North Oaks, a senior living community in Pikesville, has recently appointed John Dressel as the Food and Beverage Manager for the two on-site restaurants and health center. Dressel has over 20 years of experience in the retirement community and hospitality industries.

Prior to joining the team at North Oaks, Dressel was the Director of Dining Services at Springwell Retirement Community in Mt Washington. There, he oversaw three full service dining rooms that serviced the 136 room community. Dressel also served as the Food and Beverage Director at Embassy Suites, where he was responsible for $1 million worth of special events hosted by the hotel.

“We are so pleased to have John Dressel join the North Oaks community as our new Food and Beverage Manager,” says Sue Chrissley, executive director at North Oaks. “We are certain that he will go above and beyond in providing top notch dining services to our residents.”

Dressel earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Johns Hopkins University, and his Culinary Degree from Baltimore International Culinary College. He earned a Masters of Special Education from the College of Notre Dame in 2002 after working as the Executive Chef at the University of Delaware.

About North Oaks:

North Oaks is managed by Life Care Services, established in 1971 and based in Des Moines, Iowa. They are the nation's leading manager of full-service senior living communities. Life Care Services currently provides operations, marketing and sales management services for not-for-profit and for-profit continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) serving nearly 29,000 residents in 31 states and the District of Columbia.