Chef Billy Padilla has cooked professionally for over 33 years. He is a culinary graduate from CCSF, Hotel and Restaurant Management. Prior to Stanford University he developed his skills interning for a major hotel chain, cooking at a medium volume cafe, a pizzeria, a private high school, high volume restaurants, corporate dining, and running his own restaurant for years. He started at East House, Stanford in January, 1998. In 2004, he moved to Kappa Alpha, where he remained for 18 years. Billy has won 6 Top Chef award. What he cherishes most are the hundreds of friendships with student residents over the years.

Nick has been working in (an in support of) student management in varying capacities since 1991. As a Stanford undergrad, Nick worked as a kitchen manager for two years and a financial manager for one year as well as working as a student office admin for Residential Education. He received his B.A. in Economics at Stanford in 1994, his Brewing Certification from the American Brewer's Guild in 1995, and his MBA from the University of Phoenix in 2005. Beyond SOS's role in maintaining the fun and fine traditions arising from student management, Nick is particularly proud of SOS's veteran staff and roles they have played in countless student lives.