JOHN IDEEN NAMED EXECUTIVE CHEF AT COVENANT VILLAGE OF GOLDEN VALLEY

John Ideen has been named executive chef at Covenant Village of Golden Valley, a continuing care retirement community located at 5800 St. Croix Ave. N., Golden Valley, Minn. He is employed by the community’s dining services provider Sodexo and will report to Covenant Village of Golden Valley Dining Services Director Laurie Benson.

In his new position, Ideen will manage day-to-day food operations for the 344-resident community, including casual and formal dining in the residential and assisted living, memory support and healthcare settings. He is responsible for managing and training a kitchen staff of 65, creating innovative, healthful menus, and managing the community’s catering services.

Ideen brings to Covenant Village more than a decade of culinary experience in the senior living community. Previously, he was culinary director at York Gardens, Edina, Minn. He was also director of dining services at SilverCrest Properties – Village Shores Senior Campus, Richfield, Minn. While chef at D’Amico & Sons, Edina Minn., he was named “Chef of the Year” and “Chef Team Player of the Year.”

Ideen earned a Culinary Arts diploma from Western Culinary Institute, Portland, Ore. From Augsburg College, Minneapolis, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and minored in business administration. He lives in Chanhassen, Minn.

About Covenant Village of Golden Valley

Covenant Village of Golden Valley, a faith-based, not-for-profit, continuing care retirement community, is located at 5800 St. Croix Ave. N., Golden Valley, Minn. It is administered by Covenant Retirement Communities, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit senior services providers. Covenant Retirement Communities serves 5,000 residents at 15 retirement communities nationwide and is a ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church. For more information on Covenant Village of Golden Valley, call (877) 804-7017 or visit www.CovenantVillageofGoldenValley.org.