Aidan Hill
Aidan joined Prairie Dog Brewing in 2023 as an all-rounder and quickly proved himself, becoming an adept supervisor after a few months, and eventually taking on a role as Front of House Manager, where he excels at organization, inventory management, training and communication with our team. Aidan is recognizable based on his glasses, strawberry blonde hair and a notebook that he almost always carries with him.
In his spare time, Aidan loves to hike in the rockies, and he’s a huge movie buff, having gone through film school in the past. He’s also a big reader with a big heart.
Asst. Front Of House Mgr: Corrine Heatley
Corrine joined us in 2022 after moving to Calgary from Vancouver Island, working as an all-rounder (Server/Bartender/Expo/Bussing), then as Bar Manager, before ultimately taking on a role as assistant manager in our Front of House areas. Corrine manages our team schedule and supervises the floor several days every week. She’s fiercely loyal to her team and dedicated to improving our consistency through checklists and training.
In her spare time, Corrine loves spending time with her friends and her cats, sewing and talking with her family back in BC.
Restaurant GM: Gerad Coles
Gerad is a Senior Officer, owner and co-founder at Prairie Dog Brewing, and he oversees the totality of our operations, including our restaurant. At the restaurant level, Gerad acts as our GM and mentors restaurant managers regarding HR matters, sets goals and provides budgetary constraints and reporting, and drives many projects and improvements to operations and facilities. Gerad also manages our Allergy Codex with our kitchen team, and administers this website. On weekends, Gerad is often seen managing our live music shows alongside other team members, and occasionally helping with bussing tables or running food to guest tables.
Restaurant Asst. GM: Laura Coles
Laura is a Senior Officer, owner and co-founder of Prairie Dog Brewing, and she is substantially involved in our day-to-day restaurant operations, whether it be through booking events, mentoring team members, handling guest feedback, and implementing operational changes to improve the guest/staff experience and safety. Laura leads our Health and Safety committee, and also heads up all efforts at Marketing and Public Relations, including being the most public face of our business in the media, at festivals, and more. Laura can often be seen helping out in our dining room, chatting with guests, and creating social media content etc.