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W O R K F O R M E / S P R I N G 2 0 2 0 32 to understand the pressure, pace and expectations of the indus- try," Demers explains. Many graduates start in res- taurants, but advance to other food-related occupations. "We have graduates who are culinary educators and work at hospitals as chefs and dieticians," he says. "Generally, they go on to successful careers. In the last decade, we had 11 students become entre- preneurs, mostly in restau- rants and catering." Salary and benefits vary, de- pending on job and geography. "There are huge pay differ- ences," he says. "In more rural areas, wages tend to be lower. In busier areas, the money gets better. There's a lot of opportu- nity for overtime. Institutions, compared with independent restaurants, tend to offer better overall packages, including ben- efits. If you decide this is going to be your life's work, there's money to be made." Stable work Todd Chasteen, executive sous chef at the University of Maine, is a 2006 graduate of EMMC's cu- linary program and was trained by Demers. "One exercise Jay wanted us to do was make a multi-year plan," he says. "By five years, I wanted to be a sous chef. But before I even graduated, I was a sous chef. Things were fast- tracked." Chasteen, who is 38, cooked at several Bangor area institu- tions and restaurants. He landed at UMaine six years ago. "It was something I was good at, and something I could do without sitting in an office with wall-to-wall cubicles, pushing paper," he says. Overall, says Demers, there's plenty of opportunity in Maine. "The biggest shift in the last decade is that students under- stand they have the ability to venture out on their own and do what they love," he says. "There are other careers with better re- turns. But if they love this, they never feel like they're working." n O P T I O N 1 There are a few ways to change your mailing address: O P T I O N 2 Make the change via your account page on Mainebiz.biz. Log into your account and click on your "Account" page to make an address change. If you don't already have an online account, it's easy and free to register and link your subscription. Visit mainebiz.biz/user/register F U L L C O N T E N T S O N PA G E 4 F O C U S B A N K I N G / F I N A N C E / I N S U R A N C E Tara Jenkins, founder of the the Portland Conscious Portland Conscious Capitalism Community Capitalism Community, , leading one of the group's monthly meetings, at monthly meetings, at Rising Tide Brewing Co. Rising Tide Brewing Co., , in March, just before in March, just before Maine financial firms join growing 'conscious capitalism' movement F O C U S B A N K I N G / F I N A N C E / I N S U R A N C E BUSINESS with a purpose S T A R T I N G O N P A G E 1 4 B y R e n e e C o r d e s $2.00 April 6, 2020 VO L . X X V I N O. V I I www.mainebiz.biz F U L L C O N T E N T S O N PA G E 4 F O C U S REAL ESTATE / CONSTRUCTION / ENGINEERING 24 partner partner Tom Moulton Tom Moulton says real estate inquiries have slowed during the says real estate inquiries have slowed during the R EAL ESTATE / CONSTRUCTION / ENGINEERING F O C U S Many deals in the works pre-pandemic move forward, but the future is uncertain S TA R T I N G O N PA G E 1 6 B y L a u r i e S c h r e i b e r $2.00 April 20, 2020 VO L . X X V I N O. V I I I www.mainebiz.biz F U L L C O N T E N T S O N PA G E 4 F O C U S W E A LT H M A N A G M E N T / R E T I R E M E N T More Maine women make their mark in wealth management W E A LT H M A N A G M E N T / R E T I R E M E N T F O C U S B y R e n e e C o r d e s $2.00 May 5, 2020 VO L . X X V I N O. I X www.mainebiz.biz Switch your Mainebiz print subscription to home delivery. Working remotely? « C O N T I N U E D F R O M P R E V I O U S PA G E Todd Chasteen, a 2006 graduate of Eastern Maine Community College's culinary program, is executive sous chef at the University of Maine—a great alternative to working in a cubicle, he says. H o s p i t a l i t y P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y D E B R A B E L L If you decide this is going to be your life's work, there's money to be made. — Jay Demers Eastern Maine community college

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