Behind the Scenes with Chef Marc Magiera: From the Kitchen to the Boardroom
Today, Kankakee County CEO had the privilege of meeting with Chef Marc Magiera, who generously shared his professional journey in the culinary world. His experience spans fine dining, corporate food service, and serving as a Chef Instructor at Kendall College.
Chef Marc currently serves as the Food Service Director at Peddinghaus Corporation, where he prepares meals daily for employees, special meetings, and more. From catering small-scale meetings to events with up to 500 guests, Marc and his team run a professional kitchen that delivers food designed to impress.
He shared valuable insights from his career, with a strong focus on achieving work-life balance and finding a path that allows you to enjoy life while pursuing your professional goals.
We are grateful to Chef Marc for taking time out of his busy schedule to share his experiences and wisdom with the CEO students!
5/13/25
Other News From Around The Same Time
YOUR JOURNEY DOESN’T END HERE Our final CEO class met this morning. The last business tours are complete. Guest speakers have shared their final words of advice. Business plans have ...
Work Hard, Play Hard: CEO Students Hit the Green As we wind down our year for the Kankakee County CEO program, we took time today to do something fun as a team: our annual Mini-Golf ...
CEO Students Tour Gordon Electric Supply CEO students had the opportunity to tour Gordon Electric Supply, a business with over 70 years of history in Kankakee county. We visited their ...
Jamon Barlow is a junior in the CEO program and will spend his senior year in the KHS/KCC dual enrollment program. After graduation next year, Jamon plans to enlist in the military ...
We're celebrating our CEO students and today's Senior Spotlight features Karen Arenas Cintora. Karen Arenas Cintora is a senior at Kankakee High School and a proud participant in the ...