Experience

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  The Hearthstone

  • Co-owner with Chef Wife

    • Aug 1975 - Present

    Up-scale French and Italian themed Bistro with corporate catering and banquet services.

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  Hearthstone Bistro and Catering

  • 3350 Glade Street Muskegon, MI 49444

  • President

    • Aug 1975 - Present
    • 3350 Glade Street Muskegon, MI 49444

    Co-Owning and managing an upscale American/Continental Bistro w/wife as co/owner chef since 1975. Work includes corporate catering,off premise banquets, and private personal and professional parties.

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  Ashley-Chandler, Ltd.

  • President/operator The Brownstone Restaurant

    • Apr 1977 - Jan 2003

    Chosen by the Muskegon County Board of Directors to operatethe county's airport restaurant which A/C named The Brownstone. Essentially an upscale soup, sandwich, saladformat popular with public and private flyers. Rose the status ofairport over the period of over 20 years maintained quality; sold to chef who now operates it.

  • President Raffertys Restaurant

    • Jun 1985 - Oct 1992

    Hired by a fortune 500 corporation to operate a restaurant on thecorporation's campus adjacent to a marina. Successfully improvedpublic perception of restaurant by improving service, food quality,community attachments, and was nominated by Grand RapidsMagazine for restaurant of the year. Assisted SPX corporation inselling the property as tour of duty ended.

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  City Cafe'

  • Frauenthal performing arts center

  • President Ashley-Chandler, Ltd.

    • Jan 1999 - Apr 2002
    • Frauenthal performing arts center

    City Cafe' was an upscale urban styled restaurant with essentiallyMediterranean themed menu items. Decorated with sultry lightingand enlarged photography of "city scenes" taken by the localnewspaper photographers, the restaurant was a haven for reporters,downtown executives and the theater crowds. Sold in 2002.

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  Ashley-Chandler, Limited USA Cafe

  • Lake side, Muskegon, MI

  • President

    • Jan 1999 - Mar 2001
    • Lake side, Muskegon, MI

    Upscale diner in "lakeside neighborhood" of Muskegon, MIoperated a diner concept with up scaled food. Sold to localdeveloper.

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  Ashley-Chandler, Ltd.

  • Operator, The Century Club

    • Jun 1982 - Apr 1984

    Restaurant managing company hired to operate a 100 year olddining club and consult with board of directors regarding is abilityto survive. Increased sales, customer service and food qualitybefore decision was made to cease operations

  • Owner/operator of Bay Cafe, Muskegon, MI

    • May 1980 - May 1982

    Developer of NYC styled contemporaryItalian restaurant; Owner/operator.

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  New Britian Memorial Hospital

  • New Britain, CT

  • Counselor/psychotherapist and psychological tester in Department of Psychology

    • May 1968 - Jul 1973
    • New Britain, CT

    Counseling, psychotherapy, psychological testing in an inpatientrehabilitation hospital under the mentorship of Kenneth A. Chandler, Ph.D, professor, Vassar College.