Chef Rick has been the Executive Chef of Prairie Dunes since 2012. He previously spent 14 years working for the Marriott Corporation. In 2002, Chef won the prestigious Iron Chef award obtaining the highest ranked guest satisfaction scores in Corporate Marriott Midwest Region. Prior to his success at Marriott, he was the Exec. Chef at Terradyne Country Club in Wichita. Chef entered the food industry in 1986 and would go on to join the American Culinary Federation (ACF) in 1993. He has trained in classical culinary arts through multiple programs, including the ACF Culinary classes, apprenticeships with Certified Exec. Chefs, the National Restaurant Administration, and Marriott International. He and his wife Debra were married in 2017, and they have 5 children between them. They are members of the Kansas Pond Society, enjoy spending time outdoors around their Koi pond with their 2 boxers. Chef's hobbies are restoring classic cars, pinball machines, gardening and of course, cooking.