Starting new job at Juniper Springs Senior Living

 Today I start a new gig as Dining Services Director at Juniper Springs Senior Living in Redmond, Oregon. After almost a dozen years at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend, I'm taking on a new challenge. Here we go!

Promoted to Executive Chef of two Brightwater campuses

Effective next week, I'll become Executive Chef overseeing operations of both Mt. Bachelor Memory Care and Mt. Bachelor Assisted Living and Memory Care, which are two facilities located together in south Bend, Oregon.

I've been Executive Chef at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care for almost 11 years, but the two facilities came under the management of Brightwater Senior Living as of June 2024. So I'll be supervising the culinary operations of the entire campus. Looking forward to new challenges as we move ahead!

Just completed a decade as Executive Chef at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care

 Yes, recently I was cooking dinner for a crowd at work and some of my fellow managers came into the kitchen with noisemakers and gifts with a celebratory vibe. I wasn't sure what was up until they announced it was my 10th anniversary as the Executive Chef at the facility. It was news to me.

But there it is. A decade serving the residents at MBMC with quality food even getting to know quite a few of them over the years. I like helping people who need help. 

Celebrating 9 years as an Executive Chef

 I know a lot of my classmates from culinary school didn't choose to actually pursue careers in the field, but I did.  After a year at The Heights in Redmond, Oregon, and now almost 8 years as Executive Chef at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend, Oregon, I feel like I definitely have the chef thing down. And it's been a very rewarding and satisfying journey.

Another Executive Chef Gig

I left The Heights in Redmond, Oregon after a year as Executive Chef, in October 2013 and became Exec Chef at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend.  Now 9 months into my second exec chef gig, I feel like I'm well suited to the job.  Decades of management experience combined with a culinary college degree have helped me to achieve a very cool career place.

Moving ahead!

OK, folks, been living in Bend, Oregon for over five months and was working at the Hilton Garden Inn since the beginning of July.  But time marches forward.

I'm now working at The Heights, an assisted living facility in Redmond, about 14 miles north of Bend.  Better pay, more hours, better hours (no more 9:55 p.m. room service orders!).  Nice facility, cool and friendly people, and the future ability to tweak the menus with healthier food. 

What's not to like??

Back in Oregon!

After nearly a decade in Seattle, the DuMonds have resettled in beautiful central Oregon.  A move to Bend, in the heart of Deschutes County, makes Mark DuMond available for work immediately in the region.

DuMond graduated with highest honors from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Seattle in 2010, and has been employed by the Compass Group, cooking for Boeing employees, for about the past year-and-a-half.  With experience in catering, entree cookery, and creating healthy, nutritious, low-calorie meals, he's ready to put his skills and experience to work for a quality culinary establishment in the Bend area.

Contact Mark at 425-306-9142 or online at cafedumond@live.com.