TEAM BIOS
KENNY NIETO
General Manager of Field Operations
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From Manteca, CA, Kenny has been a team member at Aloha Hospitality since February 2022. He has been in the restaurant industry for 13 years. Kenny graduated high school at Manteca High, worked at In-N-Out Burger for 12 years, then moved up to Assistant Manager for the next four years. He loves spending time with his beautiful wife, Rosa, and two beautiful girls, Lilliana and Emma. Kenny enjoys spending time at the beach and playing and watching sports. His favorite menu item is Spencer’s Gooey Fries.
FAIRHOPE
SAM WILLIAMS
General Manager - Fairhope
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From Pensacola, FL, Sam has been a team member at Aloha Hospitality since November 2021. Sam is a US ARMY Veteran with 29 years of restaurant experience. He spent 22 years with Waffle House, operating 10 different locations with over 300 employees. Sam has received several Top Sales awards and Top Operator awards throughout his tenure with Waffle House. He is married to his wife of 27 years and has two children, both with college degrees. Sam likes playing basketball, fishing, and going to the golf range. His favorite menu item is our legendary wings with Jamaican Jerk sauce.
PAUL NIETO
Assistant Chef - Fairhope
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From San Francisco, CA, Paul has been a team member at Aloha Hospitality since August 2023. He has been in the restaurant industry for 35 years. In his work experience, Paul has been a Multi-Unit Director of Food & Nutrition and General Manager for multiple restaurant concepts. Paul has received several awards for exceeding company financial goals and rewarded with trips to amazing vacation destinations. He loves spending time with his wife, children, grandchildren, going to church, spending time at the beach, and playing golf. His favorite menu item is our legendary Buffalo Wings.
JANCI JOHNSON
Front of House Manager - Fairhope
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​Janci is from Pelham, AL, and has been with Aloha since March 2025. She has eight years in the restaurant industry. She previously worked at Chipotle for over seven years and worked her way up to a managerial position. Janci says she is passionate about serving delicious food to the guests. In a leadership role, she gets great satisfaction from mentoring her team. Her family is from Louisiana, so a lot of their time together centers mostly around food. They currently live in Birmingham, and she enjoys them frequently visiting to spend time on the beach for some quality time together. Her hobbies include cooking new recipes and baking. Her favorite dish at Wingfingers is the Wingfingers Salad with scratch-made ranch dressing and a dash of hot sauce.
MIRANDA TATE
Director of Catering & Outside Sales - Fairhope
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​Miranda is from Mobile, AL, and she has been with Aloha since June 2025. She previously worked in the restaurant industry for the same company for 10 years that included seven as a GM. She really enjoys working in the structured environment of Aloha that is always consistent across the board with all of the Aloha brands. Her hobbies include reading and vacations with her family. Her favorite dish at Wingfingers is the Wingfinger Bowl.
MOBILE
MIKE JAMES
General Manager - Mobile
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​Mike is from Mobile, AL, and has 38 years in the restaurant and gas station industries. He has been with Aloha since June 2025. Mike graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications and marketing. He has held manager’s positions for primarily two companies during his career – Burger King in Mobile for 17 years and Clark Oil Company in Waynesboro, MS, for 18 years, where he started as an assistant manager and eventually became a district manager, area manager and director of operations for up to 35 stores. Mike is a proud grandfather of a new grandson. He has six dachshund puppies, and he enjoys dog shows, gardening and rock concerts. His favorite meal at Wingfingers is the Grilled Finger Bowl.
TIFFANY MOORE
Assistant Manager - Mobile
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From Mobile, AL, Tiffany has been a team member at Aloha Hospitality since January 2022. She has been in the restaurant industry for 15 years. Her favorite menu item is our Grilled Fingers and Salad.
MAYA MOSE
Assistant Manager - Mobile
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​From Mobile, AL, Maya has been a team member at Aloha Hospitality since October 2024. She has been in the restaurant industry for 16 years. Maya previously was the Operations Manager for the Extreme Department at Surge Entertainment by Drew Brees, where she supervised 30 employees and helped fellow co-managers. Her favorite menu item is our Honey Chicken Biscuit with Tater Tots.
MONTGOMERY
DONYA DRAKEFORD
General Manager - Montgomery,AL
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Donya is from Montgomery, AL and has been on our Aloha team since January 1999. She went to G.W. Carver High School in 1985 and Tech School for Cosmetology and Nutritionist. Donya has 35 years of hospitality experience and has been awarded Employee of the Year many times throughout her career with Aloha. She is very family-oriented and loves bowling, keeping senior citizens, cooking, and meeting new people. Donya volunteers at her church and works with the youth on many projects.