James is a Certified Dietary Manager and joins the Silverado family with 35 years of experience in food service. For eight years, he was the Director of Food Services at an assisted living facility and has also worked at a skilled nursing facility for seven years, a correctional facility for three years and a university hospital for seven years.
James first learned how to cook under the guidance of his father and grandfather at his family’s café restaurant where he worked at for ten years. His years of experience in food service helped him discover his passion for working with seniors and those living with memory impairment. James hopes to make a difference in the lives of residents through his food and looks forward to doing cooking demonstrations of residents’ family recipes.
Outside of Silverado, James loves the outdoors where he enjoys fishing and hunting deer, quail, rabbits and turkeys on his property. He is married, has 5 children, 3 grandsons, 2 Rottweilers and a Morkie.
